Stories Tagged as
Mobile
Even Google struggles with mobile ads
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Molly Wood
Jul 22, 2013
Google will make mandatory a plan forcing customers to buy advertising across all platforms.
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App store turns five and the blossoming of in-app purchases
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Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2013
Instead of cash up front, the mobile gaming world in particular has moved toward something called in-App purchases.
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License, registration...and cellphone
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Molly Wood
Jun 13, 2013
A state lawmaker in New Jersey has proposed a bill to allow law enforcement to confiscate a phone if they have "reasonable grounds" to believe it contributed to a crash.
Microsoft considers reorganization, grapples with death of PC
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Molly Wood
Jun 5, 2013
Microsoft may be on the verge of a massive restructuring. The company has had an interesting year -- neither Windows 8 nor the company's new Surface tablet have been home runs.
Late on shift to mobile, Zynga to lay off 18% of its staff
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Molly Wood
Jun 4, 2013
Zynga, the company best known for social media games like Facebook's Farmville, is laying off nearly 20 percent of its current workforce.
Motorola announces new 'aware' smartphone
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Molly Wood
May 30, 2013
Motorola CEO has announced that the company will revamp its line of gadgets and manufacture devices in the U.S.
Lack of banking options leads to mobile phone payments in Africa
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Molly Wood
May 29, 2013
In some cases, a dearth of infrastructure can actually lead to innovation. No where is this more true than in the developing world.
For public good, not for profit.
Firefox focuses on new smartphone users in Latin America, Eastern Europe
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Molly Wood
May 28, 2013
Mozilla plans to offer its own operating system for smartphones, but not in Western Europe, the U.S, or China. Instead, the company will focus on countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe.
A new Xbox, and the future of unbreakable screens
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Molly Wood
May 21, 2013
The company LG says it's going to show off a flexible 5-inch screen this week which could soon be a normal part of our phones and tablets. And Microsoft is revealing its latest Xbox gaming console today.
Smartphone wars: Two is company, but Microsoft, Apple, and Google is a crowd
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Molly Wood
May 20, 2013
Windows phone beats out BlackBerry, iPhones shipments fall, while Android nearly doubles. Who will be the winners and losers in the new smartphone world order?