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Jan

3

2011

Will Android have its own digital Newsstand

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by Jesse Bauer
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Google looks to be building its own relationships with major publication companies so it can launch its own digital newsstand to rival Apple, to run an Android smartphones and tablets. Some of the publishers Google has initiated talks with is Time Inc., Condé Nast and Hearst Corp. WSJ was told that when we’ll see this [...]

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Dec

17

2010

Why Rovio Angry Birds is Failing at the Mobile Ad Game

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by Jesse Bauer
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When it was announced that Rovio was venturing into a new advertising area by allowing video ads to display during Angry Birds gameplay, I thought that was a little over the top, as did MANY other Android Angry Birds fans. As it was, ads appeared at the bottom of the screen already, and can cause [...]

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Nov

18

2010

Rant Update – Rogers Wireless Fail in Launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab

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by Jesse Bauer
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab has arrived at Bell Canada and Rogers Wireless, and I’m having a hard time getting one! Honestly, I just want to get one, and have someone at Rogers tell me when and where I can pick one up. That’s all I ask as a customer. In my quest to find the [...]

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Nov

14

2010

Android Rant – Android OS vs Windows Phone 7 Customizing Screens

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by Jesse Bauer
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Let me state my point on this article right out of the gate, and give the marketing team over at Microsoft (or whoever they hired) props for the Windows Phone 7 “Really?” ads. Pure genius. I’ll save the theme of those commercials for another rant, because what you see in those ads really is what [...]

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Sep

16

2010

Next week’s Verizon Developer Community Conference will address VCAST on Android

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Verizon will be hosting their second annual Developer Community Conference next week, which begins on Tuesday at 9:30 PDT.  The conference will feature sessions on marketing and merchandising opportunities, technology updates, network APIs and other developer enablers from a wide range of partners. Also, it seems that V CAST on Android will also be discussed, [...]

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Aug

29

2010

Samsung ships 1 millionth Galaxy S in US market

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by Chris Moor
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Not that this is really that surprising seeing as how popular the entire Galaxy S lineup in the US is, (AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, and soon Sprint Epic 4G & Verizon Fascinate) Samsung has sold its one millionth Galaxy S phone in the US market. With its 1GHz Hummingbird CPU and its gorgeous 4in Super-AMOLED [...]

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