Bump Technologies recently released a shinier and faster version of its Bump application for the iPhone. As a result, the company has seen almost 150 percent growth in the number of people who bump and times they bump their devices. Read More »
Hewlett-Packard said today that Chairman, CEO and President Mark Hurd has resigned his positions following an inquiry over a sexual harassment claim. HP’s press release led with the scandal, but also noted that the computing company has raised is revenue expectations for the year. Read More »
Years from now, when I tell my grandkids about this thing called print books, I’ll talk about the point in time that e-books won the war. Three defining events this week signaled that the era of physical bookstores has officially passed. Read More »
Demand Media, the paid-content company started by MySpace founder Richard Rosenblatt, has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are the first step on the road to an initial public offering of shares that is expected to hit the market later this year. Read More »
Last week, I gave some tips for managing information overload, primarily with a focus on dealing with email overload. I wanted to follow up this week with a few more suggestions for dealing with the information overload that results from participation in social media. Read More »
A British study says workers waste time on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and that the resulting loss of productivity could be costing the economy as much as $22 billion. But do we need a study to tell us people waste time during work hours? Read More »
Users are increasingly excited by the introduction of Apple’s new FaceTime mobile video chat application, but people use their mobile phones differently than they use other forms of video chat. What are the new rules for video chat when your phone is your camera? Read More »
LightSquared, a company with plans to build a nationwide Long Term Evolution wireless network has found its first customer in Airspan Networks, a provider of connectivity to utilities for their smart grid efforts. Airspan said it will resell some of LightSquared’s 1.4 GHz spectrum. Read More »
More Must Reads
- By The Numbers: Running a Coworking Space
- When it comes to building a coworking space, Philadelphia's IndyHall and UK-based Fly the Coop have a few key lessons to share.
- The Week e-books Won the War
- Three defining events this week marked the arrival of the e-book age and signaled that the era of physical bookstores has officially passed.
- Report: Google’s Voice Possibilities
- With most components needed for a comprehensive unified-communications offering under its belt, Google clearly has enterprise-level plans for its Google Voice Service.
