Amazon Kindle could have a tough time competing with upcoming converged devices. Is that why they just bought a touchscreen company? I’m not sure that adding a touchscreen alone to the Kindle will help. What else might Amazon have planned? Perhaps a different device? Read More »
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AT&T will likely keep its exclusive hold on the iPhone for the next 12-18 months, rather than ending it in mid-2010, writes an analyst. The added time in bed with Apple will allow Ma Bell time to fix its network, which could mean it keeps customers. Read More »
The SlingPlayer application will come to the iPhone after Sling Media worked with AT&T to adjust the way the application uses bandwidth. The news marks a turning point in the mobile application world, whereby developers and carriers work closely to adapt their apps for mobile. Read More »
Cisco has been dominant in all types of networking devices for more than two decades, so its move into adjacent markets in order to expand its footprint beyond networking made perfect sense. What’s surprising is how flat-footed and weak the counterattacks from the competition have been. Read More »
Though it’s fun to talk about the digital habits of kids as if they are a separate SMS-crazed species, what happens after teens hit age 20? Do they turn the page on their youth and assimilate into adult Internet use? Maybe not. Read More »
In music industry parlance, a “360 deal” is a record contract in which a label takes a cut of ticket and merchandise sales as well as recorded music revenues. Streaming music provider Spotify wants to become a 360-degree channel for downloads, ticketing, merchandise and direct-to-fan marketing. Read More »
According to statistics from Hitwise, an increasing number of visits to news and media web sites are coming from Facebook, which has been promoting itself as a place where users can share news links. Traffic from Facebook has more than doubled in the past year. Read More »
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