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How About That iPhone Bump?

GigaOm  Oct 19 08

It has been widely reported that iPhone owners use data connections to surf the Internet more often than people whose smartphones have built-in browsers do. Now the very same dynamics are working their magic on all those applications that were made available on the iTunes App Store. Get ready to see the iPhone bump. Continue Reading. Full story...

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The Mobile OS Market

GigaOm  7 hours ago

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FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us!

GigaOm  14 hours ago

The Federal Communications Commission issued the long-awaited National Broadband Plan this week, a 376-page document that makes clear the agency accepts the reality of the current wireline duopoly -- and as such, has decided to put the burden of competitive pressure on mobile broadband.

Should My Town Get Goofy for Goo-Fiber?

GigaOm  16 hours ago

While some cities have their mayors braving freezing lakes and shark tanks to prove their desire for Google fiber -- not Alameda, Calif.

California’s Smart Meter Battle: Google vs. Utilities

GigaOm  18 hours ago

There’s a battle looming in California over smart meters and energy prices. Google says the state should require its big utilities to give near real-time pricing information to every smart meter-enabled customer by the end of next year.

Sequoia’s Kvamme: Social Media Marketing Can Replace Advertising

GigaOm  19 hours ago

Citing examples from campaigns run on Funny or Die and AdMob, Sequoia Capital partner Mark Kvamme told an audience of marketers at OMMA Global in San Francisco today, "If you can harness social media marketing, you don't have to pay for advertising any more.

Lose Trust, and You Lose Everything: 3 Rules to Live By

GigaOm  20 hours ago

As Yelp is learning, trust is a hard thing to win -- but amazingly easy to lose. And that’s why it needs to be protected with the corporate equivalent of the Praetorian Guard.

“All You Can Eat” Music Services Still Don’t Have Everything You Want to Hear

GigaOm  21 hours ago

Music subscription services promise unlimited access to enormous libraries of songs, typically on the order of 6-10 million tracks.

Sponsor post: Sponsor post: Greening Up Power-hungry Communications Networks By a Factor of 1000

GigaOm  21 hours ago

Bell Labs has launched an initiative it’s calling Green Touch™, which consists of a consortium of experts working together to make communications networks 1,000 times more energy efficient than they are today.

Enter the Green:Net Startup Launchpad Now! Friday Is the Final Day for Submissions

GigaOm  21 hours ago

Have you been cooking up a great business idea for how to use IT to fight climate change? You need to enter our Green:Net 2010 Launchpad! We’re only accepting submissions until 5 p.

Google’s Growing Infrastructure Advantage

GigaOm  23 hours ago

Google contributes between 6 and 10 percent of the volume of traffic on the web, but it's also using its own vast network to cut its costs and boost its ability to serve customers better, by direct peering and caching content near the edge.



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