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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Amazon sales and net jump in FY2009

Electronics and other general merchandise segment (which includes Kindle) leads growth: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6716902.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Android enters mobile gaming with a splash

50 apps unveiled: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/50-android-games-demonstrated-in-one-video-who-says-android-c/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadgetmobile+%28Engadget+Mobile%29
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iPad overshadows GPS standalones

Apple's new tablet runs iPhone apps on big screen with subscription carry over: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/is-the-ipad-the-finaal-nail-in-the-gps-coffin/?emc=eta1
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Apple and AT&T open VoIP for iPad and iPhone

Let the cheap call app wars begin:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/att-apple-allow-cheap-calls-on-3g-data-network/?emc=eta1

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-lifts-voip-over-cellular-restrictions-in-new-iphone-sdk/
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Pressure-sensitive touchscreens promise greater interactivity

New technology could be available as early as April: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/pressure-sensitive-touchscreens-show-up-on-the-not-too-distant-h/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadgetmobile+%28Engadget+Mobile%29
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Google Voice enters iPhone through backdoor

Web-based app does end-around to avoid Apple vetting: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/google-voice-comes-to-iphone/?emc=eta1
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

iPhone making inroads in corporate market

Microsoft Exchange, enterprise mobility, and growing corporate app library drive growth: http://gigaom.com/2010/01/25/apple-70-percent-of-fortune-100-trying-corporate-iphones/
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China rejects Google hacking charges

Party denies local origins of attacks while noting that U.S. monitors its own citizens: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/world/asia/26google.html?emc=eta1
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Africa latest target for new Google content search

Students encouraged to write articles for local language versions of Wikipedia: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/technology/25link.html?emc=eta1
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Apple tablet promises continued growth for App Store

Cross-platform use of iPhone apps plus larger canvas for games have developers salivating: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/technology/25apps.html?emc=eta1

Table may provide print media with second chance at revenue model: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/technology/26apple.html?emc=eta1
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Google revenues outpace economy

Online advertising sales continue to pick up steam: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/technology/companies/22google.html?emc=eta1
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

YouTube joins Nintendo, Netflix, and Xbox in crossover services

Google's video service to debut online rentals with five independent films: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/internet/21youtube.html?emc=eta1
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Sony Ericsson to proceed with Android in China

Google OS to make debut regardless of parent company's rift with government over censorship and hacking: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/01/21/technology/tech-us-sony-ericsson.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
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Apple and Amazon to go head-to-head on e-books and apps

Amazon's e-reader (Kindle) to allow apps: http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222400134&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_Mobility

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6715803.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=title

Apple's new tablet to include e-reader: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/21reader.html?emc=eta1
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Google delays new phones in China

Hacking and censorship confrontation halts Android OS distribution: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/technology/companies/20phone.html?emc=eta1

Breaches on gmail accounts of human rights activists apparently of Chinese origin: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/technology/20cyber.html?emc=eta1
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Microsoft's Xbox Live makeover brings TV to online portal

One-time teenage gaming subscription service now a hybrid "cable" channel looking for wider demographics: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/business/media/19xbox.html?emc=eta1
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Stimulus funds available for broadband expansion

Grants available for unserved and underserved communities across the U.S. to connect: http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/01/16/round-two-broadband-stimulus-4-8-billion/
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Mobile bandwidth push alters wireless spectrum allocations

Carrier licenses force FCC to order arts and sports organizations to re-tool: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/technology/16wireless.html?emc=eta1
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Google phone - Nexus One - struggles with customer service infrastructure

Online software leader gets rude awakening in hardware marketplace: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13google.html?emc=eta1
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Nintendo adds Netflix

Game console makers to stream online movies as push back against mobile gaming apps: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13netflix.html?emc=eta1
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Google stands against Chinese gov't censorship and hacking

Ethics, profits, and human rights debate stirs broad response: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/asia/13beijing.html?emc=eta1

Chinese tell foreigners to "follow our laws": http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/asia/15beijing.html?emc=eta1

Western corporate sentiments shift as Chinese, armed with technology and capital, exert control: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/business/global/14western.html?emc=eta1

Support for Google's resistance grows: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/asia/15china.html?emc=eta1

No mention of U.S. government ex post facto laws to expand domestic wiretapping. Who's pointing fingers?
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Monday, January 11, 2010

magicJack test boundaries of frequency use for free calls

Company claims device is legal because corporate wireless spectrum licenses don't extend into the home: http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_14154248?source=email
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

AT&T adds Android to lineup

Google's mobile OS now sold by all major carriers: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/att-jumps-on-android-bandwagon/?emc=eta1
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Google phone debuts

Nexus One an impressive effort, though no iPhone killer: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue.html?emc=eta1
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Mobile Internet usage heats up ad race

Google acquires AdMob and introduces own device, Nexus One, to maintain ad revenue lead and push tech envelope: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/technology/internet/05google.html?emc=eta1

Apple acquires Quattro to keep pace: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/apple-is-said-to-buy-mobile-ad-company/?emc=eta1
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Monday, January 4, 2010

Digital TV brings back rabbit ears

Availability of additional signals in major markets and down economy driving customers from pay TV to free broadcast channels: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14116306?source=email
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Smartphones raise bar for rest of market

Apps and multimedia for "feature phones" becoming common: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/technology/personaltech/04app.html?emc=eta1
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iPhone sales in NYC suspended then resumed

Overloaded AT&T data networks and resale frauds cited by Associated Press as possible causes. Speculation continues: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10653185/1/att-resumes-new-york-iphone-sales.html
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Nokia revenue strategy shifts from marketplace to courtroom

Device giant seeks to leverage patents to maintain revenues: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/30/technology/tech-us-nokia-apple.html?emc=eta1
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Broadcast nets move to pay model

Fox wants sizeable subscriber fees from Time Warner: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/business/media/29cable.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
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