December 2009
Japanese conglomerates Fuji Heavy Industries, Sumitomo and Subaru are developing a new robot [JP, PDF] that’s able to clean office buildings autonomously. The yet to be named robot (pictured on…
If you’re keen on the whole low voltage ultraportable idea (bigger screens, slightly faster processors than standard netbooks) but you can’t quite stomach the $600+ price tag that accompanies most…
Video: Jack Dorsey Talks Square And I Buy Him Coffee With It
As we first reported over the summer, Twitter creator Jack Dorsey has a new project. Originally known as “Squirrel,” the name has been changed to Square, but the idea remains…
Look. I’m all for the D.I.Y-spirit. I go to the Maker Faire, I randomly add LEDs to things that have no reason to have them, and I’ve voided more warranties…
Jack Dorsey's Square Is (Almost) Open For Business
We’ve been tracking Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Square since May when we first got the details on the new mobile phone payment service. Today the company unveiled its website for…
Last week, Fring took their first step into the video calling space by bringing Fring/Skype video support to a handful of Nokias. Not looking to let the momentum fizzle, Fring…
The Dell Precision M6500 packs a Core i7 Extreme and high price tag
Dell is serious about mobile computing. That is if you consider mobile computing touting around a full-power 8.5lbs, 17-inch notebook. At least with the new M6500, you won’t be compromising…
Spotify announces a new mobile savvy CTO
[Sweden] Oskar Stål has joined Spotify as its new CTO after the departure of the original CTO Andreas Ehn, who left to pursue his own startup. I guess people slightly…
Costco has a pretty stellar deal on a big 28-inch monitor at just $249.99 with free shipping. That price is good until January 4, 2010 too, so start saving up…
Yahoo, Right Media To Shut Down DMX Platform End Of January 2010
Right Media, the ad exchange that was acquired by Yahoo in 2007 for a reported $680 million in cash and stock, has recently seen its founder Michael Walrath walk away…
VidQue Aims To Do A Better Job Surfacing Online Videos Worth Watching
Every minute, approximately 20 hours of video gets uploaded to YouTube, so it won’t surprise you if I say that it’s impossible for any human being to watch everything on…
Coremetrics Says Online Retailers See 14 Percent Rise In Cyber Monday Sales
Cyber Monday might have turned out to be better than expected. Online retailers saw a 13.7 percent increase in sales compared to last year, and 24.1 percent more than on…
Inbox2: One InBox And Communications Stream To Rule Them All
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which inbox is the fairest of them all? Inbox2 is betting on all of them with its online platform, which attempts to bring together all…
Genieo Raises $3 Million For Personalized Homepage Platform
Startup Genieo, which develops personalized home pages, has raised $3 million in seed funding from undisclosed investors. Genieo’s technology automatically discovers the user’s topics of interest when they are browsing…
Mini robot climbs up and down water and gas pipes to inspect them
A research group from Japan’s University of Electro-Communications has developed a mini robot that’s able to move freely inside water and gas pipes with a diameter of 10cm or more.…
Google Publishes Zeitgeist 2009 – Michael Jackson Crowned King Again
Microsoft already featured the top search terms entered in its Bing search engine this year, leading us to conclude that “Michael Jackson Beats Out Twitter”. On Bing, that is. But…
Animoto Sends Some Holiday Cheer With Festive Custom Videos
Animoto, the startup that allows you to take your images, video and your music and mash them together to create cool videos, is launching a holiday themed platform that lets…
UK Broadcaster Turns Angel, Backs GymFu And School Report Card
It’s interesting that Channel 4, a UK public sector broadcaster has set up an investment fund to back startups. It’s even more interesting that the 4iP fund will tomorrow announce…
Need Help Selecting a Payment Processor? Look No Further Than Payments-R-Us
The irony is that many get pretty far down the development path before realizing that adding billing infrastructure to their offering may not be as simple as integrating with PayPal’s…
Facebook Investor DST Expands Mail.ru With Astrum Online Merger
Digital Sky Technologies (aka DST), the Russian Internet holding company that holds stakes in several major Russian-language social networking and communication players and notably also recently invested in Facebook, is…
Fring Brings Free Video Calling To The iPhone, Nokia Smartphones
Apple has long been rumored to integrate video conferencing capabilities in the iPhone, and most expected Skype to incorporate such a feature in its free application for iPhone and iPod…
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Spotify Gets A New Mobile Savvy CTO
[Sweeden] Oskar Stål has joined Spotify as its new CTO after the departure of the original CTO Andreas Ehn, who left to pursue his own startup. I guess people slightly…
Foxconn To Launch Retail Stores In China
Taiwan-headquartered Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, will launch up to 10,000 consumer electronics retail stores in China, says China Daily. Until now they have not had a significant retail…