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Remains of the Day: Zuck’s Not an IPhone, He’s an Android
The Internet of Things , when real world objects are connected to the Internet, has been slow to attract the attention of budding entrepreneurs. However, there has been some startup action in so-called “social objects.” We’ve covered two companies in this domain in recent times, StickyBits and TalesOfThings . The New York Times profiled a third company in this space over the weekend, Itizen .
Salesforce.com is gearing up to deliver native mobile apps for its Chatter software. Salesforce.com – Salesforce Chatter – Mobile Computing – Wireless Data – Mobile phone
Salesforce.com is gearing up to deliver native mobile apps for its Chatter software. Salesforce.com – Salesforce Chatter – Mobile Computing – Wireless Data – Mobile phone
Marc Andreessen is normally enthusiastic about the startups he’s invested in. Still, when I spoke to him last week about Kno , he surprised me by saying it will be “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” And he’s backing up that claim with a new investment – Andreessen Horowitz has put even more capital into the company as part of a new $46 million debt and equity round. Silicon Valley Bank and TriplePoint Capital also invested in the round
It has been roughly one year since Yahoo! made waves in the Middle East, by buying Maktoob , the region’s largest web portal for $164 million. From Silicon Valley’s observation deck that may seem like small peanuts— these days we barely bat an eye when HP and Dell get into a multi-billion dollar tug-of-war game.
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