Google is delving into the Android hardware business and is buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The news is a shocking turn for the fast-growing Android ecosystem, which was built on Google’s platform but didn’t include any actual hardware built by the company. Read More »
Archive for August 2011
Hot European finance startup Wonga may not be to everybody’s tastes, but it’s doing strong business — and reports suggest it is already testing the waters for its next step, just six months after raising a monster round of $116 million to expand its loan operations. Read More »
Want to help stimulate the economy? You may not need to go any further than your web browser’s search box. Each online search engine adds about 50 cents to the worldwide economy, according to a new research report from consultancy giant McKinsey & Company. Read More »
Silicon Valley’s so-called undertaker, Sherwood Partners, which specializes in shutting down startups, sees a major fallout coming for cleantech, according to an interview with PeHub. If the IPO window has really slammed shut for much of 2011, that prediction could come true. Read More »
Not too long ago, Om Malik blogged “the social Web mimics the way we are in the real world … in this new kind of social web, the defining characteristic is us.” A great observation, but how true is it? What do the following have in common? People… Read More »
What do Egypt’s former president and Lotus Notes have in common? Middle East dictators and enterprise software solutions do not, on the surface, appear to have a lot of shared characteristics, but there is a connection. They are both victims of the will of… Read More »
Anyone who’s ever subscribed to Cinemax might know it better for the availability of softcore porn during late-night hours than its Hollywood movie library. Now it’s bringing that content to the iPad through its Max Go app. But does that violate Apple’s strict anti-porn policy? Read More »
For Solo creator Jonathan Nail, producing his own web series was an opportunity to create a showcase for his acting. But after two years of hard work and thousands of dollars, he found that the rewards of independent production are not universal. Read More »
Marketers have long believed that some customers have a disproportionate influence on others when it comes to purchase decisions. The real challenge is identifying and targeting the “micro influencers,” or those who are particularly trusted on certain topics. Read More »
Unemployment is high, yet companies are having a hard time finding talent. The war for talent has been declared. Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, explains how his company found remote workers and, more importantly, how the company rebuilt its culture to help them thrive. Read More »
Matt and Kevin are back with the weekly podcast, this time sharing hands-on impressions of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Mango software update. Plus thoughts on the new Acer A100 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, HP’s TouchPad and Research In Motion’s smartphone strategy with several new handset models. Read More »
Acer’s 7-inch tablet, the A100, launched this week with an attractive starting price of $330, but battery life could be a concern. Samsung added a new Galaxy smartphone using a few cheaper components. I also found a free task app that smartly leverages your handset’s GPS. Read More »
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