iWork in iCloud: How it may affect my syncing strategy
Between Office 365 and Google Docs, Apple really needed a way for Mac users to edit documents online using Apple’s own programs. Which is why it announced iWork for the cloud. Read more »
Stories for Jun. 10, 2013
Much iOS 7 design inspiration came from others but Apple elegantly puts it all together
Watching the iOS 7 debut I couldn’t help but notice design cues from Android, HTC, Microsoft and even Palm. In some ways these have caught up to Apple in terms of design, but Apple is best at putting the pieces together. Read more »
Sponsored post: Have a lot of unstructured data? Dell Software says, “go beyond it”
No matter what form it takes, all data is equal when it comes to security and compliance; it represents the lifeblood of an organization. Most organizations have a handle on structured data, but it’s the digital landfill of unstructured data that is posing issues. Read more »
5 things to watch out for on Oracle’s earnings call
Hardware sales, Fusion adoption (or lack thereof) are two key factors to explore when Oracle goes through its fourth quarter earnings next week. Read more »
Battle of the ed tech accelerators heats up: LearnLaunchX announces its first class
Boston-based LearnLaunchX, one of several new accelerators for ed tech startups, has announced the members of its inaugural class. Read more »
WWDC 2013: Apple overhauls iOS design, shows off MacBook Airs and Mac Pro (roundup)
Here’s a roundup of all our coverage from Apple’s WWDC 2013 event, which introduced a striking new design for iOS 7 and showed off battery-friendly hardware. Read more »
Apple launches iTunes Radio streaming music service to compete with Pandora
Apple is launching its own music subscription service dubbed iTunes Radio to compete with Pandora. The service will be free and ad-supported, with an ad-free toer for iTunes Match subscribers. Read more »
Apple shows off major design overhaul for iOS 7
Apple announced changes on Monday to iOS 7 at the company’s WWDC conference in San Francisco. The company has revamped and refreshed the overall design and feel of the operating system. Read more »
Soon you’ll be able to read iBooks on your Mac
Apple debuted iBooks for Mac at WWDC in San Francisco Monday. The desktop app will be available as part of the launch of OSX Mavericks this fall and will allow purchasing as well as reading. Read more »
Comcast’s connected home now has smart thermostats, efficient light bulbs
Now part of the cable connected home experience from Comcast: a learning thermostat service and remote-controlled LED light bulbs. Read more »
With next-gen Intel chip, new Apple MacBook Air provides all-day battery life
Intel’s Haswell chip has a new home today: You can find it in the latest MacBook Air laptops from Apple, now available. Apple promises 9 and 12 hours of battery life on the two models. Read more »
Apple introduces OS X Mavericks with plenty of iOS influenced tech
OS X gets a new look and name: Mavericks was introduced at Apple’s WWDC event and has much familiarity to iOS in both look and behind-the-scenes technology. Read more »
What role did Google’s Play Store play in Viber’s Saudi Arabian blockage?
The blocking of Skype and WhatsApp rival Viber in Saudi Arabia may or may not be a matter of censorship, but CEO Talmon Marco is pointing a finger at Google for making the process too easy. Read more »
Google eyes two-story Oregon data center design to maximize efficiency
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Google plans to build two stories inside a new data center building on its campus in The Dalles, Ore. It’s yet another method of optimizing critical infrastructure for the web giant. Read more »
The kit that lets you control a cockroach’s brain
For $100 (and with a little bit of surgery), you can get the RoboRoach to control a cockroach’s brain patterns to make it move via smartphone app. It’s a new way to teach kids about neuroscience. Read more »
AT&T will offer an iPhone walkie-talkie service; makes a grab for Nextel’s customers
Sprint’s Nextel has always been the king of push-to-talk services, but the king is on its deathbed. AT&T hopes to capitalize on its demise with a new PTT app for its most popular smartphone. Read more »
For web users around the world, everything is different now
Decision time looms. And as painful as it seems, right now it feels like the only responsible response to the PRISM scandal would be to stop using American web services for any private communications. Read more »
Berlin’s iversity wants to play ‘evangelist’ for MOOCs in Europe
As interest in massive open online courses (MOOCs) expands around the world, overseas startups like Berlin-based iversity want to take on American MOOC providers Coursera, edX and Udacity. Read more »
Live blog: Apple’s WWDC keynote starts 10 a.m. PT Monday
WWDC, as you may know, is Apple’s annual conference for iOS and Mac OS X developers. Om Malik and I will be bringing you up-to-the-minute updates of what transpires at the keynote starting Monday morning. Read more »
Spinnakr brings data science spin to tracking web traffic
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A startup called Spinnakr is launching to simplify the process of monitoring traffic, brainstorming actions to take and tweaking websites to give visitors what they’re looking for. Read more »
Who has the largest Wi-Fi network in the US? Cable companies say they do.
