The Future of Google (and Tech): Phones and Computers Are Converging
Google's master plan for mobile is finally coming into focus.The latest development: Andy Rubin, who has run the Android mobile operating system since 2004, even before it was acquired by Google, is...
View ArticleIs The iPad Ready For A Challenge In The Enterprise?
We’re coming up on the third anniversary of Apple’s release of the iPad, and looking back, one of the bigger surprises about it has been its strength in the enterprise. As CEO Tim Cook points out...
View ArticleVideo Of The Week: James Walter Doyle Profile
In a couple weeks we are going to kick off a month long DonorsChoose campaign here at AVC. We haven't done one since August of 2011, when all of us raised $56,000 to celebrate The Gotham Gal and my...
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Where China Churns Out Cheap Android Smartphones
As you contemplate the just-launched Samsung Galaxy S IV, which will retail for hundreds of dollars, do you wonder how Chinese firms churn out Android smartphones that sell for as little as $65? Well,...
View ArticleMARK CUBAN: I Sure Wish I Had Filed All Of These Uncompleted Patent Forms
Anyone who follows me on Twitter or reads this blog knows I’m not a big fan of technology patents or patent law. I think they inhibit innovation and have become a weapon of small business destruction...
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IT Departments Have Become Completely Useless
Peter Hinssen is the CEO of Across, a visiting lecturer at London Business School and a senior industry fellow at UC Irvine's School of Business. Follow him on Twitter @hinssen. Is the Chief Digital...
View ArticleStartup: Don't Pay Full Price For A Movie Ticket Anymore
With the cost of U.S. movie tickets rising, one startup is looking to revolutionize the market by allowing theatergoers to buy tickets for 30 to 60 percent off. And theater owners are beginning to buy...
View ArticleTech And The City
My longtime friend Alesandro Piol and his colleague Maria Teresa Cometto have been working on a book project to document the rise of New York City as a tech hub. They researched the book together and...
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New York Is Threatening Silicon Valley's Tech Dominance
West Coast—best coast? Not so, says the thriving New York City start-up scene.During the past decade, the Big Apple has emerged as a top tech center for new companies and a hotbed for both angel and...
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Apple's Next iPhone Might Be Unlockable By The Owner's Fingerprint
The end of the smartphone passcode could be at hand, if technology companies have their way.Apple is said to be planning to introduce an iPhone that can be unlocked by the owner's fingerprint, while...
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Twitter
Twitter, which now has more than 200 million users, turns 7 years old on Thursday. To celebrate, we thought we'd share seven facts about the micro-blogging site that most people don't know.1. Twitter...
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Amazon Wants To Be HBO, Too
Amazon has commissioned a series of big-budget, web-only shows as it takes on Netflix in the battle to capitalise on the growing appetite for watching programmes on smartphones, tablets and...
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Silicon Valley Vet Explains How To Execute A Handshake Deal
In Silicon Valley, getting things done quickly is crucial. In the time it takes to get contracts drafted and papers signed, your funding could fall through along with your investment. So most deals in...
View ArticleShort Term Thinking vs Long Term Thinking
One of the mistakes I often see in business is short term thinking vs long term thinking. It struck me over the weekend when I saw this tweet: Last quarter, Samsung's net profit from its mobile...
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Fury At Amazon Over Fee Hikes (AMZN)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A brewing conflict between Amazon.com Inc and its merchants over fee hikes could benefit rival eBay Inc, and provide an opening for Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Google Inc, which...
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Head Of Blackberry Says iPhone's Operating System Is Outdated
The head of BlackBerry has taken a swipe at Apple, saying the iPhone's operating system was outdated, while promising thousands of new apps as it prepares to launch its Z10 model in Australia and the...
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Sorry Apple, Samsung Is Making A Smartwatch Too
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co is developing a wearable digital device similar to a wristwatch, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, joining rival Apple Inc in creating new...
View ArticleWhy We Spend So Much Time On Policy Stuff
Last month I wrote a post mentioning that we have an activist in residence at USV. And I write a lot here at AVC about the policy stuff we have been working on. It might seem to some that we are more...
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Google Glass And The iWatch Are The Same Thing
The last two months news and rumors about two new pieces of hardware have been the watercooler topics de jour. Google Glass and iWatch.In the case of Google Glass we are beyond the state of rumors...
View ArticleThe Lost Art Of Marketing Technology: Under-promising and Over-delivering
Samsung heightened expectations last week by renting Radio City Music Hall to announce the introduction of the Galaxy S4. The problem is that the product has not lived up to the big build-up. Reviews...
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