Carriers are selling their customers’ data. (Insert gasp here.)
Posted by Colin Gibbs, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Verizon Wireless and other carriers are selling their customers' data to marketing partners. That's not a big surprise, of course, but the lack of outrage should be encouraging for players in the mobile advertising space. Read more »
- Posted by Paul Sweeting, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
It's not where the viewers go; it's where the A-list talent decides to set up shop. Read more »
GigaOM Research launches IT buyer surveys
- Posted by David Card, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
GigaOM launches surveys on cloud, big data, enterprise mobility. Read more »
Dell “refining” cloud computing strategy
- Posted by David Linthicum, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
As reported by Brandon Butler of Network World, “Dell has said for the last year or so that it plans to build a public cloud based on the open source cloud platform OpenStack, a project the company is an official member of. But, recent moves by the company could be part of a broader shakeup [...] Read more »
How Apple can retain its mobile mojo
Posted by Colin Gibbs, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Apple may be losing some momentum in the mobile industry it revolutionized just a few years ago. So as the competition heats up this year, there are a few key areas that Cupertino should be focusing on more tightly. Read more »
Where new opportunity lies in the mobile operating system space
Posted by Colin Gibbs, Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Roughly half a dozen new mobile operating systems will come to market over the next 6 to 12 months. Many of these look to be more sophisticated than the older ones controlled by Apple and Google. This report will examine the most noteworthy of these new operating systems, Blackberry 10, Firefox, Tizen, and others. It will also document their competitive advantages and disadvantages and gauge what their chances of success — or even true disruption — might be. Read more »
We're pleased to launch the new Analyst Directory on GigaOM Pro - read on for an overview of what's new, and a quick tutorial on the new tools and features. Read more »
A California startup’s technology puts solar steam to work in a Middle East oil field
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A solar steam project built by a California company or Oman's largest oil producer has been running for months now and recently showed it was delivering more power than promised in the contract. Read more »
Red Pen is the simplest and smallest design review tool I’ve seen
- Posted by Stowe Boyd, Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Comment threads can be added by anyone, anywhere on the canvas, and there is no laborious sequence of creating an account, logging in, and so on. Read more »
Jolla’s Sailfish OS will launch in dangerous waters
- Posted by Colin Gibbs, Monday, May 20, 2013
The Finnish startup Jolla today unveiled the first smartphone running Sailfish OS, an impressive new platform with its roots in MeeGo OS. But the company still must strike some big distribution deals to survive in an increasingly competitive smartphone market. Read more »
