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Friday, 24 June 2011

This Is What Google TV 2.0 Will Look Like (GOOG)

After lackluster reviews last year, Google TV is due for a refresh.

Google announced that it was adding its Honeycomb OS to Google TV, allowing it to run apps and adding a fresh look.

That was all we heard.

Geek.com just scored some screenshots from a limited developer release of the next Google TV. Apparently, Google has seeded about 50 Google TV boxes running the new OS to select developers.

It looks like a slightly tweaked version of Honeycomb for tablets.

Check out the screenshot below to whet your appetite.

Now head over to Geek.com to see the rest of the screenshots >

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Thursday, 23 June 2011

What Does A Russian Startup Look Like? Just Like One In The Valley

Russia’s startup scene is still growing but with a potential market size of 170 million users in the next 18 months, it’s white hot. There remain hurdles – like payment mechanisms and door-to-door delivery in a market known for corruption in the postal servce. But these are gradually being eroded by entrepreneurs.

Yesterday I had lunch with a VC who hits Moscow once a month now, such is the potential for even ‘normal’ business models like old fashioned e-commerce. Meanwhile, there are lots of categories in Russia waiting to be filled and one of them is travel.

Ostrovok.ru is still being built right now, and remains in private beta. Its aim is simple – to be the most convenient online hotel reservation platform for Russian users.

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Vuclip Takes A Global Look At The Most Popular Videos Viewed On Mobile Devices

Vuclip a mobile video search engine that has quietly been growing in usage, especially outside of the U.S. Of course, Vuclip isn’t as large as YouTube in terms of views. For basis of comparison, YouTube mobile gets over 100 million views a day and VuClip is 330 million views per month. But Vuclip has an active user base outside the U.S., especially in international markets including India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The company also has a number of distribution partners include Airtel, Maxis, Tata DoCoMo, Telkomsel, Vodafone, and XL.

Today, Vuclip is releasing a report that shows which devices are consuming the most mobile video worldwide, as well as what videos are most popular in specific countries. In May, the most-viewed video in the UK was a Royal Wedding spoof ad from T-Mobile (unsurprising, considering the Royal Wedding events).

In Singapore, a Thai commercial from dtac ‘Disconnect to Connect’ rang true with mobile watchers. The Corning commercial detailing the wonders of glass. ‘A Day Made of Glass’ topped the charts in Venezuela, Indonesia and Malaysia in the last few months.

In the Philippines a video comping the Top 10 Martial Arts Movies took the top spot, and the same video also was the most viewed in Brazil. In India, The Hot Hot Los Angeles Christmas Special was the top viewed video on Vuclip.

On Vuclip’s network outside the U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil are seeing the fastest rate of growth of video views on mobile devices.

With respect to devices, outside of the USA, BlackBerry drove the highest level of mobile video views on Vuclip in May, followed by the iPhone. In fact, BlackBerry devices held four of the top five spots for global mobile video consumption worldwide.

As I mentioned above, Vuclip’s reach isn’t nearly as vast as YouTube mobile. But it is interesting to see what platforms and videos are gaining traction in mobile video outside of the U.S.