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Monday, 28th February 2011

Here's What UStream's Big iPhone App Update Will Include

Live video viewing and broadcasting service UStream appears set to unveil a dramatic update to its iPhone app, the first update the app has seen in many months. UStream, a deep-pocketed gamble on the future, really needs a better iPhone app. This new version looks a lot better; these changes are long overdue. This app looks like something I want…

Mobile Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

Report Finds Connected Devices, Not Phones, Leading the Explosion in Mobile Wireless

Wireless consultant Chetan Sharma has just released an updated report on U.S. mobile data for the last quarter of 2010, and it points to the growth in the wireless market, in mobile penetration and in data usage. According to Sharma, the U.S. wireless data market grew 5% from the third quarter of 2010 and was up 23% from 2009 For the entire year…

Mobile Audrey Watters comments

API of the Week: SlideShare

Last week SlideShare announced its new JavaScript API for controlling embedded players. The company also added support for the oEmbed API. The new JavaScript API gives developers the ability to: "access major functions, navigate across presentations, and control the SlideShare embed player via Javascript." What can you do with those features…

Hack Klint Finley comments

DEMO 2011: CoinStar for Smartphones, Mind Reading & Virtual Dressing Rooms

While the majority of companies launching at DEMO are entirely Web-based, there are some exceptions. This morning, we saw a handful companies hit the stage with gadgets in-hand (or in tow) that offer interesting perspectives on the future. What does the future look like? If DEMO is any indication, it's filled with mind-reading headbands, and…

Mike Melanson comments

Gmail Access (& Emails) To Be Restored "Soon" to All Those Impacted By Yesterday's Outage

As we reported yesterday, many Gmail users woke up Sunday to find that their email inboxes were empty - and not in a good way. Users reported their entire Gmail history - inboxes, outboxes, and archives - were wiped clean. Google reports now that it has identified the problem, which it says was a bug resulting from a software storage update…

Audrey Watters comments

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