Google’s mobile services are at least partially blocked for users in mainland China, according to the page that Google set up recently to track which of its services are available to users in that country. Read More »
Archive for March 2010
Apple hasn’t made any secrets about its plans to get into the mobile advertising game and now it seems they will be revealing a new advertising venture built on top of the framework provided by its recent purchase of Quattro. Read More »
Apple Poised To Unveil New Mobile Ad Platform; the new ad platform, which will be officially unveiled to Madison Avenue on April 7th, has been described as “revolutionary” and “our next big thing” by Apple chief Steve Jobs. (MediaPost) BBC iPhone Apps On Hold; plans by… Read More »
Verizon Wireless is the child of a joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone, but one parent wants to change the custody arrangement. The Financial Times says Vodafone, which owns a 45 percent stake in the venture, is pressuring Verizon Communications to pay up. Read More »
The first iPad owners are going to be looking for Wi-Fi hotspots from day one due to the lack of integrated 3G. It’s the same for most notebooks, and a provider of Wi-Fi access has announced a program making hotspot access easy for iPad owners. Read More »
Korea famously invested in its national broadband infrastructure and vaulted itself into a position as a world leader for mobile, Internet and consumer electronics innovation. Can the country do the same for the smart grid? It will certainly be spending the money to try. Read More »
While Liam opined about the challenges an iPad can face in education here, I thought I’d tackle some potential real-world pluses and minuses from the viewpoint of a college student. I think the iPad is going to succeed in education marvelously for students and teachers. Read More »
The film industry has performed well at the box office as of late, buoyed by 3-D releases like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. And now Hollywood is looking to cash in even further — by raising prices for movies by as much… Read More »
Quora, a company started by ex-Facebookers, has raised a large amount of capital at a mind-boggling valuation from Benchmark Capital’s Matt Cohler, an ex-Facebooker himself. Why is the company getting this super valuation? And is it really worth all that money? My take. Read More »
Now that spring is in full swing, it’s time to take on that honored tradition of spring cleaning. Yes, that means opening your desk drawers, confronting your supply closet and cleaning out your pencil cup. Read More »
Random Guardian is an app that Guardian developer Chris Thorpe and a colleague came up with after an offhand remark during a Clay Shirky presentation about “ChatRoulette for news.” But while it may be trivial, it taps into a powerful force — a desire for serendipity. Read More »
Google and Verizon are not saying when the Nexus One will hit Verizon, other than “real soon now.” I have been hitting up every source of information about Verizon products I have, and I have been told the hot phone will hit in April. Read More »
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