On a panel of mobile payments providers at GigaOM’s Mobilize 2010, everyone was happy to agree that mobile payments are finally getting their day in the sun due to the growth of smartphones, mobile application platforms, and the sheer market size of 5 billion phones. Read More »
Archive for September 2010
A big problem with the 3G-capable iPad is that I can’t tether to other devices, like I can with my iPhone. If I could share my 3G connection, then I’d get far more use out of my iPad’s connectivity. Could tethering finally be on the way? Read More »
New mobile services and devices are affecting the way users interact with each other and how business gets done. Today at Mobilize 2010, executives from Rebtel, iPass, Skyhook and Motricity shared their views for how new mobile Internet capabilities are changing the world. Read More »
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Bill 1871 into law yesterday, paving the way for distributed car sharing services, and the launch of startup Spride Share’s pilot in the Bay Area with City Car Share. Read More »
As bandwidth use increases, the key to generating value from telecom data networks is the ability to understand the context of the users on those networks, what they are doing and what they want, Openwave Systems CEO Ken Denman told the GigaOM Mobilize conference today. Read More »
MIT spinout WiTricity wants to make charging electric vehicles plug-free, by simply parking them on top of wireless charging systems set into garages or parking spots — and it has landed auto parts giant Delphi as a partner. Read More »
YouTube and the French music rights group SACEM have reached a royalty agreement that will compensate rights holders for the use of their music in YouTube videos accessed by French users. However, YouTube is still missing a similar agreement with Germany’s music rights group GEMA. Read More »
At the end of the day, we look at our to-do list list, but there’s one item that didn’t get completed, so we move it to tomorrow’s list, but tomorrow, the same thing happens, and it keeps happening. I call these items a “moving to-do list” Read More »
Today the GigaOM crew will be coming to you live from Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco with coverage of our third annual conference devoted to all things mobile, Mobilize. The GigaOM crew will be live-blogging the panels and keynotes, so check here for more. Read More »
Today’s Mobilize 2010 conference, organized by GigaOM, is taking a look at the future of the mobile web. Speakers include Nicholas Negroponte, Mike Kuniavsky and Ken Denman. No ticket? No worries. Each and every session, keynote and red carpet interview and panel will be streamed live. Read More »
A good program launching application is something I’ll use constantly so having it available with a keystroke is critical. When I made the move to Mac, I immediately started looking for a good launcher, and eventually stumbled across Alfred, a free launcher that’s simple yet powerful. Read More »
Hey green soccer moms, a new electric mini van is coming your way. Taiwanese automaker Yulon, with the help of AC Propulsion, have converted the luxury mini van the Luxgen MPV into the first 7-seater electric mini van. Read More »
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