Intel processing power was the name of the game at the 2008 Game Developers Conference. With quad core and 8-core muscle “under the hood,” gamers, developers, and graphics folks alike had a chance to see their games supercharged: faster rendering, MMOs running at ultimate speed, and easier ...

The Game Developers Conference is underway this week in San Francisco. The Reboot is dashing around to make sure you get the latest from the show. We’ll be posting a full report in our next episode. For now, check out this interview with Randy Stude of ...

What would your response be to this scenario: you’re watching television and you forget that it’s being distributed to you on the Internet. Who won? TV or the Web? James McQuivey covers television and media technologies for Forrester Research. He spoke with PodTech’s Jason Lopez about the current state of ...

The Consumer Electronics Show usually isn’t a big show for gamers, but this year’s event was expected to be different. CES dedicated more show floor space for its Gaming Showcase and there were even rumors that Microsoft’s Bill Gates would reveal a new version of the ...

In an hour sit down with online journalists during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), GM’s Chairman Rick Wagner answered questions on several topics from the joint partnership announcement the day before with Coskata, to Tata Motor’s Nano, recently unveiled for the Indian ...

During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS) one of the most important announcements I heard was made by GM Chairman Rick Wagoner, who announced a partnership with Coskata, a Warrensville, IL, biology-based ethanol producer. The company uses proprietary microorganisms and patented bioreactor designs ...

Rumors were circulating that Microsoft’s Bill Gates would unveil a new version of the Xbox 360 during his final keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, Gates and Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, announced a

The Frag Dolls are showing off their gaming skills at CES 2008 and paid a visit to The Reboot. In this episode, host Rio Pesino has a Q-and-A session with Frag Dolls member Roulette at the PodTech Bloghaus. She gives her thoughts on ...

Chris Brogan, social media expert and co-founder of PodCamp has three major predictions that can affect marketers. Brogan believes some social networks will start folding, leaving just major platforms afloat, mainstream media will dive deep into online publishing, and PR and marketing firms will announce major social media initiatives. ...

Listen in as LSI experts discuss Verizon’s recent announcement to open their wireless network. Topics cover the business and technical implications of this announcement, including the need for advanced DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) capabilities to ensure network reliability, security and new billing capabilities.

On a recent announcement of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Platform adoption for Higher Education solution, Microsoft US Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist Sanjay Jain sat down with Jason Roberts CTO of Campus Management Corp. to discuss his insights on build/buy/partner decision making process, orchestration of internal and external resources and ...

During EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium, Kris Sorensen, VP, sales & marketing for eGo Vehicles, took to the podium to introduce the audience to his company which offers eco-friendly personal transportation for business, commuting, errands or recreation. At the conference he announced a major partnership with ...

Wrapping up the episodes from Microsoft TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona, James and I talk about the discussions and announcements at the event. First, James comments on the seeming maturity that both the attendees and Microsoft itself has after all these years of TechEd. Then we get ask if ...

Frank Klegon, Chrysler executive vice president, product development, took to the stage during the Chrysler Press Conference at the LA Auto Show to present the company’s entry into the mid-sized cross-over market, the Dodge Journey, as well as two new hybrid’s, the Dodge Durango ...

Asia has the largest and fastest growing mobile users in the world. Yahoo! mobile has a pretty significant presence in Asia. David Ko, Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Connected Life Asia talks about Yahoo’s strategy and plans in the Asian market. David is responsible for the deployment ...

During the 2007 LA Auto Show, Green Car Journal announced the winner of it’s 2008 Green Car of the Year award. The contenders were the new Chevy Malibu hybrid, Saturn Aura hybrid, Mazda Tribute hybrid, Nissan Altima hybrid and Chevy Tahoe ...

Gordon Moore’s Law will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. Intel Corporation’s new 45nm Penryn microprocessor relies on a new recipe that combines the element Hafnium and metal gate technology to increase performance and significantly reduce eco-unfriendly, wasteful electricity leaks.

Energy management and energy efficiency in data centers: Intel and HP are working together to save energy and money while boosting computing performance. The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is one way that Intel and HP are working to create sustainable high-performance technology for the enterprise. How do the energy ...

At their recent launch in New York City, HP Total Care took the spotlight, announcing a program designed to ease IT challenges for the full lifecycle of an HP purchase. HP Total Care’s aim is to provide before, during and after- purchase support, making it easier for companies ...

Jack O’Neil, product marketing manager for LSI’s Network and Storage Product Group, discusses the newly announced Advanced Communication Processor and how it will support the growing demand to deliver and bill for real time services and, at the same time, save wireless carriers up to 80 percent in leasing ...

Atlassian builds enterprise wikis and is white hot. Today at the Web 2.0 Summit Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, will announce that it is partnering with Atlassian, who is building a Sharepoint connector so that Sharepoint customers can use Atlassian’s wiki. This is pretty significant news and here Jeffrey Walker, ...

This past weekend, Bangalore was the place to be if you were a hacker. More than 100 hackers from different parts of India participated in Yahoo’s open hackday session, held at the Taj Hotel in Bangalore. The 24-hour marathon session started late Friday evening (October 5th) ...

Ever wonder about information technology trends inside hospitals? I had lots of questions about the technology being used inside Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (where our son, Milan, was born three weeks ago). So I sat down with Christopher Longhurst, a general pediatrician at the hospital, and we talk ...

A very successful CDNLive! Silicon Valley recently concluded in San Jose, Calif. Part of a series of global conferences, this event brought together more than 800 Cadence technology users from 16 countries and 183 companies to share ideas, tackle complex issues, and meet Cadence experts. In this podcast ...

Wikinvest is a wiki destination for investors with a wealth of in-depth and practical information on companies, business trends and concepts. I sat down with Parker Conrad and Mike Sha, the co-founders of Wikinvest, who describe why and how Wikinvest is useful to investors followed by a tour of ...