Showing posts with label iTunes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iTunes. Show all posts

Friday, March 22, 2013

U.S. Department Of Defense Reportedly Planning To Buy 650,000 iOS Devices After Nixing BB10 To Cut Costs

The field of technology seldom stands still. Let's see which companies have been making news.

Who shall we have a look at first? Well, it's North Korea and South Korea ..
- Experts Suspect North Behind South Korea Computer Crash from techland.time.com
- South Korea Cyber Attack Originated From Chinese IP: Report from www.huffingtonpost.com

What else do we have? Well, there's IPad and IPhone:
- iPhone 5S and iPad 5 To Be Unveiled During Special Event: 'Original Passion, New Ideas' from technorati.com

Did you see all the talk about Android (operating system) and Research In Motion Limited? Here are the most interesting links:
- Uppidy For Android Now Backs Up SMS, Photos & Video To The Cloud, Raises $600K In Seed Funding - "The service is primarily focused on the Android platform for the time being, as the Android operating system allows apps to more deeply integrate with its various components, like messaging.Uppidy does offer a version of its SMS backup solution for IOS users, but it requires a desktop download that works with the ITunes software - it can't backup the SMS messages using a mobile app alone, as it can on Android" - said techcrunch.com

Let's end up by looking at iOS and Research In Motion Limited.
- U.S. Department Of Defense Reportedly Planning To Buy 650,000 iOS Devices After Nixing BB10 To Cut Costs - "The U.S. United States Department of Defense will order 650,000 iOS devices to replace older BlackBerry devices that are incompatible with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system after the sequester is over, reports Electronista" - said techcrunch.com

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

IBM: Cyber Monday Sales Are Already Up 24 Percent; iPhone Driving Most Traffic To Retail Sites - along with my very own blog posts summary

The field of tech is always moving. Let's see which companies have been making news.

Who shall we look at first? So, it's Google and YouTube, LLC...
- Up Close: Using The "News Keywords" Tag For Google News from searchengineland.com
- Google Shopping Holiday Update for Merchants from searchenginewatch.com
- Googler Makes Case For Value Of Blog Comments To Search Results from www.webpronews.com



Facebook has been getting a lot of press too:
- Facebook Pages Feed: What Does It Mean for Page Owners? from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook Gifts Now Lets You Buy ITunes Credit For Friends And Recommend What They Should Purchase from techcrunch.com
- Facebook Gifts Adds iTunes Gift Cards to Its Options from www.webpronews.com







Did you notice all the discussion about IOS and Apple Inc.? Here's the best bits:
- After 20M Downloads On Android (operating system) Japan's Bitcellar Brings FxCamera To IOS - "Bitcellar, one of the rare Japanese app developers that faces outward from the country and reaches a global audience, is finally making a debut on iOS after a long and successful run on Google's Android platform" - said techcrunch.com
- Nook for Android and iOS Gets Updated, Comes to the UK - mashable.com

Let's end up with a look at Cyber Monday and Thanksgiving.
- IBM: Cyber Monday Sales Are Already Up 24 Percent; iPhone Driving Most Traffic To Retail Sites - "After a record-breaking Black Friday, retailers may be in for a big Cyber Monday as well" - said techcrunch.com



















Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Twinkies Likely To Survive Sale Of Hostess

The world of technology hardly ever stands still. Let's see which organizations have been in the news.

In our first little grouping, let's have a look at the sites taking about Google and iTunes:
- How Can Google Stop the Black Hats? from searchenginewatch.com
- Google Strikes Licensing Deal With European Music Publishers, Gains Access To 5.5M Tracks Across 35 Countries from techcrunch.com
- Google Play Music Is About To Get Much Bigger In Europe from www.webpronews.com





What else is there? Well, there's Wii and Nintendo Co., Ltd.:
- Wii U Owner Accidentally Gains Access To Miiverse Debug Page from www.webpronews.com

Did you notice all the discussion about Facebook and Microsoft Corporation? Here are the best bits:
- Will Brands Shift Focus Away From Facebook? - "Facebook is a public company" - said www.webpronews.com
- Facebook Starts Letting IOS Users Auto-Upload All Their Snapshots With Photo Sync - techcrunch.com

Anything else? Well, Twinkie and Hostess (brand) were in the media a fair bit:
- Twinkies Likely To Survive Sale Of Hostess - "The tasty cream-filled golden spongecakes are likely to survive, even though their maker will be sold in bankruptcy court" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Twinkies May Survive The Apocalypse After All - www.webpronews.com













Monday, July 2, 2012

Facebook Just Removed The Home Page Ticker, But It Should Be Back Soon - along with my links review

Which organizations have been moving and shaking in the world of tech? Let's see.

