HTC reportedly takes a cue from Samsung, will offer “Google Edition” HTC One
HTC will reportedly reverse course and offer a "Google Edition" HTC One phone, with the official announcement expected next week. That could give HTC a boost by getting more marketing help and making pure Android fans happier. With 5 million sales alr.....»»
Where are they now (Fisker edition)? The story gets even weirder
The long disturbing tale of electric car maker Fisker Automotive keeps on going, and keeps getting more weird. Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has yet to file for bankruptcy or find a buyer, but it already has some alum — two former Fisker.....»»
Games for the weekend: Dude Perfect
Inspired by the real world YouTube sensation of the same name, this game uses clouds, buildings, trucks, balloons, fences and even flying saucers as obstacles to sinking the perfect shot. Games for the Weekend is a weekly feature aimed at helping you .....»»
AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid service can now connect to LTE
Starting Friday, if you buy an LTE or HSPA+ compatible device on GoPhone -- or bring your own -- you will be able to connect to AT&T's fastest networks. AT&T is no longer saving its sparkly new LTE network for its high-end contract customers. On Frida.....»»
How Amazon’s cloud competitors are trying to find cracks in AWS’s armor
News flash: The public cloud "ain't all that," says every cloud provider in the universe (except for Amazon Web Services.) It’s not exactly shocking that Amazon cloud competitors are polishing up their PR talking points about the benefits of hybrid .....»»
Report: Better Place to file for bankruptcy
If Better Place files for bankruptcy in a few days, as reported by Fortune, it would represent a sober end to a high-flying dream that raised hundreds of millions of dollars. After around $850 million in funding and six years in existence, the electr.....»»
Steering clear of the iceberg: three ways we can fix the data-credibilty crisis in science
Science has a data problem, There's been a rash of experiments that no one can reproduce and studies that have to be retracted, But there are some nascent efforts to address this credibility crisis by changing the way the data is handled. As I detail.....»»
Australian researchers get closer to scalable quantum computing
Researchers in Australia are making progress in executing on a vision for quantum computing involving a phosphorus atom, which means a new commercial product might not be so far off in the future. Researchers in Australia are making progress in their .....»»
VMware’s revolving door keeps on spinning
Javier Soltero, CTO of applications and SaaS for VMware and Kevin Henrickson, who worked on Zimbra, both signed on with Redpoint Ventures. A week after VMware announced its top-priority Infrastructure-as-a-Service play, two more executives associate.....»»
Report: Google wants to connect the developing world with wireless
WSJ reports Google has ambitions of connecting a billion new people to the internet using a combination of white space, satellite and aerial technologies. Given those technologies' limitations, though, a billion is a stretch. You might have thought Go.....»»
VMware’s revolving door keeps on spinning
Javier Soltero, CTO of applications and SaaS for VMware and Kevin Henrickson, who worked on Zimbra, both signed on with Redpoint Ventures. A week after VMware announced its top-priority Infrastructure-as-a-Service play, two more e.....»»
Report: Google wants to connect the developing world with wireless
WSJ reports Google has ambitions of connecting a billion new people to the internet using a combination of white space, satellite and aerial technologies. Given those technologies' limitations, though, a billion is a stretch. You mi.....»»
Steering clear of the iceberg: three ways we can fix the data-credibilty crisis in science
Science has a data problem, There's been a rash of experiments that no one can reproduce and studies that have to be retracted, But there are some nascent efforts to address this credibility crisis by changing the way the data is handled. &nbs.....»»
Australian researchers get closer to scalable quantum computing
Researchers in Australia are making progress in executing on a vision for quantum computing involving a phosphorus atom, which means a new commercial product might not be so far off in the future. Researchers in Australia are making.....»»
Games for the weekend: Dude Perfect
Inspired by the real world YouTube sensation of the same name, this game uses clouds, buildings, trucks, balloons, fences and even flying saucers as obstacles to sinking the perfect shot. Games for the Weekend is a weekly feature ai.....»»
AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid service can now connect to LTE
Starting Friday, if you buy an LTE or HSPA+ compatible device on GoPhone -- or bring your own -- you will be able to connect to AT&T's fastest networks. AT&T is no longer saving its sparkly new LTE network for its high-end contract .....»»
How Amazon’s cloud competitors are trying to find cracks in AWS’s armor
News flash: The public cloud "ain't all that," says every cloud provider except for Amazon Web Services. It’s not exactly shocking that Amazon cloud competitors are polishing up their PR talking points about the benefits of hybrid.....»»
Report: Better Place to file for bankruptcy
If Better Place files for bankruptcy in a few days, as reported by Fortune, it would represent a sober end to a high-flying dream that raised hundreds of millions of dollars. After around $850 million in funding, and six years in e.....»»
Fight over TV streaming heats up as broadcasters file new lawsuit in Washington DC
The great game between broadcasters and upstart services that stream TV took another turn this week as Fox and others filed a new copyright lawsuit in Washington, DC. Major broadcasters filed a new lawsuit this week as part of an on.....»»
Where are they now (Fisker edition)? The story gets even weirder
The long disturbing tale of electric car maker Fisker Automotive keeps on going, and keeps getting more weird. Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has yet to file for bankruptcy or find a buyer, but it already has some alum —.....»»