A new study released yesterday says half a billion people around the world are expected to tune in to mobile TV by 2013—a market that is estimated at, oh, $50 billion or so. But the study’s author told me that in the United States, where Qualcomm’s MediaFlo is the leading technology, the growth of mobile … Continue reading “U.S. Slow to Join Global Wave of Mobile TV Growth”
Author: Seth Hettena
Seth Hettena is a freelance writer and author based in San Diego.
A former reporter and correspondent for The Associated Press, Hettena has exposed the torture death of an Iraqi prisoner in CIA custody, the only known case of its kind. His first book, Feasting on the Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman was published in 2007.
Hettena grew up in New York, attended The Fieldston School and spent his summers in high school working on oil tankers and coal carriers running to Panama, Alaska and the Netherlands.
He is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and holds a Master's Degree in journalism from Columbia University in 1994. Before joining the AP in 1997, he worked for two Iowa newspapers.
Service-now Finds Hard Economic Times Are Good for Business
A private software company that arose following the implosion of San Diego’s scandal-ridden Peregrine Systems says its business is booming despite the recession, because its innovative model for offering Software as a Service can help customers shave their IT costs. Service-now.com was founded in 2003 to meet the same business needs served by Peregrine, which was once … Continue reading “Service-now Finds Hard Economic Times Are Good for Business”
From the Valley of the Green Giant, Google Energy Czar Lowers the Heat
Bill Weihl, Google’s green energy czar, says the computer you’re likely using now is a bit like a toaster. It takes in energy and produces heat. A typical network server is more energy-efficient, but Weihl says it’s usually loaded with cheap parts and still wastes a third of the power it consumes, which emanates as … Continue reading “From the Valley of the Green Giant, Google Energy Czar Lowers the Heat”
Proclaiming the iPod is Dying, MP3.com’s Founder Launches A Web Site for Downloading Music to Your Cell Phone
San Diego’s MP3.com founder Michael Robertson says the iPod is dying and in a few years, “it will be just a footnote in history.” Robertson recently predicted the passing of the enormously successful Apple music player in a provocative blog entry that argues mobile phones are destined to become the next-generation music player. He also … Continue reading “Proclaiming the iPod is Dying, MP3.com’s Founder Launches A Web Site for Downloading Music to Your Cell Phone”