GPS has become a standard feature on smartphones and is a key component of location-based apps that have gained tremendous popularity recently. The technology is trickling down into lower-end phones, which means the market for location apps is about to grow in a big way. Read More »
Archive for March 2010
Tweetshare allows you to create a richer destination for your Twitter community. You can upload a file, then you can tweet your followers from Tweetshare with an option to get comments, ask a question or provide a poll about the uploaded file. Read More »
I have been using tablets to surf the web for years, and I can state with confidence that iPad owners are going to enjoy going online with the slate. There are 168 ways the iPad will be better at surfing the web than convertible netbooks Read More »
Google has started to put ads on Google Maps in Australia. When you zoom in on the map, you see logos for local businesses and their locations. Google is making sure that despite being “branding” ads, the messages are contextual and relevant. Read More »
Just before the first iPads with an e-book store arrive, Amazon delivers its Kindle for Mac client. After all this time, is it a full-featured client or is it watered down as much as — if not more than — the Kindle for PC software? Read More »
Open source video platform provider Kaltura launched a new site called HTML5Video.org today that is meant to be an industry resource for HTML5 video-related issues. The site is supported by Mozilla, the Open Video Alliance and the Wikimedia Foundation. The… Read More »
Ad serving technology firm Videoplaza announced today that it has raised a €3.5 million ($5 million) financing round led by Nordic venture capital firms Creandum and Northzone. The company, which focuses on helping major media companies in Europe to monetize content on… Read More »
Related GigaOM Pro Research Report (sub req’d): The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform Infographic by Column Five Media Read More »
The abundance of pop culture out there means that things are going to slip by, especially when they’re targeted to a different demographic. Which is why I feel like I’ve seen a large number of comments recently from people who have no clue who Justin… Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission issued the long-awaited National Broadband Plan this week, a 376-page document that makes clear the agency accepts the reality of the current wireline duopoly — and as such, has decided to put the burden of competitive pressure on mobile broadband. Read More »
Across the auto industry, companies are on the hunt for electric vehicle launchpads: cities and regions most likely to give the upcoming generation of plug-in cars the smoothest possible entry into the market, and help them move into the mainstream. Many of the factors that come under… Read More »
And then there were four. Sprint today announced the Google Nexus One is coming soon to the Sprint network. With the same superphone available on all four U.S. carriers, Google has flipped the traditional model of picking a carrier first and a phone second. Read More »
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