Just when a rebound in solar shares is offering investors some relief, Solarfun comes out with dismal fourth-quarter results that make clear there’s still plenty of bad news to go around. In addition to a large quarterly loss, a pile of solar modules it can’t sell […] Read more »
Smaller Automakers Line Up With Big Three for DOE Loans: A $25 billion auto industry loan program from the Department of Energy is open to any company with a plan to make more fuel-efficient cars. Startups EcoMotors, XP Vehicles, and Tesla Motors have applied under the […] Read more »
It takes some serious nerve to brave the IPO market these days. It takes even more if you’re a solar energy company. But whether it’s pure craziness or contrarian cunning, two candidates are continuing to do just that. Merrimack, N.H.-based GT Solar is pushing ahead with […] Read more »
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OK, the new App Store on iTunes is definitely a huge time sink for me this morning but I just have to go through it and see what programs are already there. I’ve already mentioned eReader and Pandora but I’m finding some other really cool and […] Read more »
Solarfun Power Holdings (SOLF) said Tuesday that it signed a long-term supply deal with Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon. It also said it bought out Jiangsu Yangguang Solar. So overall, two pretty positive business deals for Solarfun. And how did the stock react? It fell nearly 8 percent. […] Read more »
I was reformatting a Powerbook the other day and after a fresh Leopard install I went to use the two finger scroll function to scroll down a page…but it wasn’t there. I have been using intel based laptops for so long that I just take the […] Read more »
I’ve been working with clients to set up social media “satellite sites” as I call them to extend their brand and take advantage of the exponential power of social networking for reaching out to consumers. The question I hear time and time again is “How in […] Read more »
After a rocky start, Solarfun may finally be winning the respect of investors. Its stock is up 8 percent in Wednesday trading after delivering earnings that showed revenue in the first quarter of 2008 had grown six-fold from the same period a year ago. Net profit […] Read more »
MindBites, a marketplace for instructional video, formally launches tonight with about $1 million in funding led by True Ventures. The company is looking to charge about $1.69 to $1.99 per lesson, handing $1 of that to the instructor. Instructors maintain full ownership of their videos. So, […] Read more »
We gave the $40 magicJack a brief shout-out last March, but I haven’t seen any reviews of the device up to now. PC Mag gave the little USB gadget a run-through and it appears to have passed with flying colors, earning a 4.5 out of 5 […] Read more »
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Just nine days into the new year, SunPower has already come out with what should be viewed as positive news — so why has its stock stumbled? The company has unveiled construction plans and a financing deal with GE Energy Financial Services, yet its shares have […] Read more »
jkOTR reader “citivolus” asked me in an earlier comment about the small but clearly labeled “Warranty Void if seal broken or removed” sticker on my Asus Eee PC. At least that’s what I think the label said: I peeled some of it off to upgrade Eeegor […] Read more »
Seesmic, the San Francisco-based video startup led by French serial entrepreneur Loic Le Meur, is raising additional funding from entrepreneurs and angel investors. Many people have accurately described the company’s current project — which it says is in “pre-alpha” stage — as a “video Twitter.” New […] Read more »
Developer Releases Joost Beta 1.0 Flash Mashup; Paul Yanez mimics the P2P service as a Flash app that runs in the browser accessing YouTube content. (Paul Yanez) Investors Cooling on Mobile TV?; analyst Tim Farrar says AT&T buying 700MHz band from Aloha Partners could signal that […] Read more »
So you want a job that allows you to work from home or café while connecting online with people around the globe? But none of our new ways to make money online suit? Consider whether one of these more proven pathways to earning income online might […] Read more »
If you’re like me, you’ve had seven (or more) kinds of problems with your Airport Extreme. Maybe today’s update will fix it for you, even though Apple’s description is terse as usual, offering only “general fixes and compatibility updates.” While you’re at it, don’t forget to […] Read more »
Microsoft’s Windows Live online storage and data sharing service takes on the new name of Windows Live SkyDrive today. You’ll get 500 MB of free storage for your files which you can access from a PC or Mac using Firefox or Internet Explorer as your browser. […] Read more »
When I first heard about Hey Josh, a weekly show billed as “a three minute advice video podcast for teenagers,” I mentally classified it alongside what Ryan Fitzgerald (otherwise known as The Guy Who Gave Out His Phone Number On YouTube) has been doing: both seemed […] Read more »
At the 2004 Macworld San Francisco keynote, while recounting the success of the iTunes Music Store since its inception nine months ago, Steve Jobs noted that the top spender on iTunes had spent $29,500. While reaction probably ranged from shock (‘Surely some kid just accidentally hit […] Read more »
Intel Corp., having failed disastrously with its own efforts to break into the digital home/television market, has decided that is going to buy its way into the market. It has acquired Israeli-start-up Oplus for $100 million. Oplus makes video processors and other chips that go into […] Read more »
Networking Pipeline: VoIP Can Save Enterprises From $9,600 To $28,000 Per Site. Survey also finds that ShoreTel and Nortel offer the lowest start-up costs, while Avaya and Cisco prices were the highest. Read more »
This is the kind of day most start-ups wait for. Flarion has just learned that that Siemens will build wireless equipment based on its Flash-OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technology, and will market it to the new and emerging telecom markets like those in Eastern Europe, […] Read more »
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