Cristine Gonzalez
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Nokeena to improve online video, reduce costs
Startup Nokeena Networks says it’s come up with a way to improve online video viewing and save money for ISPs and content delivery networks (CDNs).
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, launched its Media Flow Director “software appliance” today. The company says the software increases server capacity and reduces operating expenses by 50 to 65 percent. So, say 40,000 people want to watch an episode of ABC’s Lost online. With existing software, content delivery networks require 10… Continue Reading
Qik to cut mobile costs for globe-trotters
Qik, a live video streaming service for cell phone users, has a solution for traveling mobile users who get socked by big bills a month after they get home: Qik Roam.
The prepaid SIM card lets users make voice calls, stream video live, send e-mail, and web browse in 134 countries — with a 60 to 80 percent savings on roaming and data charges.
Qik announced a partnership with Irish communications outfit Cubic Telecom today at its… Continue Reading
Mobile app developers fire back: Nokia sucks!
Yesterday I wrote about Ewan MacLeod’s claims that Silicon Valley developers are missing out on potentially lucrative markets by ignoring Nokia’s Ovi Store. I titled the post “iPhone devotion blinds Silicon Valley app developers,” and a number of developers took offense. Most notably, well-known blogger and mobile developer Mike Rowehl. Since then, we’ve seen developers list the panoply of challenges they face when designing for platforms other than the iPhone.
Here’s a sampling of their responses:
“I… Continue Reading
iPhone devotion blinds Silicon Valley app developers
The rush to develop iPhone applications is blinding Silicon Valley software developers to other platforms with potentially wide global audiences, most notably Nokia’s Ovi Store. So said Ewan MacLeod, a U.K.-based mobile entrepreneur and blogger at an AdMob-sponsored event in San Mateo, Calif. this week.
MacLeod asked a panel of developers if they’re focused on the Ovi Store, which is projected to reach 400 million supported handsets by the end of 2010. (By comparison, Apple has… Continue Reading