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    1. The Free Ride Is Over For Streaming Video

      Explore TechCrunch (May 19 2012) Applications

      Comcast's plans to do away with its 250 GB data cap and charge users based upon usage will put pressue on streaming video providers.

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      Mentions:   Comcast

    2. ITU: There Are Now Over 1 Billion Users Of Social Media Worldwide, Most On Mobile

      Explore TechCrunch (May 14 2012)

      What does it mean when Facebook says it has 901 million monthly active users on its network? According to figures out from the International Telecommunication Union, it effectively signifies that Facebook is the world's largest social network by a very long shot. The ITU says in a new report that that the number of people using all social media services have passed the 1 billion mark. That is just 100 million shy of Facebook ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Facebook   Harvard

    3. Hold The Phone — How The Future Of Web Advertising Is Linked To The Call

      Explore TechCrunch (May 13 2012) Marketing , Mobility

      We're all now familiar with how adwords campaigns on Google work. You buy keywords commonly used in search terms, such as "plumber in X town", and send people to a response mechanism, usually a web site. But increasingly that response mechanism is not a just a web site but a phone number as well - sometimes it's even just a phone number. But these days it's rarely an ordinary number - it's usually ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telefonica   Microsoft   Google

    4. Americans Now Spend More Time On Facebook Mobile Than Its Website

      Explore TechCrunch (May 12 2012) Mobility

      All those minutes reading your news feed in bed, messaging friends over lunch, and browsing photos on the bus really add up. Time spent on Facebook's mobile site and apps per month (441 minutes) has finally surpassed usage of its classic website (391 minutes) -- for Americans who do use Facebook on the go according to the latest report from comScore. And that's actually a big problem for the social network. Facebook usually shows ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Facebook   Mark Zuckerberg

    5. AT&T Introduces Digital Life: IP-Based Home Automation And Security System With 24/7 Monitoring Centers

      Explore TechCrunch (May 7 2012)

      AT&T has just announced a new security and home-automation system called Digital Life, which will be an IP-based platform that allows users to monitor and detect activity throughout their house remotely, and "take action" (as AT&T put it) on devices like PCs, tablets, and smartphones. AT&T actually goes so far as to say "there are no capacity limits to the number and variety of devices [they] can connect to and integrate," since ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T

    6. Research: $1.5 Trillion In Mobile Revenues In 2012, U.S. Accounting For 40% Of All Smartphone Sales

      Explore TechCrunch (Apr 30 2012) Business Models , Mobility

      The mobile industry will reel in more than $1.5 trillion in revenues in 2012, with 28 percent of that, $400 billion, attributable to mobile data, according to new research out from analyst Chetan Sharma. He notes that within the revenues expected for mobile data, non-messaging revenues led by apps, mobile web browsing and streaming media have finally overtaken those of traditional messaging like SMS as smartphone usage continues to grow. Non-messaging, he says, will ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chetan Sharma

    7. The Facebook Phone Rumor Is Back

      Explore TechCrunch (Apr 25 2012) Mobility

      Once upon a time Michael Arrington broke the news that Facebook was developing its own phone. That was in 2010. However in a followup interview with TechCrunch, Mark Zuckerberg killed the notion, saying they're pursuing a horizontal strategy that will put a social layer on top of existing platforms. "We’re not trying to compete with Apple or the Droid or any other hardware manufacturer for that matter," he said. But now, two years ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   HTC   Facebook

    8. Apple, Microsoft Now in Different Customer Segments?

      Explore TechCrunch (Apr 23 2012) Business Models , Marketing

      Five years ago, Microsoft reported revenue of $14.398 billion. They reported a profit of $6.589 billion. Last week, for the same quarter, Microsoft's revenue was $17.407 billion. Their profit was $6.374 billion. The company is still growing, but not fast. And they're actually making less money.Compare that with Apple. Five years ago, revenue was $7.1 billion. Profit was $1.0 billion — the first quarter with a billion ...

