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Post-Election, CrunchGov’s Ferenstein Talks About What’s Up Next for Tech and Politics
Hey, go vote.
Get Ready for More TaskRabbit, With New Open API
There would be an obvious pun here about how TaskRabbit is going to multiply, but the New York Times already used it.
The Search Company’s Social Network Finally Gets Search — And Some Other Goodies
One of the bigger head-scratchers of Google+ was how a social network from the world’s dominant search company could debut without search functionality.
Google's Android Kingpin Andy Rubin Will Open D: Dive Into Mobile (Plus, One More Surprise!)
While everyone is considering whether to brine or deep-fry the turkey this week, All Things Digital HQ will be busy with our preparations for D: Dive Into Mobile. That includes setting the program, which takes place in two weeks and will open with an evening interview with Google’s Andy Rubin. Plus, there is one more surprise speaker we’ll be adding to the program too.
Open Mobile, According to Sprint's Dan Hesse (We'll Ask Him More About It at D: Dive Into Mobile)
Here, after the jump, is a very interesting slide put up by Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse, who took to the stage at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco to talk about the latest trends in the arena.Apple Has $51 Billion and a Shopping List. Is Facebook on It?
Steve Jobs told analysts that he’s hanging on to his giant cash hoard for a rainy day–and a couple specific things he’d like to buy. Perhaps he’s discussed this with Mark Zuckerberg…
Jobs on Android: The Fight Isn’t Closed Vs. Open, but Integrated Vs. Fragmented
CEO Steve Jobs made a special guest appearance on Apple’s Q3 earnings call today and used the opportunity to fire a few shots at Google while reframing the comparison between iOS and Android.
Google Asks Court to Toss Oracle’s Android Lawsuit
Silicon Valley’s latest Goliath versus Goliath battle is officially on. Google today responded to Oracle’s claims that its Android OS infringes copyrights and patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired as part of its purchase of Sun Microsystems earlier this year. This morning, the search sovereign filed an answer to Oracle’s suit, denying all seven of its patent-infringement charges, and asking that the company’s copyright-infringement claim be dismissed because Google feels it is “legally deficient.”
Meet Nokia's New CEO: Elop's BoomTown Video (Plus His Vision Quest)!
Just as the chickens always come home to roost, BoomTown always has a video ferreted away of someone who makes it to the bigs. In this case, here is a video interview I did in April of 2009 with new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, just a year after he had taken over as president of Microsoft’s Business Division.
Steve Jobs on Why Facebook Is Not Part of Apple's New Ping Music Social Network: "Onerous Terms"
Yesterday, at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about its new social music service, called Ping. Essentially, it is a vertical version–in this case for music–of Facebook. But, except for Apple borrowing the blue color scheme from the powerful social networking site, Facebook is nowhere on Ping. So, Jobs explained why.