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Archive for October 2010
The enterprise is all over the iPad. RIM can’t put the genie back in the bottle, no matter how hard it tries. But what is it about the iPad that appeals to IT departments and employees alike? Why the sudden shocking proliferation? Read More »
The smart grid demands an efficient, scalable communications hub — and SmartSynch’s GridRouter is the first tool uniquely positioned to act as such a hub. Read More »
Hey Cablevision subscribers! Don’t want to miss the World Series while your cable provider battles it out with Fox over retransmission fees? Have no fear, because you can catch the games online, and — if you have an iPhone or iPad — on your mobile device… Read More »
Research in Motion isn’t keeping the BlackBerry 6 love to just the Torch; today it announced the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with the new OS. The Bold has been a very popular handset for RIM, and this updated model adds features to the line. Read More »
What’s at stake for Google, Hulu, Apple and Amazon? NewTeeVee Live brings together the most influential players who are making moves that will forever change where, when, and how we watch TV. This event is selling out – claim your seat now! Read More »
On Nov. 3-4, world leaders in green initiatives will converge at Stanford University for GreenBeat 2010 — the year’s standout conference on the smart grid. GigaOm readers click here and use promo code “VB-Om” and save 25%! Read More »
Myspace is rolling out a relaunch starting today, but will anyone care? The social network may still have millions of registered users, but it has lost a ton of momentum over the past few years, and when you are a social network, momentum is everything. Read More »
The number of Opera users has doubled since September 2009, and the company served up 36.9 billion web pages last month, a monthly increase of 9 percent. Opera says it saves $27.4B in data costs with its compression technology, but those numbers just don’t add up. Read More »
Sprint’s road to recovery is finally seeing some significant progress, thanks to a boost from Android and growth in the number of prepaid subscribers. The third-place carrier added 644,000 new subscribers in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, its best result since 2006. Read More »
A majority of web video is now HTML5-ready, showing that web standards — and Apple — are winning the day when it comes to how video is delivered online. Video viewable in an HTML5 video player now accounts for 54 percent of all video online. Read More »
While the Nissan LEAF folks turned to cute animals and bear hugs for its ads to sell Nissan’s all-electric LEAF, GM is going for the more, um, patriotic angle. Read More »