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Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 11:40 am PT

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

Google Apps Adds an Anti-Spam Weapon to Its Arsenal

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 6, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

Google Apps email users now have an easy way to vouch for the messages they send, making them less likely to get tangled up in overly aggressive spam filters.

Goldman-Facebook Investment Vehicle Already Full; SEC Eyes Disclosure Rules

Liz Gannes in Social on January 5, 2011 at 3:09 pm PT

Goldman Sachs has already received “several billion dollars” worth of commitments to its “special-purpose vehicle” for investing in $1.5 billion worth of Facebook stock, according to The Wall Street Journal.

CTIA Boss Steve Largent Goes Deep With Mobilized

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

To wrap up the first week of Mobilized, I had a chat on Friday with CTIA chief Steve Largent about net neutrality, the need for more spectrum and why his member companies spend so much time bashing one another. Yes, that Steve Largent. For those who have been in a dead zone for the past two decades, the former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver went on to become a congressman and has spent the last seven years heading up the wireless industry’s trade association.

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Supercomputers Fuel Competition

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 15, 2010 at 7:51 am PT

China’s installation of the world’s fastest supercomputer is galvanizing efforts by U.S. government agencies and companies to restore American leadership in the technology, a key tool in such fields as climate research, product design and weapons development.

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Start-Ups Are Drawn to Pulse of Downtown

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 4, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Many Silicon Valley start-ups are increasingly hankering for downtown, urban offices. The shift can be seen in Redwood City, where many tech companies long have made their homes–but primarily in the Redwood Shores office parks where Oracle Corp. and Electronic Arts Inc. are headquartered. This year, a trickle of start-ups has moved into downtown Redwood City, with digital ad companies Turn Inc., YuMe Inc. and compensation research firm Equilar Inc., among others, relocating to the area since January.

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Seven Places to Start a Tech Company in New York City

Alexander Hotz, Multimedia Journalist in News on September 29, 2010 at 8:40 am PT

Like many entrepreneurs, Andres Blank, the COO and co-founder of Pixable, a business that lets Facebook users print photo books of their Facebook pictures, started running his company out of his apartment. During the day the space was adequate, but the workday came to an awkward halt when his girlfriend came home from work.

Apple Nearing Wal-Mart’s Market Cap

John Paczkowski in News on March 24, 2010 at 7:51 am PT

Apple’s shares have been on a tear following the announcement of the iPad, and with the device nearing its market debut, they’re rising to new heights. As I write this, Apple shares are trading at $229.45, a fresh 52-week high and a new all-time high as well. Apple today has a market cap of $207.99 billion. That places it fourth on a list of the Top Five publicly traded U.S. companies–just below Wal-Mart.

First Round Capital Forces Its Start-Ups to Sing for Their Supper (and Your Holiday Card)

Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm PT

Some of you really enjoyed last year’s First Round Capital holiday card, which featured the VC firm’s portfolio companies “dancing” a la 2008′s “Where the Hell is Matt?” viral video. Susan Boyle fans will like this year’s edition.