Intel Dangles $100 Million To Create Intel-Friendly Mobile Startups
Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has had trouble getting its chips into the types of mobile devices that are transforming the computing experience, and it… Read more »
Netflix Targets Kindle Fire, Nook Owners With Redesigned Android Tablet App
In a year during which it has shown no fear of dancing to the beat of a different drummer, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) once again bucked the conven… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-15-11
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» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions (paidContent)
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Adds iPad 'Digital Combo'; Site Still Free
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Some newspapers have added paywalls to their websites while their apps remain free, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is trying the oppos… Read more »
Apple Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions
It took a little longer than expected, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) launched iTunes Match Monday with the release of a new version of iTunes just… Read more »
Updated: Amazon Decides To Ship Kindle Fire And Kindle Touch Early
In a move that surely has nothing to do with the impending launch of the Nook Tablet, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is shipping the Kindle Fire today… Read more »
Condé Nast Will Add All Its Magazines To Nook Newsstand
The battle of the tablet newsstands continues: Condé Nast is making all 18 of its magazines available for Nook Tablet and Nook Color. Read more »
Reviewers May Find Faults, But Developers Say Kindle Fire Is Big Big Big
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The Kindle Fire tablet may not be all reviewers’ cup of tea, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) seems to have gotten one thing just right: it’s picked… Read more »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
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A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more »
Comparing E-Readers And E-Reader/Tablets: Kindles, Nooks, Sony, Kobo
Just last month, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) rolled out its Kindle Fire, the first Kindle designed as a full media device — not an e-reader with so… Read more »
Kindle Fire: 'Also, Barnes & Noble, We Will Have A Newsstand'
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) have sent out so many press releases about their respective upcoming tablets this week th… Read more »
Kindle Fire Will Have Hulu Plus App, Too
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced the new Nook Tablet on Monday, it appeared to have an app-vantage over the Kindle Fire: Hulu Plus.… Read more »
Who Is The Target Audience Of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet?
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When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch introduced the Simple Touch Reader this past May, he described it as an e-reader easy enou… Read more »
China Has 70 Android App Stores, But That Could Soon Whittle Down To 10
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Android is on its way to becoming the most ubiquitous smartphone OS in the world, but could the fragmentation in the platform — the many ve… Read more »
Netflix And MGM Ink Exclusive Streaming Deal For UK And Ireland
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is laying some content groundwork for its launch in the UK and Ireland, expected in early 2012: today it announced a de… Read more »
More Proof Of A New Nook Tablet–And It's Priced $50 Above The Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has been widely expected to reveal a new tablet at an event to be held in New York next Monday, and now we are st… Read more »
Two Tracks For Digital Music: Aspiro White Label Deal; 7digital Tablet App
According to figures from IE Market Research, there are currently 832 million paid users of digital music worldwide, with that number expect… Read more »
TVGuide.com-paidContent Survey Shows Big Spike In Online, Time-Shifted TV
Consumers are watching more TV today than ever before, but that increased consumption is rapidly changing with the times. According to a new… Read more »
Woes Piling Up For RIM? BlackBerry Makers’ Shares Dip Below Book Value
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More turmoil this week from BlackBerry maker RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) that could not be mitigated by the news of the launch of a new distribution de… Read more »
Fewer Buyers Than Expected For Philadelphia Newspaper Tablets
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In September, the Philadelphia Media Network–parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com–announced… Read more »
Updated: Yahoo Highlights Immersive Ads In HTML5 With Livestand Launch
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) launched its long-awaited Livestand news-reader app Tuesday during an event at company headquarters, promising that the e… Read more »
Why Tech Companies Want Engineers To Ignore Patents When Designing Products
photo: Tom Krazit
It’s been hard to go anywhere in Silicon Valley during 2011 and not have patents come up over the course of a friendly discussion about the… Read more »
Five Ways Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Could Compete With The Kindle Fire
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There’s this little tablet called the Kindle Fire that has been getting some press recently, but Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is forging ahead… Read more »
Education App Publisher Mindshapes Raises $5 Million, Inks Content Deals
It has become something of a meme that young kids take to smartphones and tablets like fish to water. Today sees a development that could fo… Read more »
What Mobile Consolidation? Canonical Wants Ubuntu On Smartphones, Tablets
At least one company thinks the world hungers for another mobile operating system. Canonical, the company that builds and maintains Ubuntu L… Read more »
Interview: Zinio CEO Not Threatened By Apple’s Own Newsstand
Apple’s iOS 5, with new features like background downloading and the Newsstand folder, seems like it poses a threat to the 11-year-old digit… Read more »
Gamestop Tries Its Hand At Android Tablets With Gaming Devices For Holidays
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Android partners have been mighty quiet about their plans for second-generation devices leading up to the holiday season, but a newcomer is… Read more »
Amazon Builds Up Kindle Fire Content With Disney-ABC Deal
In last week’s earnings call, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) said it will continue to push hard into streaming video. Now, in a new licensing deal with… Read more »
More Flip Flopping From HP? Todd Bradley Says WebOS Closure Is Just A Rumor
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HP (NYSE: HPQ) may have resolved one major item on its agenda when it announced last week it would hold on to its PC division; but now it se… Read more »
Report: Yahoo, Google Set To Muscle Into Crowded Tablet News Reader Space
photo: Yahoo Livestand
How do you know when a phenomenon like tablet news-reader applications has staying power? When the big guys jump in; and according to a repo… Read more »
HP To Hold On To PC Division But Sources Say It Will Finally Kill WebOS
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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is to keep its PC division rather than selling it off, the company has announced, reversing a plan first aired b… Read more »
Samsung: Record Mobile Profits On Sales Growth Of 300 Percent
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Earnings out today from Samsung show the Korean handset maker posted record sales and profits for its telecoms division, driven primarily by… Read more »
HP’s Whitman: We’re Going To Make Windows 8 Tablets
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HP’s decision to keep its PC group after announcing plans a month ago to get a divorce has no impact on the fate of WebOS, but new CEO Meg W… Read more »
Updated: Smartphone Growth Helps Motorola Earnings, Xoom Shipments Plummet
Smartphone shipments were up during Motorola’s third quarter but already anemic tablet shipments fell off a cliff as the Xoom appears destin… Read more »
Time Warner Cable Video Losses Continue, ‘Cord-Cutting Continues Apace’
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable’s earnings suggest that cable companies are not done seeing a steady erosion of video customers. The company s… Read more »
RIM Delays Playbook 2.0 Software As Angry BlackBerry Owners File Suit
RIM’s rough year hasn’t gotten any better this week. The company was forced to delay the implementation of the feature for which it is known… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 10-26-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» The Challenges That Lie Ahead For Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) (paidContent)
» Survey: U.S. Tablet News Junkies Prefer Web… Read more »
Amazon Expects ‘Record Quarter’ For Device Sales, Continues Push Into Video
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) definitely didn’t break out Kindle Fire pre-order numbers in the investor call following today’s earnings report, but CF… Read more »
Platform Wars: Internet Video Vs. TV
There’s battle lines being drawn. Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. Young people speaking their minds, Getting so much resistance from be… Read more »
Survey: U.S. Tablet News Junkies Prefer Web To Apps, Few Have Paid
Tablet owners read a lot of news, in part because the early-adopter crowd that has embraced tablets are the type of people who like to be in… Read more »
