Google Chrome OS update hits developers
You may have heard a lot about it, but when it comes to actual physical products, Google’s fully functional computer operating system hasn’t exactly made its splash yet. That doesn’t mean the search giant doesn’t still have wide-eyed passion and seismic-sized plans for Chrome
Iran swapping internet for intranet in August, this post to vanish there soon after
There’s dealing with internet comments, and then there’s this. According to a statement from Reza Taghipour, the Iranian minister for Information and Communications Technology, Iran will be shutting off access to the world wide in around five months, as it flips the switch on a nationwide "intranet"
Google’s Chrome OS Will Soon Look More Like Windows Than A Browser
It’s hard to say how popular Chrome OS, Google’s browser-centric operating system, really is. There can be little doubt, though, that Google is quite serious about this initiative. Today, Google launched the latest developer version of Chrome OS and this update sports the first major redesign of the
TiVo Premiere DVRs in the Bay Area get Comcast VOD starting today
Just one month shy of a year after we first heard it would happen (not counting the icon flub during the original Premiere announcement) TiVo has announced its DVRs will be able to access Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand library. The blog and product page feature several screenshots flashing the Xfinity VOD
Adobe Online Ad Report: Search Spending Up 16 Percent, Mobile Traffic Quadrupled
Search may not be the most exciting area of online advertising right now, but it’s still "the biggest driver of return on investment", according to a new report from Adobe.
The report has the elaborate title, "Adobe Digital Index: Global Digital Advertising Update" and it covers the first quarter of
10 Waterproof Smartphone Cases to Prevent Disaster
The weather is warming up, which means you’re ready to take on the elements. In preparation for summer swimming, cycling and singing in the rain…
Netflix political action committee is formed
Anyone who doubts the significant impact that Netflix has had on this country, in everything from society to Hollywood to consumer electronics, allow me to introduce FLIXPAC. The video streaming company Netflix is now such a staple in American media that it has formed its own political action committee
Need an Instagram Alternative? This Photo App Has Old-School Filters, Private Sharing
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…
Foxconn Bears The Brunt Of Ivory Tower Assault On Capitalism
Recent media reports about working conditions in Apple’s (Foxconn’s) Chinese factories are way off the mark.
Through Kogan, I have been working with China for the past six years. Having most of our production done in China, we take our factories and working conditions very seriously. I regularly visit
US carriers agree to build stolen phone database, blacklist hot handsets
What’s the best way to deter a thief? Ruin the spoils, of course. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to a broad outline that will culminate in the creation of a central database for stolen cellphones. The goal? To block lifted units from functioning on US shores. Over the next six months,