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California Pushes For Electronic License Plate Advertising

By admin • Jun 22nd, 2010 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

So your sitting at a red light behind a car when you suddenly see their license plate turn into an ad for a Mcdonalds value meal. It’s one step closer to a reality in California. California will try just about anything to make up for it’s $19 billion dollar deficit. [...]



Apple iAds: The next money tree

By admin • Jun 8th, 2010 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

While all eyes where on the new iPhone 4 yesterday, the slightly overlooked part of the opening keynote to WWDC was Apple’s introduction to iAds. iAds is Apple’s advertising platform for the iPhone and it looks to be the new big revenue stream to their pockets.

Before Apple even launched [...]



Google Pac-man Logo Showed it can Kill Productivity

By admin • May 25th, 2010 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

Did you play Pac-Man last friday before you googled something? Well, I sure did as well millions of other visitors. There was an estimated 4.8 million hours of Pac-man played last friday when google made their main logo a playable version of the classic game to celebrate Pac-man’s 30th birthday.
It’s [...]



Intel Enters The Smartphone Market

By admin • May 5th, 2010 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

The all mighty Intel will begin rolling out a new processor for Smartphones that will use 50 times less battery and run software faster than those currently in use. The chip is called Moorestown an and it might just be Intel’s ticket into the Mobile Market gate.

While Intel is remaining [...]



Cloud Music Streaming Is Coming

By admin • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

Something is brewing with the Apple and it’s plans for it’s online music streaming service, Lala. Apple acquired the music service back in December. No one really knew why Apple bought them up but signs are pointing to something huge and it has to do with the cloud. There are [...]



Intrinsity gets gobbled up by Apple

By admin • Apr 27th, 2010 • Category: Innovation

While Apple isn’t hunting down criminals, they are buying chip makers. Apple Inc has acquired a small company called Intrinsity in Austin, TX. Intrinsity is known for making computer chips that go in mobile devices..hint hint.

Apple is always looking for faster processing power using less battery. This may be [...]



Blippy Trys to Patch Major Security Breach

By admin • Apr 25th, 2010 • Category: Innovation

There are plenty of startup companies out there trying to become the next Facebook or Twitter, this one is having a really serious bumpy start. Blippy, a startup that allows profiles in an area where you can share your online purchases with your friends. When you buy something online, your [...]



Introducing the X-37B Space Plane

By admin • Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Innovation

As NASA makes changes with canceling Shuttle launches and preparing for a massive project to get to Mars, the U.S. Air Force is paling around with its rockets. Thursday, the Air Force launched an Atlas V rocket known as the X-37B spacecraft, into a low earth orbit.

The mission of the [...]



TomTom Is ready for your iPhone

By admin • Aug 18th, 2009 • Category: Innovation, Lead Story

So the much anticipated TomTom iPhone app is ready to go on the road with you. The new TomTom app allows the iPhone to give you the same real-time navigation with turn-by turn directions just like the device that you probably already bought for your car. At least now you [...]