Nielsen: Google's Own Apps Play Second Fiddle To Facebook In Popularity
Nielsen is getting ready later this week to release is quarterly State of the Media report, which this time around will focus on mobile medi… Read more at paidContent »
MobileTechRoundup podcast 255: Google Wallet; OnLive gaming
On this week’s audio podcast, Matt and Kevin share more about the Galaxy Nexus and Google Wallet experiences, plus OnLive; a cloud-based game service. There’s talk on the fate of webOS now that HP has open-sourced it. Will it matter in the long run? Read more »
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Carrier IQ and the continued erosion of operator trust
The Carrier IQ scandal is still unfolding, and all parties involved are trying to spin their side of the story pretty heavily. Meanwhile, the software, which monitors users’ keystrokes and text messages and can see passwords and other vulnerable information, is said to be on more than 141 million devices. So it’s worth looking at the various players to understand who is hurt and who is helped by the kerfuffle around surreptitious smartphone data collection. This brief research note tackles the question of what the Carrier IQ case means for consumers, device makers and, perhaps most important, the operators. Companies mentioned include AT&T, Research in Motion and Sprint. For a full list of companies, and to read the full research note, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Android this week: Google Wallet demo; 10-cent apps; free voice calls over data
This week was all about money. I used Google Wallet to buy gas — and got a video demo — found some 10-cent Android apps and worked out a way to get free calls over a data network thanks to Android’s SIP support for VoIP. Read more »
Games Take Largest Share Of Android's First 10 Billion Downloads
Android games have notched up more than 2.5 billion downloads since the launch of Google’s Android Market store, taking a 25.6 percent share… Read more at paidContent »
Google doesn’t seem to get how media works now
While Google’s new Currents app for mobile news-reading is seen by some as a competitor to Flipboard and Zite, there are some crucial differences between them that make me wonder whether Google really understands how media is changing and how they can take advantage of that. Read more »
Nokia Ships Its Second, Cheaper Windows Phone Handset, The Lumia 710
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is taking its new device strategy up one more notch: today, it started to ship the second of its first two Windows Phone d… Read more at paidContent »
WebOS lives! HP decides to open source the platform
After on-again, off-again news about the webOS mobile platform, HP has made a final decision: WebOS will be offered to the open source community. HP will still be involved to help platform progression, but it’s not clear if any HP hardware will ever run webOS again. Read more »
Updated: In Samsung v. Apple, Are Injunctions A Viable Nuclear Option?
Two more advances in the ongoing, international fight between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android tablet maker Samsung over alleged patent violat… Read more at paidContent »
Here's How Android Has Destroyed Symbian In China
Everyone knows that Nokia’s Symbian always had little take-up in the U.S.. But, once upon a time, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) could count on a large u… Read more at paidContent »
T-Mobile: We asked YouMail to fix its app last month (Updated)
After T-Mobile complained, Google pulled the YouMail voicemail app from the Android Market on Thursday. T-Mobile issued a statement saying it contacted YouMail last month to address issues. Aside from the “he said, she said” issue, there’s a bigger underlying problem here with the Android Market. Read more »
Motorola Mobility wins injunction against Apple in Germany
On Friday morning the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled in favor of Motorola Mobility in one of the patent infringement cases brought by the company against Apple. It’s a significant ruling that represents a major victory for the company Google is buying. Read more »
Updated: Google Launches Currents, Its New Mobile Reading App
Add Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to the growing list of companies like Flipboard, Pulse and Scribd’s Float with news aggregation apps. Google quickly… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: YouMail App Yanked From Android Market After T-Mobile Complains
Update: YouMail’s app is back in the Android Market after some more communication between the voicemail company and T-Mobile. That revealed… Read more at paidContent »
Twitter takes on Facebook and Google+ with focus on profiles
With its dramatic new redesign, Twitter is now trumpeting itself as a better option than Facebook or Google+ when it comes to showing the world who you are via an online profile. “This is the best place to represent yourself on the Internet,” Jack Dorsey said. Read more »
Update: Amazon Eyeing Up Mobile Carrier Billing With New Bango Deal?
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has been jumping with two feet into the mobile world — launching an app storefront, an enhanced selection of cloud-base… Read more at paidContent »
Google targets Flipboard with new Currents app
Google is getting into the personalized news delivery app game with Google Currents, a new product available Thursday for Android and iOS devices. Currents is in the same wheelhouse as Flipboard, which launched its impressive iPhone app earlier this week, and an early look reveals promise. Read more »
Chromebooks: Google’s next uphill battle
Getting enterprise customers excited about Chromebooks can be an uphill battle – but for Google’s Rajen Sheth, it’s a deja vu. Sheth is known as the father of Google apps, and said at Net:Work Thursday that Google’s enterprise product was initially met with similar resistance. Read more »
Android's China Problem – Schmidt Struggles To Keep Apps In His Market
As our recent coverage of China’s proliferating app store segment has shown, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is not in full control of its own operating… Read more at paidContent »
YouMail yanked from Android Market due to T-Mobile complaint
YouMail, a mobile voicemail and visual message management app, suddenly disappeared from Google’s Android Market on Thursday. The free app is still available in Apple’s iTunes Store for iOS devices, but Android users looking for the software won’t find it. Why? An apparent complaint from T-Mobile. Read more »
Diamonds Are Forever, But Nokia Is Reportedly Selling Luxury Brand Vertu
Nokia’s luxury device brand Vertu — the epitome of conspicuous consumption with gold-and-diamond handsets priced in the six figures — has… Read more at paidContent »
Facebook's Video Views Rising, But Mostly For Discovery
Consumers are increasingly using Facebook for video – but, despite studios and broadcasters hosting more of their content on the social netw… Read more at paidContent »
Will 1B HTML5 phones change the mobile app economy?
