Archive | January 10th, 2011
Google – it’s all about the eyeballs baby
Kyle Baxter has a great piece up explaining Google’s strategy of developing software and distributing services for free in order to attract more eyeballs and rake in as much of that advertising revenue as possible. Everything Google does must be understood within this context. Google builds services like Google Maps, Gmail and Docs and gives […]
Continue reading...Disney sells over 1 million iOS book apps
10. January 2011
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With titles like Toy Story 2 Read-Along and Princess Dress-Up, Disney’s selection of 9 iOS book apps have been downloaded over 1 million times thus far. Impressively, each of Disney’s 9 iOS book apps have at some point or another made an appearance in the top 10 list of paid book apps. Check out the […]
Continue reading...iPhone subsidies may cost Verizon $5 billion in 2011
10. January 2011
Bloomberg reports that with Verizon poised to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network, the nation’s largest carrier may end up spending anywhere between 3 and $5 billion in subsidies, temporarily eating into their profits int he process. “You basically write customers a $400 check,” said New York-based Hodulik, who rates parent Verizon […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners will be offered unlimited data plans
10. January 2011
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Diverging from AT&T’s relatively new tiered data plan, the WSJ reports that Verizon is planning to offer users the option of an unlimited data plan, a potentially risky proposition given how data intensive iPhone owners as a collective tend to be. Verizon Wireless has been beefing up its network and believes it will have no […]
Continue reading...Apple section at Best Buy stores to expand – Report
10. January 2011
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Tuaw reports: An anonymous tipster who works at a Best Buy store let us know this morning that he was informed by his Apple rep that the Apple section of the computer department will be going through a transition sometime this Spring to allow more products to be displayed. At the same time, the stores […]
Continue reading...Mac App Store is a “very big deal” – Evernote CEO
10. January 2011
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“It’s a very big deal […] We initially thought that since so much of our user base was coming from mobile, that was the key distribution platform. But maybe it isn’t mobile that’s important, maybe it’s the well-designed app store.” – So said Evernote CEO Phil Libin in the wake of impressive Mac app store […]
Continue reading...Verizon to announce arrival of the iPhone tomorrow
10. January 2011
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One day, folks. In one day Verizon will make an announcement that will usher in the end of AT&T’s exclusive right to sell the iPhone in the US. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon will announce the inclusion of the iPhone under its umbrella this Tuesday at a press conference in New York […]
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10. January 2011
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