WSJs: “All Things Digital”- One Year After IPO, Facebook's Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off May 18, 2013The products that could do well for Facebook's bottom line still have a long way to go. Will Wall Street stay patient? […]Mike Isaac
- Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week May 18, 2013The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You're welcome! […]Eric Johnson
- The Galaxy S4 Is Samsung's Fastest Shipping Smartphone Ever May 18, 2013When is a sale not a sale -- at least not the kind of sale most people think about? When the phone guys report their numbers. […]John Paczkowski
- One Year After IPO, Facebook's Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off May 18, 2013
Category Archives: Emerging Flavors
Hidden ‘radio’ buttons discovered in Apple’s iOS 6.1
Discovered last night within a freshly jailbroken iPad: a set of buttons and code references for “radio,” a feature found in iTunes on Macs and PCs, but not on the iPad or iPhone. Making things more interesting is another button suggesting you can make purchases via the radio feature, presumably from iTunes. Continue reading
Disney Enters Gaming Market with “Infinity”
Disney owns the kids entertainment market — except when it comes to video games, and so will launch “Disney Infinity”, a series of games aimed at the console game players, Xbox 360, Sony’s PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. Continue reading
Posted in Casual Gaming and Console, Emerging Flavors
Tagged Disney, PS3, Video Games, Wii, XBox
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Nielsen: TV Still King In Media Consumption
Traditional TV consumption still dominates U.S. households, 6 days per month. Continue reading
Facebook Messenger Adds Voice
The company will launch an update to its Messenger app for iOS and Android on Thursday afternoon, allowing users to send short voice messages to one another inside of the application, up to a minute in length. Continue reading
Apple Unveils iPad Mini, Starting at $329
s previously reported in this Blog, the rumors are true regarding the Apple’s new ipad Mini. It is a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, with a screen that measures 7.9 inches diagonally. Continue reading
Facebook Fought SEC to Keep Mobile Risks Hidden Before IPO
Barbara Jacobs, an assistant director for corporation finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was skepti, as she and her staff vetted the filing to ensure Facebook had disclosed all material information to investors. The claim appeared to be drawn from marketing materials, not a Nielsen study, she wrote to Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman, 42. Continue reading
Apple’s new Mini-iPad to Release Soon
Anticipated to be a pure consumption device that will rival Kindle’s Fire HD, Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Google Nexus 7; the new mini-iPad sets the stage for Apple to grab those book reading and high-speed streaming consumers Continue reading
ThinkNear’s Mobile Ads Solves HyperLocal
ThinkNear helps advertisers target mobile ads based on location and real-world context – solving hyper-local. Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Flavors, Fresh off the Stove, Mobile
Tagged Hyperlocal, mobile, ThinkNear
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Facebook sets date for road show, IPO
Facebook Inc. has set dates for its road show and initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources. Continue reading
Square Processing $5 billion a year
Even with the threat of PayPal looming, Square continues to grow. The company told Bloomberg Wednesday that its annualized rate of processed transactions is now up to $5 billion, up from $4 billion a month ago. It’s unclear how much Square is actually making on all this action and if it’s even profitable, but the growth is showing that Square is executing on its bid to become a payment tool for small businesses. Continue reading