marketplace

Should you use an app to rent a stranger’s car?

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 01/23/2012 - 08:32

Apps like Getaround let you rent strangers' cars through a marketplace but how is the experience? We take it for a spin.I don’t have a car but was planning a small trip to California wine country (don’t worry, no drinking and driving here) and I wanted to rent a car for a bit more than a full day.


 

Will we see quad-core tablets this year?

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 09/08/2011 - 06:30

Nvidia appears to be the first company to bring a quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones to the marketplace. Read more about this exciting news here!


 

China may block access to Windows Phone Marketplace

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 08/08/2011 - 12:45

The Chinese government might be blocking access to the Windows Phone Marketplace from smartphones, according to anecdotes.


 

Windows Phone Marketplace now home to more than 25,000 apps

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sat, 07/02/2011 - 04:08

Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace is now home to more than 25,000 applications, according to the app tracking website WindowsPhoneAppList. That's a r


 

Need an API? Try Mashape's Marketplace [INVITES]

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 06/02/2011 - 16:46

Want a simpler way to promote your API or find APIs to use? Check out this new API marketplace from Mashape.


 

FTC Seeks Input on Patent Holdup in Standards Development

Linux Today  Wed, 05/18/2011 - 14:02

The Standards Blog: "Last week, the FTC announced a new standards development process fact-finding effort, this time announcing a workshop intended to help them better understand whether 'patent holdup' is causing a problem in the marketplace.

It's open to the public, and you're free to submit written comments as well."


 

Nokia CEO: Our tablet will take a “uniquely Nokia prospective

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sat, 04/30/2011 - 13:39

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop: "There are now over 200 different tablets on the marketplace, only one of them is doing really well.

And, my challenge to the team is I don’t want to be the 201st tablet on the market that you can’t tell from all of the others.

We have to take a uniquely Nokia prospective.”


 

eBay Launches Cashback Program With PayPal

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sat, 08/14/2010 - 02:00

eBay is launching its rewards program today: eBay Bucks, which allows any eBay shopper who lives in the U.S. and is a registered member of the marketplace to earn 2 percent, cash back on most items purchased through the site with PayPal.


 

Easy Root App Removed From Android Marketplace

Linux Today  Sun, 08/08/2010 - 18:08

GoRumors: Easy Root – an easy one-click solution for users looking to root Android 2.2 on their Motorola Droid, Droid-X and Milestone has reportedly been removed from the Android Marketplace."


 

Red Hat (and KVM) are still RHEL-evant

Linux Today  Sat, 04/24/2010 - 13:02

war|ola's: "What appears to be a great title at first seems to be mostly FUD on why KVM is doomed for failure especially in the enterprise marketplace and Red Hat will drown with it."