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A blueprint sketch, circa 2006, by Jack Dorsey, envisioning an SMS-based social network.

News

UberMedia – the risk of building a business on Twitter, Facebook

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.21.2011

Then there's the connection between UberMedia and Twitter archnemesis, Facebook. Accel Ventures, which is an investor in Facebook, recently funded $17.5 million for UberMedia.

Verizon Rule the AIr

News

Bay Area iPhone Test: AT&T for VCs, Verizon for downtown San Jose

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.17.2011

The Mercury News puts the new Verizon iPhone to the test, comparing it to the "widely pilloried" AT&T equivalent, and comes away with some pretty…

Google One Pass

News

Google One Pass for publishers undercuts Apple by 20%

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.16.2011

Once again heavyweights Apple and Google are going toe-to-toe in a large market. Google is competing on price, while Apple is competing based on premium…

Wired magazine on Apple iPad

Tech

Apple sets sights on publisher profits

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.15.2011

Publishers, in essence, pay a 30% fee for the marketing and technology capability that Apple uses to draw in new customers. But is Apple being…

Apple Foxconn

News

Apple and Foxconn: Supplier responsibility or cost of business?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.15.2011

Like clockwork, left-leaning Apple news outlets have immediately come to criticize Apple's supplier responsibility report.

Windows Phone7 Office

Tech

Microsoft on Windows Phone 7, “You don’t sell phones if people aren’t happy”

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.14.2011

According to NPD Group, Microsoft only owns 2% market share - a dead heat with HP/Palm WebOS for last place.

Guitar Hero

Tech

Put down that twanger you wannabe ‘Guitar Hero’

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.11.2011

For every Super Bowl party, Thanksgiving or New Years get together there was a wannabe rockstar itching to show their moves and bring down the…

iPhone 4 on Verizon

Tech

Apple iPhone 4 now on Verizon – can you hear me now?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.09.2011

The big question is how this news will impact Android.

Canon T3i

Cameras & Filmmaking

Canon Rebel T3i DSLR specs announced – but 60D still calling me

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.07.2011

Note that the image sensor and most of the internals are the same as the T2i so we're not talking major upgrade here.

AOL acquires Huffington Post for $315M

News

The Real Super Bowl Winner: Huffington Post sells for $315M to AOL

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.06.2011

This is, by far, AOL's biggest move in the new media space.