10 ways to resell, recycle, reuse iPad 2
While you’re waiting to see if iPad 3 will get LTE capability or not, I thought I’d put together these 10 ways you can resell, recycle or resuse that aging iPad 2. Read more »
Axel Springer Fears Public Media Apps Will Blunt Digital Tipping Point
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Online advertising and new content fees have helped Europe’s largest news publisher become the latest to reach a print-to-digital tipping po… Read more at paidContent »
Poll: If the iPad 3 is thicker, is that a problem?
Apple’s new iPad is rumored to be slightly thicker than the iPad 2. I think that’s a good thing, if true. Devices may have passed the “sweet spot” of thinness, as I’m finding that slim slates and smartphones are hurting my hands. Is it just me? Read more »
Whoa: iPad 3 might let you “feel” on-screen objects
Apple may have tipped off a feature of its next iPad in plain sight. The final words on its press invite for Wednesday’s iPad event say the company has something to see — “And touch.” You might actually feel objects on the iPad with new touch technology. Read more »
Apple iPad event live blog
Join us Wednesday morning as we live blog Apple’s iPad event in San Francisco starting at 10 a.m. We will kick things off here at around 9:30 a.m. PT, so be sure to bookmark this page and come back then. Read more »
Epix, ABC Family Launch on iOS; So What About Their Hulu, Netflix Deals?
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Say this about TV Everywhere — it’s not making the complicated world of TV video streaming any easier to figure out. On Tuesday, cable netw… Read more at paidContent »
Why iPhonegraphy works: Convenience
The trends have been in place for a while — sales of standalone cameras are in decline thanks to the growing popularity of camera phones. No amount of whiz-bang technology can compete with convenience. It is also redefining photography, thanks to network connections and apps. Read more »
iPad stands you can use with Square Register
The new Register app from Square promises to replace old cash registers in stores with something sleek and easy that runs on your iPad. So what sort of case or stand can display the iPad and prevent it from being stolen from a busy retail store? Read more »
Tablet makers with no ecosystem should turn to Windows 8
By 2016, one-third of the U.S. population will own a tablet, says Forrester. This figure — 112.5 million people — is an upward revision due to two names in the tablet market: Apple and Amazon. All other tablet makers should leave Android for Windows, says Forrester. Read more »
Jumptap: Kindle Fire now grabs 1/3 of tablet traffic
Mobile ad provider Jumptap said data gathered through its ad network indicates that the Kindle Fire has grown to 33 percent of tablet traffic in January, up from 20 percent in December and 4 percent in November when it launched. Read more »
So it’s iPad HD, not iPad 3?
It’s looking more like Apple is going to be dropping the numerical naming scheme of its iPad lineup. CNET and VentureBeat both reported the same thing on Monday: that they are hearing from sources that what Apple unveils on Wednesday will be called iPad HD. Read more »
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4 iPad apps to help wrangle data
In 2012, the next big thing will be what we do with iPads in the office. Here are a few interesting iPad apps that give us new ways to gather, absorb and manipulate data necessary to get our jobs done. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Why apps needs a different kind of VC funding
The rise of the app economy and new platforms has triggered a sharp increase in startups. For the new startups, the world needs a new kind of a VC model, argues Tero Ojanpera, a former Nokia executive and the man behind a new investment fund, Vision+. Read more »
Proview fights for iPad trademark all the way to bankruptcy
A Proview creditor is looking to collect the $8.68 million it’s owed. This twist comes while Proview is pressing its case in both the U.S. and China that when Apple acquired the iPad trademark in 2006 from Proview, it did not include the rights in China. Read more »
Of course, Apple’s 25 billionth iOS app was downloaded in China
It is just too perfectly fitting that a customer in a major city in China ends up symbolizing the reach, influence and internationalization of Apple’s mobile App Store — especially when you also consider how vitally important China is to Apple’s future. Read more »
Senator states obvious: iOS, Android should ask before uploading photos, contacts
Almost a week after the New York Times demonstrated that iOS and Android apps could upload a customer’s photo library to a remote server without their express permission, Sen. Charles Schumer is stating the obvious: they should fix that — and he wants the FTC to investigate. Read more »
Five Companies Steer All News
Prior to the digital age, there were three companies that, acting like undersea currents, steered all news. Namely, I am referring to the bi… Read more at paidContent »
Looks like Bloom Energy is behind Apple’s massive fuel cell farm
I’ve heard from a couple sources that fuel cell maker Bloom Energy is the supplier behind Apple’s planned massive 5 MW fuel cell farm to be built at its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Read more »
The joy of iPad
It is easy to get caught up in the drama around iPad sales, the death of the laptop or Apple’s tussle with Google’s Android. However, once I handed an iPad to my mom, and after her FaceTime-ing with her grandkids, none of the drama mattered. Read more »
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How Wal-Mart could move ahead in the cloud-based storage race
Wal-Mart is looking to use its leverage in Hollywood to accelerate the movie industry’s move to cloud-based storage and digital commerce. In the process, it could steal a march on other providers of cloud-based media lockers like Apple, Google and Amazon, whose platforms to date are ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Flipboard Goes French And More Magazine-Like
Having already launched a Chinese-language app recently, iPad social magazine app Flipboard has used its latest upgrade to support the Frenc… Read more at paidContent »
Inside Apple’s museum-like Amsterdam store
Apple expands to its twelfth country on Saturday with the opening of its first Amsterdam store. The look of this store has a bit more of a nod to the area’s historical roots, but comes complete with Apple’s standard marble floors and clear-glass spiral staircase. Read more »
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The capex connection: Why we pay for privacy on the Web
For ad-supported web platforms such as Facebook, every dollar spent on infrastructure means even more money brought in by advertising — the culprit of many privacy issues. That has big implications for a company’s bottom line. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
How the e-book landscape is becoming a walled garden
Apple’s decision to reject an e-book by Seth Godin because it contains hyperlinks to books in the Amazon store is just another example of how the oligopoly that controls the market for e-books is turning the landscape of reading into a walled garden. Read more »
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Opportunities and challenges for mobile deals
Mobile deals combine location-aware discounts with mobile marketing campaigns. What are the largest pitfalls in this promising space, though? Privacy and security issues must be addressed to assure consumers their purchases are secure and their location is being closely guarded. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Who Decides What Gets Sold In The Bookstore?
