Will Apple Right its Wrongs with iCloud?
So Apple’s finally throwing it 4th shot in online media service with iCloud. Yes, it’s the 4th time around. Apple’s failure saga started back in 2000 when they launched iDisk, followed by .Mac, and…
A Visit To SRI: Top Secret R&D In The Heart Of Silicon Valley
By Tom Foremski
Tucked away in a quiet, tree lined residential neighborhood of Menlo Park, SRI International runs a massive 1 million square foot research lab in the heart of Silicon Valley, where many of its 2100…
Finnish Music Industry Sues ISP to Censor The Pirate Bay
By Kyt Dotson
Record labels from Finland, a Nordic land full of guitars strung with grim repose and death metal, have filed a lawsuit at the District Court of Helsinki to block access to The Pirate Bay.…
New Media Minute: Three Tips for Local-Social Group Buying
Online group deals are totally the rage – Groupon pioneered them, but everyone is getting in on online deals and group buying, so here are top 3 guidelines to keep in mind if you’re…
Security Compromises Mark a Season of Change
The rash of significant security breeches including Sony, RSA, Lockheed Martin, Epsilon mark a watershed moment in cybersecurity. In general, most attacks of the past could be classified as being based on opportunity. Not…
Verizon Offering Free Xbox Game with Switch to Windows Phone
It appears that Verizon is ramping up its marketing for the Windows Phone. I just got this email forwarded to me that Verizon has started sending out, and in it they are offering up…
Hyperlocalization Trend Gets More Players, Quipster and Living Deal
The web really wants to get it down to street level, and people are buying the convenience. Today, the hyper-local arena gets two more players as Quipster and Mundo Media-acquired Living Deals launch.
Microsoft’s Stealth Internet-to-Living-Room Entertainment System: the Xbox
By Kyt Dotson
In a new report, Microsoft brags that their Xbox 360 system accounts for an interesting level of entertainment use above and beyond video games. “While people are still playing a ton of video games,…
SAP and Sybase: Harmony for Social Enterprise
By Cherr Aira
Looks like SAP and Sybase are already prepared to execute and exploit the potential in their partnership. Sybase is a world leader in business intelligence, database management software and has a solid mobile portfolio.…
Metamarkets Raises $6M to Boost Ad Big Data Analytics
Metamarkets, a two year old startup that offers publishers better inside data by analyzing the huge quantities of data produced as they sell, just closed its latest round of funding. The company has secured…