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Industry Moves
Sony Ericsson’s Loss Is Apple’s Gain: iPhone Maker Hires Latin America Head

Jan 24, 2012 8:29 AM

Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), as it winds up as a troubled joint venture to become fully part of Sony, is spinning out some talent in the process: it’s understood that Anderson Teixeira, formerly an executive that had run different regional operations for the JV, is now Apple’s first…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, LinkedIn, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Countries, Asia, China, Latin America, Europe

@ CES: Available Now - Android OEM. WLTM Caring, Ambitious, Strong Partner

Jan 12, 2012 5:42 AM

Unlike its local rival Samsung, the Korean handset maker LG (SEO: 066570) has lately had more of a mixed bag when it’s come to Android devices and its mobile growth. Now it’s looking for Mr Right: a partner to help it grow and remain competitive in an ever-crowded market.

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Posted In: Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Apple, Facebook, Google, Android, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Countries, Asia, Korea

The CES Lowdown: 1-12-12

Jan 12, 2012 5:00 AM

Here’s a look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES: »  Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Could Sell 37 Million Windows Phones This Year: The Lumia 900 is probably the one product launched at CES that made everyone take notice, and financial analysts are starting to…

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Nokia, Sony, dell

The CES Lowdown: 1-10-12

Jan 10, 2012 5:00 AM

A look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES »  Panasonic flirts with irrelevance with MySpace TV partnership: How about that, Myspace! You guys remember them, right? (CNET) »  @ CES: *Microsoft* mails in last keynote appearance, wasting everyone’s time: If Microsoft’s idea of…

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Posted In: Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, Microsoft, News Corp., MySpace, Nokia, RIM, BlackBerry, Sony

What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition

Jan 7, 2012 5:00 AM

The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics…

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, MSNBC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Earnings
Correction: Razr Ain’t Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4

Jan 6, 2012 5:44 PM

Correction: An earlier version of this article noted Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility’s revenue in “millions” not “billions”. It has now been corrected. We regret the error. Not brilliant news for Motorola Mobility and its would-be buyer, Google: the handset maker today issued preliminary Q4 results that will fall short of…

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Posted In: Legal, Patents, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Reuters, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Countries, Europe

Industry Moves
Report: Sony’s Hirai Promoted To President, Stringer Still Chairman And CEO

Jan 6, 2012 2:06 PM

In a move that further sets up Kazuo Hirai as the heir apparent at Sony (NYSE: SNE), the company has promoted him to president, taking that title away from Howard Stringer but keeping Stringer in place as CEO and chairman of the board, according to a report.

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Companies, Sony, howard stringer, kazuo hirai

LoveFilm Signs Streaming Deal With Sony Pictures Television

Dec 21, 2011 8:24 AM

Amazon’s LoveFilm is continuing its film and TV content rights war with U.S. rival Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), signing a deal with Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures Television for the right to stream titles including The Social Network and Salt.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Companies, Amazon, Netflix, Sony, lovefilm, sony pictures television

Get Ready For Another Streaming Music Service: The Ad-Free Rara.com

Dec 13, 2011 5:22 AM

Spotify and Pandora (NYSE: P) may be the music brands people think of today when it comes to streaming services. But with only five million consumers using services like these today, there is clearly an opportunity for another player to emerge to try to pick up more. Enter a new…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, Radio, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iTunes, Facebook, Google, Android, YouTube, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Samsung, Sony, Spotify, Countries, Europe, UK, Asia, China, omnifone, rara

Facebook’s Video Views Rising, But Mostly For Discovery

Dec 8, 2011 6:05 AM

Consumers are increasingly using Facebook for video - but, despite studios and broadcasters hosting more of their content on the social network, it remains mostly a gateway to video hosted elsewhere.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Legal, Regulatory, Ofcom, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Social Media, Video, Companies, Amazon, Apple, iTunes, BBC, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Time Warner, Warner Bros., Countries, Europe, UK

Schmidt Reckons Most TVs Will Have Google TV By Mid-2012

Dec 7, 2011 8:57 AM

What with self-driving cars and such, Eric Schmidt is not averse to some blue-sky thinking. But one new prediction may be a moonshot too far.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, Sony, eric schmidt, google tv

