Date:
31 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
Sometimes tips come in that seem too good to be true. Take today, for example. I got a tip that Bill Gates’ new site, The Gates Notes, was running on a Linux-powered server. This would be ironic since Gates is of course the founder of Microsoft, which is Linux’s biggest competitor in the server market. It would be the equivalent of catching Gates or CEO Steve Ballmer being caught using (and not just signing) a MacBook at a conference. So is it true?
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
30 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
Google’s Chrome browser is marketed as a streamlined browser that removes all unnecessary bloat in order to maximise its speed on the web.
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
30 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
In the State of the Union Address last Wednesday, President Obama said the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy and America must be that nation. At the same time, on the other coast, 75 clean energy investors, entrepreneurs, and researchers were debating whether the U.S. can gain this leadership position. They agreed that even though Silicon Valley leads the world in technology, it is not clear if it will ever lead in Cleantech. The Valley may develop some breakthrough technologies, but without government help these are unlikely to translate into global leadership. The technology world is rightfully allergic to government assistance and intervention. Cleantech is different, however, and we arent dealing with a level global playing field.
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
30 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
Although designed by a relatively nascent company, the INQ Chat 3G has a good hardware line up and a decent sub-100 price tag, making it a really intriguing prospect.
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
30 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
“We don’t know how to build a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk.”
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
29 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
Apple provided us with hands-on time with its new iPad after Wednesday’s big announcement, letting dozens of greasy-fingered journalists poke, swipe, and droll over the svelte hardware and the first-party built-in applications.
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
29 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
![]()
Millions of people now own Kindles, said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com yesterday. That surprised analysts, who thought that Amazon would sell 2.5 million or so of the devices by the end of 2010, nearly a year from now.
Read the rest of this entry »
Date:
28 Jan 2010 Comments:
0
Beyond the Rack, a private sample sale site, has raised $2 million in funding from Oleg Tscheltzoff and Oliver Jung, and Montreal Start Up. This brings the startup’s total funding to $4.5 million.
Read the rest of this entry »
