Nintendo has released the 3DS, the next generation of its mobile gaming console and successor to the immensely popular DS, at an interesting time for mobile gaming, adding 3-D capability, better graphics and a 3-D camera to the proven dual-screen format of the Nintendo DS. Read More »
Archive for March 2011
Today is Worldwide Backup Day, when we celebrate taking precautions so as not to lose data. The best backup strategies take a layered approach to provide different levels of protection. I’m going to focus on three layers for protecting your Mac: online, nearline, and offsite backups. Read More »
Researchers at the University of Washington utilized the Cloudant NoSQL database as part of an experiment that determined radiation levels in Seattle as a result of the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster are “well below alarming limits” at that particular location. Read More »
Discovery, Fox and Viacom might have won their battle against Time Warner Cable, forcing the pay TV provider to pull their channels from its live iPad app. But in doing so, they’re losing viewers that might have actually used the app to watch their shows. Read More »
Wedbush Securities says we are seeing the rise of the “Second Internet,” and the companies that are growing and succeeding share certain attributes — including an understanding of the social web — and are rarely the same players who succeeded in the earlier phases of the… Read More »
The notification system in iOS is useful, but it can get a little overwhelming sometimes. Luckily, there is a way to disable notifications on a per-app basis, so that you can retain notifications for useful things like to-do reminders while cutting down on less-useful ones. Read More »
Facebook is modifying code for its mobile site to speed development and help offer common features across all phones. Now that the service sees 250 million monthly active users on mobile devices, the changes will help with a “write once, run on nearly any handset” approach. Read More »
Trash king Waste Management has joined a $22 million investment in startup Agilyx, which has technology to turn plastic otherwise headed for the landfill into a synthetic crude oil. The garbage and recycling company has one of the more interesting investing strategies out there. Read More »
Hollywood studios will soon let viewers rent newish feature films from the comfort of their living rooms for $30 each. While the studios hope the new premium VOD window will stem sharp declines at the box office, there’s no guarantee the plan will work. Read More »
Are we underestimating the electric car market? A bullish outlook from Morgan Stanley and President Obama’s energy speech apparently have raised that question, even though neither has made a good case for the answer to be “yes.” Read More »
Over the next 20 years, nearly 80 million people will retire. This trend will lead to significant shifts in the workforce, and the potential for a tremendous loss in intellectual capital as senior staff depart. Enterprise social software can help organizations address these knowledge transfer needs. Read More »
Much of the innovation around next-gen cars focuses on electric vehicles and biofuels, but there’s a massive need for tech that can make our current cars more fuel efficient. Pinnacle Engines just emerged with just such a technology and a round of VC funding. Read More »
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