Surprising Turn for Brocade Q4 Earnings
Brocade didn’t have good news in its latest earnings call, announcing earnings of $23.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, as compared to $32 million in the same quarter in 2009. It’s good…
Opera 11 Eases Browsing Via Tab Stacking, Skyfire Gets Social on Android
By Cherr Aira
A pioneer in browser tab management, Opera 11 beta has now launched a better way of organizing and viewing your tabs on your desktop and Android mobile phones, via tab stacking. Tab stacking lets…
Microsoft Hires OSM Founder as Principal Architect for Bing Mobile
Steve Coast, the founder of OpenStreetMap – a project enabling users to draw over aerial imagery – has been hired by Microsoft for the role of Principal Architect at Bing Mobile in Seattle. Microsoft…
So Brian Solis, Ashton Kutcher and the Dalai Lama Walk into a Casino…
The other day, Jeremiah Owyang asked if people with high Klout scores should get preferential treatment by brands. Apparently the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas allows you to use your Klout score to get…
Qype Funding, Yelp Check-In Offers for Hyperlocal Market Trends
During 2008 Qype managed to raise funds totaling €8 million, obtaining another €6.5 million this year–half of the sum is provided by Vodafone. This move translates into Vodafone’s intentions of launching Qype in its…
Homeland Security to Punish Tech Companies? Unlikely.
Recently over at Cnet, Declan McCullagh wrote about a very, shall we say, “financially intrusive” cybersecurity bill with has reared it’s head in congress. According to the article, the bill gives the Department of…
Intel Launches Programmable Chip, Empowers itself for Embedded Applications
By Isha Suri
Intel, the world’s largest processor manufacturer has just launched a new programmable chip made by Altera Corp that will come with its low-powered Atom processor for netbooks. The chip, known as the E600C Series, can…
Xbox 360 Kinect “Hackers” Need Not Fear Prosecution
By Kyt Dotson
English can be a very dangerous language to speak in if you happen to be a politician—or a major corporation. Earlier this month, Microsoft came out fulminating against computer programmers, DIYers, and others who…
vChatter CEO Wants Video Chat to be ‘Pandora for People’
The web has transformed the way we communicate with each other, and until recently, there’s been a lot of worry that online correspondence is making things less personal. But with things like Skype video…
Temporary Restraining for FilmOn, Copyright Infringement Issues Affect an Industry
By Isha Suri
As a result of latest development in their copyright infringement case, FilmOn.com has been issued a temporary restraining order by a judge. The case was filed by Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC, America’s four major…