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Facebook Is Bringing Ads to Mobile Apps [REPORT] (Mashable)
Mashable - Users of Facebook's apps -- for Android, iPad and iPhone -- may begin seeing ads as soon as early March, as the company looks to gain an addition revenue source before it goes public. Sources close to the matter say Facebook has already discussed proposals with advertising agencies, according to the Financial Times. Read more...
Nokia asked to cut Lumia 800 price to prop up slow sales?
Nokia may have been asked to cut prices on the Lumia 800 to shore up poor performance in stores. Read more...
Nokia asked to cut Lumia 800 price to prop up slow sales?
Nokia may have been asked to cut prices on the Lumia 800 to shore up poor performance in stores. Apparent leaks on Wednesday from a pair of sources to the Financial Times asserted that carriers wanted the suggested cost to run lower so they could put the flagship Windows Phone on lower monthly tariffs Read more...
Report: iPhone 4S a quarter of all smartphone sales in UK
In what might be seen as a portent of worldwide sales, figures from a British research firm obtained by the Financial Times indicates that the iPhone 4S is dominating the market for smartphones in the UK, making up 25 percent of all smartphone sales in the four weeks leading up to December 9th. Combined with the other iPhone models, Apple's phones made up 37 percent of all smartphone sales... Read more...
Report: iPhone 4S a quarter of all smartphone sales in UK
In what might be seen as a portent of worldwide sales, figures from a British research firm obtained by the Financial Times indicates that the iPhone 4S is dominating the market for smartphones in the UK, making up 25 percent of all smartphone sales in the four weeks leading up to December 9th. Combined with the other iPhone models, Apple's phones made up 37 percent of all smartphone sales.... Read more...
Report: Nokia Readying To Ditch Luxury Phone Line Vertu (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As it moves to realign its business to compete with Apple and Android, Nokia is reportedly selling off its luxury phone unit. Although Nokia has not confirmed or denied the rumors, the Financial Times is reporting that the Finnish handset maker has hired Goldman Sachs to broker the sale of Vertu. Read more...
Report: Nokia Readying To Ditch Luxury Phone Line Vertu (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As it moves to realign its business to compete with Apple and Android, Nokia is reportedly selling off its luxury phone unit. Although Nokia has not confirmed or denied the rumors, the Financial Times is reporting that the Finnish handset maker has hired Goldman Sachs to broker the sale of Vertu. Read more...
Europe may hit Google with antitrust complaint in early 2012
The European Commission could formally accuse Google of antitrust abuse early next year, insiders disclosed late Thursday. A large 400-page draft of a statement of objections was underway, the Financial Times said, that would accuse Google of an "abuse of dominance." It would be an amalgam of different complaints that would involve Microsoft, likely including its formal complaints over ad interoperability and access to code for YouTube apps.... Read more...
Financial Times hits 1M web app users
Britain's Financial Times, which famously did an end-run around the App Store by launching a highly-customized mobile site and encouraging users to save the shortcut as a "web app," reports that it has hit one million users since the launch of the new site in June. The company says that it now sees 20 percent of total web views and 15 percent of new subscriptions coming from mobile devices. The HTML5-heavy site closely replicates the feel of a native app once users save the bookmark as an app icon on their iOS device.... Read more...
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