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The focus of this year's GigaOM RoadMap Conference was on design and the user interface, and how those are critical to succeeding in a connected world. During the event, attendees took time to consider important strategic issues, from what UIs will look like after Siri to where the IPO market is today and how it could affect early-stage companies. We've gathered some of the key takeaways from these sessions and other parts of GigaOM RoadMap to provide a brief analysis on how companies and devices will best connect with users in the future. Read more »

The political campaign market is being disrupted by mobile democracy platforms that integrate the mobile web, SMS, and big data to connect citizens with candidates and causes. Read more »

A connected workplace and the cloud are reshaping the identity-management landscape. Read more »

The company trotted out Android 4.1 (dubbed Jelly Bean), showcased a new tablet and offered an eye-catching demonstration of its Project Glass. Read more »

The radio technologies Apple chooses to support in its next iteration of the iPhone will have profound implications for the way future mobile networks are built. Read more »

New app-discovery solutions are using recommendations, curation and incentives to change the way we see search. Read more »

New challenges for Square brought by PayPal Here and VeriFone's SAIL platform show how competitors are trying to target Square and where the upstart may be vulnerable. Read more »

Google is getting what it wants from the Android platform: massive amounts of user data. Read more »

Self-optimizing networks will be a critical component in providing cheap and ubiquitous mobile data. Read more »

Here are four tablet annotation apps that will streamline your work flow, all without a stylus. Read more »