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      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple

    9. Gartner Predicts 665 Million Tablets In Use By 2016, Over 45% Of Them iPad Devices

      Explore TechCrunch (Apr 10 2012) Marketing

      The age of the tablet is definitely upon us: figures out today from Gartner forecast that by the end of 2016 there will 665 million media tablets in use worldwide -- a counterpoint to the sluggish sales we have seen in PCs in the last couple of years. This year, there will be sales of 118.9 million tablets, growth of nearly 100 percent on a year ago.But while the tablet market is picking up ...

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      Mentions:   Samsung   Apple   Gartner

    10. IDC: By 2016, Android Devices To Outnumber Traditional Windows PCs

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 28 2012)

      Nearly 1 billion "smart devices" were shipped in 2011, analysts at IDC are reporting this morning, to the tune of over $489 billion in revenue. It's an odd category, which IDC defines as "connected" smartphones, tablets, and even PCs. Looking ahead, the firm expects shipments of these devices to grow to 1.1 billion this year, and to reach 1.84 billion units by 2016 - a number that's more than double the 2011 ... (Read Full Article)

    11. Why China Matters To Apple, Others: This Year It Will Become The World’s Largest Smartphone Market

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 15 2012) Marketing

      China is already a significant market for companies like Apple, with CEO Tim Cook describing "staggering" and "off the charts" sales of the iPhone in China last quarter. But according to IDC the opportunity is just beginning for Apple and others working in the smartphone world: China is set to become the world's largest smartphone market this year, overtaking the U.S., which has led in years past. IDC says this is part of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Tim Cook

    12. IDC: Apple’s iPad Rules Tablet Sales Today But Android Makers Will Overtake It By 2016

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 14 2012) Marketing

      With news of Apple's new iPad selling out its first run due to overwhelming demand, 2012 is off to a galloping start for the tablet market; and because of that IDC is upping its forecasts for how many tablets will be shipped this year. The analysts predict that the number will top 106.1 million units, up from their previous forecast of 87.7 million units, due in part to strong demand for that ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   IOS

    13. These Are The New iPad LTE Data Plans

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 8 2012)

      Many of us have been confused over the past 24 hours about what exactly is happening with the new iPad data plans. First AT&T said it would offer 2GB for $30 instead of 3GB, and one of Verizon's plans was missing altogether from the site. It was kind of a mess. But we've finally got things nailed down for you so this is the deal: (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T

    14. Google Voice Founder Sets His Sights On VoIP Once Again

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 7 2012) IP Telephony

      Is Google Voice (previously GrandCentral) cofounder Craig Walker getting back into the VoIP game? According to a recent Tweet he sent out, it looks like Walker and his team at incubator Firespotter Labs is cooking up something in the VoIP space. As Walker writes, "Starting to play around with a bunch of VoIP ideas...time to take this incubator thing into hyperdrive:)."For background, Walker co-founded GrandCentral, a phone management service that first launched in ...

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      Mentions:   GrandCentral   Google   Craig Walker

    15. Apple Reveals LTE iPads For Verizon, AT&T, Rogers, Telus, And Bell

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 7 2012) Mobility

      The new iPad (dubbed, simply enough, iPad) packs a slew of new hardware -- the A5X system-on-a-chip, a 5-megapixel iSight camera, and perhaps most importantly for wireless connectivity fiends, an LTE radio. Yep, the new iPad will be Apple's first LTE-capable device, and it's very likely that it won't be the last. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Apple

    16. Telefonica Opens Wayra Incubator In London, Plans More In Europe

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 7 2012)

      Telecoms giant Telefonica has unveiled the latest addition to a network of nine startup incubators it's been busily building in Latin America and Spain. The latest "Wayra Academy" was announced today in London but won't be opening its doors until May. Here's how it's set up: Telefonica takes around a 10% stake in a startup for up to €50,000 in funding, pocket change to a company like Telefonica. Wayra will ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telefonica

