A federal judge has granted Apple its injunction against Samsung in the company’s patent dispute, preventing the phone maker from selling in the US the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the flagship handset sporting…
Maintaining Own Identity, Skype Approaches 250M Users
Skype has managed to maintain a degree of independence from Microsoft following its $8.5 billion acquisition by the company, and more importantly, has managed to grow its base to nearly 250 million…
Apple Places $1 Billion Bet on Reno, Nevada Data Center
Tax breaks aren’t free. In exchange for $89 millions of dollars in tax incentive, Apple is planning to build a $1 billion data center in Reno, Nevada, in order to house its…
Twitter Expands Tweets to Keep Your Interest
Twitter wants to spend more time together. Quality time. As proof its ready for commitment, it launched Expanded Tweets with on site content, just to make sure you stick around. Instead of…
Twitter’s Daily Users Up 2x Since 2011
Though the number of new Twitter users has remained more or less stagnant since 2011, the number of daily users has doubled as more people own smartphones that can more conveniently use…
Mary Meeker: Mobile Web Exploding, but Ad Revenue Dampened
by Matt Gallagher, Red Herring Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers VC Mary Meeker dropped a bombshell in her annual Internet Trends report at the All Things D conference Wednesday. While mobile traffic is…
Apple, China Mobile Discussing iPhone, but Don’t Hold Your Breath
Apple, China Mobile Discussing iPhone, but Don’t Hold Your Breath China Mobile may get the iPhone, but probably not anytime soon. Apple and the world’s largest mobile carrier are in discussions to…
Japanese Mobile Player NTT Docomo to Pay up to $300M for Italy’s Buongiorno
NTT Docomo, the Japanese mobile carrier, has issued a tender off to buy Buongiorno, an Italian mobile content company, for up to ¥24 billion ($300 million), in an effort to further expand…
Apple Overpowers Android on Mobile Gaming for 84% of Revenue
Apple is killing Android on the mobile gaming field, dominating 84 percent of the revenue spent on mobile games, according to a recently released study from Newzoo. Surveying 17,000 individuals, the company…
Pandora Signs 150M Registered Users, a Third of US Smartphones Listen
Pandora, the personal online radio streaming service, has signed 150 million registered users, the company recently announced at the CTIA Wireless Conference in New Orleans. Plus, the company has rapidly progressed on…