A Nice Bonus for Zune Desktop Users and Last.fm Fans
Sharing is all the rage these days, and besides photos, one of the things we like to share the most is our favorite music. This is why Facebook is looking at getting into the…
Viadeo API for US Expansion, Rivals LinkedIn
Viadeo, the business social network with 35 million members worldwide, is releasing its public API to boost usability and increase functionality for its members. With Viadeo’s open API, third party developers can leverage the company’s…
China: The Next Battleground for Mobile, Cloud
By Val Galin
China has recently become the target for some major tech companies, as it becomes the next market for mobile products, especially smartphones and tablets. Apple already has four stores set up in various cities,…
An Objective Comparison of Future Computing Interfaces
By George Ou
Some tech bloggers are lampooning Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system based on a Microsoft blog that detailed some new feature in the Windows 8 file manager. MG Siegler of TechCrunch highlighted a heavily…
Netflix Relies on Connected Devices as it Heads to Latin America and Beyond
Netflix is extending its services in Latin America and the Caribbean, following through on a plan that marked its goals for global expansion. This will provide instant and unlimited streaming for movies and TV…
StartupWatch: Engine Yard Moves Beyond Rails To PHP
By Tom Foremski
It’s always a pleasure to catch up with John Dillon, CEO of Engine Yard because he’s a Silicon Valley veteran and that gives him a perspective into trends and key issues that less experienced…
Android’s Openness Could Be Its Downfall
Google has always been proud of the fact that Android is an open source platform, which means it can be used and tweaked by developers, especially mobile manufacturers, the way they want it to…
Remaking the Internet
The Time Warner Research Program has published my essay on the Internet architecture, . The essay examines the issues that make it difficult if not impossible for the Internet to continue to grow and…
Appecelerator: Let the Hackathon Begin, A Race to $10,000
By Cherr Aira
As mobility becomes a significant parcel of the human race’s daily professional and personal lives, ocean of opportunities open up across the industry. One of which is mobile apps development,which has kicked off strong…
StartupWatch: A Trillion Line Spreadsheet – Manipulating Big Data
By Tom Foremski
New York based 1010 Data likes to ask: “What could you do with a trillion row spreadsheet?” because it shows off the capability its technology has in analyzing massive amounts of data. Sandy Steier,…