Research firm Strategy Analytics predicts sales of one billion HTML5 phones in 2013, compared to 336 million this year. The idea of mobile apps relying heavily on HTML5 — as far-fetched as it may seem — is desirable. Why? Application lock-in essentially becomes an issue of the past. Read more »
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Defining work in the digital age: an analysis by GigaOM Pro
The future of work is already here. It is just already distributed, one might say. The freelance economy, microtasking, mobile workers, coworking spaces, crowdsourcing: All of these point to how work is increasingly shifting from the twentieth-century model of Taylorism (think scientific management applied to labor processes such as assembly-line production and fixed workplaces) to a more flexible, hyperspecialized and connected workforce. This report examines the new world of work, from the devices and software services we use to the growing role of social media, the importance of a group-centric mentality and how the roles of employees, managers and organizations are evolving. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
EU Trouble Looms For Google As Lawsuit Seeks $31 Million Over AdWords
A French company has filed a new claim to reflect the harm it says it incurred after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) unplugged it from its AdWords progr… Read more at paidContent »
Makers Of The SwiftKey Android App Land $2.5 Million In Funding
A mobile wave of touchscreen devices has changed the way we interact with computers, but we still do an awful lot of traditional typing on t… Read more at paidContent »
Schmidt Reckons Most TVs Will Have Google TV By Mid-2012
What with self-driving cars and such, Eric Schmidt is not averse to some blue-sky thinking. But one new prediction may be a moonshot too far… Read more at paidContent »
Google+ Android app gains more parity with web client
Google released an updated version of its Google+ app for Android devices on Wednesday, adding a handful of useful features. Presence in Messenger, high-resolution photo support, search and the ability to +1 both comments and photos are in the free software — welcome improvements. Read more »
HTC Highlights How Fickle The Mobile Market Can Be: That Spells Opportunity
Looking at HTC over the last week or two, it’s almost hard to believe that it is the top-ranking smartphone maker that the analysts claim it… Read more at paidContent »
Poll: Should Google take a stand against Verizon over Wallet?
Has Google betrayed its principles? In 2008, Google convinced the FCC to impose ‘open access’ requirements on Verizon’s future 4G spectrum, requirements Verizon now appears to be flouting. Should Google fight back or should it take a more diplomatic approach. Vote your answer in our poll. Read more »
Android Users Have Now Downloaded 10 Billion Apps
Android app downloads have passed the 10 billion mark, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said Tuesday in an announcement that shows just how far the opera… Read more at paidContent »
7digital Music Adds Microsoft To Its App List, Still Awaits Apple Approval
Music downloads may have taken a backseat to streaming services like Spotify in the buzz stakes, but with iTunes still driving more music sa… Read more at paidContent »
Motorola, Verizon Try 3G Tablets Again With New Xyboard Android Devices
Tablets haven’t been as much of a boon for wireless carriers as smartphones, with many buyers opting for Wi-Fi only options. Motorola (NYSE:… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Galaxy Nexus 'Pure Google' Except For Part Verizon Doesn't Like
For years, Google’s pitch for the Nexus class of Android phones has been that they offer the “pure Google” experience, a version of its soft… Read more at paidContent »
Turn Kindle Fire into an Android tablet (and back!)
Tech-savvy Kindle Fire owners planning to turn their $199 tablet into a full-fledged Android slate can roll up their sleeves and get started: There’s now a fully documented process to make it happen. Even better: you can reverse back to a standard Kindle Fire. Read more »
Android Market races to 10 billion downloads
After launching a little over three years ago, Android Market has caught fire with downloads, hitting 10 billion over the weekend. Google’s mobile application store is now up to 1 billion downloads a month, and growth is accelerating as the number of Android devices sold soars. Read more »
In Russia, DST's Mail.ru And Yandex Ramp Up Mobile Presence
Following on from its acquisition of mobile software developer SPB at the end of November, Yandex is making one more move to increase its ub… Read more at paidContent »
Get out your dimes: 10 cent apps hit Android Market
Got an Android device and 10 cents in your pocket? That’s the right combination to buy one of 10 Android apps for just a dime over the next 10 days. Minecraft, Asphalt 6 and my highly recommended keyboard app, SwiftKey X, are all on sale. Read more »
