Here are a slew of photos (some significant, others pretty boring) from our coverage of today’s iPad event, starting with our wait in line and through the event itself. Enjoy. Read More »
Archive for January 2010
It took Netflix four years — from 1999 to 2003 — to sign up its first million subscribers. But a continued push into streaming video online and the addition of multiple connected devices helped the subscription video rental company add a… Read More »
Climate, Energy Likely to Escape Axe in Budget Freeze: Climate change and green energy programs are expected to receive ample funding in the president’s fiscal 2011 budget request despite a plan announced yesterday to freeze non-military discretionary spending for the next three years. — Greenwire… Read More »
Could more exposure to Baywatch be a good thing for people of developing countries? Well, Baywatch, might be a bad example, but during his presentation at the National Association of Television Programming Executives Conference in Las Vegas this week, World Bank Sr. Economist Charles Kenny… Read More »
At The GigaOM Network, we’re very aware that people are our greatest assets, so I’m very pleased to announce our newest addition: Dan Silmore, a veteran marketing executive with substantial business experience. He joins us as SVP of product marketing, and is already making a difference. Read More »
During today’s unveiling of Apple’s long-awaited tablet, now officially known as the iPad, Steve Jobs also briefly detailed a couple of accessories that will be making their way to market to go with the new 9.7-inch device, one of which is a keyboard dock, with… Read More »
The Apple iPad looks like a beautiful device for consuming all kinds of media, including print. But will that help newspapers and magazines? Not unless they fundamentally rethink their businesses. If anything, it will only accelerate the disruption they are already experiencing. Read More »
I watched, along with my fellow writers and everyone else in the tech community (and beyond) as Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad. And what he revealed was a very beautiful thing, with an aesthetically gorgeous design and a seemingly amazing user interface. But… Read More »
Yelp, like Facebook and Zynga before it, has taken a large late-stage funding round that includes measures to cash out employee shares. In doing so, the local reviews startup effectively negates internal pressure for a public offering to make early employees rich. Read More »
Did you miss Apple’s big introduction of the iPad? Here’s the nuts and bolts of what the device is all about — from hardware specifications to software details to pricing for Apple’s latest creation. Read More »
Apple has always been in the innovation business, and the iPad is no exception. And the iPad, like the iPod before it, could fundamentally change the way we consume media — in this case, video. The iPad might not be the first mass… Read More »
So it’s official. Today, Steve Jobs took the stage and held up the iPad, Apple’s long awaited tablet. Last week, we took the best information surrounding the iPad and made predictions about the device’s eco-attributes, and we ended up being pretty spot-on. So how… Read More »
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