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Microsoft demos new 'social' phone

April 12, 2010, 2:18pm PDT

At a press event in San Francisco, Microsoft's Robbie Bach and Derek Snyder unveil the Kin mobile phones. Based on the Windows 7 operating system, the new phones will have extensive social networking built in and will also be able to access the Zune music service.
Apple unveils iPhone OS 4.0 with multitasking

April 8, 2010, 5:08pm PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces multitasking support in the newest iPhone operating system. Users will finally be able to switch back and forth between applications like Pandora and Skype without having to shut down the app entirely to enter a new one.
Apple takes on Google in the mobile-ad business

April 8, 2010, 5:05pm PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces iAd, a new mobile-ad platform that will enable developers and corporate marketers to include interactive ads in iPhone applications. App makers get a 60 percent share of advertising revenue. Apple gets the rest.
Apple iPhone OS 4.0 brings folders for apps

April 8, 2010, 3:41pm PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates folder creation for organizing apps in the new iPhone operating system due out in the summer.
Apple iPhone OS 4.0 unifies in-box, enables threads

April 8, 2010, 2:55pm PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces new iPhone mailbox features that allow users to organize multiple e-mail accounts and individual messages by thread.

Tracking and analyzing your whereabouts with mobile devices

April 6, 2010, 3:30pm PDT

At the Where 2.0 conference in San Jose, Calif., Deborah Estrin, a professor of computer science at UCLA, says the capability of GPS mobile phones to record location over time creates a new wealth of analytics. For example, new opportunities will exist where information is gathered from multiple users that better enables the accuracy of local traffic conditions.
Apple’s iPad launches in New York City

April 5, 2010, 9:36am PDT

CNET’s Natali Del Conte covers the New York City launch of the Apple iPad at the flagship cubed Apple Store on 5th Avenue.
Gowalla CEO: Bringing in users with free burritos and NBA tickets

April 1, 2010, 4:35pm PDT

At Where 2.0 in San Jose, Calif., Gowalla CEO Josh Williams talks about the company's latest promotions to bring in more users to its service. He says the company is teaming up with Chipolte and the New Jersey Nets to attract mobile users to their brands with virtual goods.
Yelp seeing real success with augmented reality

April 1, 2010, 4:02pm PDT

At Where 2.0 in San Jose, Calif., Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman talks about the company's launch of Monocle, an augmented-reality application for the iPhone that enables users to combine Yelp reviews with the physical world.
Reaching impenetrable markets with freemium

March 30, 2010, 3:53pm PDT

At mediabistro.com's Freemium Summit in San Francisco, Box.net CEO Aaron Levie talks about the benefits of using freemium as a business model. He says, freemium strategies provide, faster traction, increased customer retention, and they force owners to deliver a better product to its users.
Tech execs talk up iPhone 'freemium' models

March 30, 2010, 11:16am PDT

At mediabistro.com's Freemium Summit in San Francisco, mobile phone developers discuss how they’re using a freemium business model to attract users and monetize revenue to their iPhone apps. The freemium model is well suited to the mobile platform because Apple allows for the implementation of microtransactions inside their apps, the execs add.
The Future Of… Airplane Service

March 18, 2010, 3:29pm PDT

Virgin America is trying to take airplane service to new heights by creating on-board features that cater to the techie in all of us, whether it's texting a fellow passenger from your seatback, choosing food through an online ordering system, or connecting to a Wi-Fi hot spot 35,000 feet in the air. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das reveals the innovations that could improve your next flight.
Deutsche Bank predicts large investment in 'private clouds'

March 17, 2010, 4:57pm PDT

At the Cloud Connect conference in Santa Clara, Vijay Bhagavath, technology equity researcher for Deutsche Bank, estimates upcoming trends in IT spending. He adds that investment in ‘private clouds’ could be a 20 billion dollar opportunity by 2012.
FBI director stresses cooperation with private enterprise

March 5, 2010, 11:39am PST

At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, FBI Director Robert Mueller highlights the importance of a coordinated response to cybercrime, encouraging businesses to work more closely with the government. Mueller assures companies that reporting breaches of security and going through the investigative process can be done with minimal disruption, safeguarding privacy, data, and confidentiality.
Homeland security secretary outlines latest online efforts

March 4, 2010, 11:39am PST

At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discusses three efforts underway to ensure the security of the nation's cyberinfrastructure. This includes the development of National Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan, which will facilitate a coordinated response to cyberthreats from the federal government, local city and state governments, as well as the private sector