The Morning Lowdown 11-23-11
» Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Siemens to Cut 17,000 Jobs (WSJ; Press release)
» James Murdoch quits the boards of Sun and Times… Read more at paidContent »
One Reason Why Apple's App Payments In Yuan Are So Important
It’s no secret that the mobile market in China is big business: the country’s own officials reported last month that China is now approachin… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Starts Publishing Weekly iPhone And iPad Apps Charts In The UK
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has started publishing weekly charts for paid and free apps on iPhone and iPad in the UK, through a partnership with the… Read more at paidContent »
To Buy Or Not To Buy: Nokia Struggles To Manage Lumia 800 Sales Message
So much hope has been pinned on Nokia’s comeback strategy — in which it has pivoted in the space of less than a year to develop a new line… Read more at paidContent »
Windows Phone Marketplace Is Riding High On Free Content
Last week, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) revealed on the anniversary of the Windows Phone Marketplace that the app storefront now has some 40,000 a… Read more at paidContent »
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Cleantech, meet connectivity: a new era of energy efficiency
The momentum right now in cleantech is as much about connectivity and how it can drive energy efficiency as it is about advancing sources of renewable energy. And as the web and mobile connectivity change our consumer experiences, the opportunities to redefine cleantech are rich, and they are already happening. This research note examines the cleantech space in that context and analyzes the car-sharing, home-energy-management and smart-grid sectors and their relevant companies to see how connectivity will play into their future endeavors. Companies mentioned in this report include RelayRides, Opower, Silver Spring Networks and Nest. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
EyeSight Gets Its Hands On $4.2 Million For Gesture Control Technology
If the Kinect and the Wii popularized the idea of gestures controlling machines, the rise of startups working in the area will take the tech… Read more at paidContent »
Colarusso Jumps From Bloomberg TV To Reuters
Dan Colarusso, who has held top editorial posts at the NY Post, Condé Nast’s Portfolio and briefly at Business Insider, is leaving his post… Read more at paidContent »
Prometheus Execs Make Their Exodus, As Billboard Searches For Direction
Over the past few weeks, as Prometheus Global Media, the owner of b-to-b trade magazines Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Back… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile Ad Figures Show Android Has Secured Its OS Lead, Apple A Device Lead
Monthly figures out from Millennial Media once again show that Android is the most dominant OS on its mobile ad network — the mobile platfo… Read more at paidContent »
With The Kindle Yet To Hit China, ZTE And China Unicom Grow E-Book Venture
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has a substantial operation in China, but it has yet to take its Kindle e-reader into that market. That has left the doo… Read more at paidContent »
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The Latest Chinese Export: Tencent's QQ Mobile Browser, Via GetJar
We’ve observed a lot of western companies looking to cash in on the explosive growth of China’s mobile population by taking their products i… Read more at paidContent »
MPA: Majority Of Digital Magazine Readers Want In-App, E-Commerce Features
Although advertising is the strongest part of print magazine publishers’ revenues streams, that area has been weakening for some time. In it… Read more at paidContent »
The Atlantic Now Gets 'More Than Half' Of Its Ad Revenues From Digital
While every established print publisher is trying to find a way to build up digital advertising revenue to offset eroding print dollars, few… Read more at paidContent »
Why Siri May Wind Up Being As Revolutionary As The iPhone's Touch Screen
The man sits down in front of the computer and says, affably: “Computer!” Nothing happens. In a now-hear-this tone, the man repeats: “Comput… Read more at paidContent »
France Wants To Tax ISPs To Fund Music, Add Streaming To Three-Strikes Law
Away from the Eurozone crisis, France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy has come up with one way to raise more funds in his country for one strugg… Read more at paidContent »
McAfee: Android Biggest Malware Target Today, Yet Symbian Still Tops It
With 550,000 activations per day, and 200 million activations to-date, Android is fast shaping up to be the world’s biggest OS, but that gro… Read more at paidContent »
NYT Launches Group Digital Subscriptions For Companies
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The New York Times is ready to start extending sales of its “all access” digital subscriptions across tablets and smartphones to companies a… Read more at paidContent »
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Themes for a connected world: GigaOM RoadMap review
The GigaOM RoadMap conference on Nov. 10 gathered leaders and visionaries to discuss how, thanks to technological and generational shifts, society as a whole is becoming more connected — not only in the media we consume and the social networks we use but also in the way we interact with devices and manage our resources. This research note takes a look back on the event in order to analyze this new era of connectivity across various industries, from Jack Dorsey’s idea of becoming “more human,” not less, to the concept of “invisible technology” and data, the fuel of the new century. Companies mentioned in this report include Airbnb, Netflix and Twitter. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Update: No Flash Yet On Android Ice Cream Sandwich, But Does It Matter?
