From Dublin to Las Vegas, governments are celebrating that obscure "revolution" known as social media. Nevermind that revolutions can sometimes get messy.
FORTUNE -- When was the last time you heard anybody mention Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn (LNKD)? It must have been at least 17 seconds ago, right? And that's exactly the problem that Mashable set out to solve when it started pushing for Social Media Day. Today - June 30, MORE
Dan Mitchell, contributor - Jun 30, 2011 1:35 PM ET
It took the iPhone App Store 482 days to hit six figures. The iPad did it in about 450.
A sampling of the iPad apps Apple says are "hot"
Sometime this week, the number of apps written or adapted for Apple's (AAPL) iPad hit the 100,000 mark.
It's hard to say exactly when. On Thursday afternoon, MacStories' Frederico Viticci noticed that the number posted on the iPad's App Store (under Featured/Release Date) MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 30, 2011 1:25 PM ET
Hewlett-Packard's new tablet may offer competition for Android, but it can't compete with Apple's iPad on any level.
FORTUNE -- Starting Friday, there will be yet another tablet on the market—the TouchPad from Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). The new gadget is the hardware maker's attempt at taking on Apple's (AAPL) iPad and one of the first in a long line of upcoming WebOS devices.
But while the TouchPad's WebOS operating system—which HP inherited from MORE
Michal Lev-Ram, writer - Jun 30, 2011 12:31 PM ET
The effect of the long-awaited launch of an iPhone for Verizon, or a bump from the iPad 2?
Click to enlarge. Source: Nielsen
During the rapid ascent of Google (GOOG) Android phones in 2010 it was never clear how much their popularity was due to the fact that Apple's (AAPL) iPhone was available in the U.S. on only one carrier -- AT&T (T) -- with somewhat spotty coverage.
The test was supposed MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 30, 2011 8:30 AM ET
Apple and its main supplier of memory chips seem headed for "ugly divorce," says expert
Samsung Galaxy
The legal battle began in April when Apple (AAPL) filed a suit in California accusing Samsung of "slavishly" copying its iPhone and iPad designs has gone nuclear.
After trading suits and counter suits in several legal venues, from South Korea to the U.K., Samsung on Thursday took its case to the U.S. International Trade Commission MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 30, 2011 6:33 AM ET
Will California's law forcing out-of-state retailers to pay sales taxes help it raise hundreds of millions in revenue? Or will it just force Amazon's affiliates out of state?
FORTUNE - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed the so-called "Amazon tax" into law. The measure forces out-of-state retailers (not just Amazon) to pay taxes on sales within the state. Earlier on Wednesday, Amazon (AMZN) sent notices to its affiliates in California, MORE
Dan Mitchell, contributor - Jun 29, 2011 9:30 PM ET
The banks that believed LinkedIn was worth $45 a share last month now think it's a great investment at $85. Nothing changes on Wall Street.
By Kevin Kelleher, contributor
FORTUNE -- Consider the research analyst. Toiling in a job on Wall Street that is at once one of its most visible and least glamorous. Expected to write with integrity while serving - all too often - at the pleasure of the underwriting MORE
Jun 29, 2011 11:26 AM ET
After 600 negative reviews and a 5,000-signature petition, it offers 4 'not yet's and 2 'soon's
Eight days after releasing Final Cut Pro X, the latest update to its popular professional video editing software, Apple (AAPL) issued an FAQ designed to answer what it describes as "a lot of discussion in the pro video community."
"A lot of discussion" is an understatement.
The program was lampooned on Conan O'Brien. It triggered the current MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 29, 2011 11:17 AM ET
Pope Benedict XVI sits at an iPad to launch -- via Twitter -- a Vatican news portal
Product placement of the highest order. Photo: Reuters
It was a scene familiar to anyone who has tried to show an aged parent or grandparent how to use Apple's (AAPL) tablet computer.
A toddler will pick up an iPad, understand intuitively what those onscreen buttons are for, and start happily banging away. But an 84-year-old MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 29, 2011 6:46 AM ET
Another one of Twitter's founders, Biz Stone, will leave the start-up.
FORTUNE -- In the continuing game of musical chairs among executives at Twitter, another of the company's founders is leaving. In a June 28 blog post, Biz Stone announced he will join founder Evan Williams, who left the CEO position last fall, and Twitter's former vice president of product Jason Goldman, who left the company abruptly in December. The trio MORE
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