African iPad Clone Helping the Education Sector?
When the story of the 7” iPad clone first appeared in my inbox, I was thinking of doing a story on current tablet trends. It seems everyone is out to get their iPad clones…
Love Lost for Dell CEO: Result of Another Hidden Agenda?
There’s no sexual harassment scandal floating above Michael Dell’s head, but the CEO is still feeling the wrath of displeased investors, as a quarter of his reelection votes withholding support. Dell revealed in a…
Mobile Ads, Not Just for Phones Anymore. July Mobile Mix Report
Diversity is key for mobile advertisers, as operating systems and devices become more attuned to consumer needs. The July 2010 Mobile Mix report from Millennial Media notes this trend, witnessing a widening sea of…
Zynga Powers Up with Localized China Launch, Conduit Labs Acquisition
Zynga powers ahead, expanding its social gaming front on a global scale. Today alone brought announcements of the social game developer’s acquisition of Boston-based Conduit Labs, as well as the launch of its first…
The Effect of Market Forces on Arbitrage and Efficiency [The Yahoo Case Study]
By Jeff Nolan
I just read Paul Graham’s excellent post on what happened to Yahoo and this one paragraph jumped out at me: I didn’t realize the answer till later, after I went to work at Yahoo.…
Microsoft Patent Points to Instant On in Windows 8
Judging by a new Microsoft patent uncovered by Manan Kakkar, DCE or “Direct Computing Experience” could be bringing the long awaited “instant on” feature to Windows 8 machines. The patent describes a simple system…
The Real Value of Facebook Geo-Location: Contextualizing Ads around Social, Mobile Gaming
With expectations of Facebook’s geo-location launch to go down this week, the question around hyper-localized consumer tools moves even further down the path of monetization, usefulness and appeal. Geo-location is something we’ve anticipated from…
Spain Demands Google Hand Over Street Views Hard Drives, Too
Spain’s jumped on the Google-suing bandwagon, launching an investigation around the search engine’s Street Views mapping service. Judge Raquel Fernandino has ordered a Google representative to appear in court early October, in regards to…
Analysis: Why Dell Bought 3Par – A Deeper Look – A Historical Perspective – A Case Study
By John Furrier
Industry analyst and Wikibon.org founder Dave Vellante wrote an indepth analysis on the history of 3Par. Dave goes into detail on the history of 3PAR and the reasons why they were so attractive to…
E-Reading, Multitasking, and a Less Insightful Society, Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the second-half of a 2-part series on mobile e-readers. Click here to read part 1. Yesterday I looked at e-publishing from the viewpoint of the publishers and the survival of…