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Mobile Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Kick Starts More Tablet Wars
The mobile world was quite busy with various upgrades and device launches–it’s really quite hard to keep up with them. Well, what can you do? Nowadays, technology equates to change, as in ‘The only constant thing in this world is change.” So you’d better brace yourself in the coming months as more releases are expected ...
In-App Purchases Bring in Big Bucks for Small Game Developers
Mobile gaming is expanding as social games leader ngmoco, a DeNA company, announced that its Mobage social games platform for Android has been released in English-speaking countries around the world; the service is slated to expand to other territories and mobile platforms soon. Completing this first stage of a global rollout, today DeNA also announced ...
Gingerbread’s Sluggish Roll Out: Fragmentation for All!
Android 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread is an Android platform released by Google in December 2010, but the newer OS version hasn’t been integrated into many smartphones until recently. The platform features enhancements for game development, rich multimedia, and new forms of communication among others. AT&T announced that all Android phones released in 2011 will be upgraded ...
ITC Sides with Samsung, Agrees To Appeal Case Against Apple
Here’s a recap: Apple sued Samsung for patent infringement on its device design, so Samsung retaliated by hitting Apple back with infringement suits as well. But the two companies are still in business, as Samsung still supplies vital parts for Apple devices. The relationship may soon come to an end, as Apple is looking ...
Amazon Partners with NBCUniversal, Closing in on Netflix Streaming
After releasing their second quarter report, which was lower than expected but said to be due to their continued expansion, and subsequently announcing their CBS deal that puts them closer in competition with Netflix, Amazon Prime is expanding its reach in mobile video streaming as they recently made a deal with NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution. ...
IBM’s Latest Creation: a Services Innovation Lab
After celebrating 100 years, IBM still moves forward as they announced the creation of Services Innovation Lab. The lab will consist of 200 hand-picked technology experts from different sectors of the company that will focus on cloud computing, analytics, service delivery automation and mobility, bringing “services as a science.” SIL will operate at IBM’s Thomas ...
Can BBM 6 Save RIM? No, but it Makes Texting Way Easier for Multitaskers
We already know about RIM’s 2000 employee layoffs, and being the first FIPS certified mobile manufacturer. It seems like the company is currently on a see-saw, it’s quite hard to determine whether they’ll be able to pull through this slump. So what do they do to lift their spirits? Launch BBM 6, the upgrade on their OS that lets ...
Alibaba Launches Cloud OS Smartphone, Intensifies Competition
Earlier this month, while US and Europe are gushing over Android and iOS, China was preparing to launch a smartphone run by Cloud OS. Today, the wait is over, as the very first cloud-based smartphone was launched. Alibaba Cloud Computing (“AliCloud”), the developer of advanced data-centric cloud computing services and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, ...
Android Tops Mobile OS, Its Manufacturers Battle Apple
According to Nielsen, Google’s Android OS tops in consumer use with 39% market share, followed by Apple with 28% then RIM BlackBerry down to 20%. But since Apple is the only company manufacturing smart phones with the iOS, they are still the top manufacturer of smart phones in the US. Though Android tops the market, ...
Netflix’s Plan Will Hurt, but Media Partners Like CBS are Anxious for Global Expansion
Though Netflix’s Q2 net income surpassed expectations, there is no doubt, and even Netflix admits this, that with the price increase on their services will take a toll in their Q3 earnings, as many of their current subscribers are outraged by it. “(They’ve) unbundled their services,” Jason Cochran, contributing editor for DealNews.com said. “It used to ...
