Eye For An i: Samsung Sues Over iPhone, iPad Patents, Fight Goes Intl
You could see this one coming from a mile away: Samsung has struck back against Apple’s patent lawsuit against it with a few of its own. The… Read more at paidContent »
Nuclear Players’ New Love: Solar and Wind
Renewable energy is enjoying a rising profile at the expense of nuclear power. But nuclear power producers and technology developers aren’t necessary the losers there. Some of them have been snapping up solar and wind companies and power plant projects, and the trend will continue. Read more »
Nuclear Costs to Soar Post Japan Disaster
Researchers are already predicting how the nuclear disaster in Japan will affect the nuclear industry. According to Mark Cooper, a senior fellow at Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and Environment, construction costs of nuclear reactors are likely to soar for awhile. Read more »
iPad 2 May Face Supply Woes After Japanese Quake
iSuppli, the company responsible for thorough product teardowns of Apple products, reported Thursday that the Japanese earthquake could affect iPad 2 supply volume, since at least five components from that device are likely sourced from Japanese suppliers, including a few hard-to-replace parts. Read more »
Download a Free App, Raise Money to Help Japan
You can buy software or donate directly to help Japanese disaster relief efforts, but Japanese startup Lunascape has announced a way to help without even spending any of your own money. Just download one of the company’s iOS applications, and it’ll donate ¥50 ($0.63 U.S.). Read more »
Panic Donating Proceeds From Software Sales to Help Japan
All sales of any of Panic software between 10:00 a.m., March 17 and 10:00 a.m., March 18 (PDT) will be split between the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Mercy Corps based in Portland, Ore. for use in relief efforts in Japan, the company announced today. Read more »
Next-Gen Nuclear Tech Could Face Delays in Wake of Japan Incident
Next-generation nuclear technology could come to a screeching halt in the short term due to the backlash against nuclear in the wake of the Japanese nuclear incident, predicts Ray Rothrock, a partner at venture firm Venrock and a former nuclear engineer. Read more »
DOE Loan Chief: We Remain Committed to Nuclear
The DOE’s Loan Program will seek guidance from relevant nuclear agencies on lessons learned from the Japanese nuclear incident, but at this point remains committed to nuclear power, said Jonathan Silver, DOE Loan Chief at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday. Read more »
How You Can Help Japan on Your Mac or iOS Device
The situation in Japan isn’t getting better, it’s getting worse. Luckily, the number of ways you can help is increasing, and some of those relief efforts are available quickly and easily through your Mac or iOS device, so failure to act isn’t an option. Read more »
How Japan’s Crisis Could Affect Cleantech
Japan’s massive earthquake, tsunami, and now nuclear disaster, is starting to shine a spotlight on just how important the country is in terms of clean energy technology, from solar to electric cars. Read more »
In Japan, Many Undersea Cables Are Damaged
The horrific earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in Japan have caused widespread damage to undersea communications, according to data collected by telecom industry sources. Initially, the damage to the cables that connect Japan to other parts of the world was said to be limited. Read more »
Here Comes the Backlash to Japan’s Nuclear Disaster
It’s still not clear how big a disaster Japan’s nuclear problem is yet, but what is clear is it will have far reaching effects on policy and public relations around nuclear power. It’s been front and center in global media and policy debates this weekend. Read more »
Fon Makes Entire Wi-Fi Network Free In Japan
People of Japan are using their smartphones during the earthquake and tsunami tragedies to share news and pictures but with damaged infrastructure, the cellular networks are struggling. To keep information flowing, Madrid-based Fon quickly acted to open up one million free Wi-Fi hotspots. Read more »
Despite Quake Japan’s Undersea Cables Still Hold
Japan is a hub for trans-Pacific undersea cables that provide Internet access between many regions of the world. About 20 submarine cables land in Japan, giving Friday’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake the potential to disrupt communications around the globe. Luckily reports of cable damage have been low. Read more »
Amateur Videos of Japan Earthquake Show Devastation, Relief
Amateur footage out of Japan show burning buildings, shaking shelves and damaged roads in the aftermath of the massive earthquake. A number of online platforms have been aggregating citizen media reports about the natural disaster, offering a unique alternative to the clips shown on TV. Read more »
iOS App Provides Coverage of Japanese Earthquake
If, like us, you’re shocked about the massive earthquake that occurred overnight in Japan, and you want to keep abreast of what’s going on in the wake of the disaster, Japan’s national broadcaster NHK has a free English-language app for iOS devices that provides live coverage. Read more »
While Malaysians Are Social Butterflies, Japanese Are Online Loners
The average Malaysian Internet user has 233 friends on social networks, which is the most in the world, according to interviews with nearly 50,000 online users in 46 countries. By contrast, the least social web users appear to be the Japanese, who count only 29 friends. Read more »
MLB Puts Games On YouTube for Free, But Not in the U.S.
Major League Baseball is expanding the amount of content that is viewable for free online, with the launch of a new service on YouTube that makes full-length catch-up games available on a free, ad-supported basis. The only catch? The games aren’t available to U.S. viewers. Read more »
Create Freshbooks Invoices in Salesforce
Online invoicing service FreshBooks today announced a new integration with Salesforce, enabling Salesforce users to automatically bill through FreshBooks without leaving the Saleforce interface. The integration is made possible through the use of a third-party app, DataSynch OnDemand for FreshBooks & Salesforce by Pervasive Software. Read more »
Asia Now World's Largest Producer of Tweets
Twitter users in Asia accounted for 37 percent of Tweets in a recent day analyzed by the French firm Semiocast. While the U.S. is still Twitter’s single biggest country, with 25 percent of messages, Japan is now No. 2 and South Korea and Indonesia’s numbers are growing. Read more »
Ustream Expands to Japan
Live video firm Ustream has made good on its plans to expand in Asia-Pacific, using new recent funding from Softbank to launch a Japanese version of its website at http://www.ustream.jp. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son announced the launch of the new localized Ustream site in Tokyo today. […] Read more »
Japan Power & Auto Bigwigs Link for Quick-Charge Tech
Five of Japan’s heavyweights in the auto and power industries — Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the country’s largest utility — have joined forces to try and speed the adoption of a standard quick-charging system for electric vehicles. […] Read more »
Ooyala Enters Japan with NTT Partnership
Online video platform company Ooyala is ready to attack Asia/Pac, beginning with a new reseller partnership with NTT Smartconnect in Japan. By partnering with the NTT subsidiary, Ooyala will have an instant presence in that market, but it’s not stopping there — the online video distribution […] Read more »
WinMo Wrap: Xbox Games Coming to WinMo?
The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. The end of the year has seen things quiet on the Windows Mobile front, although Microsoft is looking to fill some jobs that […] Read more »
iPhone Pretty Big in Japan After All: Report
Despite early reports that the iPhone wasn’t selling so well in Japan (LINKS), due at least in part to the overabundance of really cool phones available there that do things like allow for live TV watching, it seems that Apple is in fact doing remarkably well […] Read more »
