InfoWorld folds print mag to focus on online and events
Yes, the rumors are true. As of April 2, 2007, InfoWorld is discontinuing its print component. No more printing on dead trees, no more glossy covers, no more supporting the US Post Office in its rus...
Taking the week off
I'm physically ill after reading what happened to Kathy Sierra. Maryam and several others here at PodTech asked me about it and are concerned since the same sites that are attacking Kathy also mentio...
Sugar fueled batteries could power portable electronics
Before you take a swig of that kosher Coke this passover, think about what else you could be doing with your sugar-rush-in-a-can: powering your laptop for example, if a team of researchers at Saint Lo...
How to beat Google, part 1
Our entire industry is scared witless by Google's dominance in search and advertising. Microsoft and Yahoo have been unsuccessful at staunching the bleeding of their search market share. VCs parrot ...
Bob Garfield's Chaos Scenario 2.0
The Post Advertising Age — Maybe you'd better lean forward. Presently you will be given five reasons to consider something barely imaginable: a post-apocalyptic media world substantially devoid of ...
Hot Spectrum Draws Cash, and Ideals
It is referred to as the last beachfront property in the wireless world — a prized swath of spectrum that is about to be sold at federal auction. And it has touched off an intense lobbying effort pit...
So, how many podcasts did you download today?
Simon Kelner of 'The Independent' caused a stir last week when he said he didn't know anyone who'd used a podcast. What a dinosaur! But, discovers Tim Luckhurst, he can't be alone. Most days, respo...
Zimbra Desktop To Launch: Full Offline Functionality
Zimbra will announce a new offline client application, Zimbra Desktop, later this week. It will allow Zimbra users to access and use Zimbra's email and other office applications, in the browser, when...
Build Your Own Justin.tv With Ustream
Justin.tv launched a week ago, and is rising steadily in popularity. It's a simple idea - the site shows live video of Justin, who lives in San Francisco with his buddies and spends his time meeting ...
Amazon leaks Adobe CS3 pricing, availability dates, code split [u]
One of the largest online retailers has let slip the entire launch strategy for Adobe's Creative Suite 3 and its various individual apps — and revealed that PowerPC-based Macs may soon become second-c...
Announcing the Helio Ocean
This morning Helio announced the details of their new device featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Ocean. — It's a dual-slider, meaning that if you slide it one way, a numerical keypad slides o...
Intel to produce chips in China
Intel has announced that it will open a wafer fabrication facility in China, a significant milestone in the chip giant's manufacturing history. — As reported earlier, the plant will be located in an...
Maker of Mobile Games Brings Line to BlackBerry
Is that BlackBerry owner tapping out a crucial e-mail message, or playing just one more round of Asphalt: Urban GT 2? — Gameloft, a leading maker of games for cellphones, plans to announce today tha...
HTC Shift — the cellphone company finally goes UMPC
the cellphone company finally goes UMPC — It's been a long time in coming, but after HTC's long, gradual feature buildup all the way from the very first Pocket PC phone in 2002, they're finally putti...
Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers
For newspapers, February was the cruelest month. So far. — Revenue from advertising was in striking decline last month, compared with February a year ago, and were generally weaker than analysts ha...
Architect Of The DMCA Admits It Hasn't Worked Out; Suggests New Approach Needed
from the not-much-of-an-apology-though dept — Michael Geist notes the surprising news that Bruce Lehman, an original architect of what became the DMCA, is basically admitting that the law has been a...