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Archive for June 19th, 2009

Smartphones Changing the Network

Smartphones Changing the Network

The big news today was the official release of the iPhone 3Gs, which plugged a number of the significant technical holes in the iPhone platform (cut-and-paste, camera quality, video, etc.) that had been the weak spots in the platform since its launch.  (N.b. I received mine via UPS this morning, and was able to navigate the upgrade process without any significant hitches.)  While most of the features are incremental upgrades, both the camera improvements (including video) and the speed improvements are definitely noticeable.

Although the iPhone seems to get a disproportionate share of the media attention, the market is definitely not a one-horse race.  Palm has sold over 100,000 of its new Palm… Read More

1 Comment | Christopher Carfi | June 19th, 2009 | Changing Networks

Supernova Interview: John Borthwick of Betaworks

John Borthwick is Founder and CEO of Betaworks, which builds, buys and invests in early stage companies relating to the real-time web. In this interview, captured after he spoke at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters Conference in New York, John discusses his views of the direction the real time web is going. As Betaworks’ portfolio includes Twitter, Bit.ly, StockTwits, TipJoy, and more, John is in a somewhat unique position to predict how many of us will interact with the real time stream.

Borthwick has been in the internet space for a very long time, having sold his 1994 company WP Studios to AOL’s Digital Cities back in 1997. His rise to Senior Vice… Read More

Leave A Comment | Howard Greenstein | June 19th, 2009 | Changing Networks, Video