13,182 posts tagged Business and Technology

Mark Wielgus created last year in August a mash-up script for YouTube, Amazon.com and Ebay.com and released the code for free under the Creative Commons Share Alike licensing model at his blog 45n5.com. I am interested into data feeds and web services myself and have extensive resources on my website about this subject available, including a reference to Marks script.

Apple to Provide Refunds for Faulty Powerbook, iBook Adapters By Michael Santo Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Another lawsuit, more cash out of Apple’s pockets. I wrote earlier about the credit being offered to Canadian owners of older iPods. This case involves faulty power adapters for Powerbooks and iBooks.

VentureBeat earlier broke the news that RIM and other investors, including JLA ventures, have created a $150 million investment fund to back start-ups that work on the Blackberry. Here’s a Q&A with Rick Segal (left), a partner at JLA Ventures, who will invest the fund. We corresponded today by email.

MSN Money ‘The real threat to Google‘ has an article on the current real threat to Google’s business model in the mobile device space. It’s not Microsoft or Yahoo but the limitation behind your small mobile device screen (where they can sell ads space) and the the current mobile interface.

Quiet Facebook cofounder and chief technology officer Adam D’Angelo is leaving the company, one source tells me. D’Angelo announced the news internally this past Friday the source says — and Facebook has just confirmed. D’Angelo is one of Facebook’s original co-founders and one of founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s oldest friends at the company.

Mindanao's micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) can now upgrade their skills and be more competitive with the help of an information technology (IT) enabling facility.

The hype and speculation around the 3G iPhone are mounting quickly. Yesterday, it was uncovered that an “Enable 3G” button was part of the latest beta firmware update for the device. While Apple has yet to officially comment on the rumored-to-be-impending release, this is certainly one of the clearest signs that it is definitely coming soon.

Starting a company is easy compared to what comes next: moving beyond early adopters, scaling, adapting to new competition, evolving into the best internal structure. Then there’s the real question: How do you define success? A thriving stand-alone business or a lucrative exit? We asked these founders and CEOs these questions and more.

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced an online Innovation Hotel, to gather feedback from travelers about “green” features that matter most to them, HotelInteractive reports. “Take a look around the innovation hotel to see some of the latest thinking in responsible tourism,” the site says.

Here’s a cool iPhone app that can turn your iPhone intoa Surveillance Device from LexTech. See video demos after the jump. A company called Lextech has created an application that lets you control surveillance devices via your iPhone. As well as watching the action on the phone, the app also lets you control the cameras via its touchscreen.