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What to Read on The GigaOM Network
- ReelDirector: Full-featured video editing comes to the iPhone (TheAppleBlog)
- The eDGE: Another dual-screen Android e-book reader (jkOnTheRun)
- Symbian releases Microkernel as open source — finally (OStatic)
- NBA.com launches live web show “The Jump” (NewTeeVee)
- Photos: 10 cars in Japan’s hybrid electric blitz (Earth2Tech)
- Red flags: When to say “no” to a potential client (WebWorkerDaily)
What to Read on The GigaOM Network
- Facebook 3.1 highlights all that’s wrong with push notifications (TheAppleBlog)
- e-Book ecosystem should look to open source (OStatic)
- BlackBerry gets a Bold refresh with Wi-Fi calling (jkOnTheRun)
- ZillionTV swaps out its CEO (NewTeeVee)
- Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into an offline mobile reference library (WebWorkerDaily)
- GE and Google still moving ahead on smart grid product (Earth2Tech)
“The upcoming launch of a new generation of plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles is coinciding with the explosive popularity of Apple’s iPhone platform,” writes Josie on Earth2Tech. “Combine that with increased pressure on U.S. automakers to demonstrate innovation and advanced technology, and you get new smartphone… Read More »
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We’re looking for the best ideas entrepreneurs have to change the way we think about, build and use the existing grid. Submit your idea to the Innovation Competition as the best disruptor in the business! Save 20 percent off the regular price when you register here.
What to Read on The GigaOM Network
- Glass ceilings: Are you limiting yourself? (WebWorkerDaily)
- Non-obvious Android opportunities (OStatic)
- New York’s grand smart grid plan (Earth2Tech)
- How the web is changing TV’s definition of a hit (NewTeeVee)
- EyeTV returns to the App Store, minus 3G streaming (TheAppleBlog)
- Forget Windows Mobile 6.5 — look at Windows Mobile 6.5.1! (jkOnTheRun)
What to Read on The GigaOM Network
- Abu Dhabi Media invests in Vevo (NewTeeVee)
- Verizon Droid hits the airwaves — Yes iCan (jkOnTheRun)
- Nat-gas vehicle sales set to grow in U.S. over next 5 years (Earth2Tech)
- Rock Band comes to the App Store (TheAppleBlog)
- Web Work 201: Getting over the hump (WebWorkerDaily)
- More mudslinging in the MySQL debate (OStatic)
What Comes Next for the Web?
Updated: Today we are coming to you live from the GigaOM HQ here in San Francisco, where a group of industry insiders have gathered to peer into the future and discuss what comes next for the web. We will be live-streaming the event starting at 9:30… Read More »
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Sponsor post: The Online Advertising and Social Media Summit
Businesses large and small face new challenges from the current global economic slowdown. Whether you are an advertiser, web site owner, online retailer, social applications developer, or an entrepreneur preparing to launch a new Internet company, you need to know what shifts are underway in the… Read More »
