"The entire OS will be focused on getting users into a Web browser as quickly as possible; any other applications will be secondary and probably not provided by Google."
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"It seems odd to say, but “American Idol,” “Heroes” and the rest of the prime-time lineup have many millions of fans who don’t get the same satisfaction from YouTube"
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"When I look at fundraising since October in what is probably the worst VC environment ever, I see that the most interesting companies have no problem raising money."
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"Mike Volpi, the Silicon Valley executive who recently announced his resignation as chief executive of the online video start-up Joost, has made a quick transition, joining the Joost investor Index Ventures as a partner."
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"Quel che PeerTv (servizio made in Peerialism) propone è quello di aiutare gli operatori a «minimizzare il traffico sulle reti facendo uso migliore delle infrastrutture esistenti. Ampi e popolari file sono temporaneamente archiviati e distribuiti da cache locali, [...] riducendo il traffico». Trattasi di vera e propria distribuzione P2P"
- Pietro Saccomani
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"The one feature everyone is asking for, Push Notifications, is in development but it won't make it into 3.0. You can expect it in a 3.1 update later this summer."
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"Da oggi, 1 luglio, mandare un messaggino da un altro paese dell’Unione europea costerà molto meno, ossia 0,11 euro, rispetto all’attuale media europea di 0,28 euro. Fare una chiamata in roaming in un altro paese dell’Unione europea non potrà costare più di 0,43 euro, mentre per ricevere una telefonata non si pagherà più di 0,19 euro."
- Pietro Saccomani
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Ah figo! Ma questo i nostri Telecom/Voda/H3G lo sanno?
- Claudio Cicali
Voda mi ha mandato un SMS con i nuovi prezzi (13 cent per SMS in roaming, iva inclusa)
- Pietro Saccomani
In altro thread è venuta fuori l'informazione completa: costa meno da fuoriitalia a italia, ma italia a fuoriitalia costa sempre uguale
- Claudio Cicali
si Claudio, in quel caso non si parla di roaming ma di chiamate internazionali... lì puoi risparmiare parecchio con programmini VoIP come gojajah, fring, truphone e altri
- Pietro Saccomani
"According to gaming company Global Gaming Factory X, it is in the the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay for $7.8m (SEK 60 million)."
- Pietro Saccomani
from Bookmarklet
"If Vodafone were to buy T-Mobile UK, the company would be catapulted to clear market leadership, with a 40 per cent share of revenue paid by British mobile phone users."
- Pietro Saccomani
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"Yahoo and eBay are crumbling; Google is trying to figure out where to go next. We see all kinds of seams opening and all kinds of opportunities emerging from them. We’ve actually doubled-down in 2009; we’ve already backed 15 new startups."
- Pietro Saccomani
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