Mozilla is betting on two major, if emerging, mobile operating platforms: Mameo, Nokia's new Linux-based operating system, and Google's Android OS. But the not-for-profit organization behind Firefox has no interest in building a browser for the BlackBerry platform, regardless of the number of such devices in use, and it also has some misgivings about Symbian.
LinkedIn, the business social network, hopped on the platform bandwagon this time last year by opening up its network to developers. It was a move I was excited to see Reid Hoffman’s crew make. LinkedIn, unlike some of the other professional networks that came before it, is actually very useful. It’s a great way to [...]
It shouldn’t come as a surprise: Clearwire, the WiMAX-based wireless network operator, is looking for a $1.5 billion infusion from Sprint and other backers including cable giant Comcast. Clearwire executives, including CEO William Morrow, have been publicly talking about a need for new capital. The announcement is likely to be made later this week, The [...]
MySpace, like all nightclubs past their prime, has hit its expiration date. The recent exit of CEO Owen Van Natta is a sign of a bigger problem: News Corp's disinterest in digital media. Rupert Murdoch has moved on to the latest shiny shiny: tablets & eReaders.
Yesterday, Lee Williams, executive director at Symbian stopped by in our office to brief me on a new version of Symbian that is going by released soon. He talked about SEE09, their developer conference in London next week. We discussed a whole bunch of things, some of it on video. Towards the end [...]
If you’re a Skype and an iPhone user then there is one feature you sorely miss: getting video calls on your iPhone. Not anymore! fring, a London-based messaging startup, has released an upgrade that allows you to receive video calls on your iPhone.
What this means is [...]
As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, we are on the cusp of a massive change in technology that will involve a new, more dynamic two-way experience with the web. Here are five companies that will be making headlines in 2010.
Adult Internet users were spending close to 13 hours a week online in 2009 vs. about seven hours in 1999, according to a report. The number of adult Internet users has gone up to 184 million this year from 113 million in 1999.
With 2009 coming to an end, it is not surprising that everyone (including me) has predictions about what 2010 will bring. So instead, four of us -- Liz, Stacey, Sebastian and I -- have put together a wish list of seven things we hope come true in 2010.
Here is a short (and by no means a complete) list of ten articles by the startup luminaries such as Paul Graham, that encapsulate the art of the start-up. Most of these were published during 2009 and are educational and full of practical tips.
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.
Cisco Systems’ $2.9 billion purchase of wireless networking equipment maker Starent might be in trouble: The Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. , a law firm in Pennsylvania thinks that the wireless equipment makes is taking the low ball offer and not striking a hard enough bargain. Cisco’s $3 billion purchase of Tandberg is [...]
