Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (July 10-16)

Friday, July 16th, 2010

TechLife Columbus moves to TechLifeOhio.com. [TechLife Columbus]

Cleveland Neighborhoods Testing Ultra High-Speed Broadband in University Study. [Government Technology]

Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference: Last Minute Rumors. Speculation and rumors are heating up over what Apple plans to say at its anticipated iPhone 4 press conference on Friday. [PC World]

Would You Pay $10 for Apple’s iTunes — Per Month? [msnbc.com]

From the Birthplace of Flight to the National Leader in Aviation. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

Ideal Environment for Business Startup Success. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

Online Photo Storage Competition Heats Up. The competition for free online photo storage got a little hotter this week. [NY Times Tech Blog]

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (June 26-July 2)

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Broadband use grows in Ohio. Connect Ohio said this week that the number of households in the state with computers rose 4 percent over last year and 9 percent compared to 2008. Broadband use grew even faster– up 6.5 percent over last year and 20 percent compared to 2008. [The Columbus Dispatch, ConnectOhio]

Indians use broadband to reach fans. The Cleveland Indians are using a new section of seats with Wi-Fi connections to reach out to fans who want to blog, Facebook and Tweet during games this season at Progressive Field. [(OH) Broadband in the News]

IT Martini Hour 11 Wrap-Up + PICS. [IT Martini]

Special Report: The end of Apple’s iPod era. After years of serving as Apple’s main source of revenue, the iPod’s influence on the company’s financial health has diminished to the point of being effectively irrelevant as a revenue driver, marking an end to the ‘iPod era.’ [AppleInsider]

Apple Speaks on the Matter of the ‘Death Grip’. [Gadgetwise (NY Times Blog)]

Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4. [Apple]

Facebook Changes App Permissions, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough. [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

CallCopy chief wins entrepreneur award. Raymond Bohac, the CEO of CallCopy, is among the winners of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for south central Ohio and Kentucky. [Business First of Columbus via TechLife Columbus]

Have a happy and fun Fourth of July!

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (June 5-11)

Friday, June 11th, 2010

2010 HiLo Bike Ride. June 19. More details here. [Meetup.com via TechLife Columbus]

Apple Presents iPhone 4. [Apple]

PC Mag: Apple iPhone 4 Razzles and Dazzles. [PC Magazine]

Summer of Cleveland Charities. IT’s two weeks until IT Martini hits Cleveland. Register for IT Martini 11 here. [IT Martini]

Does Google Have Bing Envy? Google tries a Bing-like image experiment. [NY Times Tech Blog]

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (May 8-14)

Friday, May 14th, 2010

TOT runs ad in Dispatch urging support for telecom reform. TOT ran an ad in Monday’s Columbus Dispatch, urging the Ohio Legislature to deliver a final telecom reform bill to Gov. Ted Strickland. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Ohio State Grad Invents iPhone App To Find Food Favorites. [10TV.com via TechLife Columbus]

Ohio’s Perfect Balance between Creativity and Practicality. Jackie Bassett, founder & CEO of BT Industrials, on Ohio’s innovative history. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

As Facebook Takes a Beating, a Brutal Movie Is Set to Make Things Much Worse. The Social Network, a movie about Facebook’s controversial founding, hits theaters in October . [Newsweek: Techtonic Shifts Blog]

Your Life In 2020. [Forbes.com]

Cincinnati Bell to acquire CyrusOne in Texas. Cincinnati Bull, Inc. will acquire CyrusOne, a provider of data center services, for about $525 million. [Business Courier of Cincinnati]

Cincinnati Innovates Contest. 2010 entry deadline is Sept. 1. [Cincinnati Innovates]

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (April 17-23)

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

TECHNight 2010. An introduction for technology businesses and community leaders to TECH CORPS, with proceeds from the event going to support the organization. May 6 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at TechColumbus. [TECH CORPS Ohio]

More TECHNight. Raising IT: TECH Night 2010. [IT Martini]

Advance Northeast Ohio: Third Frontier Helps Companies Grow. [Advance Northeast Ohio]

Facebook Spreads Itself Across the Web. Mark Zuckerberg lifts the curtain on the company’s plan to spread itself across the Web. [NY Times Tech Blog]

The Next iPhone Uncovered. [Gizmodo]

The Dublin Entrepreneur Center celebrates one year anniversary. [TechLife Columbus]

Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (January 9-15)

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Text message donations help fund Haiti aid. Text the word HAITI to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross International Relief Fund. Text YELE to 501501 to give $5 to YeleHaiti. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Best of 2009 lists. Time’s 50 Best Websites. PC World’s 100 Best Products. Gizmodo’s Best Gadgets. Google’s Top Searches.

House votes to put Third Frontier on May ballot. The Ohio House agreed to ask voters to extend the Third Frontier program by $950 million over five years. [The Columbus Dispatch]

Google v. China:
After Google’s Loud Stance on China, U.S. Treads Lightly. [New York Times] 
U.S. Holds Fire in Google-China Feud. [Wall Street Journal]
Tensions between Google and China complicate U.S. diplomacy. [Washington Post]

iPhone App Provides Access To Local Libraries. [NBC4i]

IT Martini Hour 7 Videos. Mash-up. Panel discussion. And demos: Blackbook EMG, Technology Medical Partners, and Zakta. [IT Martini]