Android Store Opens In Oz, But It Won’t Have The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Just Yet

Dec 2, 2011 6:14 AM

One superstore step forward for Android in Australia, but another step back for Android-maker Samsung. Today saw what could be Google’s answer to the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Store retail phenomenon, the unveiling of an Android retail operation, in Melbourne. Meanwhile, Samsung got dealt one more blow in Sydney’s courtrooms, as…

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Posted In: Apps, Legal, Appeals, Patents, Marketing, Mobile, Events, Mobile World Congress, Companies, Apple, iPad, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Countries, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, Germany, androidland, telstra

Black Friday Roundup: Strong Start, But Will Sales Hold?

Nov 28, 2011 9:23 AM

Despite warnings from groups like the OECD that Europe and the U.S. are heading into recession, the flurry of online and mobile activity that has kicked off the holiday shopping season seems to be indicating an altogether different sentiment from consumers.

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Search, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Barnes & Noble, Nook, Google, Android, Microsoft, xBox, Sony, black friday

Next Issue Media Expands Digital Newsstand Beyond Samsung Galaxy

Nov 16, 2011 3:16 PM

Next Issue Media, the digitized magazine and newspaper newsstand, has added several more titles from company backers Hearst and Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) to its preview edition and struck new distribution agreements with several mobile device makers. However, as it prepares for its full-feature product release for some time in…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Mobile, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, iTunes, Google, Android, Hearst, Motorola, News Corp., Samsung, Sony, Time Warner, Time Inc., Verizon

Report: Google To Put A Piece Into Its Music Puzzle With Universal Deal

Nov 15, 2011 10:15 AM

On the heels of news last week that it has secured EMI‘s recorded music division for nearly $2 billion, Universal Music is again in the news: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is reportedly very close to signing a deal with the company to use its music as part of an upcoming download…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Mobile, Companies, EMI, Google, Android, Sony, Vivendi, Universal Music Group, google music beta

Comparing E-Readers And E-Reader/Tablets: Kindles, Nooks, Sony, Kobo

Nov 14, 2011 4:59 AM

Just last month, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) rolled out its Kindle Fire, the first Kindle designed as a full media device—not an e-reader with some frills. That announcement was followed by Kobo’s announcement of the Vox. And, as expected, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS)—which already had a touchscreen color e-reader that…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Nook, Sony, kindle, kobo, nook tablet

Kantar: Android Was The Only OS Whose Sales Grew In All Markets It Surveys

Oct 31, 2011 11:22 AM

We have seen time and again how the growing number of Android-based handsets from a plethora of OEMs—and the popularity of some specific models, such as the Galaxy line from Samsung—is translating into a boom for the Android platform. But that growth is even more striking when you compare it…

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Posted In: Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Search, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, HTC, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Countries, Europe, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, kantar

Sony Buys Ericsson Out Of JV To Make ‘Four-Screen Strategy’ With Mobile

Oct 27, 2011 4:43 AM

Sony (NYSE: SNE) has confirmed it is buying Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) out of their Sony Ericsson mobile handset-making joint venture for €1.05 ($1.46/£0.92) billion. “Our four-screen strategy is in place,” Sony CEO Howard Stringer says.

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Sony, Sony Ericsson

ARM Chip Offers Cheaper Smartphones With Longer Battery Life

Oct 20, 2011 12:39 PM

The Cambridge chip design company ARM has unveiled a chip design that it say uses could mean cheaper smartphones with battery lives five times longer by 2013. It also thinks they will enable cheaper devices, with smartphones easily costing less than $100 (£60) by that time.

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Companies, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, arm holdings

Samsung Inks Deal With Yandex For Smart TV, Bada Mobile Services In Russia

Oct 17, 2011 6:13 AM

Looks like Russia’s search giant Yandex is following in Google’s footsteps once again. Yandex is taking its services to new screens by inking a deal with Samsung to preload access to Yandex on its line of connected TVs as well as its bada-powered feature phones distributed in Russia and other…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Search, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, France Telecom, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Countries, Europe, Russia, France, Asia, China, yandex

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