Boxee Brings The SOPA P...
SOPA protests are everywhere today. The Internet is collectively up in arms about the proposed legislation. Major sites are shut down, banners are everywhere, but that’s online. Boxee is taking the fight to living rooms. Turn on a Boxee Box today and you’ll be greeted with...Samsung Not Sold On The...
I’ve long wondered what exactly Samsung would do with their homegrown Bada operating system, and for a little while there the answer seemed clear — Samsung SVP Tae-jin Kang recently noted that Bada would be merged with the Intel-backed Tizen OS project . In fact, he said at...Bessemer Leads $21M Rou...
SendGrid, an email delivery and management service, has raised $21 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors Foundry Group, Highway 12 Ventures, SoftTechVC, 500 Startups and Bullet Time Ventures also participated in the round. This brings the...
Rockers One Like Son Re...
In August, I remember seeing YouTube links for the band One Like Son , who recorded an entire song using only their iPhones and a few iPhone peripherals (in addition to their instruments and drum programs). Today, I received a press release indicating that the band have finished...Kinect Comes To Windows...
We knew that Microsoft’s hit motion-control accessory for the Xbox 360, Kinect, was coming to Windows eventually. They’ve been hinting at it, people have been hacking it, and they even released an SDK a little while back. But one of the last things Ballmer said tonight at his...
AT&T Unveils 6 New ...
As expected, AT&T is making some big plays when it comes to their LTE handset lineup, and they’ve just revealed a handful of new devices at their Las Vegas Developers Summit. Samsung has come through with two new(ish) LTE phones and one budget-conscious handset. AT&T...When You Have To Buy Th...
Over at WindowsITPro , Paul Thurott outlines some details of Microsoft/Nokia’s (purported) marketing plans for Windows Phone in 2012. Amongst them: a $10 to $15 commission for retail sales people who sell Windows Phone handsets over Android or iOS. In turn, John Gruber asks :...
The Road To CES: A Peek...
When you’re a small team going to cover the biggest electronics show in the world, every person has to act as a Swiss Army knife, able to fill any role at any time. This generally produces an incredibly heavy bag, packed with spare cameras, lenses, batteries, cords, and of course a...
Yammer, We Just Can’t...
Do you have a product or service you don’t really like, always complain about, yet can’t really stop using? Everyone knows someone who owns a car that always breaks down, or dates a girl that they’re not particularly into but for some reason they haven’t made the...