Daniel Burka, co-founder and head designer for Pownce, has generated some buzz by posting a screenshot teaser of an upcoming release.
During the height of twitter’s down-time, I was hoping there would be a mass jump to Pownce. That didn’t happen and, in my opinion, the service has languished. The pending music/media player could be a useful, fun…
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From Againtrepreneur to Zentrepreneur, this list of 26 entrepreneur type classes is a mostly tongue-in-cheek representation of the people who want to be, but will never be, entrepreneurs.
Some that didn't make the cut.Altrepreneur An entrepreneur driven the chance to make an altruistic impact on society. Monetization is secondary. Tantrepeneur Entrepreneur currently residing in MiamiBonBontrepreneur An entrepreneur who stuffs…
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AMD and Intel have been trading shots through the court docket since AMD first filed its antitrust lawsuit against Intel in 2005, so it's not particularly surprising to see a new 108-page filing from Sunnyvale and a prompt and massive reply from Santa Clara. AMD's filing does, however, contain a few new bits of information.
Having listed the various ways in which Intel allegedly abuses its monopoly position, AMD launches into the heart of its argument. In taking such actions, Intel has excluded AMD from fairly competing in the market and placed the company in a vice…
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Over the weekend, CoreCodec, the company behind the high-performance CoreAVC video codec, sent a DMCA takedown notice to Google over an open-source project intended to provide a Linux compatibility layer for the CoreAVC codec.
In a statement published today in CoreCodec's community forums, cofounder Dan Marlin apologized and said that the company is working with Google to get the project back online. He explains that CoreCodec had some concerns about…
Sun Microsystems is getting ready to talk about its cloud computing efforts, including some kind of a deal with Amazon for its Amazon Web Services, according to CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who delivered a short keynote at Startup Camp in San Francisco.
When I asked him about that decision and how it weighed on him, Schwartz turned the question back on me. My response, I suppose, as a capitalist, are that tough decisions come as part of doing business. That kind of attitude, Jonathan said, leads…
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Pick almost any American newspaper company and you can tell a similar story. The ABC reported that for the 530 biggest dailies, average circulation in the past six months was 3.6% lower than in the same period a year earlier.
Industry experts such as Lauren Rich Fine of Kent State University do not think that the Times is responding forcefully enough. “Now is the time to beef up its business section,” she says. Ms Fine also points out that although…
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The next generation of iPhone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Imagination Technologies, and Samsung, the iPhone’s ARM “system on a chip” manufacturer. The result may be an ideal platform for handheld gaming and high
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Rogers Wireless and Apple have agreed to terms to release the long awaited iPhone in Canada.
It’s about time we heard something from Rogers. Both companies haven’t been very open about the release of the iPhone. Most people have assumed it was regarding pricing issues and data plans (Rogers is not a fan of…
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Microsoft has officially announced the availability of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. The languages are now available via the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update.
The service pack contains all previously-released Windows XP updates, including security updates, out-of-band releases, and hotfixes released since Windows XP SP2 hit Microsoft's servers back in August 2004. There are…
What would it really be like to know what Jobs is thinking at any given moment? Maybe he has plans for world domination. Maybe he really does want Apple to be like Microsoft - monopolistic — heck it’s kinda going that way.
This goes beyond the UI that has to maintain some consistency for the platform and moves into assuring the software and drivers that go into a machine are first reviewed and validated by the OEM to make sure they won?t break your hardware….
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As perhaps one of the company’s largest moves toward distinguishing itself from Microsoft’s culture and acquisition intentions, Yahoo today outlined a long-expected plan to turn its empire of web services into a massive social network.
Another key aspect to Yahoo's new social networking strategy will be user-generated applications. Like Facebook's application platform, Yahoo plans to leverage Google's OpenSocial and even its own forthcoming Yahoo…
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For several quarters, Microsoft has been seeing a drop in piracy rates, which has been helping fuel improved business in its Windows unit. In the just-reported March quarter, however, Microsoft saw an increased rate
During her seven years at CNET News.com, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.
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Even though Microsoft continues to stomp their feet like little girls, Yahoo continue with their plans…
I’m still wary of a major web service like search, mail, chat or news becoming an “all eyes on me” social network. These are areas where I like privacy, and I have the ability to “share” or promote…
Questions about Web 2.0 vs Web 3.0
I am going to the conference and will be soaking everything in to ultimately come to some sort of conclusion about where the Web 2.0 marketplace is today. Is it an actual industry or will it become commoditized into a feature? Is Web 2.0 in a…
