Seven years ago a Texas company called NewTek launched TriCaster, a product that essentially puts all the equipment from a TV news truck into one box. It’s affordable as broadcasting equipment goes, with rigs as cheap as $5,000. When it unveiled TriCaster, NewTek thought its main customers would be amateur broadcasters looking to upgrade from … Continued
Lava brings Intel-based smartphones to India with the XOLO X900
Intel has already announced a partnership with Orange to bring the first Intel-based smartphone to Europe, and it’s now also announced a deal with Lava International to bring a similar phone to India. Like the Orange phone, this new XOLO X900 is based on Intel’s reference design, and packs a 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 processor, a … Continued
Elpida files for bankruptcy protection as debts of $5.5 billion are revealed
DRAM Maker Elpida has petitioned for a corporate reorganization (the equivalent of Chapter 11 or Administration) as the company has revealed it is close to collapse. President Yukio Sakamoto is expected to resign as the scapegoat for the calamity as it files for protection at the Tokyo District Court. The company, founded in 1999 as … Continued
Sacha Baron Cohen Red Carpet Shenanigans Go Viral
Sacha Baron Cohen dumping faux ashes of late dictator Kim Jong II on Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet of the 84th Academy Awards went viral Sunday night, as the video and animated GIF showed up on Twitter and various Tumblr sites. Baron Cohen — who was dressed in character as General Aladeen to plug … Continued
Top 3 Mistakes Job Seekers Make on Facebook Timeline
Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko, a unique professional community where social networking and job opportunities come together. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter. Eventually, Facebook’s 845 million users will have to climb abroad the Facebook Timeline hub. There will be plenty of … Continued
Pinsanity: How Sports Teams Are Winning on Pinterest
Quickly shooting up the social media pyramid, image sharing network Pinterest has gained a reputation for largely being a repository for photos of wedding dresses and floral arrangements, due to its huge female user base. But a budding trend shows that sports teams are hopping aboard the Pinterest bandwagon. Mashable spoke with marketing and engagement … Continued
Hands-on with the Dell XPS 13
Looking to knock Apple’s MacBook Air from its pedestal, PC manufacturers have been launching an array of high-end, superslim laptops over the past several months. Called ultrabooks (a term coined by Intel), these new laptops feature low-voltage Intel Core chips and emphasize long battery life and fast boot times. Dell’s entry into the ultrabook sweepstakes, … Continued
YouTube Enhancements: This Week in Social Media
By Cindy KingPublished February 25, 2012 Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? YouTube Adds More Communication Features: Recent updates on YouTube include “a new way to … Continued







