- Update: Facebook Has A Mobile Card Up Its Sleeve In Addition To Advertising4 February 2012, 12:35 am
Much has been made of the mobile risks that Facebook laid out in its S-1 IPO filing earlier this week. Essentially, it’s seeing/pushing massive growth in mobile, but it still hasn’t tried out advertising, its most effective route to revenues, on this platform. That’s not to say it won’t. But meanwhile, there is another area where Facebook is already making money through mobile. ... - Apple v. Moto In Germany: One iPhone Injunction Ordered, Another One Lifted4 February 2012, 12:25 am
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in the last 24 hours has been dealt not one but two blows in court cases involving Motorola (NYSE: MMI) and patents in Germany, one involving IP licensing on older iPhone models (not the 4S) and one involving iCloud. However, as the day progressed, an injunction on the sale of the older iPhone models was lifted as the cases continue to develop. ... - Canalys: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Overtake PC/Tablet Market3 February 2012, 11:04 pm
Even if you throw the exploding tablet market in with the staid PC market, shipments of smartphones surpassed those of “client PCs” in 2011, a milestone for the computer industry. ... - U.S. Government Developing Android Phones, Promises Quick Software Updates3 February 2012, 7:32 pm
The U.S. government likes to do things its own way. Along those lines, it has decided to embrace Android as a smartphone platform for soldiers and other government employees because of the control it can exert over the software, which in turn underscores how much control Android partners have over the software. ... - Leak: Microsoft Planning NFC Support, Skype Integration In Windows Phone 82 February 2012, 8:55 pm
Microsoft’s plan for Windows Phone 8—which appears to be moving in step with its overall Windows 8 launch strategy—has been leaked, and the company is planning to take some big steps forward in terms of overall performance, mobile payments, and voice calling. ... - Google Scanning Apps In Android Market For Malware To Improve Security2 February 2012, 8:53 pm
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has a dilemma when it comes to the Android Market: its permissive no-review-necessary policy means that anyone can write nearly any kind of application for the platform, including malware. The company is introducing a new service Thursday that attempts to strike a balance between protecting Android users from malware while still offering developers more freedom than Apple’s app review policy. ... - Mashable CEO Beats Oprah In Influence—At Least On Reuters' New Site2 February 2012, 5:30 pm
In a new business-oriented social media site, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) aims to index “the most talked-about news, companies and influencers across the Web.” A better definition might be “what people are doing on Twitter.” ... - Survey: Kindle Fire Owners Happy With Their Purchase But Not iPad-Happy2 February 2012, 5:13 pm
Do Kindle Fire owners still like their devices now that they’ve had a few months to kick the tires? A new survey indicates that for the most part, they’re more pleased with their purchase than those who bought other Android tablets last year but less satisfied than iPad owners. ... - 2.7 Billion Daily Likes And Other Key Numbers From Facebook's S-12 February 2012, 4:52 pm
Facebook‘s nearly 200-page S-1 filing appears to have crippled the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Edgar website with the mass of people going there to take a peek at the social network’s numbers. That traffic may well be matched by the weight of numbers in the filing itself. Here’s a look at some of them: ... - Facebook May Not Be Into Mobile Ads Yet, But Plenty Of Others Are2 February 2012, 4:48 pm
Mobile advertising may not yet be something that Facebook has explored in its strategy to monetize its massive user base, and given the growth we’ve seen in the space, you can argue that it might be missing a trick....
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