iTunes, we have a storage problem (and a potential fix)
Late last year I bought an Apple TV. It’s a great device for playing digital content in the living room, but it has some limitations. Some of those I laid out recently in explaining why Apple TV is at a crossroads, but the single biggest… Continue Reading
Roundup: Wikileaks judge slaps own wrist, AllPeers unpeers, Saudis developing solar, and more
Here’s the latest action:
1) Wikileaks judge restores restores site, slaps self on wrist
2) AllPeers’ peer-to-peer scheme fails to capture users
3) Chevron, Weyerhaeuser join up for cellulosic ethanol
4) Saudi Arabia and IBM partner to develop green nanotech
5) Akamai wins patent fight, but not happy with ruling
6)… Continue Reading
Why HDTV is tough and how Akamai is making it easier
Television and especially high definition television is something that we’re already seeing as a viable method for internet distribution. Best found in the rampant use of torrents, the widespread availability and demand for high-definition TV (HDTV) is already upon us.
But currently there’s no efficient method… Continue Reading
Limelight, a CDN files for IPO while in red, joined by Netezza
Limelight Networks, a Tempe, Arizona company that helps deliver data more quickly over the Internet backbone, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $201.3 million.
Limelight is one of the more mature of a group of new players targeting the so-called… Continue Reading