Archive for the “Wired Tech Biz” CategoryArticles from Wired Tech Biz. The rumor du jour is that Microsoft is just two weeks away from launching a competitor to Amazon’s massively popular EC2 service. This seems like big news, until you consider that Microsoft already offers a competitor to Amazon EC2.
May
18
2012
 
ITC Awards Microsoft an Import Ban on Motorola Phones, TabletsPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizThe ITC decided on Friday that Motorola’s phones and tablets should be banned from sale in 60 days due to a violation of a Microsoft patent. President Obama could possibly overturn the sale ban.
There is a lot of misguided focus on which Facebook employees and investors are amassing what size pile of money, says Meagan Marks, a former Facebook employee, and a shareholder. ?What this IPO is really about is the company now has more money to go out and make more acquisitions and build more interesting products.?
I’ve actually gotten to play with the Etcher myself: Krupnik sent me an earlier prototype (ugly, but functional) when he found out I’m an Etch-a-Sketch artist, and I wanted a first-hand impression of how the thing actually works. Because really, as one of my fellow GeekDads asked, why would you pay $45 to turn your $500 tablet into a $15 toy? Read on, and I’ll tell you.
Having been a long time user of various iRig iPhone products I jumped at the chance to try out their new gadget, the iRig MIC Cast. This is a compact microphone on a mini-jack plugs directly into the iPhone to enhance the audio volume and audio quality of recordings.
The HTC One X is one of the best smartphones on the market, and the best Android phone you can buy right now, period.
May
17
2012
Raccoon Sex Tape Is Sad Barometer of Good TastePosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizShaun Pendergast was working away at his Portland apartment when he heard a strange noise. He walked to the window and saw two raccoons expressing their love for each other on his roof.
Okay, I’m not a huge fan of Facebook games. I never played Farmville or Mafia Wars, and since I spend less and less time on Facebook every passing month, I’m not usually on the lookout for games there. However, one of my favorite iOS games has made the jump to Facebook: Jetpack Joyride.
May
16
2012
So You Think You Might Be in Love With Facebook StockPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech Biz
May
16
2012
Mophie Juice Packs Give iPhone Batteries a BoostPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizI have asked for a specific table at a restaurant just so I could be near an outlet and I’ve sat on the floor of more than a few convention centers, listening to a panel and charging my iPhone. I’m happy to say that those days are behind me now that I have the Mophie Juice Pack Plus.
May
15
2012
Eleven Jurors Consider Claims of Android Patent InfringementPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizSome have painted Oracle’s lawsuit against Google as mere opportunism — an effort to squeeze some money out of Android, a skyrocketing mobile operating system. But as the Google-Oracle trial reaches the end of its second phase, Oracle lead counsel Mike Jacobs is adamant that this case is about protecting the future of Java, the programming platform that Oracle acquired from Sun Microsystems in 2010.
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