BROWSING: Silicon Valley

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.

Sure, Silicon Valley has a remarkable pedigree and history of producing world-beating technology companies, as well as an established technology presence, networking scene and excellent weather, but you know what us Brits have? Words.

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."

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?

Intel has been banging on about “smart TVs” for donkey’s years, but it seems it may actually be ready to put its rather huge sums of money where its mouth is, in a new joint venture with Taiwanese giant Chunghwa Telecom Co.

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.

A robust computing environment and ubiquitous connectivity are the two most critical components to every facet of mobility, Doug Fisher, VP at Intel Corp. (INTC), said during his keynote at Sprint's developer conference.

The best things in life are free, but in order for them to stay that way, Google says it will allow developers to leverage its AdMob platform to stick interactive video ads inside Android apps.

You could argue that eBay has always been one of the greener websites out there - the whole point of the online auction house is to sell your unwanted belongings onto others who will find a use for them - and what's greener than recycling?

It's a strange tradition, but a tradition nonetheless. As each delicious Android release has come and gone, Google has taken delivery of an oversized statue of that release's namesake for proud display on the lawn of the firm's Mountain View Googleplex.

App developers hoping to get their offerings snapped up or funded by the carrier giants often have to endure a lengthy odyssey of between 23-26 meetings with upwards of 60 people, it emerged at the TC3 Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference in Silicon Valley Thursday.

. Google TV “creates some really interesting possibilities” said the firm’s Ambarish Kenghe at a recent panel as he explained the concept to the unwashed masses. Kenghe, Google’s lead product manager for the television offering spoke at the “Internet TV: Development and Monetization Strategies” panel at...

. Intel’s developer conference is usually focused on PCs, but IDF 2010 has a rather heavy focus on IPTVs and tablets, with the chipmaker hoping to persuade the masses the aforementioned work better on the IA platform. So what makes Intel’s Atom the ideal platform for...

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Drawing audible ooh’s and ahh’s from the crowds in the Moscone Auditorium in San Francisco today, Intel unveiled a Dell 10″ tablet with a built-in but initially concealed keyboard, running Windows 7 Premium. The tablet, dubbed the Dell Inspiron Duo looked a little chunky in...

. Intel has long been talking up its Atom processor for tablets, but at IDF 2010 in San Francisco the chipmaker finally put its money where its mouth is, not just in terms of a tablet running on its chips, but also running its operating...

. With hundreds of thousands of apps flooding the several dozens of app stores in existence, one might be forgiven for believing the Apple hype of “there’s an app for that,” with some of the less optimistic developers perhaps even believing that whatever they develop,...

. A month and a half ago, RCR Unplugged covered slick social magazine app Flipboard when it launched to much public accolade and acclaim. Today at AppNation in San Francisco, the firm’s CEO took to the stage to show off his app yet again and...

. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told the audience at AppNation today that the proliferation of mobile apps coupled with open city data would make people’s lives easier and more pleasant. Taking to the stage shortly after conference organizer Drew Ianni announced his prediction of a...

. Wowing the crowd on the first day of its developer conference in San Francisco, chipmaker Intel showed off its WiDi technology, beaming content back and forth between a handheld tablet and large-screen HDTV wirelessly. WiDi technology is not exactly new, having been shown off at...

. Americans continue to hunger for mobile phone apps, according to the latest edition of The Nielsen Company’s Apps Playbook, a new white paper on mobile apps to be officially unveiled at AppNation in San Francisco on Monday. Data and insight outfit, Nielson says the average...

. Today everything mobile seems to revolve around the concept of apps. Development, monetization, distribution, fragmentation – all terms the mobile world has become increasingly familiar with over the past few years. Thus, it comes as no surprise that when it comes to apps, there’s...

RCR Wireless News is launching local news sites today, featuring video interviews, local networking events, and news about developments in your area!

The Palestinian telecom sector is growing. Exports in IT, software and mobile are finding customers in regional markets. Access to capital is improving with new VC firms dedicated exclusively to the Palestinian IT sector. At the macro level, the Telecommunication Regulation Commission (TRC)...