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Here's What Apple Shareholders Thought Of Tim Cook's Performance Yesterday
(Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday acknowledged widespread disappointment in the company's sagging share price but shared few details about its secretive product pipeline and touched only...
View ArticleThe Sequester
This won't be a long post because I'm still not feeling 100%. But I thought I'd share some quick thoughts on the sequester:1) it is not the most elegant way to make cuts and does feel a bit like taking...
View ArticleVideo: Avner Ronen on The Future Of TV
I am under the weather today. Not feeling too well. So instead of posting, I am embedding. I watched this video yesterday and thought it was a really good discussion of where TV is headed. Avner has...
View ArticleThe Sequester
This won't be a long post because I'm still not feeling 100%. But I thought I'd share some quick thoughts on the sequester:1) it is not the most elegant way to make cuts and does feel a bit like taking...
View Article#askjack
It's going to be a fun friday because I get to interview Jack Dorsey late this afternoon at the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival. The festival is sold out but the interview will be livestreamed here. We plan...
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Here's Another Innovative Phone/Tablet Combination That Apple Didn't Think Of
Taiwan’s Asus, best known as the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of PCs, just released a succinct introduction to its PadFone Infinity, in the form of the video above. The PadFone, now in its third...
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They Can't Sell Ads On Mobile In China Either
YoukuTudou, China’s equivalent to YouTube, released quarterly and full-year earnings today that sent its Nasdaq-listed shares plunging 12% after the closing bell.The loss-making company, formed by a...
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5-Year-Old Kid Spends $2,500 On iPad Apps In 10 Minutes
How to ensure that your child does not run up unexpected bills while playing games on your Apple or Android device.A five-year-old boy has run up a £1,700 ($2,550) bill in just ten minutes while...
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After You Die, Your Facebook Photos Just … Go Away
Facebook photos could be lost forever after death of account holder under current lawBEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A grieving Oregon mother who battled Facebook for full access to her deceased son's account...
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Sorry Google, I Like Using My Phone To Escape Awkward Social Situations
Google's co-founder Sergey Brin made an impromptu appearance at a TED talk this week, saying:"The cellphone is a nervous habit. If I smoked, I'd probably smoke instead, it'd look cooler. But I whip...
View ArticleWhy Doesn’t Anybody Copy Apple?
Apple’s products are the envy of the world. They have been spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied. The expectation that precedes a new Apple product launch is only matched by...
View ArticleFacebook Gives Examples To Jumpstart Usage Of Graph Search, Which It May Have...
Photos and the news feed are where people spend their time on Facebook. Yet its last two big products were relatively niche features, Timeline and the new Graph Search. Facebook today published...
View ArticleGroupon's Andrew Mason Did What Great Founders Do
When I met Andrew Mason in 2007, Groupon didn’t exist. Mason was driving a startup called ThePoint that gathered people on the Web to unite behind particular causes. He had cleverly created a stir by...
View ArticleVideo Of The Week: InSITE Fireside Chat: At The Intersection Of Pervasive...
Last monday night, I did the annual fireside chat with InSITE, literally with an iPad fire at my side. I talked for about 20 minutes about two areaas I am thinking alot about, pervasive computing and...
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Huawei Executive Details Plan To Overtake Apple And Samsung In Mobile
Technology giant Huawei is plotting to overtake Apple and Samsung in the mobile phone market. Matt Warman spoke to the firm’s director of innovation about China, expansion and making great kit .In...
View ArticleWhat the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do...
Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent examples include the PC, the web, blogs, and most open source software.The fact that flip-flop wearing...
View ArticleThe SHIELD Act
And now a return to a favorite topic here at AVC - patents, patent trolls, and the urgent need for patent reform here in the US. One of my favorite ideas for sensible patent reform is "loser pays" for...
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Indian Women Use Smartphones To 'Pin The Creeps' After Delhi Gang Rape
With virtual bodyguards, panic buttons and maps to pinpoint harassment blackspots, women in urban India are using their smartphones for protection after a notorious gang-rape in New Delhi.Interest in...
View ArticleIn 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My...
“In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy.” Such was the quote of Clayton Christensen followed by, “… in the end I’m excited to see that happen. So pray for Harvard Business...
View ArticleShould You Bother Targeting the Tech Blogs for Your PR Campaigns?
I’ve started a recent series on PR at startups since I get asked for advice on this topic so often. I will put the full list of posts here.The start of this series was, Should Your Startup Announce...
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