Webware Radar: FirstString launches social network for athletes
Also: FetchDog has raised $4 million in a round of funding; Polisb has secured its own round of financing for $1.3 million; and InterCall has partnered with Huddle for conference calls.
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Tesla Motors to show off electric sedan next month
Electric car maker Tesla Motors expects to be profitable by mid-year as it plans to open more showrooms and demonstrate a prototype of the Model S electric sedan.
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GE wants you...if you live in Maui
Hawaiian residents asked to allow their appliances to participate in an electric grid experiment.
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Blockbuster to add video games to Web rental service
Blockbuster too add video games to its monthly rental service. The same "pick up in the store" option will sadly not come along.
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That '25 Things' meme may have been a boon to Facebook
Well, what do you know? A wildly popular and heavily publicized social-networking meme may have actually pulled in extra traffic to the site, according to Compete.com.
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High-end ideas reshape compact-camera market
It's hard to stand out in the compact-camera crowd, so manufacturers are trying bolder ideas like GPS, high-speed video, and high-end sensors.
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AMD extends deadline for Abu Dhabi spin-off vote
After failing to get a quorum, Advanced Micro Devices extends the deadline to next week for shareholders to vote on the proposed spin-off of its manufacturing business.
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Google surges in U.S. search engine rankings
The company solidifies its lead in the U.S. search market in January, capturing 62.8 percent share last month, according to Nielsen Online.
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Cellulosic ethanol could compete with gas
Reports say waste-based biofuel could replace a third of gas use by 2030, help people breath easier.
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Mozilla doesn't need an EU bailout
Mozilla has proved that open-source competition works better than open-source bailouts. A Firefox architect doubts that forcing Microsoft to bundle rival browsers would yield the right outcome.
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PC chip shipments sink, Intel share up
Worldwide PC processor unit shipments declined 17 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to market researcher IDC, but Intel's Atom chip bucked the trend.
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Apple gearing up for $99 iPhone?
Company is expected to unveil a $99 iPhone this summer, as well as an updated iPhone 3G, according to a report by an RBC Capital Markets analyst.
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Solar energy 'power towers' to light up California
Utility Southern California Edison signs a huge deal with solar thermal company BrightSource Energy to make over one gigawatt of electricity from the sun's heat.
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Imagining tech's post-nuke winter? A preview
The lousy economy means two things: Web 2.0's 15 minutes of fame are about up and the companies with deep pockets are about to kick it into high gear.
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Good grades translate into rising Mac share
Apple's personal computers are taking an ever-increasing share of the academic market, which should translate into rising market share in the larger computer market.
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Can Howard Stern save Sirius XM?
Everyday working stiffs are being forced to accept givebacks and pay cuts to help save the companies they work for. Isn't it time that silly rich stars like Howard Stern do the same?
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Nokia cuts production, closes R&D facility
Company announces it's drastically cutting production at one plant in Finland and closing an R&D site there to help slash costs by $905 million by 2010.
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Google testing new mobile-search ad program
Company is seeking testers for its new AdSense program for mobile search, which lets phone companies use Google's search engine and share resulting ad revenue.
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Recession a bonus for ski lift ticket reseller Liftopia
A down economy means that more bargain-hunting skiers are seeking tickets closer to home. It also means more business for Liftopia.
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Sony Music woes extend to digital sales
With everyone focused on Sony's troubles with Rick Rubin, Apple, and lower revenue, perhaps nobody noticed the label's tumbling share of digital market.
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Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center
Take a tour through the halls and labs of this West Coast center of research and development, where laser printing and Ethernet networking got their start.
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