Jumo, a new social network with a distinguished pedigree, launched on Tuesday with the goal of helping people find and get involved with charitable organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
TechPulse360 is, or was, a daily news site focused on tech and clean tech, run by Mark Boslet, a former journalist at San Jose Mercury News, and Jean-Baptise Su, a veteran Silicon Valley correspondent for numerous publications.
Some well-known investors are placing a bet that Brazil is fertile territory for the spread of social games. Read the rest of this entry »
Long promised as the wave of the future, shopping on smartphones and other mobile devices is showing signs of becoming a significant business this holiday season–at least judging from the evidence that emerged Thanksgiving Day. Read the rest of this entry »
Persuading people to buy a Samsung smartphone in Japan a country where the South Korean giant has maintained a fairly low profile may require Jedi mind tricks. What pitchman could pull off such a task? You guessed it, Darth Vader. Read the rest of this entry »
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NTT Communications and two other Japanese firms will launch what they say is the worlds first Internet-based mobile-phone application that counts calories by analyzing photos users take of their food. Read the rest of this entry »
Salesforce.com has been on a tear this year with financial results exceeding Wall Street estimates; a massive expansion of its headquarters in San Francisco; a gift of $100 million to build a Children’s hospital; and now: luring JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist at UK Telecom giant BT to assume the same position at Salesforce.
FCC Commissioner Julius Genachowski announced that it will begin an inquiry process that will determine states capabilities and financing requirements for updating the 911 system. Read the rest of this entry »
Every year the Sad Business School, University of Oxford, hosts its “Silicon Valley Comes To Oxford” event and invites well known Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.