Who shall we check out first? So, it's iPad 2 and iPhone...
- Where Are All The iPad Shopping Apps? from techcrunch.com
- Apple Inc. Pays $60 Million for Use of iPad Name in People's Republic of China from www.eweek.com

What else is there? Well, there's Apple and Laptop:
- Apple Bids Farewell to Paid Cloud Service MobileMe from mashable.com
- Apple Changing Posture on Security and Macs from www.eweek.com
- Apple's Siri Not Up to Snuff, Says Piper Jaffray from technorati.com



Facebook and Twitter were talked about a good deal as well:
- Facebook Just Removed The Home Page Ticker, But It Should Be Back Soon - "Poof" - said techcrunch.com
- Facebook Warns That Mobile Revenue Will be Poor - technorati.com

Anything else? Well, Dell and Revenue were in the press a fair amount:
- Dell to Buy Quest Software for $2.4 Billion, Ending Bidding War - "Dells months-long pursuit of Quest Softwareis finally complete, with the tech giant announcing July 2 that it is buyingthe software vendor for $2.4 billion following a bidding war with investmentfirm Insight Venture Partners" - said www.eweek.com
- Dell Acquires Quest Software For $2.4 Billion - techcrunch.com





















Tuesday, June 26, 2012

How AOL Squandered WinAmp - plus my very own links overview

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the world of tech? Let's see.

One intriguing conversation starter has been Yammer and Twitter. Let's check it out shall we?
- It's Official: Microsoft Confirms It Has Acquired Yammer For $1.2 Billion In Cash from techcrunch.com
- Microsoft Must Integrate Yammer Without Stifling Its Innovation: Analysts from www.eweek.com
- Microsoft Gets Social With $1.2 Billion Yammer Acquisition from searchenginewatch.com



California has been receiving a lot of press too:
- Emmanuel De La Rosa, California Teacher, Arrested On Suspicion Of Hazing from www.huffingtonpost.com

Did you see all the talk about Verizon Communications and U.S.? Here are the most interesting bits:
- Verizon, T-Mobile Sign Spectrum Deal, Partly Pending Federal Communications Commission Approval - "T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have entered into an agreement in which T-Mobile will purchase some Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum from Verizon and the pair will also exchange some AWS spectrum licenses, helping each to attain more contiguous blocks of spectrum and re-align spectrum in adjacent markets, T-Mobile said in a June 25 statement" - said www.eweek.com

Anything else? Well, AOL and iTunes were in the media a fair amount:
- How AOL Squandered WinAmp - "AOL bought WinAmp (and Nullsoft) for about $100 million" - said techcrunch.com
- AOL Celebrates Winamp's 15th Anniversary with Android Album Washer - www.webpronews.com









Wednesday, June 13, 2012

China's Baidu, Youku, Tudou All Get Some Apple Love With New Integrations - and my very own blog posts overview

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the realm of tech? Let's see.

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Facebook and iTunes...
- Apple Inc. Gives Facebook Deep Integration Into iOS 6 With Siri, Sharing, App Store, API from techcrunch.com
- 4 Critical Things To Know About Facebook Promoted Posts from searchenginewatch.com
- Consumer Magazine Gives 5 Tips for Smart Facebook Shopping from mashable.com



People's Republic of China and Safari seemed to get mentioned rather a lot too:
- China's Baidu, Youku, Tudou All Get Some Apple Love With New Integrations from techcrunch.com
- China Planning Manned Mission To Its Space Station from www.webpronews.com



Next on the list are Twitter and NASCAR.
- Twitter Uses Its First TV Ad As An Opportunity To Launch Hashtag Pages - "Twitter launched its first TV ad Sunday, and it was all about NASCAR" - said techcrunch.com
- Twitter Nascar TV Spot Promotes Hashtag Pages During the Pocono 400 - www.webpronews.com
- Twitter Monetizes Mobile Users as Facebook Stock Flounders - www.searchenginejournal.com

Let's end up with a look at Samsung Group and United States
- Verizon Communications ATandT Not Offering 50GB Dropbox Offer for Samsung Galaxy S III - "Not all Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones will be created equal" - said www.eweek.com
- Is Samsung's Next Windows Phone 7 The Galaxy W? - www.webpronews.com





















Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Mitt Romney 2012 Chances Seen As Better By Republicans - along with my own blog posts synopsis

Tech firms are always making news - fortunately for me as this is a technology blog. Who're we focusing on today?

One hot conversation starter has been Facebook and iPod. Let's take a look at shall we?
- The Future Fruits Of Apple Inc. + Facebook from techcrunch.com
- Consumer Magazine Gives 5 Tips for Smart Facebook Shopping from mashable.com
- Facebook Rolls Out New Photo Layouts from www.webpronews.com





iPhone has been getting a lot of press as well:
- iPhone 5, Apple iTV Subsidies Could Vary, but May Benefit Consumers: Analysts from www.eweek.com
- With iOS 6, The iPhone Even Becomes A Better Phone from techcrunch.com
- Apple Announcement Doesn't Include iPhone 5 from www.webpronews.com





Next on the list are Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
- Mitt Romney 2012 Chances Seen As Better By Republicans - "-- Republicans riding high from a string of breaks in their favor are increasingly optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances to claim the White House in November, even among conservatives who had qualms about making him the party's nominee" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Romney Hits Obama on Unemployment; Offers No Alternative Plans - technorati.com

To finish up why don't we take a look at Google and United States
- Beyond Google: Tap Into the Alternative Search Engine Data Opportunity - "It may surprise many marketers to learn that while 62 million U.S. searches are performed on core search engines like Google and Bing on the average day, an additional 33 million are happening on alternative search sites" - said searchenginewatch.com
- Getting Started With GoMo & DudaMobile, Now Backed By Google Analytics - searchengineland.com
- Pros and Cons of the New Google Webmaster Tools - www.searchenginejournal.com