NYTCo’s Robinson: Paywall Hasn’t Dented Pageviews — Much
The weak economy and the About Group’s declines have eaten away at revenue gains that the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) won with last year’… Read more at paidContent »
More CPUs won’t solve Android’s tablet problems
Asus is showing off the first Nvidia-powered quad-core tablet, which may intially run Google Android Honeycomb. I welcome advances in computer chips, but the time of “most powerful hardware” being best are long over. Today, top devices also require great apps and a solid user experience. Read more »
More On Android 4.0: Faster Updates, Zap Unwanted Apps, Tablet-Ready
Google’s latest version of Android should make its way to existing handsets faster than the rollout of other milestone releases, according t… Read more at paidContent »
Kobo Announces Kindle Fire Competitor, The $199.99 WiFi Vox Tablet
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In an effort to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire, e-reading company Kobo is launching a tablet of its own: The $199.99 Kobo Vox, a 7-inch A… Read more at paidContent »
The Economist Bows To Apple Terms As iOS 5 Breaks Its App
The Economist is finally moving to an iPad strategy compliant with Apple’s new developer terms, after what it calls “iOS bugs” under the new… Read more at paidContent »
Apple’s Newsstand Is Already Booming For Some Magazine Publishers
Early indications are that Apple’s new iOS features for publishers have had an immediate beneficial impact. Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Apple Earnings: A Rare Miss, 17 Million iPhones, 11 Million iPads
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Apple’s long track record of underpromising and overdelivering when it comes to expectations of the financial community seems to have finall… Read more at paidContent »
RIM Demos Future Software, But Mum On Next-Gen Handset Details
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) showed off some impressive capabilities of its next-generation BBX development platform Tuesday at BlackBerr… Read more at paidContent »
HP TouchPad software update adds voice call support
The HP TouchPad tablet isn’t quite dead yet: a new software update is available today that adds a new Camera app, improves performance and supports Bluetooth pairing with non-webOS phones. After the update, TouchPad owners will be able to answer phone calls on their tablet. Read more »
Motorola Xoom Discounted Again In The Tablet Race To The Bottom
There were such high hopes for the Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Xoom when it was first unveiled at the beginning of this year: meticulously crafted,… Read more at paidContent »
What Needs To Happen For Tablets To Replace Laptops?
I’ve owned an iPad since you could own an iPad. I upgraded from iPad 1 to iPad 2 because the thinner form factor, faster response and Smart… Read more at paidContent »
Instapaper 4.0 Adds Wikipedia, Tablet-Friendly Design To News Reader App
Marco Arment, the developer behind Instapaper and mobile tech blogger, has released an updated mobile version of his content-discovery and a… Read more at paidContent »
Big discounts as Apple clears out refurbished iPads
Apple is offering special limited time pricing on select models of refurbished first-generation iPads, which can knock as much as $230 off the original purchase price. Discounted models include the 32 GB Wi-Fi + 3G version, and both 64 GB Wi-FI and Wi-Fi + 3G models. Read more »
Virgin’s iPad Mag Project Reboots On Newsstand Under New Ownership
The co-creators of the Virgin-branded iPad magazine Project are merging it with an iPad newsstand service, Other Edition, creating a new com… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Samsung Seeks Injunctions On iPhone 4S, Adds Japan, Australia
More artillery build-up in the battle between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung. Just days after Apple released its newest handset, the iPhone… Read more at paidContent »
Microsoft Signs Kindle Fire Manufacturer To Patent-Licensing Deal
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The company behind Amazon’s Kindle Fire became the latest licensee of Microsoft’s mobile patents Thursday, when Quanta signed a deal that co… Read more at paidContent »
Interview: Future Publishing’s Tablet Chief Embracing iPad’s Newsstand
Future Publishing (LSE: FUTR) will decide which of its magazine titles to convert in to full iPad editions after unleashing 65 new replica e… Read more at paidContent »
Publishers Mull iOS 5′s Promise And Problems
Magazine and newspaper publishers are looking forward to benefitting from new iOS features designed to help them – just as soon as they over… Read more at paidContent »
Internet of things will have 24 billion devices by 2020
There are 9 billion connected devices at present and by 2020 that number is going to explode to 24 billion devices, according to new statistics released by GSMA. The total number of mobile connected devices doubles from 6 billion today to 12 billion by 2020. Read more »
Apple Gains Patent Ground On Samsung As Sides Square Up On U.S. Soil