    17. An Alliance With Cable Is Exactly What Netflix Needs To Survive

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 6 2012) Applications

      For television consumers, Netflix has long been looked upon as a potential savior from the bonds of cable TV. But now they seem to be joining the enemy. If a Reuters exclusive is believed, there have been high-level talks between Reed Hastings and cable executives to bring Netflix to cable. One day, perhaps within the year, it's entirely possible that cable subscribers will have Netflix access from their cable box. The Reuters report speculates ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   HBO   Reed Hastings

    18. Isis Revealed: Carrier-Led Mobile Payments Venture Shows Off Its New App, Announces Banking Partners

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 27 2012) Mobility

      Isis, the carrier-led joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today new partnerships with Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard. Under the terms of the deal, the banks will include their debit, credit and prepaid cards into Isis's forthcoming mobile wallet. In addition, the organization is revealing, for the first time, what the interface to the Isis Mobile Wallet looks like. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Isis   Barclaycard

    19. Don’t Call It A Comeback: How Carriers Could Take Back Control of The Mobile Ecosystem

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 25 2012)

      LL Cool J began his 1991 song “Mama Said Knock You Out” with the famous lines “Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years." Today in the world of telcos and wireless operators, it’s a similar time — will it be comeback or knock out? For decades, the big telcos called the shots in their industry, but lately they are having to adjust to a new power dynamic, with the “big ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Amazon.com

    20. Apple’s Mac Attack On China

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 16 2012) Marketing

      Apple’s Mac Attack On China Whenever you see those photos and stories of the crazy crowds at Apple stores in China, they seem to always be about the launch of a new iPhone. But if Apple has its way, soon those masses will be clamoring for something else as well: Mac computers. Apple CEO Tim Cook, speaking earlier this week at the Goldman Sachs conference, noted that China accounted for $13 billion in sales last year for his company, and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Safari

    21. Survey: A Quarter Of All Doctors In Europe Use iPads Professionally

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 15 2012)

      Survey: A Quarter Of All Doctors In Europe Use iPads Professionally First, a word of caution: the Manhattan Research survey that yielded this data was performed online, so that's going to skew the results straight away. But even taking that into account, it's powerful data. According to the survey, just over a quarter of all doctors in the EU — primary care and specialist — use an iPad for professional purposes. That's a big number for a device primarily aimed at content consumption and not ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Devin Coldewey

    22. Video Plays On Tablets, Mobile Devices And Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 15 2012) Applications

      Video Plays On Tablets, Mobile Devices And Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4 From Redbox and Verizon teaming up to take on Netflix to Connected TV and Netflix’s premier of Lillyhammer, offering consumers video content where and when they want it is no longer just a second thought. Serving content across platforms has become essential for publishers and brands that want to grow their audiences and earn more revenue with online video. Ooyala, the online video provider, today released its fourth quarter review of web video, in ... (Read Full Article)

    23. Zynga Mobile Grew Five-Fold To More Than 15 Million Daily Users In 2011

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 14 2012) Mobility

      Zynga Mobile Grew Five-Fold To More Than 15 Million Daily Users In 2011 As we mentioned in our coverage of Zynga's fourth quarter earnings, mobile has been one of the fast-growing parts of Zynga's business. On the company's earnings call, CEO and founder Marc Pincus revealed that mobile users have grown five-fold to 15 million daily active users in 2011. That's up from 13 million in December. That's an addition of 2 million users in the past month, and an addition of over ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Columbia University   Leena Rao   Zynga

    24. 100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day, Up 43% Since 2010 -comScore

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 9 2012) Applications

      100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day, Up 43% Since 2010 -comScore Television is in trouble. Americans streamed 43.5 billion videos in December 2011, up 44% since December 2010, according to comScore's 2012 US Digital Future In Focus report released today. The study also showed that 105.1 million Americans now watch videos online each day, up 43% from 73.7 million in 2010. comScore says YouTube is largely driving this, and that average minutes per video view, average videos watched per user, and total ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Facebook   YouTube