eASIC announces a 45-nanometer custom design process for smaller fish in chips
The hardest thing about starting a chip company these days is the cost. A big team of engineers has to work for 18 months or more to create a custom chip. Then it takes $1 million for the templates, or masks, that the factory needs… Continue Reading
Avvo: get advice from lawyers using Web 2.0 techniques
With any luck, Avvo is going to make finding lawyers and getting legal advice a lot less intimidating.
That’s because the company, which formally launched its site today after more than a year of beta testing, applies Web 2.0 techniques that keep the lawyers honest and… Continue Reading
Roundup: Lawyer sues Avvo, Google’s acquisitions, Lifelock’s strange story & more
Here’s the latest action:
Lawyers finally sue Avvo – Earlier we reported the angry response of lawyers to the new site, Avvo, which lets users rate lawyers. Well, now lawyer John Browne has followed through on earlier threats to sue, after he decided he didn’t like… Continue Reading
Lawyers, watch out — Avvo is rating you
Avvo is a new company that lets people find good attorneys, letting them seeing how others have rated the lawyers, and whether they have been disciplined. It lets users rate attorneys too.
Avvo is bound to stir controversy. Lawyers given bad ratings are already disturbed. See… Continue Reading