Here are all of the highlights from the sixth D: All Things Digital conference, organized by day and speaker:
Day One
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft
You would have loved Windows 1.0. Walt. You would have LOVED it.”
–Ballmer
Session post | Photos | Videos: One and Two
Windows 7 Demo
Day Two
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com
People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding [...]
Here are a few video highlights from the second half of the D6 interview of Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman and Lowell McAdam, CEO, Verizon Wireless, conducted by conference co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
Here are a few video highlights from the first half of the D6 interview of Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman and Lowell McAdam, CEO, Verizon Wireless, conducted by conference co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
Well, this should be interesting. Because of scheduling issues, Kevin Martin and Lowell McAdam will be interviewed at the same time. Will the two hit it off on issues of ‘Net neutrality, early termination fees, Open Access or none of the above?
DEKA Research founder and Segway creator Dean Kamen comes to D6 to demonstrate his “Luke Arm” prosthesis. Named after the artificial limb worn by Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars,” the state-of-the-art bionic arm looks and feels to its user like his or her native arm.
Here are a few video highlights from the second half of the D6 interview of Tom Rogers, President and CEO, Tivo, conducted by conference co-host Kara Swisher.
Here are a few video highlights from the D6 interview of Tom Rogers, President and CEO, Tivo, conducted by conference co-host Kara Swisher.
Tom Rogers, a well-rounded media executive, has had his work cut out for him at TiVo, the iconic but often-struggling pioneer and leader in the digital video-recorder market. Before coming to TiVo, Mr. Rogers was chairman and CEO of Primedia, which publishes 200 magazines, operates more than 400 Web sites and runs a wide range of television and video businesses.
Here are some more video highlights from the D6 interview of Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, News Corporation, conducted by conference co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
This year’s D conference has had its share of great lines — tired ones too (We’re all clear on the subject of Facebook and information sharing, right?). Here’s a selection of the former …
Did you have anything to do with the New York Post’s endorsement of Obama?”
– Walt Mossberg to Rupert Murdoch
“Yeah.”
–Rupert Murdoch to Walt Mossberg
TransMedia’s Glide OS is a platform-agnostic mobile operating system, which supports devices running Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, BlackBerry, Palm OS, as well as the Google-backed Android platform.
Here are a few video highlights from the second half of the D6 interview of Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, conducted by conference co-host Walt Mossberg.
Here are a few video highlights from the first half of the D6 interview of Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, conducted by conference co-host Walt Mossberg.
Before she ever dated Bill Gates, let alone married him, Melinda French was a damned good product manager at Microsoft. She brought to market Microsoft Publisher, which popularized the step-by-step wizards that have since spread through software everywhere. And she made a valiant, if failed, effort to radically simplify computers with Microsoft Bob. Now, with her husband, she heads the world’s largest charitable foundation, bringing to philanthropy a rare combination of compassion and the business skills she honed at Microsoft.
Today’s session begins with a demo from personal genomics outfit 23andMe. Founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki (wife of Google’s Sergey Brin), the company is among those pioneering Web-based, direct-to-consumer genome services. Today the two will talk about 23andMe’s newest effort, 23andWe, which will conduct large-scale genome-wide association studies with the help of individuals willing to share information about their health and other personal traits.
On a title by title basis, Kindle unit sales now account for more than 6 percent of Amazon book sales.”
D is unlike any other executive conference. Since its debut in 2003, D has brought to life the energy and excitement of the digital revolution in an unscripted, upfront and unparalleled way.
D is unlike any other executive conference. Since its debut in 2003, D has brought to life the energy and excitement of the digital revolution in an unscripted, upfront and unparalleled way. Read more »
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