Can Qualcomm Compete As Smartphones Become Computers?Tuesday, February 16, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Our mobile devices are getting smarter, faster and mimicking the functionality of a full-fledged PC. As the top wireless chipmaker, Qualcomm has long been the "Intel inside" for mobile phones. But can it compete against a host of new processors with better graphics and more performance? Read more |
Nuance Buys MacspeechTuesday, February 16, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Many Mac users, especially bloggers like me who suffer from repetitive injury syndrome have become fans of MacSpeech Dictate, a dictation software made by Salem, NH-based company MacSpeech. The company used Nuance Communications’ core technology to offer this service. Today, Nuance, which owns Dragon Naturallyspeaking software, [...] Read more |
Google: We Screwed Up With Buzz, Stay TunedTuesday, February 16, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Google says that it is "very, very sorry" for the way it launched Google Buzz and the features that some felt intruded on their privacy and revealed personal data. The company has made several substantial changes in response to complaints, and says more are coming soon. Read more |
Skype Will Work on Verizon’s Android Blackberry PhonesMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Skype and Verizon are likely to announce a brand new partnership tomorrow at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), currently being held in Barcelona. Amongst the devices likely to be supported: Blackberry Storm, Storm 2, Curve, Curve2, Tour, Tour2, the 8830 World Edition and Motorola Androids Read more |
Skype To Work on Verizon’s Android Blackberry PhonesMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Skype and Verizon are likely to announce a brand new partnership tomorrow at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), currently being held in Barcelona. Amongst the devices likely to be supported: Blackberry Storm, Storm 2, Curve, Curve2, Tour, Tour2, the 8830 World Edition and Motorola Androids Read more |
Cable Is Saved?Monday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media When you’re drowning, you grasp at straws to try to stay afloat. Sometimes you actually convince yourself that you’re standing on dry land. That seems to be the collective response of the traditional TV industry to a recent survey from Parks Associates. Read more |
Symbian 3 Launches, Has iPhone EnvyMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media The Symbian Foundation has (almost) launched its much awaited Symbian 3 mobile operating system, and from the looks of it, it is an OS desperately trying to catch up its nemesis, the iPhone. The phones powered by Symbian 3 will launch later in 2010. Read more |
Facebook Driving More Traffic Than GoogleMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Analysis from Compete shows that Facebook is driving more traffic to major portal sites than Google, and has become a top source for other web sites as well, another sign of how important the social web is becoming in terms of Internet traffic flows. Read more |
Windows Phone 7 Is Impressive, But 3 Challenges Remain for MicrosoftMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Microsoft wowed attendees at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today with an overhauled version of its venerable mobile operating system. But for Redmond to regain its mobile relevance and challenge players like Apple and Google, it will have to address three key challenges. Read more |
Intel, Nokia Merge Linux Operating Systems to Form MeeGoMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Intel and Nokia are merging their respective mobile Linux Operating Systems -- Mobilin and Maemo to form a new OS called MeeGo. It will be hosted by the Linux Foundation and is targeting the connected devices. It will be fighting for increasingly limited developer attention. Read more |
Windows Phone 7 Series Announced: EOY AvailabilityMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Steve Ballmer took the stage at the Mobile World Congress and officially announced the Windows Phone 7 Series. It is the next major update to the Windows Mobile OS, and it merges WinMo with Xbox Live games, Zune audio and video functionality. Read more |
The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile PlatformMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Not all mobile apps are created equal, and choosing the right platform on which to launch yours can be the key to its success or failure. “The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform,” a new report from Colin Gibbs over at GigaOM Pro (sub [...] Read more |
ChatRoulette Gets Fred Wilson’s AttentionMonday, February 15, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media A new site called ChatRoulette has been getting a lot of attention lately because it features live video chatting with random strangers, with predictable results. But among those interested in the site is venture investor Fred Wilson, who has invited the founder to New York. Read more |
New SmartPhone Chips Packs a PC’s PunchSunday, February 14, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media A few years ago, who could have thought that phones would one day be running chips with a PC-quality oomph. Today, one such platform was announced, when STEricsson, a joint venture of Ericsson and ST Microelectronics released, U8500. It is powered by dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor [...] Read more |
New Smartphone Chips Pack a PC’s PunchSunday, February 14, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media A few years ago, who would have thought that phones would one day be running chips with PC-quality oomph? Today one such platform was announced when STEricsson, a joint venture of Ericsson and ST Microelectronics, released the U8500. Read more |
What Did Apple Really Say About Location-based Ads?Sunday, February 14, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Apple a couple of weeks back released a “tip” for developers on how to enhance their apps using its “Core Location” framework. But while some said it signaled the death of the location-based ad industry on the iPhone, that seems more than a little premature. Read more |
CA Wants to Be the Enterprise Watchdog in the CloudSunday, February 14, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Over the past year, CA has been buying up startups across a variety of disciplines –- Cassatt, NetQoS and Oblicore –- each of which plays a critical role in CA’s mission to become the leader in managing cloud-connected IT departments. Who will it buy next? Read more |
Google is Dancing as Fast as it Can With BuzzSaturday, February 13, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Just four days after launching Buzz, and two days after making some substantial changes to the service as a result of privacy concerns from users, Google has made another series of changes, including making the choice to follow someone opt-in rather than opt-out. Read more |
Android This Week: Swype Hits the myTouch, But No Droid 2.1 YetSaturday, February 13, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media An onscreen keyboard from Swype found its way onto the Android-based myTouch 3G from T-Mobile this week, and Google launched a Buzz client for both the iPhone and Android-based phones. But Droid owners will have to wait still longer for their Android 2.1 update. Read more |
Would You Watch Ads in Exchange for Free Wi-Fi?Friday, February 12, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media As more and more devices –- phones, netbooks and tablets –- come to the market, the demand for WiFi-based connectivity is only going to rise. But how much are you willing to pay for it? Would you watch an ad in order to get Wi-Fi? Read more |
