The Bleeding In The Home Entertainment Business Slowed In 2011
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The home-entertainment business has been pummeled in recent years, with revenues falling for seven years in a row, in one year a full 8 perc… Read more »
Amazon Scoots Past Apple's Rules With HTML5 iPad Kindle Store
Back in July, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and other content providers pulled the purchasing options from their iOS apps, in order to comply with App… Read more »
Comcast Starts Live In-Home Streaming; Requires New 'AnyPlay' Device
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has started in-home streaming but it’s not quite live video Valhalla. Streaming access to the Xfinity TV linear lineup… Read more »
'The Daily': No Longer Just For iPads (But Not For All Androids, Either)
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The Daily is finally available in Android, sort of. The News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) tablet tabloid, which has been iPad only since birth, is not… Read more »
@ CES: Apple Is Scouting The Competition
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) famously avoids the biggest event on the tech industry calendar, and given the traffic on Paradise Road this morning you… Read more »
The Economist Tries A Flipboard-Like Election App All In HTML
The Economist has given HTML web apps another shot in the arm by packaging its U.S. presidential election material in to a new Flipboard-lik… Read more »
Who Says There Are Too Many Android Tablets! Orange/Huawei Add One More
CES, currently in full swing in Las Vegas, promises to bring out another wave of Android tablets, to add to the 40+ that were on the market… Read more »
Guardian Starts Charging 280,000 iPad Readers From Friday; How Will It Go?
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Starting Friday, The Guardian, a stalwart of free content, will find out just how many people will pay to read its news on tablets. Read more »
SEC Watch: Apple's CEO Cook Got $378M In 2011 As He Took On Jobs' Reins
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The late Steve Jobs famously drew a $1 salary when he was CEO of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), with other compensation coming in the form of millions… Read more »
T-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Inks Multiscreen Deal With MobiTV
MobiTV, one of the more established mobile TV companies in the market today with deals in place with several major U.S. mobile operators, to… Read more »
@CES: Samsung Hat-Tips Kinect On Smart TV Gesture Controls, Content Bonanza
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Samsung, on a high after releasing some strong mobile numbers last week, today became the latest consumer electronics brand to hang its name… Read more »
New Patent Suits Target Starbucks, Expedia Mobile Payments
In a possible sign of trouble for the booming mobile payment industry, a semiconductor firm filed patent lawsuits against Starbucks (NSDQ: S… Read more »
Univision Launches 'Noticias' Spanish-Language News App For iPhone, Android
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Hispanics, according to Nielsen, have the second-highest penetration of smartphone usage among U.S. ethnic groups, and today brings news of… Read more »
U.S. Consumers Cool Somewhat On iPhone; Remains 'Most Wanted' Handset
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) at the moment is not leading the rankings of smartphone vendors when it comes to shipments, but when it comes to mindshar… Read more »
Apple Gets Hit With $1.9 Million Copyright Lawsuit By Chinese Writers
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is putting a big bet on China, where its products and services have proven hugely popular, but that could also leave it e… Read more »
Correction: Razr Ain't Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4
Correction: An earlier version of this article noted Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility’s revenue in “millions” not “billions”. It has now been c… Read more »
The Lesser-Spotted Android Magazine: Future's T3
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Here’s something you don’t see every day… a publisher putting aside grumbles about the platform and actually launching on Android. Read more »
Steve Jobs Doll Legal In Most States, Not Indiana
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Apple’s lawyers have a fearsome reputation for defending the company’s intellectual property. But it sure looks like they’re bluffing in the… Read more »
Apple E-book Conspiracy Case To Turn On 'Most Favored Nation' Clause
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Recent interviews shed light on how the antitrust cases against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and book publishers will unfold. The e-book controversy w… Read more »
Samsung/HTC: Two Sides Of An Android Coin. Why's Samsung Winning The Toss?
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Android is trouncing the competition when it comes to platform domination in the smartphone market — over half of all smartphones being use… Read more »
Updated: Exclusive: AP Branches Out, Adds Pulse To Its Digital Mix
Over the years, the Associated Press has made a profile for itself by syndicating its news across thousands of newspapers both in the U.S. a… Read more »
When Playing Defense, Apple Willing To Settle Patent Disputes
Apple’s aggressive mobile patent strategy is apparently reserved for its offensive maneuvers. It has agreed to settle a patent lawsuit broug… Read more »
Deloitte Buys In To Mobile Apps, Pays $40-50M For Apple's Friend Ubermind
Management consultancy Deloitte today became the latest company to buy into the app marketplace with the news that it has bought the Seattle… Read more »
Jumptap: Apple Has Highest Click-Through Rates Among Mobile Ad Platforms
The latest monthly figures from independent mobile ad network Jumptap reveal that Android has continued to solidify its lead as the most dom… Read more »
FT Buys Its Web App Maker; CEO Ridding's Memo
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The Financial Times has acquired London-based web and application developer Assanka, which made the web app on which the publisher has based… Read more »
Report: Apple Snags Adobe, Yahoo Vet Teresi To Lead iAd Group
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has reportedly hired a new leader for its iAd effort, in hopes of getting its home-grown solution for in-app advertising… Read more »
Apple Confirms iPhone 4S To Arrive In China Next Friday
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iOS fans in China will officially get their hands on the iPhone 4S next Friday along with prospective customers in 21 other countries, Apple… Read more »
Premier League Rights: Google And Apple Unlikely To Bid
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News reports (Mail Online, Telegraph.co.uk) that *Apple* and *Google* may bid for 2013-16 Premier League live broadcast rights are almost ce… Read more »
Meet Europe's (And The U.S.'s?) Newest Mobile Operator: China Telecom
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China presents one of the single biggest opportunities for mobile companies looking for more growth, and it’s no surprise that companies lik… Read more »
Will Apple's NYC Event Reveal iTextbooks?
The rumor mill is hard at work today following the news that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will hold an iBookstore-related event in New York City towar… Read more »
Java Phones Make A Comeback In Late 2011, But Don't Dump Android Just Yet
What provoked the sudden upsurge in feature phone usage during October? A report out over the weekend from Net Applications shows that after… Read more »
I'll Drink To That: Tequila Mobile Picks Up $1.7 Million, 6 Million Gamers
More money for European tech startups: Wroclaw, Poland based mobile games publisher Tequila Mobile has announced a $1.7 round of funding, as… Read more »
Report: Apple To Hold Event In NYC. Publishing, Advertising In The Mix?
A new year, and a crisp, new Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to kick things off: the company is reportedly planning an event for the end of the mon… Read more »
Happy App Year: Downloads Pass 1 Billion/Week, U.S. Way Ahead Of The Rest
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The smartphone and tablet buying rush over the holidays spilled over into a corresponding deluge of app downloads, with the total weekly num… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012
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Last week, the paidContent staff analyzed the sectors we cover most, highlighting the key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012. Som… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012: The Age Of Ubiquity (For Some)
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This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from… Read more »
iPad Rumors: High-Res Displays? Sure, But iWorld Launch Hard To Believe
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There’s nothing like a good Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to liven up a slow holiday news week. Today’s episode involves the iPad and combines so… Read more »
Apple Wants To Offer Subscription TV Packages, Analyst Says
The rumour mill for a supposed integrated Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV set is cranking up, with noted Taiwanese circuits news source Digitimes repo… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012: Internet TVs Out-Box The Boxes
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This is the third in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cov… Read more »
Record-Breaking Christmas For iOS, Android And Mobile Shopping
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Christmas day 2011 was a record-breaking day for Android and iOS device activations, says a new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry: Ac… Read more »
