Of all the announcements from Amazon today, the most audacious one is about Silk, a hybrid browser that essentially pre-fetches the web, caches it and then serves it up to Fire owners. And that has implications – both good and bad, for consumers and Amazon rivals. Read More »
Archive for September 2011
Startup Zome Energy Networks spoke for the first time on Wednesday, and the company says its algorithms will “revolutionize the smart grid” and do for the power grid what Google’s algorithms did for the web in the ’90s. Read More »
Before the fall TV season began, Fox took a risk by making New Girl available online, in hopes of creating buzz for the show. The bet appears to have paid off, as New Girl became the first new show to get picked up for a full… Read More »
It’s nice for media companies to have a strong alternative like Amazon’s Kindle Fire when it comes to the tablet market, but the bottom line is the same as with Apple: They provide the content, but the platform owner is in control of the relationship. Read More »
The relationship between car sharing companies and automotive manufacturers bears scrutiny, says GigaOM Pro analyst Adam Lesser in his weekly column. Read More »
Enjoy “painting” on your iPad? It can produce some amazing results, but it doesn’t really feel like the real thing. That’s where Sensu comes in. It’s a new twist on the stylus that replicates real bristles using touch-screen compatible synthetic “hairs,” and looks good doing it. Read More »
The Kindle Fire is a straightforward tablet that doesn’t try to outdo the iPad but focuses on media consumption. It’s got simpler ambitions with pricing to match. And that’s why I think it’s going to do really well, by exceeding its set expectations. (With video demo.) Read More »
Violin Memory released a new line of all-flash-memory storage arrays yesterday, but my recent discussion with CEO Don Basile was all about the company’s future, which he says includes an upcoming IPO and possibly a flash acquisition or two. Read More »
The mobile apps and services founders speaking at Mobilize 2011 this week gave some great advice for startups to follow. We picked out some of the best tips from Pandora, Flipboard, Instagram, Hipmunk, Formspring and Grey Area. Read More »
PaaS pioneer Heroku continued its march into the multi-language world today by adding support for Python and the Django framework. It’s just the latest change in an evolutionary several months for Heroku, and for PaaS overall as tries to become the face of cloud computing. Read More »
Livestation has seen its audience size explode ever since the beginning of the Arab Spring earlier this year. The company’s success makes you wonder whether other news networks that restrict their live feeds to pay TV subscribers are really doing the right thing. Read More »
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