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Silicon Valley musical chairs continues

The talent shortage in Silicon Valley only seems to be getting worse. Following a series of high-profile departures from Google (mostly in the direction of Facebook), and talks of some big-money deals going on in an effort to retain staff. There was a story going round (completely unconfirmed, of course) that Google gave a senior engineer $3.5million in stock to stop them leaving for Facebook.

Facebook “GMail Killer” to launch Monday?

Another day, another swirling internet rumour vortex. Well, we needed something to fill the void now all that Nexus Two business is sorted out, didn't we? A few months ago we got wind of an internal Facebook product codenamed "Project Titan", which Facebook apparently refer to as their "GMail killer".

Google giving all staff Christmas bonus, pay rise

We saw Google's quarterly financial results not too long ago, and while The Big G wasn't quite on par with Apple's earning power, they still fared pretty damn well. So well, in fact, that the powers that be in Mountain View have reached into their deep pockets and are throwing a thousand greenbacks at each employee as a Christmas present.

@ Open Mobile Summit: Foursquare CEO talks about 'turning life into a game'

SAN FRANCISCO — “We’re turning life into a game” and trying to “make the world a little more interesting to explore,” Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said this morning here at the Open Mobile Summit.The company, which is less than two years old now has...

Facebook’s mobile updates: nice, but hardly amazing

At its event in its Palo Alto headquarters on Wednesday, Facebook failed to shock and awe the world with news of anything really groundbreaking, instead sticking to incremental upgrades to its mobile SDK, the predictable launch of Facebook Deals, the opening of its location based APIs and single sign on mobile login.

The iPad is not mobile says Zuckerberg

Speaking at a mobile event in Facebook's Palo Alto Headquarters today, Zuckerberg fielded a question from an unfortunate Mashable Apple fanboy about when the social networking firm would come out with an iPad app, only to be told "The iPad is not mobile...next question."

Election Day 2010 – another failed opportunity for mobile

Today is the Super Bowl of politics — in a way. Election Day 2010.Every major event like this presents brilliant minds with an opportunity to come up with something truly awesome that takes mobile to the next level. And I always come away wanting...

Betting on Facebook’s mystery mobile event

Will the social network be announcing the much-hyped-but-even-more-debunked Facebook phone? Will the big news be all about an iPad app, or other types of new mobile apps? Will developers be salivating at news of a new Facebook mobile SDK? Or will Foursquare be put into check by Facebook Places announcing special retail deals?

Online job report: Mobile programmers in demand

There is no slowdown in the demand for mobile application programmers, according to the most recent online jobs report from Elance, an online jobsite that connects businesses with freelancers. The company said iPhone programmers moved up five positions in the third quarter, breaking into...

Maps and Wave creator leaves Google for Facebook

Lars Rasmussen, the engineer behind Google Maps and later Google Wave, has left Google for pastures new. Like a great number of ex-Googlers these days, those new pastures are Facebook.

Juniper: Operators should be trusted security resource: Global threat center can monitor business security, mobile bullying

Wireless operators have a chance to differentiate their services –and make money – by becoming the trusted security resource for wireless subscribers, according to Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR), which is hoping to leverage that opportunity with a new mobile security suite, a global threat...

KPCB announces $250M sFund for social startups

Following the success of its $200 million iFund targeted specifically at mobile apps on Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS platform, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) has scratched $250 million together for an sFund to invest in all things social.The venture capital fund is also...

@ 4G World: Operators need to partner, find balance with over-the-top providers

CHICAGO—Wireless operators have the opportunity with next-generation networks and services to partner with over-the-top providers in new ways to make “a heck of a lot of money,” Sanjay Beri, VP and GM at Juniper Networks, told the 4G World audience at today's keynote speech.Delivering...

BlackBerry upbeat at Wireless Retail Summit

Craig McLennan, RIM's managing director for North America appeared upbeat as he took to the stage at IQMetrix's Wireless Retail Summit in Scottsdale Arizona today, blowing BlackBerry's trumpet while declaring his firm was “doing really, really well.” “It's an honor to be here: I'm...

Reader Forum: The race of the taps: Improving the mobile user experience and resulting opportunities

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Mobile malware will increase once crooks figure how to profit from it

Once mobile malware becomes lucrative to its makers, it will move from its current position as a rare niche into a widespread and dangerous problem says Finnish security IT firm F-Secure.Speaking to press at a recent tour of its headquarters in association with the...

Worst of the Week: I'm drained

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Expanded CALEA compliance likely in digital age

Like it or not, nontraditional communications service providers are going to have to comply with federal regulatory laws like digital wiretapping as people increasingly communicate via the Internet. The challenge will be how to balance legitimate privacy concerns with legitimate public-safety needs and the...

Mobile data surges 68% in first half of 2010

Whether or not carriers will admit it, one thing's for sure in the overall scheme of things: mobile data is being used at a faster clip than they can increase capacity.Take Allot Communications Ltd.'s latest report, wherein it calculated mobile data bandwidth usage increased...

@ Perspective 2010: Operators must embrace over-the-top partners

FRISCO, Texas – Wireless operators are going to have to partner with over-the-top content providers in order to stay relevant to end users, Genband CTO Fred Kemmerer said at this morning's Genband Perspective 2010 conference for financial analysts, trade press and technology analysts.Social networks...

Samsung unveils 'Tab' the tablet

Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The device is an expansion (literally) of its Galaxy S smart phone platform that launched...

Motricity offers real-time, zero-touch content and services to smart phones

Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch environment. “Smartphone user now have access to more content, applications, goods and services than ever before, but it’s often...

Reality Check: This summer’s winners and losers

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas City, where the summer is wrapping up and the Chiefs open their season on...

@ Mobile Future Forward: Mobile social media ‘still in the dark ages': Almost one-third of Facebook users access the site via mobile

SEATTLE — If you ask the head of mobile at Facebook Inc., he'll tell you we still have a long way to go before social media really spreads its wings in the mobile environment.“We haven't yet even begun to see the true potential of...