Archive for October, 2011

Was Solyndra the exception or the rule for the solar industry?

Oct 6 by Scarlett Madison | 1 comment

Many politicians in both parties are pointing to the Solyndra debacle as proof that we’re either handling the solar energy industry incorrectly or that it’s simply not valid in today’s world. Then, there are those who say Solyndra was an isolated case, that the industry as a whole is still thriving more »

You know what's cool? One billion Google Earth downloads

Oct 6 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

In 6 years, Google Earth has been downloaded one billion times. The desktop client, mobile app, and plug-in combination have taken geospacial technology and put it at the fingertips of users across the globe, allowing us to see places, explore the seas, and view the sky from anywhere with a reliable more »

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

Oct 5 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

The big gamble starts October 7th. Sprint just updated their website with an advertisement for pre-orders on the iPhone 4s. Eyes of the tech world and Wall Street will be watching the pre-order numbers closely as Sprint has “bet the farm” on the iPhone; their plans to buy 30 million iPhones over the next 4 years for $20 billion has already more »

Will unlimited data plans give the Sprint iPhone enough for conquest sales?

Oct 5 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

There is little doubt that when Sprint begins servicing iPhones, current Sprint customers will switch to it. The real question that must be answered to determine Sprint’s long-term future is whether or not they’ll get conquest sales from Verizon and AT&T. Rumors have been circulating about unlimited data plans since it more »

Further proof that Apple can predict the future: Siri, 1987

Oct 5 by Scarlett Madison | 4 comments

Apple has often been noted as having the uncanny ability to see into their future. It isn’t simply having products that are ahead of their time. It’s about having a vision that can come true. On today, the day that Steve Jobs died, let’s take a look at one of the most profound examples of Apple’s predictive abilities. more »

Steve Jobs has died

Oct 5 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. He was 56. The statement was made by Apple. He spent the last several years leading the company to be one of the world’s largest while fighting a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He resigned in late August. Apple has lost a visionary and creative more »

How social media has evolved the role of the ad executive

Oct 5 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Social media has had a tremendous effect on many aspects of life and work over the last couple of years. Marketing and advertising have been particularly affected due to the attention that social media demands. Just as radio changed advertising, then television changed it later, now the internet more »

Boeing's Dreamliner sparks new era of commercial aviation

Oct 4 by David Lux | add comment

Boeing delivered its first batch of all-new 787 Dreamliners this month, ushering in a new generation of commercial aircraft. The Dreamliner is more efficient and offers more passenger comfort than its predecessors, and it’s being dubbed as the “first new airplane of the 21st century” by Boeing execs. Boeing’s more »

Links on Facebook to be screened for viruses

Oct 4 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

Phishers and hackers have found that social media is a great place to plant links to malicious websites as unsuspecting people click through and get infected or give their information. Now, Facebook is changing that by checking every outbound link through a system designed by security firm Websense. “Facebook more »

6 basic online college courses you can listen to as podcasts

Oct 3 by Greg Voakes | 1 comment

Sometimes the hardest part of getting a degree isn’t the final exam or the big midterm project. It’s getting started. Hell, sometimes it’s just trying to decide if you want to go back to school. If, however, you’re one of the millions who is thinking of changing careers to go back to school more »

Rhapsody to acquire Napster

Oct 3 by Connor Livingston | add comment

Sean Parker has been in the news a few times lately. In this case, his roots at Napster are his only involvement and he isn’t getting much more than a mention as the controversial file-sharing site that helped start the revolution is being acquired from Best Buy by Rhapsody. The deal, expected to close on November 30, is for an undisclosed more »

Amazon may have sold 95,000 Kindle Fires in one day

Oct 3 by David Lux | 1 comment

Based on one research firm’s estimates, online retailer Amazon may have sold 95,000 units of its all-new Kindle Fire tablet in the first day the device was available for pre-order. “eDataSource’s panel of 800,000 [email] inboxes allows us to gain insight into eCommerce sales” said Carter Nicholas, CEO of eDataSource, a leading more »

Tech jobs in high demand as the talent wars heat up

Oct 2 by Greg Voakes | 1 comment

The down economy is keeping many people across America and the world unemployed. One area that is not seeing the same challenges is the high-end tech industry. Companies like Apple are hiring and they’re willing to pay big bucks for those who have the right stuff. According to recent research, more »

Star Wars "Imperial March" (as performed by 2 floppy disk drives)

Oct 2 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Few songs are more sinister or invoke a deeper geek reaction than Imperial March, the musical interpretation of the domination of the Empire in Star Wars. Thanks to YouTube user sh4dowww90, we now have the song to enjoy in a format most have never heard: floppy disk drive music. Here’s how it works: It’s nothing more »