Today we either saw the first effects of Adobe’s decision to stop developing Flash for mobile, or another example of why it has not gotten v… Read more at paidContent »
Nomura: Amazon's Kindle Fire 'Devastating' For Other Tablet Makers
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The Kindle Fire, retailing for only $199, could be the Android tablet that sells in volumes and provides real competition against the iPad f… Read more at paidContent »
Rain Falls On iCloud? Apple Could Lose Motorola Case To The Tune Of $2.7B
Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility today made a crucial advance against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in an ongoing patent case in Europe concerning iCloud… Read more at paidContent »
BSkyB Names New Independent Directors Ahead Of AGM
BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is to appoint Matthieu Pigasse, controlling shareholder of Le Monde and the French edition of Huffington Post, and Aberdee… Read more at paidContent »
The Morning Lowdown 11-18-11
» Yelp Files to Raise $100 Million in IPO of Consumer-Review Internet Site (Bloomberg)
» Has The Kindle Fire Already… Read more at paidContent »
Dennis' The Week Launches iPad App, New Web Site
Dennis has relaunched the UK website for its weekly printed news digest The Week after buying The First Post website to power its rolling da… Read more at paidContent »
Why One Click Has Turned Google's News Strategy On Its Head
It’s the little things that catch your eye sometimes.
To your average reader the almost microscopic adjustment to Google’s interface woul… Read more at paidContent »
One More Step For Apple In China: It's Now Accepting App Payments In Yuan
China has become an increasingly important part of Apple’s empire, and today it looks like the company has taken one more step to growing th… Read more at paidContent »
Major Newspaper Publishers Band Together On Social Shopping Portal
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A group of eight newspaper publishers — Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett (NYSE: GCI), Hearst, MediaNews Gr… Read more at paidContent »
Condé Nast Partners With Art.com To Reopen Online Image Store
Condé Nast is relaunching its online image archives store in partnership with online prints and posters retailer Art.com as tries to find a… Read more at paidContent »
With Garlinghouse Out, Questions Over What Is Next For AOL
Brad Garlinghouse’s abrupt departure as the president of applications and commerce at AOL (NYSE: AOL) raises questions not only about how ef… Read more at paidContent »
Why Facebook Is The Real Winner With Google's Mediocre Music Strategy
The digital music market is not in a great place right now and is in need of some major change: CD sales are still shrinking more quickly th… Read more at paidContent »
MTV EMA 2011 Ratings Reached New High, Fuelled By Multi-Screen Strategy
Viacom (NYSE: VIA) says that this year’s MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) received their highest audience ratings ever in the UK, attracting… Read more at paidContent »
Three Cries Foul To EU Regulators Over British Mobile Commerce JV
We have seen this one brewing for some time already, and now it appears to be bubbling over: the Hutchison-owned UK mobile operator Three is… Read more at paidContent »
LoveFilm Hits Back At Netflix With Warner Bros UK Deal
Amazon’s LoveFilm has struck back against deal-happy video streaming rival Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), signing its first UK rights agreement with… Read more at paidContent »
How The Stop Online Piracy Act Will Kill Innovation
America is fond of chiding other nations about freedom of speech in the internet age. Leaders including President Obama and Secretary of Sta… Read more at paidContent »
AOL's Silicon Valley Face Garlinghouse Is Out; CFO Minson Gets Added Duties
A little over two years after returning to the portal business, Brad Garlinghouse is leaving AOL (NYSE: AOL) as president of the application… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Adversary Zuora Raises $36 Million For Subscription Services
Big funding round for the digital content subscription and billing specialist Zuora: the company has raised $36 million in a Series D round… Read more at paidContent »
45 Carriers Endorse Mobile Payment Standard, But Will It Make A Difference?
Near-field communications (NFC) is far from being a standard in mobile payments, but the wave-and-pay technology may have gotten its biggest… Read more at paidContent »
Next Issue Media Expands Digital Newsstand Beyond Samsung Galaxy
Next Issue Media, the digitized magazine and newspaper newsstand, has added several more titles from company backers Hearst and Time Inc. (N… Read more at paidContent »
