Why Netflix’s CDN Should Scare The Storage Industry
Lest storage vendors thought they were immune to disruption that open source hardware is having on the server industry, Netflix’s new Open Connect content-delivery network might make them think again....
View ArticleWhy The Lithium Air Battery Is Over Hyped
IBM has made a lot of noiseabout its lithium air battery, which it says can hold as much energy in a given volume as gasoline can. But General Motors isn’t all that convinced that lithium air battery...
View ArticleWas Winning On SOPA Bad For Tech?
I’ve spent a very interesting day at the Tech Policy Summit in Napa, but based on what I’ve heard, I’m beginning to think that the industry’s quick victory in killing the Stop Online Piracy Act this...
View ArticleThe Facebook Phone: Why Facebook Has to Try, And Why It Will Probably Fail
Facebook views itself as more than a social network. It aspires to be an operating system for the Web, or a platform in the mold of those built by Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. So as the...
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In Another Blow To Google, Apple Plans To Add Baidu For Search In China...
Apple Inc. plans to add Baidu Inc.’s search engine on iPhones in China, part of a push to broaden its services and user base in the world’s most-populous nation, according to two people with knowledge...
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Samsung Has A New CEO
Samsung Electronics Co, Asia's technology powerhouse battling Apple for smartphone supremacy, is shifting its CEO to a new role as the family-run parent company prepares to transfer ownership control...
View ArticleIn 1844, Morse Gets The Scoop, Then Tweets His Dinner
I’m reading a fascinating biography of Samuel Morse - Lightning Man: The Accursed Life Of Samuel F.B. Morse by Kenneth Silverman. I’ll post a review in a week or so, but one scene bears a quick post....
View ArticleMake Sure These Four Charges Aren’t On Your Credit Card Bill
We asked BillGuard, a services that checks your bills for bad charges, about the top four charges that their users found most “surprising” on their credit card bills. Here are the “gray charges” to...
View ArticleMedia & Mobile Shine at LAUNCH Silicon Valley Event
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to help judge a session on Media & Mobility at the LAUNCH Silicon Valley Conference in Mountain View. Five companies presented: AppSmyth which provides a...
View ArticleTwo New Small Features Of Facebook’s Camera iPhone App
Over the last week, I have been using the Facebook Camera application as my default mobile camera – in part as a test and in part because I love the ability to upload multiple pictures / create albums...
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Ad Revenue Will Start Slipping Away From The TV Industry Sooner Than It Thinks
Lots of recent discussion on TV and Hollywood. Ari Emmanuel accuses Google (again) of aiding and abetting pirates. Henry Blodget writes a nice piece on the changing TV viewing habits of consumers. Dan...
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Why iPhone Subsidies Are Unsustainable And Carriers Will Be Forced To Cut Them
In my previous article, we established that the iPhone's market share is heavily dependent on carrier subsidies. Now let's take a look how iPhone subsidies affect carriers and the potential impact...
View ArticleFeature Friday: Liking A Checkin
It's feature friday and today I want to talk about our portfolio company Foursquare, which put out a completely redone app this week on iOS and Android. Blackberry is coming shortly. I've got a few...
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MARK CUBAN: This Is The Future Of Video On The Internet
Henry Blodget and others have been arguing about the future of TV. I thought I would add my argument about the future of video on the internet. This is taken from an interview in VideoMaker Magazine....
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'RIP GOOD TIMES': Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile Crisis
Not too long ago, I found myself sitting in the second row of a conference room, anxiously scribbling notes, at what is now known as the “RIP Good Times” presentation. The presentation has become a...
View ArticleIntel Can’t Break TV’s Bundles
Lots of people who want to disrupt TV are counting on “over the top” services, which would deliver TV over the Web instead of traditional cable pipes. But Intel’s struggles show just how difficult...
View ArticleWhat Steve Jobs Left Untouched
There were a lot of things Steve Jobs was right about. Probably the most important thing he got right was realizing that you have to build a great stadium before you can invent great sports. An...
View ArticleWhy Is There No Netflix For Porn?
Make no mistake: The Extreme Entertainment Network, coming to Roku this summer, doesn’t cater to fans of sky diving or BMX competitions. Instead, it’s trying to push the envelope in a different space:...
View ArticleMillennials: They Aren’t So Tech Savvy After All
Conventional wisdom has it that kids and young adults now coming of age have been so steeped in everything from video games to social networking that they bring amazing new technology skills to the...
View ArticleAvoiding Password Breaches 101: Salt Your Hash
“Change your passwords now. Like, every password you use on every website you have ever visited.” You may have heard this advice from tech publications and mainstream rags after password leaks were...
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