04 Sep 2010
(Credit: Cote @ RedMonk)
Our big MuleCon user event started yesterday and continues today, capped off with a Developer Campground that we are hosting with all of the worldwide Mule team attending and answering questions.
So far the event has been a big success and I have been too busy to blog. However, thanks to Cote, who [...]
30 Aug 2010
Digital watermarks modify a digital file slightly so that specific information can be embedded, but the techniques are subtle so people don’t notice the change when viewing or listening to the media file. The technology is a less-obtrusive cousin to digital rights management (DRM), which at least in theory encrypts files so they can’t be [...]
24 Aug 2010
This collaboration between GIPS and CGS means that millions of Pronto users can now enjoy high-quality voice communication.
Global IP Solutions, a company that provides IP-based voice and video communication for mobile platforms, has now brought its solutions to power Web 2.0.
CommuniGate Pronto is a Web 2.0 client that unifies all forms of communications. Pronto 2.2 [...]
21 Aug 2010
On the road to the elusive Web 3.0 (something to do with semantics, meaning, and context rather than just data, links, and AJAX), core infrastructure is beginning to move from the edge to a center inhabited by companies such as Amazon, Salesforce.com, Joyent, and now Google with its new App Engine.
Call it Web 2.5, [...]
21 Aug 2010
comScore has done a wonderful job.
Of marketing comScore results.
If the Internet abacus company sees its readings suggest a significant conclusion, it releases the information in an interesting and digestible form.
However, I understand that both comScore and its frats-in-stats at Nielsen Online are having their audits audited by the Interactive Advertising Bureau after mlb.com declared that [...]
21 Aug 2010
This week’s episode of Open Season is our worst technically but probably the most entertaining content-wise.
When I first read the FSJ blog I knew the writing was too good for it not to be a legit journalist. And the amazing thing is he is still cranking out great, completely absurd blog posts. It’s like [...]
21 Aug 2010
X-bit Labs is not only reporting that Microsoft is still planning on releasing an external Blu-ray drive, but also that the company already has the device ready to go.
According to the article, Toshiba (yes, you read that correctly) and Samsung have been asked to come up with the external Blu-ray solution for the
Xbox 360. [...]
21 Aug 2010
Samsung HT-BD2S: the "s" is for "smaller speakers".
(Credit:
Samsung)
A second Blu-ray home theater system has joined Samsung’s product lineup. The HT-BD2S is essentially identical to its predecessor, the Samsung HT-BD2T, but with two important distinctions: the BD2S has small satellite speakers (versus the four tallboy models that anchored the BD2T), and it’s available for an even [...]
21 Aug 2010
The clock is ticking down for Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to unveil Plan B–if he really has one. Microsoft believes that he’s bluffing and plans to pursue this deal through to a conclusion.
In an interview with my colleague Ina Fried on Wednesday, Bill Gates made clear why Microsoft’s in love with this grand [...]
21 Aug 2010
The six Blue Angels F-18s fly together in perfect formation during a practice performance at their home base in Pensacola, Fla.
(Credit:
Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com)
PENSACOLA, Fla.–If you’ve ever watched a Blue Angels show, you may not have known that when the F-18 pilots are screaming across the sky, less than 2 feet apart, they’re probably not looking [...]