New Android App Lets Users Buy E-Books From Independent Bookstores
As more independent bookstores partner with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to sell e-books, the American Booksellers Association is releasing a free ap… Read more at paidContent »
Hearst's Carey: We Will Have One Million Paying Digital Subscribers In 2012
On the heels of the Economist claiming one million monthly mobile readers of its magazine across Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android devices, ano… Read more at paidContent »
Foursquare Teams Up With NY Mag, Time Out, Other Publishers
“Save to Foursquare” buttons now appear alongside web content at New York magazine, *Time* Out, and a variety of other publishers, allowing… Read more at paidContent »
Frugalo aims to wake us up from daily deal fatigue
Nowadays, many people’s email inboxes are overflowing with deal advertisements. As much as everyone loves a bargain, it can all be a bit overwhelming. A new app called Frugalo aims to separate the wheat from the chaff in our daily deal overloaded email inboxes. Read more »
Spotify Launching Integrated Apps Within Its Platform
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the stage at Spotify’s first-ever press conference to expand the music streaming service’s Facebook integration t… Read more at paidContent »
Carrier IQ Raising Questions About What Carriers See You Do On Your Phone
A piece of software that sits on a wide variety of Android phones is drawing increased scrutiny after a security researcher concluded that t… Read more at paidContent »
HBO To Cord Cutters: You'll Never See Our Shows
HBO is cementing its reputation as a trail-blazer with a new batch of hit shows and, more recently, a hugely popular mobile offering. But th… Read more at paidContent »
The Morning Lowdown 11-30-11
» FTC Announces 20 Year Privacy Deal With Facebook, Asks To Be ‘Liked’ (paidContent)
» Bets on Spotify’s news – radio… Read more at paidContent »
HTC Hunkers Down Until 2012 When New 'Flagship' Products Launch
From one angle, HTC’s recent woes are simple: the products just don’t seem attractive as they used to be. Next year promises to be an import… Read more at paidContent »
Rolling Stone Releasing Beatles' Guide For iPad; Mag Apps Coming In '12
Rolling Stone magazine will release an iPad app companion this week for its The Beatles: The Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide book this week, a… Read more at paidContent »
A very virtual Thanksgiving: Allrecipes has biggest traffic day ever
Lots of people logged on to the web to find holiday recipes for the United States holiday of Thanksgiving: Allrecipes.com said it had its biggest traffic day ever on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, with more than 6.8 million visits in that day alone. Read more »
How Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Approves, Then Rejects, iOS App That Allowed Games Via Subscription
In its usual quiet fashion, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has removed an iOS application designed to let users subscribe to games through in-app purcha… Read more at paidContent »
Doubling Down: Why An Amazon Bet On A Smartphone Faces Longer Odds
While the jury is definitely still out on the Kindle Fire, is Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) thinking more broadly about mobile? If the company is inte… Read more at paidContent »
Food52 Takes Crowdsourced Cooking Content Into Apps
Food52, the cooking site founded by New York Times food writer Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is moving into apps just a couple weeks aft… 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 »
Mobile Reviewers Like The Looks Of Android's Ice Cream Sandwich
The mobile world got its first close look at Google’s new version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as its first vehicle, the Samsung… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Expands 'App Store' Lawsuit Against Amazon
The hype surrounding the Kindle Fire appears to have caught Apple’s attention. The iPad maker cited Amazon’s gadget and added a new claim in… Read more at paidContent »
Google Closes Register For Checkout, Moving Users To Google Wallet
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has decided to fold Google Checkout into its newly launched Google Wallet, in what fits right in with the pare-down-and-… Read more at paidContent »
Barnes & Noble Bullish, Even On Drastically Shrinking Print Market
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Speaking at Liberty Media’s annual investor meeting this afternoon, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch said the company expects th… Read more at paidContent »
Citi Analysts Believe Amazon Will Release Smartphone For 2012 Holidays
Is Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) planning to release a Kindle smartphone by Christmas next year? Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang say y… Read more at paidContent »
Has The Kindle Fire Already Fragmented Android Tablets?
Amazon’s Kindle Fire was easily the most anticipated Android-based tablet launched in 2011, and could wind up outselling all other contender… Read more at paidContent »
Longreads Founder Partners With Read It Later
Longreads founder Mark Armstrong is bringing his long-form journalism curation skills to Read It Later, where he is signing on as editorial… Read more at paidContent »
