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Apple Appears Ahead of the Pack On HTML5 Video
As Apple has eschewed Adobe’s Flash for their products they have been relying heavily on HTML5 for mobile devices now for years. As a result, the technology company has been leading the way for HTML5 adoption, especially with the advent of devices such as the iPad. GigaOM speaks to the challenges and improvement spurred by ...
Intel Pours Investments Into Middle Eastern Technology Firms
It looks like Intel has big plans for their surplus this year by extending their portfolio of investments into social networking, entertainment, and VoIP—all based around Middle Eastern technology firms. AME Info leads with a bulletin on the technology giant’s investments, Further building on Intel Capital’s commitment to provide continued support for its portfolio companies, ...
Comcast Takes the Beta Tag Off Xfinity TV
Now rolling out to Comcast video customers everywhere, Xfinity TV will deliver more than 150,000 hours of programming to all their digital subscribers—irrespective of what ISP they use. Meaning, even if you don’t use Comcast as a service provider, you can get Xfinity to your computer or set-top-box. PaidContent.org has the scoop for us, outlining ...
PayPal Innovate X Conference: The Future of Money
We would probably properly call this “the future of online money,” although it is likely well-tied to the actual future of money. With the evolving paradigm of social media comes a great deal of opportunities to connect as well as make money. Angling to become the gatekeepers of transactional finance of the digital age, PayPal ...
Skype’s Nimbuzz Disconnect, a Matter of Integrity
Yesterday, we reported that Skype had cut off Nimbuzz—a third-party mobile messenger app that included the VoIP service—and that they did so because Nimbuzz had violated their API terms of service. Today, a spokesperson from Skype responds with their side of the story. “We believed and were concerned that Nimbuzz’s application was in violation of ...
Microsoft Releases Office 2011 for Mac OS
Office 2011 is now available for Macintosh along with a number of additions, including Visual Basic scripting, Outlook, and online collaboration. Ars Technica has a short article on the announcement, but reveals on the totality of innovation seem to still be rather sketchy. In addition to Word, Excel, and Powerpoint—essentially the standards for word processing, ...
Juniper Networks Security Suite Goes Mobile, Liberating Phones for Business
Today’s businesses must balance the security of their communication networks against usability by their employees. Many large scale business internal communications use mobile devices—usually Blackberries these days—and that opens up a host of security issues. Since a great deal of employees happen to use the company’s systems, often without permission or knowledge, from their personal ...
Ustream Rolling Out Pay-Per-View Broadcasting
In an announcement on their blog earlier today, Ustream.tv has said that they’re giving their broadcasters new ways to monetize their streams: Ustream Open PPV will allow any Ustream broadcaster to apply directly to Ustream for the ability to charge viewers for content. Once a broadcaster is approved for Ustream’s Open PPV program, they will ...
Prosecutors Don’t Want Mod-Chip Expert to Testify at Xbox Mod Trial
28-year-old Matthew Crippen of Anaheim now faces about 3 years in prison for allegedly running a business where he installed mod chips in Xbox consoles for customers. He was finally caught when regulators had undercover agents arrive at his store and ask for the illegal modifications. These modification usually simply involve a few soldered connections ...
VMware and Google Match Made in Heaven for Cloud Portability
VMware Inc. and Google have announced together the upcoming release of a suite of tools that will enable developers to rapidly produce cloud portable applications. The collaborative projects should become available over the next two weeks and includes enhancements to Google Web Toolkit, a performance enhancement tool, and a plugin tool suite for the Eclipse ...