An FAQ about those Android netbooks
Since our post yesterday about Google’s Android platform running on netbooks, we’ve been asked a lot of questions. Here are the most frequent questions, along with our answers.
Do you think Android could run on laptops or PCs?
The simple answer is “yes, with an asterisk.” The… Continue Reading
Will Microsoft’s CES keynote yield a ZunePhone?
Yes, the rumor is back again. And it will keep coming back until Microsoft eventually releases its own phone (which I think it will and should). The rumor today is that Microsoft could use chief executive Steve Ballmer’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote to unveil… Continue Reading
Microsoft paid $500 million for Danger, and there’s got to be a reason
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Software giant Microsoft reportedly spent $500 million to acquire Danger, the company that developed software to power the youngster-popular Sidekick.
The figure, while not officially announced, was dug up in reporting by GigaOm’s Om Malik. We haven’t confirmed that exact figure, but we do have enough… Continue Reading
Microsoft gobbles up Danger, maker of the Sidekick mobile software
Microsoft Corp has agreed to acquire Danger, a Silicon Valley company that makes the software for the Sidekick and other mobile devices, for an undisclosed amount.
Danger has worked away for ten years on its device software, and recently filed for an IPO, which we termed… Continue Reading
The Danger-ous IPO?
Danger, the company that builds software for the “Sidekick” and other mobile devices, has filed an initial public offering after years waiting hungrily for three years to make such a move.
However, the Palo Alto, Calif., company lives under a big shadow emanating from Mountain View’s… Continue Reading
Radar, the real-time photo sharing company, gets boost
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San Francisco start-up Tiny Pictures allows you to take and send photos to your friends’ phones. The photos can be shared almost instantly and with groups of friends, who can then comment.
The company’s product, named Radar, will get a boost tomorrow, when Danger, which powers… Continue Reading
YouTube’s spoils, Yahoo answers, Danger, fuddy US companies & more
The latest roundup of the action happening in Silicon Valley:
First evidence of YouTube wealth — What do you do with your money, when you get it? One way is to spend $20 million to buy Andre Agassi’s Tiburon estate. That’s what Stuart Peterson, of Artis Capital… Continue Reading
Danger, and its IPO
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It’s dangerous to predict your IPO. Hank Nothhaft, chief executive of Danger, the Palo Alto company providing the software for the T-Mobile Sidekick, said confidently back in 2004 that Danger had raised its last round of venture capital. An IPO was in the cards… Continue Reading