May 3, 2010 | business, DRM, video
Ah, Avatar. Extraordinary movie-making, one of the prettiest movies ever to hit the screen. The perfect movie for your new Blu-Ray player and HD TV – it will look splendid. Well, that’s if it will play. And if the disc in the stores now is the one you want to buy....
Apr 5, 2010 | broadband, business, web_services
BROADBAND While high-visibility battles are fought over health care and regulation of financial institutions, there are equally important things happening at a lower level, as federal agencies begin to reassert themselves under the leadership of people who believe in...
Mar 22, 2010 | business, mobile, web_services
Article in today’s New York Times, “Digitally, Location Is Where It’s At”: To someone not in their 20s whose location generally isn’t that interesting to others — that would be me — the idea of handing over your privacy with both hands to strap on a digital ankle...
Mar 21, 2010 | Apple, business, Facebook, Google, mobile, web_services
The new little device in your pocket knows where you are – and that’s the next thing that’s going to change the world. Location will be the most important thing that happens in technology this year, and in the long run it will likely be as significant as the rise of...
Mar 8, 2010 | Apple, business
UPDATE 03/12: Okay, move along, nothing to see here. A commenter pointed out there are two versions of the iPad commercial on YouTube, identical except for the shape of the iPad. Apparently the commercial that aired was the one that consistently shows the square iPad....
Feb 9, 2010 | Apple, business, Google, Microsoft, mobile, web_services
Windows 7 is a staggering achievement. Microsoft delivered exactly the right product at the right time and will completely dominate desktop computing for the foreseeable future. Microsoft shows no signs of being able to do anything similar in any of the other areas...
