Android Honeycomb’s Going Gets Tough
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Android Honeycomb’s Going Gets Tough
Of late, Android developers are in a fix. It has been six months since the launch of the Android Honeycomb Tablet in the Market and it has not garnered a potential user base. The problem clearly lies in the dearth in apps optimized for the Android Tablets and analysts are of the view that an evident lack of these Honeycomb aka Android 3.0 Applications is what makes it a less chosen Tablet as opposed to the Apple’s iPad. But any new technology faces such non-acceptance in the beginning; the Honeycomb tablet also had its share of tough criticism and rejection from the global consumers with Apple being the dominant competitor today in the market. Android developers are trying their best to convince their consumers that the Android optimized apps will see a rise by the end of 2011 despite its sluggish start.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Why Microsoft Isn't Going To Give Up On Bing (MSFT, GOOG)
Microsoft is burning $2.5+ billion annually online, as it tries to catch up with Google in search through Bing.
This prompted the pundits at BreakingViews to suggest it was time for Microsoft to sell off Bing because it's a distraction.
Microsoft reporter Mary Jo Foley has an answer to that suggestion: Fat chance.
She says, "While the world sees Bing as a distant No. 2 search engine, Microsoft brass and bean counters see Bing as a reusable component and asset that will be built into more and more products."
What kind of products? Foley explains:
There's already a Bing button in every Windows Phone 7-based device. And with the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 "Mango" OS release, there will be even more Bing functions. Bing Vision, the Microsoft equivalent of Google Goggles, is built into Windows Phone 7 Mango. This allows users to take pictures of bar-code-like tags -- and, for those in the United States and certain other countries, product labels, books, CDs, DVDs and so on -- and obtain instant information about them. Mango also includes Bing Audio, Redmond's competitor to Shazam, which helps phone users find information about (and purchase) music they hear and don't recognize. There's also Bing Scout, a local-search capability that zeroes in on sights, retail outlets and upcoming events in a user's geographical area.
The 'Softies also see Bing as an integral feature in the coming Windows Live TV service. The service, the next-generation mashup of IPTV and Xbox Live expected to be available later this fall, integrates the Kinect sensor. Microsoft is using Bing to let users of this service search for TV shows, movies and music with their voices.
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Why Microsoft Isn't Going To Give Up On Bing (MSFT, GOOG)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Where’s your Mobile Data Going?
In today’s fast moving world one needs to be connected all the time, the most common tool is the mobile phone. Some people use a mobile phone with a monthly limit whereas some are not even aware of it.
Where’s your Mobile Data Going?
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is Going To "Launch Something Awesome" Next Week
Get ready for something "awesome" from the only social network that matters.
Mark Zuckerberg told reporters Facebook is "launch something awesome" next week.
He didn't reveal much else, but if we had to guess it would be an iPad app.
However, Zuckerberg said whatever it is that is being revealed was made in its new Seattle office.
We'll be on hand, and we'll get his thoughts on Google+.
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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is Going To "Launch Something Awesome" Next Week
Thursday, June 16, 2011
AOL: Here's How We Are Going To Beat Google, Facebook, And Yahoo In Brand Advertising (AOL)
It's AOL investor day!
That means AOL ad boss Jeff Levick just got off the stage, where he was explaining to analysts why they should be bullish on AOL's advertising business.
AOL begins with an old standard: Online ad spend isn't commensurate with how much time people are spending online!
AOL argues: It's going to come online in form of brand advertising…
…PREMIUM brand advertising
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
With Mobile Payments, Now We're Going To See Who Really Has The Power In The Mobile Industry (GOOG, AAPL)
Google formally announced its entry into mobile payments today, a "Wallet" service backed by Citi, MasterCard, Sprint, VeriFone, and other players in the tech and finance industries.
Basically, you'll be able to use your phone to pay for stuff by touching it to a credit card terminal. Cool.
Before you know it, however, Google Wallet will probably have a bunch of competition, from the likes of:
- Apple and other cellphone makers
- AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, which have teamed up for a payments service called Isis
- Banks or credit card companies
- Companies like Square or PayPal that want to get involved in mobile payments
The early winners and losers should tell us a lot about who currently holds the most power in the mobile industry: Consumers, handset companies, OS companies, carriers, software makers, integrators, or a combination.
For example, will a Verizon Droid phone by Motorola support Verizon's payments system by default, Google's, Motorola's, a different service, a combination, all, or none?
More important: Which service, if any, will people actually use?
Over the next couple of years, we'll start to see 1) if consumers actually care about mobile payments, 2) which payments services and models they end up choosing, and 3) if that's because they're the best or because they're the ones with the strongest backers.
A lot of money and a lot of data are at stake, and everybody wants it. So it's going to be a very interesting battle to watch.
Read: Microsoft's Real Windows Phone 7 Problem: Nobody Cares
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