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When news breaks that a company is in talks to be acquired, pundits are often quick to point to it as a positive sign. But in reality, it all depends on the valuation and the price of the deal. Over the past couple of days the […] Read more »

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Solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems has found an exit. Less than a year after Solel raised a gigantic $105 million investment from London-based firm Ecofin to help finance a plant in California’s Mojave Desert, Siemens has announced today that it is buying the Israeli […] Read more »

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I am constantly analyzing the way I use mobile technology, and as a result, I often change the way I do things. I am in the fortunate position where I get exposed to lots of technology and that exposure keeps me looking at how I use […] Read more »

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There are more than 30 utility-scale solar power plants, one megawatt or larger, under various stages of development in the U.S., and we decided to start mapping them out. These are solar plants that have either signed a power purchase agreement with a utility, are included […] Read more »

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Looks like the Bureau of Land Management didn’t like all the public outcry over their moratorium on new solar projects built on public land. (A prominent New York Times article can have that effect). The Bureau said today that it has reversed that previous decision, and […] Read more »

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The hoard of companies rushing to build solar power plants in the U.S. deserts has one big hang-up — there’s just too many of them. This has led the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to put a freeze on new solar plants on public lands until […] Read more »

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Like most Web Workers I have moved quite a bit of my work data online into the cloud, but my laptop and USB memory keys still contain quite a lot that is critical to me and my business. With the proliferation of online file storage and […] Read more »

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The solar arm of Spanish engineering firm Abengoa is planning to break ground on one of the largest solar thermal plants in the world in Arizona next year…if the U.S. government extends its solar incentive program, Abengoa Solar CEO Santiago Seage tells MarketWatch in this video […] Read more »

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Fring, a provider of mobile VOIP and messaging software, is making a play for more web developers by creating an open API with its own dedicated site. Fring bills itself as offering “free mobile calls, live chat & presence” over your WiFi, EDGE, or 3G connection; […] Read more »

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Earlier today, we posted an item written by one of our freelance contributors about little-used features of Gmail. What we did not realize was that the post lifted from an item published three days earlier on MakeUseOf.com. Giga Omni Media considers such behavior unacceptable. As soon […] Read more »

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eSolar, the solar startup backed by Google.org and Bill Gross’ Idealab, said today that it’s inked a deal to build a 245 MW solar thermal power plant in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California and sell that solar power to utility Southern California Edison. eSolar […] Read more »

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While Solel is still working to deliver 553 megawatts of solar thermal power to PG&E in the American Southwest, the Israeli startup is expanding its sales in Spain. Solel today announced its single largest sale of solar receivers — 190,000 thermal receiver systems capable of producing […] Read more »

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If you’ve been living on the edge of Firefox, this won’t be news, but Firefox 3 hit another milestone last night: Release Candidate 1 is out. This release is all about stability and speed and bug fixes; there aren’t any huge new features to trumpet if […] Read more »

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FastMac has announced the availability of an extended life battery for the 17-inch MacBook Pro.  The $100 battery uses Lithium-Polymer technology to offer 71 wH of power in a standard sized battery for the big MBP.  The new battery uses FastMac’s TruePower technology to provide safe […] Read more »

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Instead of an audio podcast, we had time to record a brief video Geek Session here at CES 2008. Just a short summary of the show experience, what the buzz was (and wasn’t) all about and a mobile prediction. Since we’ve been sharing information on how […] Read more »

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Yesterday I had a lot of free time due to the long holiday weekend and decided to rebuild my MacBook Pro (MBP).  It seemed a fitting time as I totally rearranged my home office to make it better for working extended periods mostly to get ready […] Read more »

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I don’t use Google Calendar myself but I do have a BlackBerry so I’m passing this on for other BlackBerry owners who do.  Google has released a utility for BlackBerry owners that keeps the calendar on the BB synced up with Google Calendar. "Using your BlackBerry […] Read more »

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Today Apple announced the release of Final Cut Express 4. New features include: iMovie ’08 Importing Over 50 new FxPlug effects and filters Mixing of hi-def and standard video on the same timeline Support for AVCHD cameras What’s even more interesting with this release is that […] Read more »

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This past Friday, after my little FedEx experience, I promptly backed up my hard drive and then did an Erase & Install of Leopard. Once Leopard was installed I began moving over necessary files, including my Mail files. To get your new version of Mail to […] Read more »

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Top Stories: ThinkPad X60 TabletPC due end of year Who makes the best slate Tablet PC? My name is James and I’m a neophiliac Sony UX90 gets flash memory for lighter, faster, longer mobile computing Top ten most critical wireless and mobile security vulnerabilites Sammy is […] Read more »

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Google general counsel Andrew Mclaughlin in a Light Reading story about the FCC forgot a four letter word called “tact.” “The FCC sucks,” Mclaughlin says. “Why would you want the FCC to get involved in anything? Its track record is pretty bad when it comes to […] Read more »

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Singapore Telecom and Telecom Malaysia are close to closing their deal with IDEA Cellular of India. The two companies will jointly own 47% of the fourth largest Indian carrier. IDEA plans to go public sometime next year. Indian industrial giants, Tata and Birlas own 51% of […] Read more »

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Desktop search tool, Blinkx is out with version 2.0. Paul K has come around and likes what the tiny company is doing with the product. He has doubts about the future and business model, and I do too. The management is one issue, the competition is […] Read more »

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It is the bundle stupid… that is when it comes to DSL and other services from Baby Bells. Jim Hu in News.com sums it up best when he zings one,. “To save some money, you may have to spend a great deal more.” Read more »

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Tim Higgins: The upbeat mode that prevailed at the show was helped along by FCC chairman Michael Powell’s keynote on Tuesday. The speech garnered plenty of press from the snappy quotes just made for us media types to slurp up. But Powell’s basic message—that any US […] Read more »

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One great thing about the current spate of digital disruptions is that entrepreneurs are finally getting their groove back. I just read that Pyra Labs founder Evan Williams is off to do another start-up. Nick Denton has reinvented himself as Gawker founder. Yesterday as luck would […] Read more »