TechCrunch:
Sun Microsystems is elevating its presence in the cloud with the acquisition of Belgium-based Q-layer, which is in the business of automation of cloud computing deployments. Q-layer will become part of Sun’s cloud computing unit.The official statement doesn't provide much more details, and the terms of the agreement remain (Read More)
VentureBeat:
The internet is serious business. Just ask Canadian ex-model Liskula Cohen, who’s suing Google to unmask the individual or individuals behind the blog Skanks in New York, a site hosted by Google’s Blogger publishing service. The blog didn’t release Cohen’s social security number, credit card info or (Read More)
VentureBeat:
South Korea’s LG Electronics kicked off press day at the International Consumer Electronics Show this morning with a flurry of new technology and product announcements.Other TV makers will likely match some of these announcements, but LG’s focus on mainstream consumers suggests that some technologies that have b (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Intel announced today it expects to lose between $1.1 to $1.2 billion on its investments, a huge increase from the previous estimate of a $50 million loss. Most of that loss comes from Intel’s investment in Clearwire, which created a joint venture with Sprint to build a national mobile network using Intel’s WiMa (Read More)
Gizmodo:
If you are unfamiliar, Eye-Fi SD cards can add Wi-Fi to any camera (and they work pretty well to boot). Now the company is announcing automatic uploading direct to YouTube. Eye-Fi is previewing the new technology at CES this year, and they are designing their upload service to support full-HD video—which would pair ni (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Bug Labs, the system of open source gadget building blocks, is getting pico projector, speaker, 3G, combo Bluetooth/WiFi and a 802.15.4 radio module. The pico projector and 3G modules are the most interesting of the group. The DLP powered display has a 480x320 resolution, 9 lumens and integrated stereo sound. The 3G modules (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
At the Macworld 2009 keynote today, Apple announced that by the end of this quarter, all 10 million songs available on iTunes will be DRM free (Digital Rights Management). As of today, 8 million songs will be DRM free, with the other 2 million done by end of Q1 09. This is long overdue, especially considering that Steve Jo (Read More)