China Telecom is moving ahead with plans to pursue an MVNO service in the U.S. starting next year. A China Telecom executive said the branded cellular service will start early next year and will target tourists and travelers who fly between China and the U.S. frequently.… Read More »
Archive for November 2011
Electric vehicle startup Fisker Automotive has dramatically scaled back production plans of its first car, the Karma, in the fourth quarter of 2011, and it won’t ramp up to full production until the second quarter of 2012. Read More »
Amazon Web Services is making available a new US West region located in Oregon, which it is positioning as a lower-cost alternative to the company’s existing Northern California region. AWS says services in the Oregon region costs about 10 percent less than in Northern California. Read More »
Does your business rely on email to communicate with your customers? If the answer is yes, then you should know that your messages may not be reaching their inboxes. Learn about the best practices that will get your email delivered every time. Read More »
Almost a third of U.S. households don’t subscribe to broadband, and it’s driving the government nuts. According to an report out today 71 percent of Americans are online, and the rest don’t want it or find it too expensive. And yes, 3 percent can’t get it. Read More »
Nvidia is the first chip-maker to deliver a quad-core mobile chip, the Tegra 3, for use in Android devices. I’ve argued in the past that throwing hardware at Android tablets won’t sell more of them, but the timing of this new chip just might be right. Read More »
The team behind TRVL, a free iPad-exclusive digital travel magazine, was very excited about the prospect of Newsstand; after all, recent numbers show that some publishers are seeing their products reach as many as 268 percent more subscribers. But there’s a problem: Newsstand doesn’t do free. Read More »
BlackBerry may not be a top priority for Google or one of the other major software vendors, but to kill off a decent app that many of us BlackBerry owners used is just wrong. Effective Nov. 22, Google is ending support for BlackBerry’s native Gmail app. Read More »
A report from Taiwan’s Commercial Times on Wednesday says Apple is reducing shipments of the iPhone 4S by 10 to 15 percent. But the conclusion doesn’t line up with accounts that show the iPhone 4S has sold well since launch and continues to do so. Read More »
ShortForm is giving itsVJs new content to choose from, with clips from Hulu and CollegeHumor now available on its platform. The addition will allow VJs to build playlists that incorporate broadcast TV content and comedy clips, which play seamlessly when a user tries to access them. Read More »
In a smart essay on the technical origins of today’s social networks, Pinboard founder Maciej Ceglowski explores the idea of why the social graph doesn’t work in the way we need — and explodes it in the process. Read More »
The Kindle Fire may be optimized for Amazon’s own Prime video subscription service, but there will nonetheless be a Netflix app available on the device. Other apps available on the Kindle Fire include Twitter, Facebook, Rhapsody, Pandora and games from Zynga, EA and Rovio. Read More »
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