Samsung’s legal setback in Australia — where the courts have now issued a formal, if temporary, injunction on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet af… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile data traffic doubled in past 12 months
Thanks to our obsession with our smartphones and tablets, the demand for mobile data is exploding. Ericsson, a telecom equipment maker, says that from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011, mobile data traffic more than doubled and will continue to grow. Read more »
Crikey! Australian Court Deals Samsung’s Tablet Yet Another Setback
Samsung continues to encounter legal setbacks around the world, with the latest coming Down Under in its battle against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL).… Read more at paidContent »
Error-Plagued Update Process Mars Apple’s iOS 5 Launch
It’s happening again: three years after myriad problems derailed a massive relaunch of an Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Web service, Apple’s servers we… Read more at paidContent »
Opera for Android helps monitor mobile data use
Opera released updated versions of its Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers for Google Android devices on Tuesday. The new software includes a mobile broadband meter showing how much data has been used for browsing. Will device owners give up browsing preferences for less data usage? Read more »
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Connected Consumer Q3: Netflix fumbles; Kindle Fire shines
The third quarter of 2011 was a busy one in the connected consumer segment. Netflix shot itself in both feet with its clumsy public handling of a price hike and spin-off of its DVD business this quarter — though the move may eventually pay off. Facebook, meanwhile, unveiled a major revamp of its news feed and user profile features, including the addition of real-time sharing of activity, while Amazon delievered its new $199, tablet-like Kindle Fire and posed perhaps the strongest challenge yet to the iPad’s overwhelming dominance of the tablet market. Finally, and despite the hopes of the cord cutters out there, the traditional pay-TV business remains as stubbornly undisrupted as ever. Companies mentioned in this report include Hulu, LivingSocial and Spotify. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Facebook Updates Mobile Plan In Big Way With iPad App, HTML5 Features
Facebook’s mobile strategy, which seemed dormant just a month ago, is finally rounding into place with the release of two new developments:… Read more at paidContent »
Confidence In Anti-Fraud Tech Has Square Ready For No-Limit Mobile Payments
As companies like Square and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) pitch themselves as the future of payment processing, they’ll need to remove as many obstac… Read more at paidContent »
Is Consolidation In Mobile Ads Overrated? Madvertise Raises $10 Million
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We have seen some evidence of consolidation in mobile advertising, but if anything, there seem to be even more signs of investors looking to… Read more at paidContent »
Guardian’s iPad Newspaper Edition Will Cost £9.99 Per Month
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Eighteen months after iPad launched and following a long gestation, The Guardian is finally on the verge of getting its iPad edition out the… Read more at paidContent »
The Show Must Go On: What To Expect At CTIA Enterprise This Week
The wireless industry’s fall gathering–CTIA Enterprise and Apps–will open Monday with an industry in mourning over the death of a man who… Read more at paidContent »
Qualcomm’s S4: One mobile chip to rule all networks
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon S4 chips are expected next year and will be the first to support all of the major 2G, 3G and 4G networks with a single integrated modem. It’s smaller, more powerful and should improve battery life on 4G smartphones, tablets and other devices. Read more »
Sony Gives A Big “No Comment” On Sony Ericsson Buyout Reports
Sony (NYSE: SNE) has declined to comment on reports that it is considering a bid to buy out Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) from its Sony Ericsson han… Read more at paidContent »
Samsung injunction ruling coming next week, at the earliest
Samsung will have to cool its heels in Australia a little longer with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, as a ruling regarding a preliminary injunction requested by Apple for that device will come next week, at the earliest, after proceedings wrapped up earlier this week. Read more »
Update: Nuance’s Swype Buy Could See The Text Input System Go Large
The other day, when a plane I was on landed in Newark, I noticed the elderly woman sitting next to me pull out a Droid Bionic and start answ… Read more at paidContent »
BBC Cuts: Digital To Get £40 Million Annual ‘Innovation Fund’
Today’s big round of cuts announced by the BBC — it will lose some 2,000 jobs, order relocations for others, and make big changes to the pr… Read more at paidContent »
