Updated: Google Music Launches, Songs For Sale And Free Cloud Storage
Google’s take on online music services evolved Tuesday with the launch of Google Music, a free service that will let users upload 20,000 son… Read more at paidContent »
Samsung Selling A 'New' Galaxy Tab 10.1N In Germany: Is It Less iPad-Like?
If at first you don’t succeed, just tweak the edge a little? Samsung has redesigned its Galaxy Tab device in hopes of getting around an inju… Read more at paidContent »
The new litmus test for apps: How well does it AirPlay?
Few things impress people about the Apple TV in demonstration more than AirPlay mirroring, which is available on both the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. And that’s exactly why developers should focus on delivering unique and creative AirPlay solutions to help their apps stand out. Read more »
Miramax Is The Latest To Ink A Deal With Netflix For UK Launch
Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is picking up some more momentum for its UK and Ireland launch, scheduled for early next year. The streaming video comp… Read more at paidContent »
Orange Will Bring Three New, Cheap 'Facebook Phones' To Europe And Africa
Remember the “Facebook phones” launched by HTC and INQ earlier this year that gave users a hotlink to the social network and integrated the… Read more at paidContent »
Intel Dangles $100 Million To Create Intel-Friendly Mobile Startups
Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has had trouble getting its chips into the types of mobile devices that are transforming the computing experience, and it… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile Consolidation As Velti Buys MIG For Up To $54 Million
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Some big consolidation is afoot in mobile marketing and technology services with San Francisco-based Velti buying London’s UK market-leading… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions
It took a little longer than expected, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) launched iTunes Match Monday with the release of a new version of iTunes just… Read more at paidContent »
Reviewers May Find Faults, But Developers Say Kindle Fire Is Big Big Big
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The Kindle Fire tablet may not be all reviewers’ cup of tea, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) seems to have gotten one thing just right: it’s picked… Read more at paidContent »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more at paidContent »
AOL Has A Profitable Mobile Business, But It's Not Because Of Apps Or Ads
AOL (NYSE: AOL) has banked a lot of its fortunes on selling advertising around a group of high-traffic web properties. But just as it still… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile Ad Firm 4INFO Names Tim Jenkins CEO. Zaw Thet Now 'Chief Evangelist'
So a changing of the guard at mobile ad company 4INFO, which announced a funding round of $14 million just last month: Zaw Thet, the company… Read more at paidContent »
Games for the weekend: Dragons Rage
For the last two weeks, the game that has captured my attention the most is Prativo Group’s Dragons Rage. For just $0.99 (iPad and iPhone), you can submerge yourself into a world where dragons are feared and fought by peasants branding pitchforks. Read more »
Kindle Fire Will Have Hulu Plus App, Too
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced the new Nook Tablet on Monday, it appeared to have an app-vantage over the Kindle Fire: Hulu Plus.… Read more at paidContent »
Why Video Apps Are Key For Consumer Electronics Makers This Holiday Season
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It’s no secret that consumer electronics makers have long relied on content to help sell their devices. After all, people buy devices becaus… Read more at paidContent »
By Selling Stake In LMK, Hearst Sharpens Its Focus As A Tech Incubator
Hearst’s sale of a majority stake in its niche entertainment topics site/app collection LMK to digital holding company Black Ocean may not h… Read more at paidContent »
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Connected world: the consumer technology revolution
Connectivity changes everything. That’s the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now connected to one another through not just our social networks but also our cars, the books we read, the albums we download and even our own health and wellness habits (to name just a few areas). With that in mind, GigaOM Pro has singled out certain areas in the technology industry where we see this shift to constant connectivity taking place most drastically. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Mixel invites iPad users to create social collages
Mixel, a new iPad app, invites people to make really simple photo collages that can be shared easily among friends and remixed into new creations that form a sort of visual conversation. The free app tries to make art fun and casual. Read more »
Amazon Buys Voice-To-Text Startup Yap. What Do You Think Of That, Siri?
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Apple’s use of the Siri voice assistant in the iPhone 4S has been one of the most-talked about features on the new device, but Apple (NSDQ:… Read more at paidContent »
Shopping App Shopkick Adds 1,000 Old Navy Stores To Its Network
A big bump in business for bricks-and-mortar mobile shopping app Shopkick: the company has signed a significant deal with Old Navy clothing… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Flash In The Pan: Adobe Confirms End Of Mobile Flash And 750 Jobs
Update: Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) how now posted an item on its own blog confirming that it will stop developing Flash for mobile devices, and will… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile Startup Funding: Strangeloop $10 Million; Urban Airship $15 Million
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What will be the most-used medium for consuming mobile content in the future: the web or apps? It’s a question that gets hotly debated, and… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Tercek: The Content Is The Container
Robert Tercek, the former MTV exec and ex-president, Digital Media of Discovery’s OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, closed paidContent Enterta… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Lessons Learned From Netflix And Others On New Digital Video World
The same kind of disruption that changed the tech is coming to television and films, warned panelists Thursday at paidContent Entertainment… Read more at paidContent »
Two Tracks For Digital Music: Aspiro White Label Deal; 7digital Tablet App
According to figures from IE Market Research, there are currently 832 million paid users of digital music worldwide, with that number expect… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Angry Birds 'The Movie' Or 'The App'? It's Just 'The Experience'
Angry Birds is one of the the most popular game apps, but as various offshoots develop — merchandise, TV shows, more animated movies — the… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: The Intersection Of Gaming And Gaming
We’re going to see new combinations of video games and old-fashioned board games and gambling, panelists said in “The Accelerated Evolution… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Measuring The Twitter Effect On TV Viewing And Programming Choices
It’s a wild world these days at the intersection of traditional television business models and all the new ways that people are consuming co… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Yahoo Highlights Immersive Ads In HTML5 With Livestand Launch
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) launched its long-awaited Livestand news-reader app Tuesday during an event at company headquarters, promising that the e… Read more at paidContent »
The NFC Dance: One Step Closer With PayPal; One Step Further With Square
We are still far from seeing simple, wave-and-pay NFC as a ubiquitous technology for mobile payments, and even further from seeing consumers… Read more at paidContent »
Why Tech Companies Want Engineers To Ignore Patents When Designing Products
It’s been hard to go anywhere in Silicon Valley during 2011 and not have patents come up over the course of a friendly discussion about the… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Misses October Deadline For U.S. Launch Of iTunes Match
Apple’s iTunes Match service appears to have gotten lost amid the Halloween candy. Despite promises that it would launch its Internet-based… Read more at paidContent »
