Monday, December 19, 2011
Apple wins partial patent victory over HTC and Google
Some Android OS smartphone features ruled infringement: Link to article.
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
Mobile banking has its moral abiguities
Money transfers convenient, but with hidden costs: Link to article.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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.
Android OS pulling away, but Apple accounts for 52% of industry profits: Link to article.
Capital investments crimp Amazon profits
17 new warehouses overide 40% increase in revenues: 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 banks on pent-up demand at Sprint
New iPhone vendor gets a casual, tip-of-the-hat intro: Link to article.
Apple puts voice recognition front and center
Siri, the personal assistance, aims to keep your hands free: Link to article.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
DreamWorks Animation opts for web streaming over pay TV
Deal with Netflix tilts power to content creators: Link to article.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Coming Soon to a Cellphone Near You -- Credit
Google Wallet getting the jump on competitors: Link to article.
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
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.
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
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mac's new Lion OS brings iPad functionality to the laptop
Non-Apple apps have some catching up to do: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Carriers look to data streams to replace voice revenue
Migration to web-based communication alters telecom strategies: Link to article.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
With Skype and Nokia on Board, Microsoft thinks big
Software giant adds hardware and networks to its arsenal: Link to article.
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.
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.
Google enters travel market with conditions
Justice department will monitor use of ITA software: Link to article.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Study links social networking to e-commerce
Friends likely to follow friends to ticketed events: Link to article.
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.
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.
Time Warners retreats--removes channels from iPad app: Link to article.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bank, carrier, OEM, and OS players vie for mobile money fees
Fragmentation of roles seen in device credit transactions: Link to article.
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
Payments by mobile phone in the pipeline
OEM and OS giants Apple, Google, and MS plans leaked: Link to article.
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.
Gizmodo agrees, deal is bad news for consumers: Link to article.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Mobile apps catching on with small businesses
Over 38% in AT&T survey call them vital : Link to article.
Growth of mobile use continues at unprecendented pace
Google CEO says rate beyond all forecasts: Link to article.
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
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
House moves toward repeal of Net Neutrality
Free speech threatened by corporate profiteering: Link to article.
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.
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
Google, Apple go head-to-head on digital content revenue model
Google introduces publisher-friendly rates to undercut iTunes bite: Link to article.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Multitasking on Phone 7 revealed
It's in the cards. Even third-party apps make the cut: Link to article.
Nokia's switch to Microsoft Phone 7 falls flat with investors and employees
CEO seeks to regain market share in smartphones: Link to article.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Android app store makeover raises bar
New features bode well for upcoming Google tablet: Link to article.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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.
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
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.
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