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D8 confab brings out the bigwigs (roundup)

Movers and shakers at this year's D: All Things Digital conference range from opening-night guest Steve Jobs to Steve Ballmer, James Cameron, and the FCC's Julius Genachowski.

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Movers and shakers at this year's D: All Things Digital conference range from opening-night guest Steve Jobs to Steve Ballmer, James Cameron, and the FCC's Julius Genachowski.

Steve Jobs at D8
D8 kicked off with Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Asa Mathat/All Things Digital

Hands-on with Qualcomm's Mirasol e-reader

An up-close look at screen technology that tries to marry the battery life and easy reading of E-Ink with the video and color of traditional displays.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 3, 2010 12:31 PM PDT

HTC straddles Windows and Android worlds

The head of the cell phone maker said that each mobile operating system has its place in the world.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 3, 2010 12:10 PM PDT

AOL eyeing new search deal

CEO Tim Armstrong says that the company has started talking with Google and others about who will power its search going forward.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 3, 2010 11:46 AM PDT

D8 provides look at streaming-game service OnLive

The game service, which launches in two weeks, allows users to stream games over the Internet to a TV or computer. But gaming is just its first application, says CEO.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 3, 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Ballmer and Ozzie speak at D8

The Microsoft CEO and chief software architect talk tablets, the cloud, and China at the D: All Things Digital conference and CNET will have live coverage.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 3, 2010 10 AM PDT

Ford CEO Alan Mulally live at D8

AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher talk to the Ford CEO about what kinds of technologies are safe to incorporate into cars, where electric cars still need work, and why modern cars are "digitally ignorant."
(Posted in Digital Media by AllThingsD's Peter Kafka)
June 3, 2010 4:33 PM PDT

Zuckerberg in the hot seat

Facebook's chief executive gets grilled at the conference amid lingering questions over privacy and other issues.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 5:23 PM PDT

James Cameron talks entertainment

The "Avatar" director waxes three-dimensional about Microsoft, BP, and a refurbished "Titanic."
(Posted in Digital Media by AllThingsD's John Paczkowski)
June 2, 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Up close with the Dell Streak

It's bigger than a phone, smaller than a tablet, and coming to the U.S. this summer. Here's a closer look at the new Android device.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 3:36 PM PDT

FCC chair: We have a plan for better broadband

Julius Genachowski insists the government can help matters when it comes to the United States' comparatively slow and expensive broadband.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 1:38 PM PDT

Hands-on with the Kno tablet

CNET's Ina Fried gets up close and personal with the dual-screen device just after it debuted at the D: All Things Digital conference Wednesday.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 1:08 PM PDT

Mossberg, Swisher try hand at Project Natal

Microsoft's motion control add-on makes its D: All Things Digital debut, with the event's moderators getting a chance to put it through its paces.
• Photos: Natal demo at D: All Things Digital
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 10:40 AM PDT

DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg live

At the D: All Things Digital conference, Walt Mossberg sits down with 3D evangelist and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg to talk consumer electronics and, of course, 3D's place in the movie world.
(Posted in Digital Media by AllThingsD's John Paczkowski)
June 2, 2010 11:44 AM PDT

eBay CEO says not sorry company bought (and sold) Skype

At D: All Things Digital, John Donahoe says the company needs to take risks and defends decision to acquire and then divest the Web-based calling company.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 12:13 PM PDT

At D, all hail the iPad

The first speakers at All Things Digital all praise the tablet in terms even more glowing than its creator, Steve Jobs.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 9:25 AM PDT

Comcast not looking to sell any of NBC's parts

In an interview at D: All Things Digital, Comcast COO Steve Burke said that cable channels, movie studios and theme parks make for a "well-rounded" media company.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 9:04 AM PDT

Watch this: Jobs at D8 on iPhone origins

Steve Jobs at D8: The videos

You had to be at the confab to see Steve Jobs live, but video highlights are now available. CNET's Ina Fried offers a quickly curated look at what Apple's CEO had to say.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 2, 2010 8:39 AM PDT

Steve Jobs: Post-PC era is nigh

Apple's CEO says the day is approaching when not everyone will need a traditional computer. Plus: Jobs on Google, Windows, iPhonegate, AT&T, and more.
• Full transcript of CNET's live blog
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 1, 2010 8:30 PM PDT

D8: The conference bag

CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at what's inside the tech goody bag for this year's attendees of the D: All Things Digital conference.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
June 1, 2010 3:22 PM PDT