IDC reports that the iPad’s share of the tablet market fell from 93 percent to 73 percent last quarter. That doesn’t mean that much, since Apple had no competition when it started out. More interesting is how Apple’s post-PC products are doing in general. Read More »
Archive for March 2011
While the availability of sports will open up a whole new potential audience for the device, the more important addition is Apple TV’s ability to now stream live video, which could enable it to strike deals with content providers to stream linear TV channels. Read More »
Training timelines seem to grow by leaps and bounds whenever there’s a little distance between the trainer and the trainees. When you’re working with a virtual team you can’t let the fact that you don’t see every member of your team in person slow you… Read More »
SaaS leader Salesforce.com is growing so fast that the company is considering the possibility of building its own data centers within the next few years, Rich Miller reported at Data Center Knowledge. The company currently hosts about 3,000 servers across the globe. Read More »
Can solar concentrating photovoltaic technology ever become mainstream? There’s a new project that shows it can: Tenaska Solar Ventures will build a 150 MW of CPV systems that will produce electricity for San Diego Gas & Electric. The largest CPV installation to date is 1 MW. Read More »
With its Smart Instruments, it seemed like GarageBand might be able to bring out the latent musical talent in even the most unmusical of users. GarageBand is live in the App Store now, so I decided to see if it could make good on its claims. Read More »
How can navigation companies fight against the likes of free offerings such as Google Maps? They either have to create extra value in terms of data or the experience. Navigon takes a step towards doing that with a free Android app that finds nearby parking… Read More »
Despite being the Number 1 video site in the world, YouTube has had little luck getting Hollywood content. So it is going straight to the source, trying to recruit and train the next generation of film and TV creators to become YouTube stars instead. Read More »
SXSW has become cluttered with startups, and is a celebration of startups in general. But celebration has turned into a fetish — placing the act of creating a startup on a pedestal without casting any sort of critical eye on the likelihood of that startup succeeding. Read More »
Apple today released the updated version of its iMovie app for iOS devices. Original iPad owners won’t be able to use the $4.99 app, but it does introduce new features for existing iPhone and iPod touch users, including better editing and more content. Read More »
The submission deadline to be part of the Big Ideas section of our upcoming Green:Net 2011 event (on April 21 in San Francisco) is this Monday! We’ll be picking 10 of the most innovative companies using information technology to fight climate change. Submit yours today! Read More »
UPDATED: In an apparent attempt to quell concerns from parents, regulators and legislators, Apple has moved to require password entry on every iOS in-app purchase, closing a 15-minute grace period that some children used to inadvertently rack up pricey charges of virtual goods. Read More »
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