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
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
Table may provide print media with second chance at revenue model: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/technology/26apple.html?emc=eta1
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
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
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
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
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
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
Breaches on gmail accounts of human rights activists apparently of Chinese origin: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/technology/20cyber.html?emc=eta1
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
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/
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
Apple acquires Quattro to keep pace: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/apple-is-said-to-buy-mobile-ad-company/?emc=eta1
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
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
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
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
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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