Sponsors Check Out the Companies That Make ReadWriteWeb Possible Our readers know ReadWriteWeb as the blog that's ahead of the technology curve. Our sponsors know us as that, too. Once a week we introduce our sponsors to our readers and let them know a little more about who they are and what they do. You can say thanks to the companies that make ReadWriteWeb happen by tweeting them (see the link below each… imported_1 View comments
Conferences ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 25 Dec. 2010 We're always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. imported_1 View comments
Weekly Wrap-ups Weekly Wrap-up: Skype Goes Down, How to Disconnect From the Social Web, Holiday Reading for Startups, and More... It's the last Wrap-up of 2011! The top story of the week was a big one: Just in time for the holidays when millions of people are using Skype to connect with loved ones, the company's network cratered, dropping from 20 million connections to about 200,000 in a matter of hours. Ouch. We continued our year-end series on top products and… imported_1 View comments
RWHackSponsored How is Porting Apps to the Intel AppUp Center Like Two Famous Starship Captains? Bob Duffy takes a look at how two different iPhone developers ported their games to AppUp for netbooks running Windows. Duffy notes that while the two methods are very different, both follow some common practices. One approach was bold, the other very deliberate. Duffy compares the two approaches to the leaderships styles of two famous starship… Hack Klint Finley View comments
Government Venezuela Passes Anti-Free Speech Law: This Week in Online Tyranny Venezuela makes online speech a minefield. Since the time of the Romans, the transition from republic to one-man rule has always been eased with the co-option of laws. On December 20, the Hugo Chávez-controlled Venezuelan congress passed, and he signed, a law that devolves all power over online content to the executive. The congress coming in… Curt Hopkins View comments