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RIM Buys “BlackPad.com”, Presumably As A Home For The BlackBerry Tablet
Unless someone at Research In Motion is taking the time to screw with all of us, it looks like we might have an official name for their long-rumored BlackBerry tablet project : BlackPad. Word of the name comes not... (Continue reading)
Interesting: MobiTV App For Android Is Prohibited From Working Over Wi-Fi (On Some Phones)
Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 18:59 in MobileCrunch | viewed times | 0 Comments
This is a little quirk of mobile deal-making I wasn’t aware of. Gadgetwise noticed that on the AT&T Captivate (which I recently reviewed ), launching the included MobiTV app while connected to a Wi-Fi network prompts you to disconnect... (Continue reading)
Quoth Dvorak: “Go to Craigslist and hire three programmers and an IT guy “
Written on 27 Jul, 2010 at 11:44 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
John C. Dvorak rails against the LAPD’s $7 million dollar email deal with Google. I agree that $7 million is a lot of money to spend on email, but I don’t know all the details of the deal, so... (Continue reading)
Mixpanel brings its analytics tools to the iPhone
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 16:50 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Mixpanel , a startup promising detailed data about what users are doing on your website, is now bringing its capabilities to the iPhone . ... (Continue reading)
With more than 1M users, Raptr formally launches social network for gamers
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 9:34 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Raptr has more than a million users of its gamer social network, which has been in testing for more than two years. ... (Continue reading)
FileMaker Go launches today for iPad and iPhone
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 9:34 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: Software , iPhone , iPad Mobile databases: they're a good thing, as Martha might say. Back when Palm ruled the handheld space and HanDBase was the king of the data portability castle, it might have been hard... (Continue reading)
Only iHome has the chops to produce an iPad alarm clock dock
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 10:21 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Just look at that beast. ... (Continue reading)
MobileBeat panel: Most profitable markets for location services still unclear
Written on 12 Jul, 2010 at 23:30 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Who’s going to be making money from location data? That’s the question that got a lot of attention today at a breakout session in VentureBeat’s MobileBeat 2010 conference. ... (Continue reading)
BearHug launches a warm, fuzzy approach to customer service
Written on 12 Jul, 2010 at 23:30 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
A number of new customer service tools have launched in the last few years, both from startups like GetSatisfaction and UserVoice, and also from larger companies like Salesforce.com. But an Austin-based company called Live Oak 360 thinks there’s room... (Continue reading)
MobileBeat: OwnYourInfo puts your private data in a mobile lock box
Written on 12 Jul, 2010 at 10:30 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
OwnYourInfo is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards. OwnYourInfo gives users a secure, neatly-ordered location to store and view their most... (Continue reading)