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Apple Out to Revolutionize Wearable Tech as Mobile Phone Sales Decline
In today’s mobile news roundup: 100 product designers working on iWatch; Red Galaxy Note 10.1 arrives for Valentine’s Day; HTC event countdown hints at another One device; Verve Mobile gets $14M funding; Galaxy SIV benchmark posted online; Mobile phone sales dropped in 2012; and Snapchat testing self-destructing video on Android. 100 product designers working on ...
Valentine’s Day 2013: Geeky Gifts, iPhone Apps and Dating with Data
Valentine’s Day is upon us and many of you, hopefully, have already made plans. But for those of you who haven’t, you still have today to pull off a miracle Valentine date. If you haven’t figured out what to get your significant other, here are some cool, geeky Valentine gift ideas to consider: Geeky Gifts For ...
GoDaddy’s Mobile Buy Means More Services, New Revenue Streams
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: GoDaddy pushes mobile presence with a startup acquisition; Mobile users more active on Twitter; Twitter partners with AmEx to become a shopping platform; Google pays Apple $1B a year to be primary search engine on iOS devices; Broadcom announces LTE modem; and Millennial Media to acquire Metaresolver. GoDaddy ...
6 Alternatives to the Dying Google Reader
If you’re active on the interwebs, there’s a huge chance you use Google Reader – Google’s content aggregator to help you manage web feeds and stay on top of all things digital. But not all Google products last the test of time. We’ve seen several useful Google services fall to the wayside, like the infamous ...
Brit Watchdogs Sniff Out More Details on Troubled HP-Autonomy Buy
The Financial Reporting Council, the British accounting watchdog, will be investigating the financial report of cloud service provider Autonomy before it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2011. The FRC’s investigations will include financial accounts from the beginning of 2009 until the middle of 2011, before Autonomy was acquired by HP. Since the beginning of the ...
Issues with iOS 6.1 Update Uncover BYOD Woes
The little matter of mobile OS fragmentation is trivialized for most Apple users, freed from the staggered updates that roll through Android devices seemingly with the wind. It’s been one of the perks of owning an iPhone over an Android handset, but that doesn’t mean Apple users are completely immune to OS update woes. Users ...
Apple Making a Siri Watch, Summonsed by Australian Parliament for Price Fixing
In today’s mobile news roundup: Apple supposedly developing a new device called the iWatch; Samsung and Apple may finally settle their patent dispute; several tech companies summoned to explain price fixing in Australia; Apple alone in e-book pricing battle; and Surface Pro launch hampered by low supply. Apple developing an iWatch . According to unnamed ...
Gadgets to Jump Start Your Smart Home
A Smart Home may be the dream house for any geek who wants to control their gadgets with just a few taps on their smartphone or tablet. But there’s one big thing still standing in the way for most consumers: money. Not everyone can afford to buy new smart appliances like refrigerators, TVs, and washing ...
Two Opposing Strategies Deliver Profits for AOL, LinkedIn
It’s the time of year for quarterly earnings reports, summing up 2012 for many tech companies that have faced drastic market transitions throughout the year. In a shaky market and the ever-looming “tech bubble,” there are still companies that did pretty well during the previous quarter. AOL was a surprising success story for 4Q, while ...
T-Mobile Aims to be First U.S. Carrier for BlackBerry Z10
In today’s mobile news roundup: T-Mobile aims to be the first US carrier to offer the new BlackBerry Z10; we learn that BlackBerry 10 devices will not be sold in Japan; Android powered ⅓ of mobile devices shipped in Q4; Google crowdsources Maps in India; and Dell goes mobile with thumbtop. T-Mobile aims to be ...