photo: Seth Godin
We can probably agree that the local supermarket has no moral or ethical or business obligation to sell cherry-flavored Cap’n Crunch. If the… Read more at paidContent »
Google, Apple Hit With Patent Over Street View For iPad
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) are in a worldwide squabble over smartphone patents, but they will have to cooperate long enough… Read more at paidContent »
Point, Apple: Motorola Must Wait On iOS ban In Germany
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The legal tennis match over smartphone patents is still dragging on, and it was Apple Read more at paidContent »
Facebook: Follow us to the mobile Web
Facebook is gearing up to take advantage of the mobile web and put itself at the head of a growing web app ecosystem. Today, it announced a set of initiatives that should help standardize mobile web browsers and enable better payments in mobile web apps. Read more »
Selling an iPad? 10 minutes could fetch an extra $100
Best Buy is offering Apple’s tablet for $50 less this week, and iPad and iPad 2 values are dropping in anticipation of the iPad 3 announcement in March. But with a little bit of effort and searching, you could find a deal that puts extra money in your pocket. Read more »
Do we need another mobile OS? Mozilla thinks so
Searching for a new lease of life, Mozilla is joining forces with Spanish operator Telefónica to build handsets that have web technologies at their heart. But can Mozilla succeed where Palm failed? And is there room in a difficult market for more players? Read more »
It’s the end of the line for telco
Martin Geddes thinks the telecom industry has reached its peak. As he explains, telecom is like the railroad business at the height of the railroad barons. It has acquired its maximum share of the economy, and the only way now is down. Read more »
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Defining the mobile wallet: what it is, why it matters
With new products from a variety of players like Google and Isis comes a potentially confusing year as the term “mobile wallet” gets thrown around repeatedly. What exactly is the “mobile wallet”? Here are some important definitions for those looking to make a move in the space. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Want to see 2012′s mobile future? Look at 2011
What will 2012 bring to our mobile world where tablets are trying to take the place of PCs and we’re carrying small computers in our pockets? ComScore helps predict 2012 by looking at 2011 in its Mobile Future in Focus report, published on Thursday. Read more »
Interview: Vogue Publisher Plans To Digitize Archives For Tablet Long Tail
In music, celestial jukeboxes like Spotify replace vinyl and CDs with unlimited back-catalogue access. Could magazine publishers grant their… Read more at paidContent »
Mac 101: Deleting files and erasing drives
There are two ways to think about securing information: Enabling access to information you want to keep, and disabling access to information you don’t. For information Mac users no longer want, it’s not as easy as moving a file to the trash and emptying the trash. Read more »
Condé Nast Aims To Unify Tablet And Mobile Magazine Production
Wired and GQ magazine publisher Condé Nast is amongst those now seeking a cost-effective cross-platform tablet production workflow for the… Read more at paidContent »
$1.29 Can’t Buy Me Love, but it will get me the ringtone
Apple and EMI announced that the iTunes store is exclusively selling ringtones from The Beatles for $1.29 each. The 30-second tones are from the The Beatles no. 1 hits album called 1, which represent the 27 top Beatles tunes in the U.S. and UK. Read more »
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Tablet market to hit over 377 million units by 2016
Tablets represent the next evolution in the advancement of mobile computing, and by 2015 or 2016, the tablet will begin to replace the laptop and the desktop operating systems market will begin to level off or perhaps decline. Our latest forecast examines these trends in detail. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Apple fights for iPad trademark in China’s largest city
Apple continued its trademark battle over iPad in China Wednesday in Shanghai, China’s largest city and one of the most important places for Apple to sell devices. Proview wants to ban the iPad from stores while Apple argues selling them is in China’s best national interest. Read more »
