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 »
What's Coming In 2012: A New Era For Apple
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This is the first in a series of posts over the next week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the secto… Read more »
News Corp. To Give Sunday Times The Free Treatment For Christmas This Year
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Last year, News International made The Times and The Sun newspapers free on Christmas and used the opportunity to promote their respective i… Read more »
Why Are Free Games More Popular On iPhones Than On Android Devices?
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Some research out from Xyologic today on app store download trends in 2011 indicates that while games have remained a popular category acros… Read more »
Rhapsody Now Has One Million Music Subs In The U.S. Next Stop: Europe
It’s taken ten years, and a last leg up by way of an acquisition of a competitor, but Rhapsody says that it has finally reached one million… Read more »
Report: Nokia Lumia Accounted For Only 0.17 Percent Of UK Sales In November
Some pretty damning early statistics out today for Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and the Lumia 800: according to a new survey, i… Read more »
HTC Says Android Patent Fix Is Ready To Go, Google Hopes For 'Patent Peace'
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HTC says it has already figured out how to ship Android phones in the U.S. that don’t run afoul of a patent held by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), the… Read more »
Distimo: Apple's App Store Still Beats Android On Revenues; Freemium Rules
Android’s Market and the App Store from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) may be getting ever-closer to being level in the number of apps on offer, but whe… Read more »
Apple Buys Israeli Flash Storage Maker In $500 Million Deal
Apple has bought Israel’s Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for up to $500 million (£319 million), the Calcalist financial daily… Read more »
Android: 700,000 Activations Per Day, WiFi Not Included?
Late on Tuesday Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile and Android head honcho for Google (NSDQ: GOOG), gave the world the latest figures on how much And… Read more »
Publishing Insider Tipped Law Firms About E-Book Price Fixing Conspiracy
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The decision by major publishers to strike a pricing deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has been the source of speculation and several antitrust i… Read more »
Millennial Media Says Kindle Fire Impressions Growing 19 Percent Each Day
We still don’t have any exact figures from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) for how many Kindle Fire tablets it has sold, but the latest figures out from… Read more »
Updated: U.S. Trade Body Grants Apple Partial Ban For HTC Phones
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In a much-anticipated decision, the International Trade Commission today sided with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and announced that it would impose a… Read more »
BBC iPlayer App's iPhone Update Adds 500K New Users In A Week
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The BBC iPlayer iOS app has been downloaded 1.1m times in the week since it was updated to run on Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch as well as i… Read more »
