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Open Thread: What Features Should iPad’s Competitors Have?

Last week, we asked if you thought the iPad was a flop, and many of you told us exactly why.In that comments thread, you joined us in collective head-scratching and fist-shaking over the price point and the lack of certain key features. It’s clear t…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Weekend Video: Fake Steve Jobs Has No Love For iPad

At Apple’s iPad release event, I met Dan Lyons, technology writer for Newsweek. He is also know as the man who writes as Fake Steve Jobs. We were discussing the iPad with me being obviously impressed and him not so much. Here, watch this video.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

Is Oracle Really Killing the Sun Open Cloud?

Larry Ellison may be remembered as the one who steered clear of the “folly” that is cloud computing. Or he may be remembered for ignoring the real and considerable impacts that the cloud brings.Or he may also be remembered for staying true to what O…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Google Building Touch into Chrome OS?

It’s not an unequivocal “yes,” but an awkward “no comment” from a Google product manager may indicate that touch capability is being built into Chrome OS.At an event in London at Google’s headquarters attended by …

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

In Networks We Trust? Sure, But Privacy Is Another Matter

Privacy is a touchy subject. In almost all cases, the more fame and fortune a person or company acquires, the more scrutiny they receive. And, out comes the trolls, worms and paparazzi. Twitter and Facebook are the beacon examples of this iss…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Why We Need Tech Events for Women

At the last Twiistup event, on a panel with diehard Los Angeles entrepreneurs and investors Yammer CEO David Sacks explained that Southern Californians wouldn’t need to have a panel on Los Angeles startups if it really did receive the same recogniti…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

Investors Didn’t Like The iPad Until They Heard Its $499 Price

The big day finally arrived, and Apple introduced the iPad this morning (yeah, you heard that already). Strangely, during the course of the much-anticipated event, Apple’s stock went down, as observed by many. And then, Apple finally got around to t…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Apple iPad Coverage: Across the GigaOM Network, and the Web

Apple finally took the wraps off the iPad today, at a live event held in San Francisco. In addition to Om live-blogging the event for TheAppleBlog, our network of sites is hard at work reviewing this potentially game-changing device from every ima…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Jason Calacanis (Possibly) Spoils Apple Tablet Event, Drops Major Details

Jason Calacanis isn’t a a nobody. He’s a serial web entrepreneur, founder of Weblogs, Inc., co-founder of TechCrunch50 and CEO of search engine Mahalo (amongst others). And just a few minutes ago, via his Twitter account, he (possibly) dropped some …

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Why the Idea of the Apple Tablet May Be Better Than the Reality

As a rumor, the Apple tablet can be anything to anyone. We’ve all latched on to the idea that it’s a symbol of hope for the struggling print media industry. We’ve also taken the lack of substantiation as free reign to imagine a dev…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
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