Facebook has flopped on the public markets, and now we have vivid evidence of how badly Silicon Valley is reeling in the fallout. Paul Graham, cofounder of Silicon Valley’s most important startup incubator, Y Combinator, has sent an email to portfolio companies warning them “bad times” may be ahead. He warns: “The bad performance...
Mobile messaging firm Kakao Talk has launched its mobile VoIP service for users in its home country South Korea, despite concern from mobile carriers that fear it will overload their data networks and steal voice revenue. The company has begun trialling the free call feature in beta in Korea, where it has 36 million...
Sony is certainly no stranger to the mobile space — the recently-divorced Sony Mobile Communications branch has been announcing plenty of handsets lately, but the company has decided that their PlayStation-certified hardware efforts need to extend beyond their own walls. That said, Sony has just revealed that their first non-Sony hardware partner will be...
Although the vast majority of Sony gaming content is focused on adult/teen titles, a new title called Wonderbook is particularly interesting. Using an augmented-reality book, kids can turn pages and watch themselves and the book animated on the screen. They’re creating educational and gaming content, including unique science and history stories. Arguably these are...
Netflix is rolling its own content delivery network (CDN) and inviting ISPs to either connect directly to its vast library of video streaming content at global peering sites or cache its content within their own networks. Called Open Connect, the service will help Netflix cut the umbilical cord to commercial CDN providers like Limelight...
Before the iPhone, we wasted a lot of time trying to figure out directions and we carried a stack of Google Maps printouts to help us find the way. Enter one of the most useful apps on your iPhone — the map app. Watch the video to find out how to take full advantage...
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Don’t lie, you’ve always wondered who the hottest Instagram users were, and now you can have a say in it. A new site called Hotsagram has launched and it lets ladies or gents vote on the hottest male and female users on Instagram. Simply bring the site up, pick your gender of preference (guys...
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