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Talking Obama Tech Policy at Supernova Hub

I’m sitting here at Supernova Hub #sn10 at the Wharton School in Philadelphia and the first session is Supernova’s Policy Workshop focused on an Obama Administration Tech Policy Update. Speakers- Beth Noveck- US Deputy CTO for the White House Danny Sepulveda- Office of Senetor Kerry Tom Power- NTIA Q: (Kevin Werbach) How much more time [...]

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Jobs Says “Antennagate” Over, Shows How to Hold iPhone 4

Apple invited a select group of journalists to Cupertino today to address the antenna issues, and in doing so Steve Jobs went on to rake certain media outlets (like the NYT nd Bloomberg) over the coals regarding the iPhone 4’s antenna problems. He must have said “we love our users” over a dozen times too. But [...]

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Gateway Kicks Up NetBook Bar With 11.6-inch HD Display

Gateway has decided to push the limits of the netbook with the new LT32 focusing on entertainment and HD. On the heels of its LT20 line refresh via the LT23 a few weeks ago, it’s rolled out the LT23 with AMD Athlon II NEO K125 processors, ATI Radeon HD 4225 Graphics, and pushed the display [...]

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“The Kin Is Gone! The Kin Is Gone, Baby!”

Well, it didn’t take too long but Microsoft has decided to kill the KIN and focus on Windows Phone 7. Back in April, Robbie Bach (who has since left Microsoft) rolled out the KIN targeting it to teens, looking to grab fast share from Palm, especially as Verizon was quickly defocusing Palm Pres and Pixis. [...]

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The Influencer Project- Is Coming July 6!

If you are a marketing or social media professional, there’s a unique online one hour conference coming up with a host of digital influencers on July 6th with 60 speakers in 60 minutes. Hosted by ThoughtLead and sponsored by Hubspot, this event presents the latest marketing insight today about being a digital influencer for your [...]

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Hulu Plus Officially Launches!

Hulu announced today that it’s launching its Hulu Plus paid service with an upcoming preview mode, offering a much deeper content library and access to that content across a wide variety of platforms. Content will include both current broadcast shows as well as content libraries of past shows with entire season runs. This includes full [...]

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Facebook Movie Trailer Just Released!

As if you just can’t get away from social networks enough, get ready for the story of Facebook coming to the big screen this October. Columbia Pictures has just released a trailer for The Social Network. The movie is based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” and covers the early days of Facebook from its original inception [...]

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Who Will Move Content Behind Hulu’s Paid Wall?

So in my previous post I asked “so who might move their properties behind a paid wall at Hulu?” Well, CBS may be a primary player as long as it can place its properties on its own online site, meaning CBS is not interested in any content exclusivity with sites such as Hulu. The network, [...]

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Hulu Jumping Behind Pay Wall

Hulu launched in 2008 and has become one of the go-to sites for online video. It offers many popular TV shows both current and classic from “The Office,” and “Lost” to “Barney Miller” as well as shorts, clips, and hundreds of full-length motion pictures from a variety of media conglomerates. Up until now, Hulu has [...]

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Google Wins Round 1 In Viacom Copyright Suit

Does yesterday’s court ruling against Viacom’s $1 billion copyright suit against Google and YouTube mean anything yet? You could argue that technology providers, specifically Silicon Valley’s digital community have won a major victory over Madison Avenue and Hollywood. But does it truly tip the balance of power away from content creators (and I’d argue that [...]

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Gateway Debuts ID Series Notebook and Refreshes Netbooks

Gateway today rolled out its new ID Series notebook PC line as well as a slight refreshing of its LT Series netbook line. The Gateway ID Series The ID series is the vendor’s new thin and light offering with an updated image. It comes with a sleek silver casing, using an aluminum alloy lid and [...]

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