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Now you can turn airline miles into e-books

By Laura Hazard Owen May. 7, 2012, 9:14am No Comments

A new deal between independent e-bookstore Diesel eBooks and rewards points company Koinz Media lets people redeem their bank and hotel rewards points and airline miles for e-books. But Kindle e-reader owners won’t benefit. Read More »

Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Buy; Four Countries Yet To Approve Deal

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 14, 2011, 3:23pm Comments Off

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) today finally got the keys to Skype, so to speak: the deal for Microsoft to buy the internet telephony giant for $8.5… Read More »

T-Mobile Gets Its iPhone Moment…Via Its Bobsled Internet Calling App

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 11, 2011, 11:10am Comments Off

No, T-Mobile is still the only major carrier in the U.S. without the iPhone. But it is finding ways of targeting those high-spending, loyal… Read More »

Nearly There: EU Expected To OK Microsoft’s Deal To Buy Skype

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 6, 2011, 7:15pm Comments Off

It looks like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) could be jumping its last major regulatory hurdle in its bid to buy Skype: it is expected to get cleara… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 9-20-11: Apple Stock; Google/Oracle; Nokia; Verizon; Samsung

By Ingrid Lunden Sep. 20, 2011, 2:31pm Comments Off

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) stock reached an all-time high yesterday, closing at $411… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 8-24-11: AT&T; Sprint; WP7 Apps; Verifone

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 24, 2011, 3:34pm Comments Off

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » AT&T’s handset roadmap for Q3 and Q4 (or a part of it, at least) has been un… Read More »

Updated: Shifting Sands In Mobile Could Be A Boost For Microsoft And WP7

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 22, 2011, 3:36pm Comments Off

Tom noted the other day how the two big news stories that bookended last week — Google (NSDQ: GOOG) buying Motorola (NYSE: MMI), and HP (NY… Read More »

Updated: Skype Buys GroupMe, Looks To Ramp Up Its Group Messaging Services

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 22, 2011, 3:20am Comments Off

While regulators have yet to give Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) the final approval to buy Skype, the Internet communications company is making some… Read More »

Skype Access Now Skype Wi-Fi, And Available For iOS Users

By Tom Krazit Aug. 18, 2011, 2:45am 1 Comment

Mobile users in the iOS world can now use Skype to log into over 1 million Wi-Fi access points around the world, Skype announced Wednesday.… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 8-11-11: Riots/BBM; Android/Adobe; Sprint; OpenFeint

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 11, 2011, 2:49pm Comments Off

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: – BlackBerry/London riots: As Prime Minister David Cameron considers whether social med… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 8-4-2011: Skype/Android, Chrome OS Hacks, Verizon Leaks

By Tom Krazit Aug. 4, 2011, 7:45pm Comments Off

Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today: Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 8-2-11: Microsoft/Nokia, Skype iPad, Android Security

By Tom Krazit Aug. 2, 2011, 7:46pm Comments Off

Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today: Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 6-30-11: Oracle/Google; Nokia; iOS Users; Skype

Mobile Lowdown 6-28-11: Apple/Samsung; Microsoft/Android; Skype; TouchPad

Mobile Lowdown 6-15-11: Acer; Facebook Photo App; Garmin; LightSquared

Mobile Lowdown 6-14-11: Lodsys; Ericsson/Telcordia; Skype/Comcast; iTunes

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