Apple is reportedly set to release a smaller version of the iPad this fall. This seems like a stunning turn of events for Apple because Steve Jobs was on record as saying a smaller tablet was a bad idea. During an earnings call in 2010, Jobs said that people just couldn’t interact with smaller...
Daily Archives: August 3, 2012
How AT&T can create a fat nationwide 4G pipe to match Verizon’s
ATT’s LTE rollout plans are a bit of a hodgepodge. The problem is spectrum. It never managed to piece together the licenses to form a consistent nationwide 4G band like that owned by archrival Verizon. Instead ATT cobbled together 700 MHz licenses here and Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) licenses there. The result is a...
Business owners can now verify their own Google+ pages
For businesses that are using Google+ to interact with customers and potential customers, the Google+ Local rollout was a big moment for them. Google is taking this social integration with its Local product even further by allowing businesses to verify themselves on the Google+ platform. Here’s what the Google Business team had to say...
Throttled: AT&T will can its 2G network by 2017
ATT intends to shut down its 2G network by 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported today. As of this June, some 12% of ATT customers were using the 2G service, implying that by the time a half decade has passed, few will be around to mourn the loss of 2G coverage. And in the...
The Most Controversial Entrepreneur In The Valley Is Back With A Clever New Venture
Anu Shukla’s new venture: RewardsPay. See Also Facebook Gamesmakers Survive “ScamVille” Brouhaha Entirely Unscathed Offerpal CEO Who Called Accusations “S–t, Double S–t, And Bulls–t” Is Out Facebook And Zynga Have Finally Launched Their Ad Partnership One of the best things about Silicon Valley is how forgiving it is—you don’t just get a second chance...
Here Are Some Leaked Photos Of What Could Be The iPad Mini (AAPL)
The Chinese site Apple.pro posted a few images today of what it claims to be the shell of the rumored iPad Mini. The images show a smaller tablet that lacks a rear-facing camera. We first spotted them on MacRumors. Earlier reports have said Apple plans to launch a smaller iPad this fall, possibly at...
Here’s How VMware Will Own The Next Wave In IT (VMW)
VMware Mathew Lodge VMware See Also Cvent CEO: From A 33-Year-Old Living With His Parents To A Multimillionaire The 8 Things That Scare Microsoft HP And Rackspace Launched More Attacks On Amazon’s Cloud Today If you haven’t given much thought to IT software company VMware it really is time to start. More than any...
LevelUp’s Free Payments Scheme Is So Bananas It Just Might Work
twitter/sethpriebatsch See Also SPOTTED: Square, One Of Silicon Valley’s Hottest Startups, Is Invading New York Taxis Why P2P Apps Haven’t Caught On In The US Google Wallet Just Got A Huge Update That Lets You Use Any Major Credit Card LevelUp, a Boston-area payments startup, has raised another $9 million for its astonishing idea...
Here’s The Deck Facebook Showed Wall Street Before Its Stock Crashed (FB)
Striatic / Flickr, CC. Unlike. See Also This LinkedIn Deck Shows The ROI For 8 Of Its Biggest Ad Clients The 10 Biggest Lies Told By American Apparel’s Top PR Man FINALLY: Interpublic Reveals The Exact Size Of Its Facebook Stake When Facebook held its Q2 2012 conference call with Wall Street analysts on...
Check Out This Awesome Mission Impossible-Style Story Scott Forstall Told About Building The First iPhone (AAPL)
Apple’s iOS boss Scott Forstall appeared in court today to testify in the company’s case against Samsung. A lot of cool little nuggets about how the iPhone was developed came out of the courtroom today, but this one from Forstall really stuck out. As All Things D reports, Steve Jobs told Forstall in 2004...