Last year I talked about why services like my6sense make sense. Nothing has really changed except that my6sense has gotten bigger and badder than before. I still use the Android app on a regular basis to keep up with what’s going on. It automatically figures out what I want to read based on my behavior [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category
Vibe Holdings LLC has announced an investment from Magic Johnson Enterprises and Ron Burkle’s The Yucaipa Companies. Vibe Holdings is a leading multi-cultural media company featuring celebrated brands like Vibe Magazine, Vibe.com, Uptown Magazine and the iconic Soul Train TV show and library. As part of the investment Earvin “Magic” Johnson will become Chairman of [...]
WSJ reports that “people familiar with the matter” say Apple has started production on the new iPad. The device will include a camera and a faster processor. While the display resolution will remain the same, the device is supposed to ship with a faster graphics processor. The new iPad will be thinner and lighter than [...]
Visa has agreed to acquire virtual goods monetization platform PlaySpan for $190 million in real life cash. The $190 million is the first payment, with additional payouts to follow for PlaySpan reaching certain milestones. Visa says this deal will compliment their previous acquisition of the CyberSource e-payment company for $2 billion and will extend their [...]
It’s not looking good for Nokia’s sole weapon in the battle against Google and Apple. Android and iOS are the mobile operating systems to beat and Nokia’s Meego was supposed to be the challenger. The N9-00 was to be the first device running the Meego operating system, but Reuters reports the device has already been [...]
The Sprint Echo is turning a lot of heads since its launch yesterday. The device features not one, but two 3.5-inch 480 x 800 displays which unfold into a single 4.7-inch 960 x 800 surface. The device, manufactured by Kyocera, has a patented “liquid-metal” hinge which provides multiple configurations for the device. You can close [...]
Today, in a conference call with reporters, Keith Olbermann announced he will be hosting a one-hour primetime show on Current TV, the Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. Olbermann will also step in as “chief news officer” for Current. Beginning in late spring, Olbermann says the [...]
Today, OpenX upgrades their ad technology platform to make it easier for publishers. OpenX is currently serving ads on thousands of websites worldwide. They serve more than 350 billion ads per month. This latest update provides a single and efficient interface for publishers to manage their ad revenue stream and more. Another noteworthy component of [...]
The latest Google doodle aims to stimulate the imagination as Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (free Google books download) did for many. In a post, Google Doodler Jennifer Hom recounts how the book sent her imagination into hyper drive. Today’s doodle, celebrating Verne’s 183rd birthday, tries to capture that sense of adventure and [...]
As of today, Gawker has a brand new look that has many scratching their heads. The new look is a simpler 2-pane design the defies the default blog-style layout. The landing pages for sites like Gawker.com, Jezebel, and Lifehacker now show a single featured post with a list of other content down the side. Gone [...]
According to an ad from Best Buy, we should be seeing the Motorola Xoom Android tablet launched on February 24th. The ad prices the device at $799.99 with a data plan starting at $20 per month for 1GB and going up to $80 per month for 10GB. This is apparently identical to current data plans [...]
Following their strategy to become the premier content network with local, national, and international reach, AOL has agreed to acquire the Huffington Post for $315 million, approximately $300 million of which will be paid in cash funded from cash on hand. Founded in 2005, The Huffington Post currently sees about 25 million unique visitors per [...]
Microsoft Bing Still Denies Copying Google We covered the details of this earlier in the week, but the debate is still raging. Matt Cutts has written another post regarding the apparent copying that Bing has been doing from the Google Search engine results. First off, let me say that I respect all the people at [...]
Preorders for Verizon customers opened yesterday and, as of 8:10 p.m. last night, they’ve been sold out. According to Verizon, the Thursday morning launch moved more units than in any previous phone launch. All this happened in a mere two hours. If you were lucky enough to get your order in before they shut it [...]
Chronic Dev Team has released a new iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak that is untethered, meaning you will be able to reboot your phone without connecting it to your computer first. GreenPoisOn RC5 only works on Mac OS X, but a Windows version should be coming soon. You can use this new jailbreak for just about any [...]
