Surprise! Ready or not, like it or not, Amazon is installing Alexa on your Kindle. Some like this. Others don’t. Many ask what gives Amazon permission to break trust with …
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2012 Prediction: A third mobile ecosystem emerges (or doesn’t); plus other trends
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerOne of the biggest stories of 2012 will be whether anyone credibly challenges Apple and Google in mobile phones and the apps, content and services ecosystems that support them. Time is running out for Microsoft and RIM to convert consumers upgrading from featurephones; stealing subscribers away from iOS and Android will be an even more difficult task.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In less than …
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Not too long ago we heard some evidence that eReaders – specifically Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color – were being snapped up by the world’s womenfolk. Now according to some official numbers from Nielsen, women are buying almost two thirds (61%) of all eReaders sold.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Contract plans …
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While e-readers may contain thousands of volumes of books on a single, portable device and allows users to download new titles wirelessly from wherever they are, to many it feels …
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It’s been fairly obvious for a while that Amazon is planning to release a fully-fledged tablet. Having already got their hardware feet well and truly wet with the Kindle, the online retail giant has been slowly putting the building blocks in place for their own tablet ecosystem built atop Android. Now rumours are beginning to circle that they have tapped giant OEM Quanta to build the device, to be released later this year.
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Jews across the globe will be starting the celebration of passover tonight, as they have done for the last couple of thousand years. But why is this year different from other years? Well, it has a really superbly made video telling the entire passover story with a slightly modern mobile twist.
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Amazon.com Inc. appears to have a penchant for jumping into untested markets recently, for example with the launch of their Cloud Player, which has attracted more than a cursory glance from the music industry. Now the online retail giant is looking to shake things up again by offering a new, cheaper Kindle with build-in ads.
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Last week Apple announced they would be beefing up their In-App Purchases system (the catchily-named IAP API), introducing new rules which mandate all Apps that sell additional content, services or subscriptions MUST use Apple’s system, and pay them a 30% cut for the privilege.
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It would seem that digital publishing, the messiah many publishing houses have been pinning their hopes on to stem the losses paper magazines are making, is finally taking off.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. today held an event in San Francisco to show off some new hardware. The invite suggested we “Think big. Think small. Think beyond.” As it turned out they missed out “Think medium.” – as the company announced three different sized products.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Things …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.While there has …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.One of the …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from the …
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Verizon Wireless this morning stepped forward with its launch plans for Samsung Telecommunications America’s recently unveiled Galaxy Tab device.The carrier said it plans to begin offering the Google Inc. Android …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Last …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. It almost …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Analyst Angle: Emerging connected devices – service provider nightmare or nirvana?
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.For …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.It’s hard to …
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LAS VEGAS–Qualcomm Inc. is focusing on creating new product categories as wireless connectivity becomes a key component of other consumer electronics devices, said Bill Davidson, senior VP of global marketing …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.March marks the …
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