TwitchTV is putting more effort into mobile distribution of its e-sports live streams, with the release of an Android app, as well as the rollout of a new universal iOS app that will provide a more optimized iPad viewing experience. The new apps are being released as Twitch TV tops more than 16 million unique visitors a month, thanks to partnerships with e-sports leagues like the Electronic Sports League (ESL), Day[9]TV, IGN Pro League (IPL), Major League Gaming (MLG) and North American Star League (NASL). The new Android and iPad experiences come about six months after TwitchTV released its iPhone app .

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TwitchTV unveils Android, iPad apps for e-sports streams on the go

In late March GigaOM Pro conducted a survey for GigaOM readers to get their opinion on the social network and its competitive prospects. This report examines the results of the survey, from Pinterest’s demographic breakdown and future expectations to possible monetization strategies.

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PRO: Flash analysis: future opportunities for Pinterest

The news that’s been telegraphed for weeks is done: Yahoo  has finally confirmed that roughly 2,000 staffers, 14.1 percent of its workforce, are losing their jobs as new CEO Scott Thompson remakes the business around the buzzwords smaller , nimbler, core, best in class .  Thompson, the surprise choice to fill the gap left when the board fired Carol Bartz, isn’t close to finished.

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Yet another Yahoo CEO tries to cut to glory

Cloud storage and collaboration is finally starting to become mainstream, enabling people to have access to their documents wherever, whenever and on whatever device so long as they have an Internet connection. That’s great, but there’s one problem: Not everyone uses the same cloud storage service to manage all those documents. Which means that a whole lot of people have to manage multiple cloud services all at once.

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Fileboard adds Box support to cloud file-management iPad app

A lot of us only think about batteries when we’re cursing out your phone or laptop for its dwindling power, but battery innovations will be key for delivering the dream of the mobile, always-on world. And materials giant 3M has a new battery innovation that could deliver gadgets that could run for 40 percent longer without being charged (or could be significantly smaller with standard battery life). 3M has developed a new kind of battery anode made of silicon that can deliver a significant boost in energy density (amount of energy that can be stored in a given volume) for regular lithium ion batteries that are used in our gadgets

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A breakthrough battery anode courtesy of 3M

Most mobile apps take a lot of time and development hours — but what if someone came out with a WYSIWYG-type editor that would allow anyone to easily create customizable apps for the iPhone?

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Yapp lets anyone create a mobile app for events

Google has been more than creative when it comes to making its data centers more energy efficient and greener ( seawater cooling and water recycling ), and this week says it plans to implement a new energy efficient feature for a data center in Taiwan: thermal energy storage. Thermal energy storage systems commonly use chilled liquid or ice to act as a thermal battery, enabling a data center operator to run air conditioning at night (when rates are cheaper) and during the day pump the chilled liquid around the facility for cooling.

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Google to build its first thermal storage for a data center

Almost a year after Zite’s news reader app for the iPad drew the ire of several publishers — not to mention a few angry letters — the company is making friends with its former antagonists. Zite has now signed deals with eight publishers to create sections within the app for their content

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Nine publishers ready to embrace Zite’s mobile news app

The wait is over . Instagram has finally arrived on the Android (not all of the phones, but quite a few of them.) And predictably, the reaction to the release of the app has been tremendous – though not everyone is that impressed by it

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Instagram & The Android Effect

Digital magazine joint venture Next Issue Media goes live with its long-delayed digital newsstand tomorrow.

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All-you-can-read tablet mags…unless you have iPad or Kindle Fire