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“Better to Be Paranoid and Wrong” — SpaceX Thanksgiving Launch Scrubbed for a Few Days

Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

Private space company’s founder tweets the terra-firma status of the new telecom satellite.

Voices

The Convergence Tipping Point

Egon Durban and Stephen Evans, Managing Partner and Director at Silver Lake in Voices on October 14, 2013 at 2:32 pm PT

The convergence revolution is in its most disruptive phase in television.

Former Nokia Workers Aim to Make Android Seaworthy With Rugged New Phone

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 15, 2013 at 5:00 am PT

Helsinki-based Adaia is building a device, due out next year, that combines a rugged Android cellphone with a satellite connection for when one sails out of cellular range.

Interview: Bill Gates Talks About Tech Innovations for Vaccines Ahead of Global Confab

Kara Swisher in News on April 19, 2013 at 12:26 pm PT

Solve this: One child every 20 seconds dies from a disease that could have been prevented by an existing vaccine.

Meet Charlie Ergen, the Guy Who Now Wants to Buy Sprint (Video)

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 15, 2013 at 4:14 am PT

Here’s the video of our interview of the Dish Network chairman at February’s D: Dive Into Media.

Aiming to One-Up SoftBank, Dish Offers $25.5 Billion to Buy Sprint Nextel

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 15, 2013 at 3:57 am PT

From the “never a dull moment in the wireless industry” department, the satellite firm counters SoftBank’s proposed deal.

Independent ISP Tries to Raise $325M on Indiegogo to Launch a Satellite (Kinda)

Liz Gannes in News on January 8, 2013 at 12:01 pm PT

It’s certainly the largest online crowdfunding campaign I’ve ever seen.

After Declaring It the Future of Yahoo, CEO Mayer Appoints IntoNow’s Cahan to Mobile Kingpin (Internal Memo, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 2, 2012 at 7:03 am PT

That’s Mr. Mobile to you!

Keeping Up With Sandy on Twitter

Kara Swisher in News on October 28, 2012 at 6:05 am PT

There’s a storm coming.