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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Sony
#Sony Xperia Tablet leaked from internal slides: Surface-style keyboard and tentative $450 price tag - Engadget http://t.co/aBJTUgBR
August 01, 2012
Sony's next-generation tablet appears to have leaked on internal slides spotted by German news site, Mobiflip. In short, it's thinner and lighter than the Tablet S, while internal specifications also trump it, including a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 ("or later"), 3G connectivity and three storage options; 16, 32 and 64GB.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in YouTube
#YouTube will throw another $200 million at wannabe channel producers - Engadget http://t.co/I3fBtJ79
YouTube will throw another $200 million at wannabe channel producers - Engadget
Google's about to expand its original content experiment by spreading another $200 million around the video production community. The original $150 million, which created nearly 100 new YouTube channels with notables like Amy Poehler and NBA Star Blake Griffin, apparently caught on with advertisers who were willing to pay a premium to appear alongside branded, non-crummy content.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in Blog
#Blog Inspiration Series: Part 2 - Business Insider http://t.co/TvRXZA8F
Blog Inspiration Series: Part 2
It's been a few weeks since part 1 here of the blog inspiration series, but not for a lack of inspiration. We're slammed and it's a good problem to have, but I promised you awesome ideas, so let's get back to it! To recap ideas 1-3: Now on to the rest!
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in startup
Five ways to screw up your #startup's pitch via @CNET http://t.co/vCqUBXkK
Five ways to screw up your startup's pitch
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Pitching your startup idea to investors, journalists, and random people on the street is a rite of passage for all entrepreneurs. You have to convince hundreds (if not millions) of people that you're building something worthwhile and that they should get on board.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in Yahoo
Welcome To The New And Improved #Yahoo Mail. And It’s Crashing. via @techcrunch http://t.co/Oeg5TSi6
Welcome To The New And Improved Yahoo Mail. And It's Crashing.
Yahoo Mail users were surprised today by an upgrade that never went through, blocking them from accessing their inbox. Hundreds of users have taken to Yahoo Answers to try to figure out what's happening. Yahoo user "Brad" started a popular thread, "I got a message that Yahoo Mail has been upgraded, that it's faster and easier to use.
BBC shows off 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision# Olympic footage, we ask: why? - Engadget http://t.co/b27EAkwI
BBC shows off 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision Olympic footage, we ask: why? - Engadget
The first live Super Hi-Vision broadcast for public consumption was of the Olympic opening ceremony in London last week. We didn't get to see that premiere, or the second or third screenings either -- but the fourth? Oh yes.
What It's Like For An Ex-Employee Watching Facebook's Stock Tank - Business Insider http://t.co/9D4GQTz6
Ex-Facebook Employee With Stock Options: Here's What It Feels Like Watching The Stock Tank
Facebook Facebook's stock sank to a new low today, and is now trading at around $22. This has to be painful to watch for current Facebook employees, who have a lot of wealth tied to the company, but most of them aren't talking about it.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in Amazon
#Amazon updates Cloud Player with scan and match audio upgrades, splits service into free and premium tiers http://t.co/JyH7FWdb
Those licensing deals Amazon signed with major record labels just paid off: the company has today updated its Cloud Player service with a scan and match feature that will automatically upgrade eligible songs in your iTunes or Windows Media collection to 256kbps audio files in the cloud.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in Marketing
Google Acquires Wildfire, Will Now Sell Social #Marketing Services On Facebook and Twitter via @techcrunch http://t.co/k9FlECSa
Google Acquires Social Marketer Wildfire
Google has just bought social marketing software developer Wildfire, which lets brands serve marketing and ad campaigns on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and LinkedIn. Wildfire has grown to 400 employees over the last few years and now serves 16,000 customers.
Posted Jul 31 2012 by Andrew Richard in Chromebook
Google May Soon Give #Chromebook Users 100 GB Of Free Google Drive Storage via @techcrunch http://t.co/CuxlAwGk
Google May Soon Give Chromebook Users 100 GB Of Free Google Drive Storage
Google's browser-centric Chromebooks have now found their way into your local big-box electronic store and they seem to be a hit with schools, but there is little evidence that mainstream users are warming up to Google's ChromeOS devices.
