Day: October 14, 2013

Windows and HTC jump into jumbo phones

The bulky HTC One Max goes up against Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3, larger Windows phones are on the way with latest update, and Sonos’ new speaker includes a free network bridge…….


Netflix to US cable giants: Hey, you ready to bundle our service yet?

Seeks deals to come built in on TV set-top boxes, claim insiders……


Next in Netflix’s originals queue: a thriller from ‘Damages’ team

Netflix recruits a big-name studio and high-profile creators for another original that appears to be truly original — a psychological thriller about the secrets between adult siblings…….


Why CX (Customer Experience) will remain a tough sell

CX (customer experience) have to be more than just CRM with some social content awareness. But, beyond the functional shortcomings of these products, the real challenge may be in finding someone to buy the whole CX enchilada. Does your firm have someone in charge of optimizing the asset called ‘customers’? If not, CX may be…


Why Small-Scale Biomass Energy Projects Aren’t a Solution To Climate Change

Lasrick writes “Roberto Bissio has an excellent piece in a roundtable on biomass energy, pointing out that small scale biomass energy projects designed for people in poor countries aren’t really a solution to climate change. After pointing out that patent protections could impede wide-spread adoption, Bissio adds that the people in these countries aren’t really…


Microsoft BLOWS UP WINDOWS PHONE 8 … for 6in 1080p phablets

Let’s hope this isn’t news to Nokia……


Pandora CFO: We do Internet Radio ‘better than anyone’ (Q&A)

iTunes Radio launched with a splash, and is poised to roll out across the globe. So where does that leave Pandora?……


BlackBerry to customers, partners: Don’t freak out (or bail on us) yet

The smartphone maker publishes an open letter in efforts to appease customers and partners, as the company faces financially troubled times. We analyze what the company is saying…….


Shuttle’s final journey captured in epic time-lapse video

Frame by frame, photographer Scott Andrews documented Endeavour’s move to its final resting place…….


Broadcom Laying Off LTE and Modem Design Employees

Dawn Kawamoto writes “Within days of closing its deal to acquire LTE-related assets from Renesas Electronics, Broadcom is now taking the hatchet to its own internal LTE and modem design team members by doling out pink slips. Although several hundred Broadcom workers in the U.S. and overseas are getting layoff notices, the figure could go…