Nielsen: iPhone Really Ate Into Android's U.S. Sales Last Quarter
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Infrastructure Q4: Big data gets bigger and SaaS startups shine
Continuing a yearlong trend, the fourth quarter in big IT was all about big data, and Hadoop in particular. Still, many are beginning to recognize the software framework’s shortcomings, which is why this quarter also saw more attention for startups claiming easy analytics and real-time processing. Elsewhere in infrastructure, SaaS startups made out well and valuations for these companies are getting higher, and naturally there was news from the AWS camp. This quarterly wrap-up examines these events and more, including the quarter’s dark spot, the hike in prices in the hard-drive manufacturing space due to the floods in Thailand. Companies mentioned in this report include Calxeda, Heroku, Rackspace, Salesforce.com and Tier3. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Updated: In-App Purchases To Overtake Sales From Paid Apps By 2013
The consumer draw of free apps over paid apps has been well-documented, and so has the rise of in-app payments as a route to making money fr… Read more at paidContent »
Report: Apple's Education News Could Be A Textbook Example Of Its Growth
As Thursday approaches, more details (or rumors) are leaking out about what Apple’s education announcement will entail: opinion appears to b… Read more at paidContent »
Microsoft SkyDrive 'Confuses Naked With Nude', Art Account Frozen
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has an image police – but an arrest they have made may be mistaken. A blogger using its SkyDrive cloud storage servic… Read more at paidContent »
Interactive TV Advertising: Not Huge Now, Will This Be The Year It Grows?
Last week’s CES event brought a clutch of announcements around interactive TV services — specifically around more content getting pushed to… Read more at paidContent »
Samsung Is Doing Well; Now Raising $1B, Looking To Tizen To Do Better?
Samsung is reportedly getting ready to issue some $1 billion in bonds to expand production facilities. Meanwhile, it is starting to get a bi… Read more at paidContent »
Has RIM Hired Goldman Sachs To Explore A Merger Or Sale?
BlackBerry maker RIM’s official line has been that it is not for sale, but this week, persistent rumors that it could get bought anyway got… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Twitter UK Poaches BBC Sport Social Media Editor As Olympics Nears
Twitter looks like it is ramping up its staffing and operations in the UK: today it was announced that the company will be making a new hire… Read more at paidContent »
Future Sells New York-Based Music Magazines For $3 Million
Future Publishing (LSE: FUTR) has sold off its loss-making New York operation – home to magazines including Guitar World, Revolver and Gui… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Apple Gets Egged In Beijing, Halts iPhone 4S Sales In Its Stores
We know that consumers in China love Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) products, and that Apple is famous for the lines that form outside its stores in adv… Read more at paidContent »
For Google's Ice Cream Sandwich, Style Maketh The Platform
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) today took one more step towards getting its device partners and developers in line when it comes to using its Android o… Read more at paidContent »
For Amazon Shareholders, Prime Boosts Costs And Trashes Profits
Selling dollar bills for 99 cents apiece is a tough business, and you can’t make it up on volume, so what steps Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) (AMZN) t… Read more at paidContent »
Let's Try This Again: UK Regulator Revises 4G Auction Terms For Q4 2012
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While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn… Read more at paidContent »
@ CES: Available Now – Android OEM. WLTM Caring, Ambitious, Strong Partner
Unlike its local rival Samsung, the Korean handset maker LG (SEO: 066570) has lately had more of a mixed bag when it’s come to Android devic… Read more at paidContent »
Challenges Ahead Before 2012 Is The Year Of Connected TV
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Is 2012 the year of the Smart TV? Manufacturers would have us believe that. Read more at paidContent »
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Update 2: Is AllBusiness Going Out Of Business? For Sale?
PaidContent has learned that Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), the business information company, has put AllBusiness.com, the information and ne… Read more at paidContent »
What The Burst Of Hollywood A-Listers Will Mean For Online Video
Tom Hanks. Louis C.K. Lisa Kudrow. Kevin Spacey. David Fincher. Bill Maher. Jennifer Lopez. Judy Greer. Steven Van Zandt. Morgan Spurlock. E… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Event In New York This Month Will Focus On Education
As expected, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has started to send out invitations to an event in New York, and now we know what it will be about: educatio… Read more at paidContent »
Research: Small Screens Better For Content; Bigger Screens For Productivity
The tablet market is still in its relative infancy and has been largely dominated up to now — both in sales and basic concept — by the iPa… Read more at paidContent »
Study: Search-Ad Clicks On Mobile Devices Are Growing Faster Than On PCs
In the world of search advertising, mobile phones and tablets continue to outpace performance of search ads on PCs, although they still repr… Read more at paidContent »
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Updated: Forecast: global mobile subscribers, 2010-2015
The number of mobile subscribers is growing steadily across the globe, but each continent tells a different story about 3G and 4G penetration, market saturation and the rate of future growth. This report looks at the global mobile landscape over the next five years, forecasting the number of subscribers and the penetration of 3G and 4G services by both continent and country. In particular we look at new markets such as China and India, possibilities in developing countries in Africa and the Middle East, and saturation in the first world. Companies mentioned in this report include HTC, Motorola and Samsung. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Chinese Video Site Youku Makes Movie Deal With Twentieth Century Fox
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Chinese online video giant Youku (NYSE:YOKU) today announced that it has inked a deal with none other than Twentieth Century Fox (NSDQ: NWS)… Read more at paidContent »
TV Check-In Service GetGlue Scores $12M In Funding, 2M Users
The space for social TV services — tweeting with other viewers during live broadcasts, for example — is still a wide-open game, with a num… Read more at paidContent »
@ CES: Dell Sets The Stage For Yet Another Stab At Making A Tablet
Dell is not among the companies announcing a new tablet this week at the CES show in Las Vegas, but it made sure to keep its name in the air… Read more at paidContent »
RadioPlayer Teams Up With Audioboo To Offer Listen-Again Service
The pan-industry internet radio service RadioPlayer has joined forces with Audioboo to offer an instant listen-again service for its 300-plu… Read more at paidContent »
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Paul Berry, CTO: I Left HuffPost For The Startup Bug-Or In This Case, Mouse
Today it was revealed that Paul Berry, the longtime-CTO of AOL’s Huffington Post, will be leaving his role at the news site, along with the… Read more at paidContent »
Who Says There Are Too Many Android Tablets! Orange/Huawei Add One More
CES, currently in full swing in Las Vegas, promises to bring out another wave of Android tablets, to add to the 40+ that were on the market… Read more at paidContent »
Will Groupon's Deal With Deutsche Telekom Be A Winning Template For Growth?
Today we know a bit more about how Groupon (NSDQ: GRPN) plans to extend its business opportunities in the years ahead: mobile services will… Read more at paidContent »
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YouView Spent Almost £20m In Nine Months
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The much-delayed video-on-demand service YouView spent almost £20 ($30.89)m in its first nine months of operation and paid more than £1 ($… Read more at paidContent »
SEC Watch: Apple's CEO Cook Got $378M In 2011 As He Took On Jobs' Reins
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The late Steve Jobs famously drew a $1 salary when he was CEO of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), with other compensation coming in the form of millions… Read more at paidContent »
T-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Inks Multiscreen Deal With MobiTV
MobiTV, one of the more established mobile TV companies in the market today with deals in place with several major U.S. mobile operators, to… Read more at paidContent »
