Intel Looks For Revenue From Location Services, Buys Telmap
Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has made no secret of its interest to be a more central player in the mobile space and now it’s showing us the money, too… Read more »
Is Apple Really Shaking In Its Shoes About Samsung’s Android Galaxy Tab?
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In the ongoing legal battle between Samsung and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), neither side has been willing to flinch. But in the courtroom in Sydney,… Read more »
Nokia To Chop 1,300 People From Its Navteq Mapping/Commerce Division
No one ever said turnarounds were easy, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) — currently the world’s largest handset maker — is one big ship. Today the c… Read more »
Amazon’s Lukewarm Fire: No Kindle Tablets Outside U.S.
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has revealed its price-busting Kindle Fire tablet for $199 alongside a new touchscreen Kindle Touch. But that news will… Read more »
Google Picks Inrix For Mapping Realtime Data
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Location, location, location: it’s the time-honored mantra of real-estate agents and retailers, but could just as well be applied to Google… Read more »
Update: Google Buys Groupon Clone And Launches Wallet In Quest For Commerce
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) at the moment gets the vast majority of its revenues from its huge advertising business, but today we saw two examples o… Read more »
Samsung’s Counterattack Against Apple: Australia And An iPhone 5 Assault
Another day, and another legal action gets filed in the growing, two-way dispute between Samsung and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). The Korean device m… Read more »
Hulu Has Failed In Europe Because It Wanted To Own Ad Sales, RTL CEO Says
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The RTL chief executive, Gerhard Zeiler, said on Thursday the broadcaster had not done a deal with Hulu, the online TV service, because its… Read more »
The Game Of Brinkmanship Continues: Apple Countersues Samsung In The UK
The legal cases between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung are now developing on a daily basis — and as we predicted yesterday, it looks like w… Read more »
Mobile Roadie Looks To Boost China’s App Count, Goes East With Q Mobao
China’s tech giants have been piling into the app store space like a rugby team tackling a wobbling ball. Companies like Tencent, Alibaba /… Read more »
Update: Samsung Takes Its Apple Fight To France, Apple Goes Big In China
No signs of this fight cooling off soon. Fresh from a ruling in Germany that denied Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) a Europe-wide injunction on Samsung’s… Read more »
Symbian Lost As Many Users As Android Gained In Europe, Says ComScore
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Interesting stats out today from comScore (NSDQ: SCOR) that underscore just how clear the threat is to Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Android: the r… Read more »
Apple’s Injunction Bid On 10-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab Upheld In Germany
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Samsung has remained very confident in the face of legal actions by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) around the world, alleging infringements of its iPhon… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-9-11: Intel Meego; Apple/Samsung; Apps; Microsoft
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Intel is remaining committed to the MeeGo wireless OS, despite reports that… Read more »
Will Docomo’s New LTE Service Fan The Flames In The Apple vs. Samsung Fire?
We may be approaching the point where it’s fair to ask the following question: Where haven’t Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung sued each other… Read more »
Kobo To Sell E-Reader Through German Etailer redcoon.de
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Kobo, which launched its German e-bookstore in July and introduced the German-language version of the Kobo E-Reader just a few days ago, now… Read more »
Orange Duets With Spotify Competitor Deezer On New UK Mobile Music Service
Another mobile operator is taking a crack at the streaming music market: France Telecom’s Orange is partnering with Deezer — France’s answe… Read more »
Bitbop Pulls A Hulu, Goes Abroad With Ad-Free Mobile Video Offer In Germany
Bitbop, the mobile video service once owned by News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) and then sold in a whirr of a divestment strategy, looks like it is fi… Read more »
Apple’s Newest iPhone On Pre-Order With T-Mobile In Germany
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), which may find itself in a pickle with its U.S. operator T-Mobile USA if AT&T (NYSE: T) acquisition gets blocke… Read more »
Apple’s Samsung Tablet Blockade Extends To New 7.7 Model. Backfire Ahead?
