correspondence

One in Five to Own Tablet by 2014, Poll Finds

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 21, 2010 at 6:35 am PT

The market for slate computers is predicted to grow rapidly, with a new study pegging U.S. tablet penetration rising to about 20 percent in three years time. But will the increase be enough to make a business for all of the companies entering the market?

What Facebook Messages Means and Why You Should Care

Liz Gannes in Social on November 16, 2010 at 12:18 pm PT

Facebook yesterday launched an interesting product that tries to get at the heart of how highly connected people communicate casually. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others from the company reiterated over and over again (see my live notes; the repetition is excessive) that the product is “not email.”