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Monday, December 19, 2011

Friday, December 2, 2011

Google enters retail and banking

Direct challenge to Amazon using local vendors in test phase: Link to article.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

iPhone's Siri at your command

We don't promote jail-breaking your phone, but here's a comical application: Link to article.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Google opens music store

Expands cloud services to compete with iTunes, Amazon: Link to article.

Apple's enterprise market begins to roar

Once wary, big business warms to consumer-friendly tools: Link to article

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Nokia + MS have high hopes; Apple leads the pack

Lumina strategy analyzed here: Link to article.

Android OS pulling away, but Apple accounts for 52% of industry profits: Link to article.

Netflix toll: 800,000 customers

Attempt to split DVD and streaming businesses plus price increase ill-advised: Link to article.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Apple lowers price points

Manufacturing scale and war chest send competitors scrambling: Link to article.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Text messaging popularity wanes

Carriers see declining revenues as social networks and other apps replace cash cow: Link to article

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Apple puts voice recognition front and center

Siri, the personal assistance, aims to keep your hands free: Link to article.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Quantum computing takes a baby step

Results pave way for the near-term larger-scale quantum processor based on superconducting circuits. Link to article.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sprint goes it alone with one price, unlimited data

Lone U.S.-based Euro model holds its own against metered rivals: Link to article.

Friday, September 16, 2011

RIM takes hit as sales fade

Analysts question viability of one-time enterprise mobile leader. Link to article.

Google arms Android with IBM patents

Is search/location-based #1 girding for OEM foray with Motorola acquisition? Link to article.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Google gobbles up Zagat

Move strengthens local search and app line-up: Link to article.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Apple shuts down Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany

Other EU markets to follow? A half million units potentially at stake. Link to article.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Slick BlackBerry 9900 whistling in the dark

Best yet not enough to compete with iPhone and Android. RIM relies on loyal following: Link to article.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Google buyout of Motorola sets tongues a-wagging

How will search giant keep Android open and compete against other OEMs? Link to article.

Tomi Ahonen analysis: Link to article.

Analyst believes Google will go proprietary with Android: Link to article.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Adobe makes room for HTML5

New development tools enable deployment to Apple devices. Link to article.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Apple forces ebook apps to drop links

Competitors ramp up HTML5 alternatives to avoid the 30% commission: Link to article.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Apple mania hits China

Retail products accomplish what Google and Facebook cannot: Link to article.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

86% of Fortune 500 companies testing or deploying iPad

Apple reports last quarter sales for leading tablet at $6 billion: Link to article.

Google scrambles to catch up with Android tablet: Link to article.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

RIM banks on carrier relationships for breathing room ...

... while developing new BlackBerry product line and OS to compete with Apple and Google: Link to article.

RIM shareholders uneasy: Link to article.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Google+ a potential challenge to Facebook, Twitter?

Social networking features get thumbs up from pundits: Link to article.

Facebook counters with video chat in league with Skype: Link to article.

"Circles" a big +: Link to article.

Monday, June 6, 2011

iCloud a big step in device and data integration

Critics agree Apple has raised the bar: Link to article.

Free service aims to replace desktop computer as central hub: Link to article.

AT&T confirms shared data plans in the works: Link to article

Portion of new functionality now available in "Purchased" tab of iOS 4's App Store: Link to article.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Apple to introduce iCloud for licensed music and sharing

Our prediction: proprietary Bump app features taken to new level: Link to article.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

G8 raises new threats to open Internet

Copyright, privacy, and predators serve as excuses for state control: Link to article.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

EU looks to uphold 'net neutrality on mobile

Advocates say Commission is glossing over obvious inequities: Link to article.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Google Docs adds pagination

Feature in Chrome browser another step from collaboration to real word processing: Link to article

Friday, April 8, 2011

House nixes FCC Internet rules

Defeat a mixed bag for 'Net Neutrality advocates: Link to article.

Partitioning on mobile goes down along with open web. Carriers want corporate control over access to information. Time to lobby for an Internet bill of rights.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Google finally seeks version control on Android

Object - decreased fragmentation, easier development, and improved performance across product lines: http://tinyurl.com/49fheje

Microsoft sues Google over search favoritism

PC OS monopolist says Euro results favor Google products: Link to article.

Google responds: Link to article.

Monday, March 28, 2011

TV networks to fight cable company streaming on iPad

Looming royalty fight recalls original superstation issues: Link to article.

Time Warners retreats--removes channels from iPad app: Link to article.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Apple, Amazon, and Google trade blows

Amazon opens "App Store" for Android; Apple sues over name; Google revenues at stake: Link to article.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Sunday, March 20, 2011

AT&T buyout of T-Mobile to save carrier $40 billion in 3 years ...

... but reduced competition bodes ill for consumers. Link to article.

Gizmodo agrees, deal is bad news for consumers: Link to article.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

Mobile making inroads on enterprise

Conference planned April 26 in San Francisco to discuss direction: Link to article.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Check out our updated website

mLearning Associates maximizes content for mobile: Link to site.

Android OS versions show consolidation

2.1 and 2.2 account for over 90% of Google's mobile presence: Link to article.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Netflix aims for TV network

Acquiring new series would accelerate change from a DVD-by-mail service to online film library and TV programs: Link to article.

Deal confirmed: Link to article.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Competitors can't match iPad's price

Apple's price points on components substantially lower: Link to article.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Android now leading platform over iOS and BlackBerry

But remember, Google is not an OEM, like Apple and RIM; so who's winning? Link to article.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Enterprise adapts quickly to tablets

80 percent of Fortune 100 companies using or testing iPad: Link to article.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Cheaper iPhone looks to recover worldwide market share

Free MobileMe would move user content to cloud, allow for cheaper components (less flash memory): Link to article.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

Multitasking on Phone 7 revealed

It's in the cards. Even third-party apps make the cut: Link to article.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Apple locks down app store

Signals shift in emphasis from device to platform: Link to article.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Android surpasses Symbian as #1 mobile OS

Gartner predicts in 2011 mobile will exceed PCs in Internet access: Link to article.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Apple posts record revenues and profits

Robust sales and new products pipeline bode well in Jobs absence: Link to article.

But marketshare slumps: Link to article.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Apple-Verizon deal creates enterprise opportunity

IT departments, already under pressure to allow iPhones onto their networks, will have less excuses now: Link to article.

Monday, January 10, 2011

TV content providers refinining approach to Internet

Conglomerates seek social networking popularity that blends with monetization: Link to article.

Friday, January 7, 2011

AT&T discounts iPhone 3GS

Subscriber push anticipates Verizon iPhone availability: Link to article.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

iPhone OS holds steady; Android approaches; BlackBerry fading

It looks like the multiple Android operating systems will overtake the iPhone OS in the U.S. smartphone market in 2011: Link to article.