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SupportSpace Raises $10 Million Series B

November 25th, 2009
“SupportSpace, founded in 2006, aims to help expand their remote tech service by offering a SaaS (software as a service) platform for the management, marketing and delivery of remote services and a network of virtual experts. To get tech support using SupportSpace, you choose a service or an online expert, then connect to the expert and watch your problem being resolved on your screen in real-time.”

Buffalo busts out first 12x Blu-ray burner, powered by USB 3.0

November 25th, 2009
Buffalo busts out first 12x Blu-ray burner, powered by USB 3.0
“Buffalo just announced the BR-X1216U3, which is the world’s first 12x Blu-ray burner, and which incidentally pulls off its wondrous feats through the power of USB 3.0.”

Technology Safely Embeds RFID in Metal Components

November 25th, 2009
Technology Safely Embeds RFID in Metal Components
“RFID (radio frequency identification) technology has been gaining rapid adoption in gadget rich environments, such as hospitals, full of equipment that needs continuous tracking. Yet some tools, like metallic hemostats for example, are not currently embedded with RFID chips because the production process would destroy them. Now researchers from Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen have developed a method to safely incorporate RFID chips into metal devices.”

Differentiation leads to fragmented, confused Android

November 25th, 2009
“This is becoming confusing and discouraging to current and potential customers. Normally, the newer the phone, the more advanced the operating system. But with Android, the two oldest phones have more software capability than the six that followed. Imagine the frustration of saving up a couple hundred dollars to get the latest and greatest handset only to find that older phones have more potential. It doesn’t get any easier for developers. Many are practically pulling their hair out over minor updates and bug fixes. With each new handset comes a different camera video tweak or extra line of code to address video drivers. Differentiation in hardware is just as big of a headache.”

Samsung netbook subsidized two different ways

November 25th, 2009
Samsung netbook subsidized two different ways
“Samsung announced two ways to get discounts on a recently announced netbook. The N310 “Go” is available for $200 with a two-year AT&T data plan, or for $100 off with a one-year subscription to an electronic edition of The New York Times, the company says.”


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