In a single year, five cable companies have banded together to deploy 165,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S. That’s triple from the 50,000 the CableWiFi group offered last May. Read more »
Cisco teams with iRobot to give the Roomba a face (and a bigger body)
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Cisco and iRobot have teamed up to bring the Roomba’s ability to avoid furniture to the corporate office, and added on a human face via Cisco’s Telepresence software. But this platform is for more than telework. Read more »
Flexibility with PaaS: how to keep your options open
When considering a cloud application development and deployment platform such as a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering, one of the key considerations is the flexibility that the PaaS platform offers. Join GigaOM Research and our sponsor Red Hat for an in-depth discussion on June 25 at 10 a.m. PT. Read more »
Welcome to the new world of passive surveillance
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If a piece of information has been collected but has never actually been seen by the human eye, is it considered surveillance? Read more »
Cutting its costs, AT&T pushes phone upgrade policy out to 24 months
AT&T is aligning its upgrade policy with its 24 month contract terms: No more early upgrades for fully subsidized hardware. The move pushes out AT&T’s subsidy costs by several months and follows a new $0.61 monthly administrative fee. Read more »
Look, here’s an RSS reader for Google Glass
Here’s an RSS reader app for Google Glass. Users can save articles to Pocket or email them to themselves to read later. Read more »
Softbank may have a backup plan if Sprint deal fails: T-Mobile US
If Sprint’s shareholder vote doesn’t go its way on Wednesday, SoftBank has another option for entering the U.S. mobile market. According to Reuters, SoftBank is considering T-Mobile US as a plan B. Read more »
SaltStack aims to simplify devops work with Python configuration management
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SaltStack is challenging popular devops tools Puppet and Chef with Python-based configuration management service. The company cites speed as an advantage, and that’s critical for scalability in the cloud age. Read more »
How has building the Helix Nebula improved Europe’s cloud?
Join us at Structure:Europe, where GigaOM will take the stage live, with leading minds, companies and influencers who will discuss their approaches for implementing the global cloud. Also included is a GigaOM Research report on the Helix Nebula project and the future of Europe’s cloud. Read more »
PRISM fallout in Europe: Don’t expect the Commission to save the day
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The European Commission knew about PRISM. And, while it may want to firm up data protection rules, it’s up to individual EU governments to decide whether they’re OK with the U.S. spying on their citizens. Read more »
Stories for Jun. 9, 2013
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Getting your organization ready for SDN: Part 1
Today, functioning networks hide many faults. Software-defined networking (SDN) offers network operators a solution for poor traffic visibility and clumsy operational systems. A network actively, reactively, and proactively defined by software is far more ready than one constructed of static devices, connections, and configurations. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Ray Ozzie sounds off on NSA spygate
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Updated: The deal U.S. citizens struck after 9/11 exchanging privacy for security should be up for renewal or at least subject to debate, says former Microsoft top tech guru Ray Ozzie. Read more »
NSA whistle-blower revealed: 29-year-old former CIA staffer says he felt compelled to leak
The man who leaked top-secret documents from the NSA — about a digital surveillance program called PRISM that collected data from Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others — has come forward to speak about why he did it. Read more »
Why America’s “underbanked” are key to the growth of mobile payments
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America’s underbanked are large in number (68 million) and very familiar with mobile phones – which makes them good candidates for mobile payments. But cracking the market means dealing with scaling and regulatory hurdles. Read more »
Freeing your IT department from Stackholm Syndrome
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Many IT departments are enslaved by the very systems they have constructed. The solution doesn’t require starting over, only giving business the freedom to operate outside the stack. Read more »
Looks like now Google is buying Waze for $1.3 billion
Waze, a mapping data service with social features has been subject of acquisition rumors for a while. There was speculation of Apple buying them. There there was Facebook and its rumored $1 billion offer. Now Israeli-media reports are speculating that Google is the new buyer. Read more »
Want to text internationally without an app? Ultra Mobile’s got your number
If you ever want to feel ripped off, try sending an SMS to a foreign phone number. MVNO Ultra Mobile, however, is killing one of the industry’s most sacred cows by making all international messaging free. Read more »
The week in cloud: Oracle and Dell make strange bedfellows; NSA spygate fallout
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Dell and Oracle deal takes coopetition to a new level, shows Oracle hardware vulnerability; will NSA spygate controversy impact cloud adoption? Read more »
ICYMI podcasts: Stolen smartphones, data plans for gadgets and Chromebook buying
Hang on tightly to that smartphone: theft is on the rise! We chat about that in our weekly wrapup show, while our other GigaOM podcasts discuss the included costs for connected devices and Chromebook buying advice. Read more »
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