TomTom: Don't Blame Apple Maps Problems On Us! (AAPL)
When Apple launched the original iPhone, one of the biggest complaints about the phone was that it was awful for making phone calls. Apple did not bear the brunt of this criticism, though. It was its...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Mobile Ad Spend To Increase 3x By 2017
Mobile Insights is the new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence that collects and delivers the top mobile strategy news. It is delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence...
View ArticleOffer: Sign Up Now For IGNITION And Get A Special Report On Mobile Usage
The mania for the iPhone 5 is the latest evidence of how mobile devices are central to consumers' lives. What's next? Find out the latest market intelligence on mobile hardware, payments, publishing,...
View ArticleThis Tech Exec Owns A Wild Nightclub Filled With Beds And Zombies (LYRI)
San Francisco's Supperclub is one of the wildest venues in the Bay Area, even by San Francisco standards. The night spot is famous because instead of tables and chairs, guests eat on beds. Private...
View ArticlePOLL: Do You Like The White iPhone 5 Or Black iPhone 5 Better? (AAPL)
I've been on the fence about this since the iPhone 5 announcement last week. I finally landed on a 32 GB black model. And I'm glad I did. After finally using both the white and black iPhone 5, I...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: 15% Of iOS Users Upgraded To iOS 6 On Day One (AAPL)
This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. Apple released the latest...
View ArticleThe Grand Central Apple Store Reportedly Has No Lines, And Plenty Of iPhones...
Did you forget to pre-order the iPhone, but still want one today? Do you live in New York City? Today may be your lucky day. BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk has been monitoring the Apple store at Grand...
View ArticleApps That Work With The iPhone 5's Taller Screen
Apple's iPhone 5 has a taller screen. Many developers have been scrambling to accommodate this new feature. Not everyone has updated but we put together a list of some that have. We're sure we missed...
View ArticleHERE'S THE FIRST IPHONE 5 AD FROM APPLE (AAPL)
Apple's first TV commercial for the iPhone 5 (below) is titled "Thumb" and touts its new larger screen in relation to the size of your hand and the radial sweep of your thumb. The spot asserts it's...
View ArticleYuri Milner: 40 Million Retail Jobs Are Going To Disappear
Russian internet investor Yuri Milner had an ominous prediction for the retail industry and its many workers at a conference earlier this week in Ukraine. He said that there will be “a pretty...
View ArticleFacebook Gets The Barron's Treatment — Stock Declared Still Massively Overvalued
The cover of this weekend's Barron's is a booming takedown of Facebook titled bluntly: Facebook Is Worth $15 (the stock closed $22.86 on Friday). In other words, despite the massive plunge the stock...
View ArticleThe Real Reason Google is Shutting Down TV Ads (GOOG)
This is a guest post from Bill Wise, CEO of ad tech company Mediaocean. With Google sunsetting its TV Ads program, it’s worth asking what really made Google pull out of that line of work—so we can get...
View ArticleAnd Now It's Time To Fret About The Number Of iPhones Apple Sold... (AAPL)
An odd thing happened yesterday, the launch day for the iPhone 5. In some Apple Stores in New York City, anyway, the lines weren't that long. Oh, sure, they were long in the morning, because a handful...
View ArticlePiper Jaffray: AT&T Will Lose A Few Customers Because Of The iPhone 5 (AAPL,...
Verizon appears to steal share from AT&T and T-Mobile with the iPhone 5, says Piper Jaffray analysts Christopher Larsen and Gene Munster. Munster conducted a survey of 516 people waiting in line...
View ArticlePCMAG: The iPhone 5 Is 'The Fastest Smartphone We've Ever Tested' (AAPL)
The first thing that really jumps out at you with the iPhone 5 isn't the taller screen, or even the thinner design, it's the mind-blowing speed of the phone. PCMag is confirming that the mind-blowing...
View ArticleApple Put Out A Bunch Of New iPhone 5 Ads—And They're Good (AAPL)
As if the hoards of people camping out to get the iPhone 5 wasn't good publicity enough, Apple rolled out four brand new iPhone 5 ads in quick succession Friday night. And they're good. It's about time...
View ArticleThe iPhone 5's Success Defines Tim Cook's Apple (AAPL)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs when it comes to leading Apple Inc. As the debut of the new iPhone 5 just proved, that may not be a bad thing. The taller, thinner and lighter phone...
View ArticleFour New Features To Make Corporations Love The iPhone 5 (AAPL)
With the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, Apple is showing some interest in wooing corporate users. It added a few new features to make iPhones work better for companies that would maybe buy a bunch of them for...
View ArticlePHOTOS: How Tony Hsieh Is Spending $350 Million To Change Las Vegas
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is spending $350 million of his own money to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. It started with the idea to move Zappos' corporate headquarters from suburban Henderson, NV, into the...
View ArticleThank You, Millions Of Anonymous Chinese Workers Making $2 An Hour, We Love...
The iPhone 5 debuted to rave reviews yesterday. By now, millions of them are in the hands of rich consumers in the 7 lucky countries that got the iPhones first. And, for the most part, these customers...
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