It can be a scary world out there for modern media companies, but it’s actually very simple, according to Conde Nast president Bob Sauerberg. “If content is going to remain king, we have got to innovate,” Sauerberg said Wednesday at paidContent 2012, urging … Read More »
Bio:Tom writes about one of the most important transitions in the history of computing – the shift from PC-based computing to mobile computing. He has written about nearly everything in the tech industry, including mobile, chips, and Web search, during a decade of work at CNET and IDG News Service. He joined paidContent in 2011 and now writes for GigaOM, living and working in the Bay Area. In 2007, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers selected Tom for the award in Online Excellence, Breaking News for his role in a package of stories called “The Launch of the iPhone.”
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The U.S. House of Representatives surprised the tech industry Thursday by voting on, and passing, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) after having originally scheduled a vote for Friday. The bill was amended several times prior to the final vote. Read More »
Google says it has fixed one of the biggest problems with its Currents mobile news reader app–glacial content syncing–while also rolling out to international publishers with a new update released Wednesday. That should improve its competitive position against apps like Flipboard and Zite. Read More »
Almost a year after Zite’s news reader app for the iPad drew the ire of several publishers — not to mention a few angry letters — the company is making friends with its former antagonists. Zite has now signed deals with eight publishers … Read More »
The year of denial is over at Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM). In a frank and overdue conversation with investors Thursday, new CEO Thorsten… Read More »
Updated: Millennial closed at an even $25 on the day, up 92 percent from the opening price and earning the company a one-day stock mar… Read More »
Nine days after monologist Mike Daisey was exposed as a fabulist, a man who manufactured personal stories about Apple’s supply chain in Chin… Read More »
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The first folks who will get a chance to see if Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) will be able to arrest its steep decline in the smartphone m… Read More »
Given the wider trends, this day was probably inevitable, but it probably doesn’t make it any easier to swallow at Research in Motion (NSDQ:… Read More »
In yet another sign of the slow progress of mobile payments despite strong interest, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is rethinking its approach to Googl… Read More »
China could soon be the most important mobile market in the world. Not only did the country become the leading source of iOS and Android dev… Read More »
Mobile software developers are interested in the new kids on the mobile block — HTML5 and Windows Phone — but very few are actually turnin… Read More »
There are lots of events that enjoy near-universal attention from both the media and the general public: the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and… Read More »
It’s official: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has announced a new iPad. Apparently just called “the new iPad,” it will come with the much-rumored Retina… Read More »
So long, Android Market: later on Tuesday Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is scheduled to begin rolling out a new version of its storefront for apps, mu… Read More »
AT&T (NYSE: T) has clarified exactly who will be affected by its decision to throttle data speeds for smartphone users still on old “unlimit… Read More »
Last November after our paidContent Entertainment conference in Los Angeles, I got to talking with a gentleman in the advertising business w… Read More »
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