The massive solar thermal farm Ivanpah, in the Mojave desert, is half way through completed, and on a recent trip to the site, we grabbed a dozen or so video clips. Check out our lil’ hand-shot movie, which shows off scenes from the top of tower 1, inside the mirror assembly buidings, and driving...
Daily Archives: August 10, 2012
Behind the scenes video of the pioneering solar farm Ivanpah
The massive solar thermal farm Ivanpah, in the Mojave desert, is half way through completed, and on a recent trip to the site, we grabbed a dozen or so video clips. Check out our lil’ hand-shot movie, which shows off scenes from the top of tower 1, inside the mirror assembly buidings, and driving...
Big Tech’s patent bubble: an “aberration” waiting to burst
As a much-hyped auction of Kodak patents fails to draw expected interest, one intellectual property authority is warning that recent patent-mania in the tech sector could burst. Neil Wilkof is a veteran intellectual property lawyer and has taught law in the U.S. and Israel. He describes recent eye-popping patent purchases, including those involving AOL...
This Is Supposedly The Smaller iPhone 5 Dock Connector (AAPL)
That’s right. Another alleged part from Apple’s next-generation iPhone has leaked. This one comes from NowhereElse.fr, which has scored a handful of leaked Apple parts over the last few days. The part seems to be from the new iPhone’s rumored smaller dock connector. This piece shows the connector is only 8 pins wide, versus...
This Is Supposedly The Smaller iPhone 5 Dock Connector (AAPL)
That’s right. Another alleged part from Apple’s next-generation iPhone has leaked. This one comes from NowhereElse.fr, which has scored a handful of leaked Apple parts over the last few days. The part seems to be from the new iPhone’s rumored smaller dock connector. This piece shows the connector is only 8 pins wide, versus...
RIM Will Cut 3,000 Jobs Starting Next Week — REPORT (RIMM)
Research In Motion RIM CEO Thorsten Heins Research In Motion will let 3,000 employees go starting next week, BGR reports. Earlier in this year RIM announced a big restructuring plan that would include 5,000 layoffs. These layoffs are a part of that restructuring. According to BGR, any employee not working on BlackBerry 10, its...
RIM Will Cut 3,000 Jobs Starting Next Week — REPORT (RIMM)
Research In Motion RIM CEO Thorsten Heins Research In Motion will let 3,000 employees go starting next week, BGR reports. Earlier in this year RIM announced a big restructuring plan that would include 5,000 layoffs. These layoffs are a part of that restructuring. According to BGR, any employee not working on BlackBerry 10, its...
Fashion-Focused Startup Polyvore, 17M Monthly Uniques Strong, Opens Up NYC Office
It’s starting to seem like everyone who got their start in Silicon Valley is putting down an anchor in New York City. Earlier this year Facebook set up an engineering office in Manhattan, then this week Alexia Tsotsis made her move to the Big Apple (miss you!) Doesn’t anybody stay in one place anymore?...
Fashion-Focused Startup Polyvore, 17M Monthly Uniques Strong, Opens Up NYC Office
It’s starting to seem like everyone who got their start in Silicon Valley is putting down an anchor in New York City. Earlier this year Facebook set up an engineering office in Manhattan, then this week Alexia Tsotsis made her move to the Big Apple (miss you!) Doesn’t anybody stay in one place anymore?...
With three days left, App.net is 70% funded and already has developers building apps with it
We’re coming down to the wire for funding Dalton Caldwell’s App.net anti-Twitter and Facebook utopia. In an email sent out to those who have backed the project with $50 or more, the team says that the site is officially in “Alpha” mode. The interesting thing about the project to me, is that developers are...