Verizon is taking a big step toward making its FiOS TV service available through connected devices, with the launch of a new app for Microsoft’s Xbox Live next month. But the new app will be missing a lot of the most popular networks and shows. Read More »
Archive for November 2011
Car sharing company Zipcar says it plans to offer cargo vans — Zipvan — in a pilot project in San Francisco in response to customers showing an interest in renting large Zipcars by the hour for moving stuff around cities. Read More »
The Jawbone UP is already one of the hottest products this holiday season, with anticipated wait times when ordering the device from the Apple Store around 4-6 weeks as of now. So did the UP impress during a week of testing, or was it a let-down? Read More »
Google is adding indoor mapping to Google Maps 6.0 for Android, which brings much of the power of its mapping product into large indoor public spaces. Users will be able to locate themselves on a map, which can identify which floor a user is on. Read More »
The news that Facebook is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at $100 billion just reinforces how it has become a kind of social utility. How does that change the way we look at the network and what it does? Read More »
Mobile device owners in New York City have 50 bar locations to freely charge their smartphones, thanks to a deal between Patrón Sprits and goCharge, which makes device-charging kiosks. Batteries can be topped off in 10 minutes: just enough time for some cheesy pickup lines. Read More »
Corning, the maker of the hard-to-shatter Gorilla Glass put on the map by the original iPhone, saw a reduction in demand for its glass for tablets during the most recent quarter, according to financial analysts, sparking concerns that the market for tablets may be slowing down.… Read More »
A small Midwestern startup is rethinking the way we use web search on our phones by tweaking the now-standard Google layout. Their solution: a mobile app called Leap2, which is set to launch Tuesday in the iOS App Store. It’s initially for the iPhone only. Read More »
Soraa, a three-year-old startup that uses the semiconductor gallium nitride for lighting and laser applications, has raised a round of $88.6 million, according to a filing. Read More »
Interest in Microsoft Windows 8 tablets is waning, says Forrester, with nearly half of those who wanted such a device at the beginning of 2011 no longer interested. Time is against Microsoft, but there’s still some hope for success due to both hardware and software strategies. Read More »
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