Qik raises $5.5 million so I can watch U2 through some Italian guy’s cellphone
Now that early adopters are all waving video-enabled iPhones at us, demand for personal video publishing will grow exponentially (*). That’s probably why Qik, the company that makes it easy to stream live video from a cellphone onto the Internet, has secured another $5.5 million… 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… Continue Reading
Share on Ovi: Qik strengthens its ties with Nokia
It’s easy to write off Nokia in the United States, because no one seems to have a mobile device made by the company. But it is still the largest handset maker in the world, and as such, it’s a company that mobile startups want to… Continue Reading
This Valentine’s Day, live-stream your love with Qik and Boingo
Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but on Valentine’s Day, it can just suck. Luckily, these days we have technology to help bridge those distances. Of the technologies that help, live streaming video may be the best, and thanks to services like Qik, people… Continue Reading
12seconds prods the iPhone with a non-video video app
Up there on the list of complaints about the iPhone is that its camera doesn’t support video capture. Well, it can (more on that later), but Apple won’t turn it on or allow any applications in the App Store that use the camera for video…. Continue Reading
Roundup: Job report hurts stocks, BlackBerry reviews surface and more
Here’s the latest action:
Increase in joblessness spurs stock decline — After the Labor Department reported that applications for jobless benefits exceeded expectations, the Dow fell more than 80 points.
Reviews surface on BlackBerry Storm — CNET’s verdict: The touchscreen is nice, but corporate users are better served by… Continue Reading
Qik sweetens its mobile streaming video roster with BlackBerry support. iPhone coming soon
The mobile streaming video service Qik is on a roll. Back in June it added support for certain Windows Mobile devices, in July it added more phones and launched its public beta, in August, Netscape and Ning founder Marc Andreessen joined its board of advisors…. Continue Reading
Andreessen invests in and agrees to advise Qik
Live video streaming from mobile devices is an exciting field in an exciting time. It’s also a pretty crowded field with Qik, Flixwagon and Kyte among others all vying to lead the way. Today, Qik gained two key allies on its side: Ben Horowitz and… Continue Reading
Qik is quik to bring live video streaming to (jailbroken) iPhone 3Gs
Everyone seems to want video functionality on the iPhone 3G but Apple, for whatever reason, has not allowed it. Maybe the company is waiting to launch its own app to do it, or maybe it cut a deal with AT&T so as not to completely… Continue Reading
How big an opportunity is the external memory?
Before the advent of the written word, the story goes, humans had to either store all their memories in their own heads, or by oral tradition passed down through designated members of their tribes. With trade came notation of facts and figures, and later alphabets,… Continue Reading
Qik launches public beta. New phones, new carriers and new features abound
Live video-streaming site Qik has garnered a lot of buzz for its alpha release. This is no doubt thanks to prominent bloggers and tech elites that use the service including Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis and Kevin Rose. But now comes the first big test for… Continue Reading
See you in line or in the FriendFeed room as we wait for the iPhone 3G
The iPhone/iPod Touch App Store is absolutely brilliant. Now it’s time for the next step: the iPhone 3G.
I’ll be leaving soon to go get in line at the San Francisco Apple store on Stockton St. If all goes as planned, I won’t be leaving until… Continue Reading
New iPhone software will have video streaming, according to Flixwagon
One problem that current iPhone users have with the device is that it has no video capabilities. However, you can manipulate the camera on the phone to keep its lens open to record video if you are willing to unlock it. Flixwagon is announcing compatibility… Continue Reading
Qik comes to Windows Mobile. Not Qik enough for 3G iPhone
As mobile phones become more powerful, and unlimited data transfer plans from carriers become widespread, technologies such as streaming live video from phones are becoming feasible. One of the most hyped players in this market is Qik. Unfortunately, so far Qik has only worked on… Continue Reading
Visivo Communication raises $3M round to expand Qik?
If you use short-form Internet messaging service Twitter a lot, you probably follow blogger Robert Scoble. If you follow Robert Scoble, you’ve probably read the following at least a few hundred times: “I’m streaming live right now, come chat! http://qik.com/video/xxxx.”
Qik is a live video streaming… Continue Reading
Flixwagon provides mobile live video streaming, joins Qik and Comvue
Flixwagon, a mobile live video casting platform, has just launched a “Flixee” widget that lets users stream video from a mobile phone to a blog, website, or social networking site.
Additionally, Flixwagon users can deliver their mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to YouTube through their Flixwagon account, thanks… Continue Reading
14 ways to broadcast yourself…live
updated
Thanks to the meteoric rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can be a star. More recently, they can live stream themselves to you 24/7, even from a mobile phone. Here we take a look at 14 companies competing in… Continue Reading
Roundup: Kyte gets more, Microsoft’s ad deal, NetSuite’s golden IPO, more
Here’s the latest (updated) action:
1) Kyte.tv raises $15 million
2) Electric Sheep Company lays off 22
3) FCC receives 700MHz auction applications
4) Microsoft signs $500M ad deal
5) GPS devices fly off the shelves
6) Netsuite sets high price for planned IPO
7) Eric Eldon, celebrity at large?
Kyte.tv raises $15M… Continue Reading