Shipping Times Are Getting Better On The New iPad (AAPL)
Shipping time on the fourth-generation iPad is now just three to five days, reports 9to5Mac.This is a marked improvement from earlier, when shipping times were as long as a week.At one point, Apple...
View ArticleYes, Nate Silver Is Betting The Farm
As of this morning, New York Times poll guru Nate Silver is giving President Obama an 85% chance of winning reelection--an overwhelming advantage.For the last couple of years, moreover, Silver has...
View ArticleThis Exec Has An Outrageous Plan To Make SAP Bigger In Mobile Than Apple (SAP)
SAP, the enterprise software company, has a crazy ambition. It wants to get a billion people using its software by 2015.That's about double the footprint the company has now—and a lofty goal for a...
View ArticleThe First 11 Apps You Have To Download On Your iPad Mini (AAPL)
Apple's iPad mini and revamped iPad 4 launched just two short days ago. If you were lucky enough to score one, you'll want to start off your experience right by downloading these awesome apps.The apps...
View ArticleStay Ahead Of The Mobile Market With "Mobile Insights"
Get caught up on the latest mobile news with Mobile Insights, a daily email newsletter that covers everything you need to know about this fast growing sector.What is it? Mobile Insights is the new...
View ArticleIt Costs Apple At Least $188 To Build The iPad Mini (AAPL)
When Apple first announced the iPad mini last month, many were upset about the higher than expected price.The miniature tablet's cheapest version retails for $329. But when compared to similar devices...
View ArticleApple Probably Won't Approve A Google Maps App For iOS Anytime Soon (AAPL, GOOG)
It might be a long time before we see a native Google Maps app on iOS.Inside sources at Google recently told Michael Grothaus of The Guardian that they are "not optimistic" Apple will approve a Google...
View ArticleA New App Is Helping Northeasterners Find Gas Stations With Gas
The gurus at Gasbuddy have sprung into action in the wake of the gas crisis caused by Hurricane Sandy, creating an app to help find gas stations pumping fuel."GasBuddy spotters in the region are urged...
View ArticleThe Post-Steve Jobs Era Has Officially Begun At Apple (AAPL)
Scott Forstall is out. So is retail boss John Browett.Now the question is: Did Tim Cook make the right decisions, and can he handle all this infighting and turmoil while figuring out what Apple's next...
View ArticleThe Only Smartphones Worth Buying Right Now [RANKED] (VZ, T, DT, S)
It feels like the holidays are already here. By now just about every major hardware manufacturer has already released or is about to release its flagship smartphone in time for the holiday shopping...
View ArticleA Top Android Executive Admits Google Bought Motorola For The Patents (GOOG)
Google just came out with three new devices, the Nexus 4, 7, and 10—a smartphone and two tablets running its Android operating system.None of them were made by Google's smartphone-hardware business...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Is Wearable Technology The Future Of Mobile?
Mobile Insights is a new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Are...
View ArticleFacebook's Latest Awkward Ad Says 'Cakes Are Like Facebook'
When Facebook released its first-ever ad campaign, declaring "Chairs are like Facebook," the spot was met with a resounding: "You've got to be kidding me."Three awkward iterations of the ad later, it's...
View ArticleAn Airline Giveaway Scam Is Running Rampant On Instagram Right Now
I knew something was up when my Instagram feed was flooded with posts from friends giving a shoutout to "@Delta_giveaways" on Sunday evening.According to the account's profile page, Delta was giving...
View ArticleHappy Fifth Birthday, Android! (GOOG)
Android, the mobile operating system that powers hundreds of millions of devices, is five years old today.On November 5, 2007, Google took the wraps off Android at the Open Handset Alliance, a meeting...
View ArticleInstagram Introduces Profile Pages And They Look A Lot Like Facebook (FB)
Instagram, the photo-sharing service, is rolling out profile pages, as announced on the company's blog.You were previously unable to view collections of people's photos on the Web, but now you can do...
View ArticleIDC: Apple Only Has 50% Of The Tablet Market Now (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN)
Apple's share of the tablet market collapsed in the third quarter, according to new data from IDC.IDC says Apple has 50.4 percent of the tablet market, down from 65.5 percent in previous quarter....
View ArticleBII REPORT: How 4G LTE Is Transforming The Mobile Ecosystem
The dream of digital media at our fingertips has historically been hampered by slow wireless networks and disparate standards. But the entire mobile ecosystem took a big step forward when Verizon, the...
View ArticleHow To Create The Fastest Growing Media Company In The World
On March 26, 2012, a new media startup called Upworthy launched.Upworthy is a 14-person site that tries to make meaningful information and pictures go viral.Today, it is the fastest growing media...
View ArticleDisplay Expert Says Apple Should've Given The iPad Mini A Better Screen (AAPL)
One of the biggest criticisms lobbed at the iPad Mini in the first round of reviews was the tablet's lack of high-resolution Retina display found in other Apple devices.Compared to other top-tier...
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