Archive for November, 2011

Malls Take a Step Back from Cell Phone Tracking

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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Closing Bell: Cyber Monday binge | DoJ may approve Google’s Admeld purchase | Mobile 3D?

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Black Friday/ Cyber Monday:

Cyber Monday may set record as US goes on buying binge.

75% of Apple stores sold out of iPhone 4S on Black Friday, iPad sales up 68%.

Legal/Regulatory:

Google looks forward to an early Christmas present from Washington: An okay for Admeld.

Global Business:

Yandex buys mobile software maker SPB Software.

Mobile Computing:

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Top News: Google product search | Android update | Zinio raises $20M

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Ecommerce:
Google updates product search.
Mobile Computing:
16 mobile apps for surviving holiday ‘fun’.
Windows smartphones a joy to use.
Android buyers find smartphone update chaos.
Finance:
Investors are un-friending social media.
Zinio raises $20M for digital newsstand.
Legal/Regulatory:
AT&T merger with T-Mobile faces setbacks.
Wary of SOPA, Reddit users aim to build a new, censorship-free internet.
Productivity:
Microsoft planning beta of next-generation Office 15 suite in January.
Pearls [...]