Second-Edition iPad–Worth the Wait?
Q: I am considering buying an iPad, but am wondering if I should wait for the second edition which is rumored to be coming soon. What do you advise? A: I regard the current, original iPad as an...
View ArticleInternet Access in Hotel Rooms
Q: I have a 3GS iPhone. Is there a way to connect it to the Internet cable found in hotel and motel rooms? A: Not that I know of. But you can do this indirectly by creating your own Wi-Fi network from...
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Chris Shipley Opens a "Community Center" for Silicon Valley Geeks
Last night in Redwood City, Chris Shipley–who used to run the famed Demo conference–had a ribbon-cutting for Studio G, a new office for her Guidewire Group aimed at the start-up community. According...
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Viral Video: Steven Spielberg's Latest Alien Invasion
This new television series from TNT about aliens invading Earth, titled “Falling Skies,” is exec-produced by Steven Spielberg. It premieres in June. As you might recall, the Hollywood legend knows a...
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Exclusive: Yahoo Nabs Microsoft Exec Brett Wayn to Help Local Efforts
After it struck its online advertising and search partnership with Yahoo, Microsoft tapped longtime Internet exec Brett Wayn (pictured here) to work with Greg Nelson during the integration. Well, Wayn...
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Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation
Late last month, BoomTown posted about a huge venture funding effort by the high-profile and even more highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, Flipboard. Today, its co-founder and...
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Viral Video: "Apollo 18” -- In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
For those who love space travel, which is most geeks, this upcoming movie looks like it would put anyone off dreams of landing on the moon. In fact, using a lot of surveillance camera angles and scary...
View ArticleThrottle Back Those Hypersonic Dreams
This morning, DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 was successfully launched over the Pacific on its second test flight. It separated from its booster, went into glide mode at the edge of...
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The LivingSocial Trio Talk Asian Expansion, Groupon and More: The Full AsiaD...
We are now posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, which took place in Hong Kong in October. Over the next week or so, we’re going to follow the schedule of the actual event. Up now:...
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The State of Social Sharing With Fred Wilson, Roger McNamee and More (Video)
Here’s a panel I did last week at the Privacy Identity Innovation conference on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley. The panel was called “Social Sharing and the Data-Driven Economy.” And while that...
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Viral Video: "Lock-Out" -- Sci-Fi Prison Break in Space
Here’s a trailer for an unusual movie called “Lock-Out,” about a prison revolt in space and, of course, the need to rescue the daughter of the President of the United States. It’s full of all kinds of...
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Viral Video: "Prometheus" (or "Alien" 2012)
This movie is essentially “Alien” redux. From the same director, Ridley Scott, it’s scarier and has better effects than 1979. But, in space, everyone can apparently still hear you scream. Enjoy the...
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Here's Zynga's Filing on $228M HQ Building Deal (For All You Real Estate Types)
Zynga bought its San Francisco HQ building for $228 million, the company said in a regulatory filing, which I have embedded below. Having enjoyed a party or two in the space at 650 Townsend Street...
View ArticleStart-Up Sees New Frontier in Mining: Asteroids in Space
The riddle of the space asteroid start-up may be closer to being solved. On Tuesday, Planetary Resources Inc., whose mission has been shrouded in secrecy, will outline in Seattle its plan to send an...
View Article"We Are on Mars Again. It's a Great Day."
Precisely on time and target, NASA’s Curiosity rover touched down safely on Mars Monday to begin an ambitious two-year trek through a mountainous crater that promises to reveal whether the red planet...
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Silicon Wadi: A Visit to GarageGeeks in Israel (Video)
Earlier this summer, I went to Israel to check out the tech scene, which is thriving and vibrant. So much so, that several Silicon Valley companies have been eyeing and buying several start-ups there...
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Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
If truth be told, Jerry Yang never really disappeared from the Silicon Valley scene, even though he did leave Yahoo rather suddenly just over a year ago — resigning from the board and all other...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic Spacecraft Tests Rocket in Flight
After years of delays and nagging engine problems, Richard Branson’s space tourism venture cleared an important hurdle Monday with the first powered test flight of its SpaceShipTwo craft. Though it...
View ArticleNASA Telescope Imperiled by Glitch
Space engineers are struggling to regain control of the Kepler space telescope, which has lost its ability to aim accurately at the star systems it has been scanning for planets similar to Earth, the...
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Elon Musk on Why Humans Should Set Up Shop on Mars: It's a Fixer-Upper
When it comes to choosing a possible planet for humans to inhabit, Mars is our best bet. Mercury is so hot it melts the rocks. Venus won’t work, either. Sure, Mars only reaches room temperature on hot...
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With PayPal Galactic, PayPal Wants to Know How You’ll Pay for Your Room at...
For the most part, commercial space travel is still a few years off, and any plans for space settlements still seem like the dreams of sci-fi enthusiasts. But it’s never too early to start planning,...
View ArticleHow to Drink Coffee in Space
Maybe, for whatever reason, you’re not very interested in consuming much news this morning. May we suggest instead a video that combines zero gravity, the International Space Station, and coffee,...
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NASA Heads Back to the Moon, This Time With Robots and Laser-Powered Space...
Elon Musk wants us to go to Mars, which sounds cool and scary. Meantime, NASA is headed back to the moon. Last night, the U.S. space agency sent up its excellently named Lunar Atmosphere and Dust...
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