The Afterlife of Cellphones
1. Cellphones in Hell — Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, de...
Introducing the first Android prototype
NEW YORK — A small software developer today plans to unveil a suite of applications — browser, camera, games and more — based on the new Google-endorsed operating system, Android. — A La Mobile, bas...
Lessons Learned from 60 Minutes' Interview with Zuckerberg: Brandee Barker is a Genius and Zuck Wears Nice Moccasins
To say that the Lesley Stahl's profile of Mark Zuckerberg tonight on 60 Minutes was “groundbreaking” would be a great exaggeration. Hell, to me, the most groundbreaking discovery …
EMI managers will have to sing for their supper
Guy Hands will this week pledge to invest tens of millions of pounds recruiting new talent scouts and managing EMI's existing acts. — But alongside the investment in so-called A&R - artist and reper...
Netflix expands Internet viewing option
SAN FRANCISCO - Girding for a potential threat from Apple Inc., online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. is lifting its limits on how long most subscribers can watch movies and television shows over hig...
CEO Spotlight
Irwin of Atwood Sees ‘Sound’ Market for Deepwater Rigs: Video January 11 (Bloomberg) — John Irwin, chief executive officer of U.S. offshore oil and natural-gas driller Atwood Oceanics Inc., talks with...
“U.S. Economy Screwed”
The recession-deniers were muzzled by a horrendous last two weeks of December, and the gloom-and-doomers are now out in force. Their key arguments: — Plummeting housing will now drag down the rest o...
Five easy things journalists can do to help their web sites
Hey, Mr. Reporter, you like your job, right? — You do realize, don't you, that its advertising that pays your salary, right? — And newspaper advertising is getting hammered. — Online news sites,...
Lenovo finally delivers SUSE Linux-based ThinkPads
PC vendor Lenovo has promised ThinkPads with pre-installed Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for some time now. Lenovo will deliver the goods the week of Jan. 14. — Lenovo will release pre-in...
Great. Expectations.
There's a delicate balance to Stevenote expectations. The hype drives us all to pursue every shred of information leaking out about the big day, right up to mere moments before Jobs takes the stage. ...
Wallstrip Star Leaves Show to Start Moblogic.tv for CBS
Wallstrip star Lindsay Campbell has left the daily financial news web show and moved on to a new project within CBS Interactive, according to Wallstrip founder Howard Lindzon. CBS bought Wallstrip fo...
ULTIMATE LIVEBLOGGING TOOL: COVERITLIVE
CoverItLive is a new, hosted service for blogging events in real-time, or “liveblogging." It's a useful tool for people covering major industry events, speeches, sports, and the like. I first saw th...
Andy Grove's Last Stand
The former Intel chief, now battling Parkinson's, is on a crusade to speed progress in treating the disease. Can he make a difference? — Andy Grove noticed an occasional tremor in the index finger ...
Skype with High Quality Video
Periodically a vendor sends me a pretty good toy to try out. The Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks is one such item. The folks at Skype's PR agency shipped it to me because they wanted me to see t...
Macworld Exhibitor tip: disable the IR port on your Macs
As you may or may not know there has been something of a dust up across the tech blogosphere regarding a prank that a certain tech blog performed during CES. The prank involved a little gizmo that tu...
Things Are Looking Good At Startup Schwag
It's been a few months since we wrote about Startup Schwag, a service that sends users startup-branded tshirts and stickers every month. — You'll either think this is lame (not target market) or so ...