November 7, 2010
Nexus One Getting Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" Update In "The Next Few Days"?
Google had originally wanted to launch the Nexus Two device alongside Android 2.3, the next release of their mobile operating system, also known as “Gingerbread”. That’s not going to happen.…
5 new WebOS devices revealed in WebOS 2 codename bonanza?
We already know that HP are planning on squirting out a bevy of webOS devices some time in the future, but we now have some kind of unofficial confirmation that…
BlackBerry Torch now available in red or white from AT&T for $99
If you’ve been sweet on the BlackBerry Torch but feel that black is actually the new beige, then you’ll be happy to hear that the slide-tastic device is now available…
Google Voice and FaceTime – Why the Carriers Are Losing Their Voice
Lately it seems like there is endless news around messaging, VoIP and video calling. Apple recently announced they’d added FaceTime support for the Mac, and had shipped 19 million FaceTime-enabled iOS…
NSFW: Playing Hangman on Twitter
On the afternoon of Halloween, a New York based blogger spotted a group of kids lined up at the side of a road, throwing rocks and eggs at passing cars.…
RockMelt: A Browser Built For Sharing (First Hands On And 500 Exclusive Invites)
If you are going to create a new browser from scratch and go up against the Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple, you might as well make it really different. Rockmelt,…
Twitter Places Is Nothing New, But The Ability To Claim Venues Is Being Tested
Okay everyone, let’s calm down. Currently making the rounds on the Internet is that Twitter is about to launch a Foursquare-killer, Twitter Places. The only problem? They actually launched it…
Keep Tabs On Your Favorite Startups With StartupFollower
From AdaptiveBlue to Zazzle, everyone has startups they go fangirl and fanboy over (hi Quora). To save you the trouble of obsessively scanning your RSS feed or setting up individual…
Some hax0rs have figured out how to control the Kinect’s motors from Windows, the first step in eventual total control of the new Microsoft gaming product. Not much else to…
Lum-Tec just posted this striking shot of their new B8 chronograph. I love the styling and quality – Lum-Tec is great at PVD coatings and lume – but I’m sad,…
Polish programmers are joining U.S. startups – but staying in Poland
This is a guest post by Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa, product manager at Inflavo and former community manager at Adtaily. On Twitter she is @julencja If you happen to be a smart,…
Editor’s note: Guest author Aaron Levie is the founder and CEO of Box.net In the enterprise, simplicity simply doesn’t sell. Complexity, on the other hand, justifies costly software licenses and…
Ask a VC in Indonesia: Is East Ventures Early or Crazy? [TCTV]
Welcome to part two of Ask a VC in Southeast Asia. This week, it’s Wilson Cuaca and Chandra Tjan of East Ventures. I shot this video in Singapore, but they…
We're about to Find out Just How Powerful Tencent Is
At Tencent headquarters there are pictures of its cutesy penguin mascot everywhere. Sometimes he’s winking and smiling, and sometimes he’s getting all badass. It’s also how the company behaves in…
Polish Developers Are Joining U.S. Startups – But Staying In Poland
This is a guest post by Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa, product manager at Inflavo and former community manager at Adtaily. On Twitter she is @julencja. If you happen to be a smart,…