Twilio is launching an SMS service that allows web app developers to add SMS-based functionality into their web apps for about 3 cents a message. Twilio also cut the per-month, per-phone number price to $1 a month from $5. Read More »
Bio:Om is the founder of GigaOM Network, where he is currently a senior writer. He has worked as a senior writer for Forbes.com, Red Herring and Business 2.0. He is the author of Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist. Om blogs about baseball, life and music on his personal blog, OmIs.Me. Follow him on Twitter @om
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GIPS, a San Francisco-based company that licenses intellectual property including codecs for audio and video, says it’s come up with a technology that would allow third-party developers to embed video chat in their iPhone-related applications. The new technology is called VideoEngine (VEI) Mobile. Read More »
I’m amazed at the play being given to this iPad price cuts story. People seem to be overlooking the fact that Apple’s business model is in transition, in that in addition to being a hardware and software company, it’s becoming a “transactions” company. Read More »
Taking a cue from Simon Mackie, editor of WebWorkerDaily and VC blogger Paul Kedrosky, I am sharing a list of articles I think you should read this weekend. An interview with Steve Jobs, an essay about life before Google Maps and MTV’s new logo are here. Read More »
Mozilla, which recently released its Weave Sync add-on for Firefox has released a set-of APIs that will allow developers to use Weave Sync services in new products independent of the browser. Weave services offer an opportunity to build new apps that leverage browsing/browser specific data. Read More »
Demand Media, a Los Angles-based company started by former Intermix/MySpace CEO Richard Rosenblatt has earned the scorn for its content factory approach. With $200 million in revenues and profits, Rosenblatt is laughing all the way to the bank. My notes from a conversation with Rosenblatt Read More »
Even though Apple and AT&T are allowing VoIP calls over 3G network, Skype says it is not going to offer an upgrade before it can offer high-quality voice. Skype is also looking at developing a version of Skype for the Apple iPad as well. Read More »
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