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is showing absolutely no signs in letting up in its legal actions and injunctions against Samsung over alleged patent and… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-2-11: AT&T; Patent Suits; Nook 2; Nokia N9; Bitbop
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» AT&T looks like it is prepping for a “no” on its deal to buy T-Mobile, now d… Read more »
HTC Shows Off Two New Mango Devices – But Don’t Call It A Mango Launch
If this week had a theme in the mobile world, it would probably be the week of big devices. This evening at an event in London HTC unveiled… Read more »
Sony Kisses Qriocity Branding Goodbye, Forms Sony Entertainment Network
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Many consumers were never completely sure of the correct way to pronounce it, and it has had mixed success as a household name synonymous wi… Read more »
Samsung: Two Steps Back And One Step Forward In The Tablet Game
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A mixed bag of news for Samsung today that underscores the ups and downs it has faced in its bid to overtake Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and the iPad… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-28-11: Samsung; AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon Isis; Nokia
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Samsung has announced LTE versions of the Galaxy II smartphone and 8.9-inch… Read more »
Update 2: Dutch Court Sides With Apple, Samsung Says It Has A Workaround
Big news from the little country of Holland today. The Dutch court in the Hague that has been hearing the case of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) versus… Read more »
Advances In Android Carrier Billing: Vodafone First To Offer It In Europe
One of the promising selling points of Android, for carriers, was that, unlike Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), they would have more potential to get inv… Read more »
Western Europe Sees Huge Shift Toward E-Books
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Europe has lagged behind the U.S. in widespread adoption of e-books, but a new report suggests that they are finally taking off. The e-book… Read more »
It Ain’t Over Yet: Samsung Galaxy Tab Injunction Suspended Outside Germany
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Looks like Samsung is getting a little relief in its ongoing case versus Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in Europe: the Dusseldorf court that last week i… Read more »
Nokia N9: Germany, India Also On ‘No’ List; But More Buying Options Emerge
More details are emerging on Nokia’s rollout strategy for its N9 MeeGo device — the one that quickly warmed so many Nokia-stoic hearts, but… Read more »
Update: ‘Disappointed’ Samsung Fights Apple In Dutch Court, Moto Named Too
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Samsung and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) were set to square off in a court in the Netherlands on Wednesday, after a German court on Tuesday prevented… Read more »
Tablet Makers Have A Better Shot Against iPad In Europe, Says Forrester
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has all but cornered the market for tablets in the U.S., say researchers at Forrester, who predict that its iPad will tak… Read more »
Smartphones: Android Dominated Sales Last Quarter; UK Users Buy The Most
Given that today’s big mobile news in the UK is that BlackBerry devices (and specifically the free messaging service BlackBerry Messenger) h… Read more »
Axel Springer Thanks iPad For 134,140 Daily Digital Customers
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German news publisher Axel Springer, whose own paid consumer content initiative launched before News Corp.’s, has reported what it says are… Read more »
Kobo Launches Germany’s Largest E-Bookstore, Beating Out Amazon
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Kobo may lag behind the Kindle in the U.S., but not in Germany. Tomorrow, in the first in a series of international rollouts for the company… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-5-11: iPhone 5; Vodafone; Google/RIM; HTC; Nokia; Alibaba
A look at some of the big news in mobile today:
– iPhone 5: Yet more details on what looks to be an iPhone 5 launch in the autumn. Taiwan… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-29-11: Amazon, Rovio boost WP7; Square; Google+ Mobile
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Windows Phone 7: Couple of good-news boosts for the Windows Phone 7 apps platform. A… Read more »
New Google Data Shows How Governments Seek To Control Online Content
The Chinese government is notorious for censoring content on the web; to do so, it has created a cyber-security mechanism known colloquially… Read more »
Cupid Buys In To Germany With Dating And Content
The publicly-listed online dating website Cupid is buying two 75 percent of German businesses, OnlineLiebe and WomenWeb, for a combined €2… Read more »
In Contrast To The U.S. iPhone Tops Survey For Most-Wanted Device In Europe
Looks like price sometimes is not always the main consideration when people are buying products — or at least when people are thinking of b… Read more »
