technical

Eye-Fi Eyes a Fight Over Wireless SD Cards

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 25 at 8:13 am PT

Would new standards for wireless SD cards offer more options to camera consumers, or just confuse them? Eye-Fi’s CEO says the latter is the case.

OutCast Agency Head Joins Facebook as Tech Communications Lead

Kara Swisher in News on March 17, 2011 at 4:54 pm PT

Caryn Marooney, the co-founder of one of Silicon Valley’s premier tech communications firms, OutCast Agency, is joining Facebook to lead its tech public relations strategy. Marooney has actually led the Facebook account for OutCast, which she and Margit Wennmachers built and sold to Next Fifteen Communications Group in 2005 for over $10 million.

Dear Zuck: The Apple iPad Is Mobile (So Sorry!)

Kara Swisher in News on November 5, 2010 at 6:01 am PT

Because while those who live in the echo chamber of Silicon Valley are frequently wrong, but never in doubt, a gigantic amount of time is spent being more technical than realistic. And by “technical,” I mean annoyingly detailed in making a point as to completely obfuscate the essence of anything. Let me explain.

How to Find the Google Chrome App Store: Wait Till December

Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2010 at 11:53 am PT

You probably don’t care, anyway. But some developers, particularly content companies that want to sell their stuff somewhere beyond Apple’s iTunes, are interested in the store, which Google previewed back in May.

Cablevision Complains (Very Quietly) About News Corp.'s Web Blackout

Peter Kafka in Media on October 18, 2010 at 10:49 am PT

The move to shut down Fox.com and close off part of Hulu to the cable system’s customers was “unprecedented and anti-consumer.” So why not holler loudly?

Samsung: Glasses-Free 3D TV Unlikely in Next 5-10 Years

Jung-Ah Lee and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2010 at 7:55 am PT

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest flat-screen television maker by shipments, said glasses-free three-dimensional TV sets won’t be a common household item in the next five to 10 years because technical hurdles still exist before such TVs can be mass-produced at an affordable price.

Apple's Ping Wants Rock ‘n’ Roll, but No Sex and Drugs

Peter Kafka in Media on October 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

When it comes to creating profiles on its would-be social network, Apple doesn’t want music acts thinking that differently.

"Elevate America" Program Actually Elevate Microsoft Program

John Paczkowski in News on February 23, 2009 at 6:59 am PT

Microsoft gave technical training to the 5,000 employees it plans to lay off over the next 18 months. Now it’s extending that benefit to the rest of the unemployed labor pool. On Sunday, the company announced Elevate America, a three-year job-training effort aimed at giving people the technology skills they need to survive in the job market.

“Elevate America” Program Actually Elevate Microsoft Program

John Paczkowski in News on February 23, 2009 at 6:59 am PT

Microsoft gave technical training to the 5,000 employees it plans to lay off over the next 18 months. Now it’s extending that benefit to the rest of the unemployed labor pool. On Sunday, the company announced Elevate America, a three-year job-training effort aimed at giving people the technology skills they need to survive in the job market.