Necessity is the mother of invention, and Shawn Frayne, a serial inventor who cut his teeth designing for the developing world at MIT’s D-Lab program, is putting that hypothesis to the test through an emerging network of labs, known as the Ocean Invention Network.…
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Do You Have What It Takes to Do Business in China?
China has historically been a tough market for foreign companies, and when it comes to doing business on the Internet, it's getting even tougher when it comes to doing business on the Internet. Here are three tips to consider before investing time and energy there.…
Read MoreExclusive Event: The New Broadband Buildout
In order to better understand the opportunities and implications of the second broadband buildout, we’re bringing together a group of more than 50 thought leaders in a town hall forum at our GigaOM headquarters here in San Francisco on Wednesday, Feb. 24th starting at 9:30 a.m.…
Read MoreThe App Developer's Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform
Not all mobile apps are created equal, and choosing the right platform for yours can be the key to success or failure. "The App Developer's Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform," a new report from Colin Gibbs over at GigaOM Pro (sub required) discusses the essentials.…
Read MoreGigaOM Pro's Top 50 Winners and Losers of 2009
As this year and decade pull to a close, we’ve collected the top five winning and losing technologies and companies for each of the five major areas that GigaOM Pro covers: infrastructure, mobile, consumer tech, real-time web, and green technology.…
Read MoreThe State of the Smartbook
Netbooks have been a rip-roaring success since they hit the market a year and a half ago, and smartphones have taken the gadget world by storm. Now, companies like Qualcomm, Freescale and Nvidia are hoping there's room for another type of uber-portable device: the so-called “smartbook.”…
Read MoreThis Week on GigaOM Pro
This week on GigaOM Pro, we got an exclusive look at the financials for a mainstream network–backed web series, explored two high-tech aspects of the holiday shopping season, suggested a few reasons cloud computing could boost IT spending, and more.…
Read MoreNewTeeVee Live: Quincy Smith’s Official Exit Interview
At our NewTeeVee Live conference today, Om kicked off his fireside chat with Quincy Smith, CEO of CBS Interactive (s cbs), saying:…
Read MoreNewTeeVee Live: How NFL.com Scores With Fantasy Football
Laura Goldberg, general manager of NFL Online, joined us onstage at the NewTeeVee Live conference today to talk about fantasy football. As…
Read MoreOnline Video Rights: Why Technology Isn’t Enough to Bring About Change
This morning’s Video Rights Roundtable was, as we hoped, a rare opportunity for online video industry players to talk about their conflicts…
Read MoreOnline Video Rights: Why Technology Isn't Enough to Bring About Change
[qi:_newteevee] This morning’s Video Rights Roundtable was, as we hoped, a rare opportunity for online video industry players to talk about their…
Read MoreNew on GigaOM Pro: Where the Real World Meets the Web
As we saw at last week’s “What’s Next for the Web?” Bunker Series event, we’re pushing the boundaries of the web. The…
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