Many of the biggest stories in the connected consumer space occurred mostly offstage in 2012. Apple conducted behind-the-scenes discussions about rolling out new media services in 2013 and beyond. Google spent… Read more »
The first quarter of 2012 featured several high-profile legal and regulatory battles over privacy, antitrust and copyright that could eventually reshape digital markets, including the pay-TV business and online advertising. It… Read more »
Almost a week after the New York Times demonstrated that iOS and Android apps could upload a customer’s photo library to a remote server without their express permission, Sen. Charles Schumer… Read more »
When it comes to the promise of data as the currency of the web, the current state of affairs has privacy advocates and many consumers up in arms. But it doesn’t… Read more »
Wall Street analysts expect Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to deliver solid earnings results Thursday afternoon, but investors who have seen the compan… Read more »
Events last week underscored how big a revenue source in-app purchasing is for mobile platform providers. In three separate moves, Apple, Google and Research in Motion, who typically take 30 percent… Read more »
At the same time, Facebook has yet to enter this fray; its potential role is just one of the question marks hanging above geolocation services in the second quarter. Read more »
Apple has a press release out this morning trumpeting the iPad reaching the million units sold milestone after only 28 days on the market, but it might want to cool it… Read more »
While some elements of the mobile market continue to contract in light of the economic downturn, other signs point to a resurgence. Total mobile handset sales continue to decline (although at… Read more »