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 problem going forward for such a device, and Apple’s expansion into video content overall, is storage. Now, a solution for that problem may be near.
The problem: It’s a matter of… 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) Woz points out flaws in Apple’s latest products
7) Global warming, now with double the lethality
LinkedIn’s new features look a little more like Facebook
9) Fastcompany.tv launches with Robert Scoble
10) Fortune tops… 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 to stream media at such high resolution – a problem that Akamai is attempting to solve by expanding the company’s delivery hardware. Akamai plans to overcome speed limitations by building… 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 “content delivery network” (CDN) market (see our story about the more recent players here).
See its filing here. Note that it swung to a loss last year, losing $3.7 million… Continue Reading