While it’s true that Open webOS has successfully been ported to several devices in Alpha form, that’s a long way from being useful. Yes, HP’s spun off gram division announced Open webOS Professional, a version of its open source OS that will incorporate HP’s cloud services such as Synergy (not included in the non-Professional flavor). […]
A developing story out of Austin – Zynga is rumored to have laid off over 100 employees, essentially shuttering the office. News first spread around Twitter: So far, I’m hearing closures of Zynga in Boston, Chicago, and Austin. INTERESTING TIMING, EH? — Alex Navarro (@alex_navarro) October 23, 2012 Zynga just fired over a hundred people, […]
Recent offers have circulated the internet for a free six-month or twelve-month trial of SiriusXM satellite radio’s streaming service. Normally, this service costs $14.49 per month or a $3.50 per month additional charge for subscribers of the company’s regular satellite radio programming. If one of your online buddies passes along one of these promotional codes, […]
MediaMall has long been thinking about streaming video on the internet. Back in 2004, CEO Jeff Lawrence developed the idea for PlayOn, a service that allows internet video to be viewed in an optimized way by streaming it to devices that allow you to watch it where you like, such as using a networked Wii […]
On Sunday night, the prestigious Hugo Awards were held in Chicago, recognizing excellence in science fiction. Realizing that we live in the future, the powers that be decided to air the awards ceremony live on the internet through Ustream so anyone in the world with an internet connection could see the awards as they happen. […]
Late last week, Google announced an Easter Egg for its main search page (announcing it makes it less of an Easter Egg, but whatever) by adding a random search spinner when a user hovers over the search engine’s “I’m feeling lucky” button. “I’m Feeling Artistic” leads to the Google Art Project, “I’m Feeling Playful” leads […]
Like many people I know with small businesses, I signed up for an account with SquareUp (though back when I first used the service, the card reader was free). The payment system works well for me, but a recent Consumerist article warns of some surprising details hidden in the membership agreement. Not only does Square, […]
Back in January, I walked through the brand new upgraded capabilities on Delicious. I said it was a well-designed interface for the new system of link “stacks,” which were better than old school link lists. You could control link order, I said, include an introduction to each link, comment on stacks, and even invite people […]
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Like a shopping mall that destroys local mom and pop shops, internet shopping has wreaked havoc with brick and mortar retailers. I can admittedly speak up as part of the mass exodus to almost exclusive online shopping. The majority of non-grocery items I buy are, by a wide margin, from Amazon. I order groceries from […]
