Daily Archives: December 23, 2011

Infographic: Holidays are hot for in-app mobile ads

December 23, 2011
Infographic: Holidays are hot for in-app mobile ads

We already knew that mobile advertisements perform better on larger screened devices and now there’s evidence of when the best time of the year is for these ad spots. If you guessed the year-end holiday season, you’d be right according to data from Mobclix, a Velti company. The mobile advertising company notes huge jumps during the...

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Isn’t It Creepy That NORAD Tracks Santa?

December 23, 2011
Isn’t It Creepy That NORAD Tracks Santa?

Since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has tracked Santa Claus like a Soviet missile. Back in the day, it was CONAD – the Continental Air Defense Command. When Canada joined the defense grid in 1958, offering access to Santa’s Arctic airspace, it became NORAD. To this day, NORAD staff, family and friends...

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PE Firms Get An Early Present As Yahoo Prepares To Take On Their Crappy Assets! (YHOO)

December 23, 2011
PE Firms Get An Early Present As Yahoo Prepares To Take On Their Crappy Assets! (YHOO)

Image: rauchdickson / Flickr See Also: Microsoft Let Google Win The Firefox Deal — Maybe It’s Finally Ready To Stop Throwing Money At Bing Yahoo’s Board Is Talking To Hulu CEO Jason Kilar About Running Yahoo Yahoo’s Board Is Scared To Accept The Low PE Offers Yahoo just agreed to sell its Asian assets...

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How Samsung Just Screwed Over About 10 Million Of Its Android Phone Customers (GOOG)

December 23, 2011
How Samsung Just Screwed Over About 10 Million Of Its Android Phone Customers (GOOG)

Image: YouTube See Also: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GALAXY NEXUS: Google’s Best Phone Ever Still Isn’t As Good As The iPhone The iPhone App Store Generates 4X The Revenue The Android App Store The Galaxy Nexus Is A Winner, Now Let’s See Google Make A Tablet Too Today Samsung announced that its line of...

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The 10 Biggest Web News Stories of 2011

December 23, 2011
The 10 Biggest Web News Stories of 2011

1. The Death of Steve Jobs The biggest story in tech this year was also one of the biggest news stories around the globe, period. The death of Steve Jobs sparked a worldwide outpouring of grief not just because he was the cofounder and CEO of one of the world’s most beloved and successful...

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UC Berkeley Picks Google Over Microsoft In Battle Over Campus Cloud Services

December 23, 2011
UC Berkeley Picks Google Over Microsoft In Battle Over Campus Cloud Services

When you’ve got a campus with 70,000 students and staff on it, all requiring some form of integrated cloud service, be it for email, scheduling, documents, or what have you, the decision-making process over which service to use is not a trivial one. Fortunately, UC Berkeley considered it not only necessary, but a duty...

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Looks Like Yahoo’s Board Finally, Officially Decided To Sell Off Its Asian Assets (YHOO)

December 23, 2011
Looks Like Yahoo’s Board Finally, Officially Decided To Sell Off Its Asian Assets (YHOO)

Image: AP See Also: Yahoo’s Core Business Is Currently Valued At ~0 There’s A Lot Of Misinformed Bloviating About This Yahoo Deal — Here’s The Truth Here’s What Yahoo Hasn’t Told You About Its Fancy New Deal Yahoo’s hapless board has finally made a decision. Kara Swisher of All Things D reports Yahoo’s board...

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THE APPLE INVESTOR: The Largest U.S. Newspaper Publisher Drops Bank On Apple Products (AAPL)

December 23, 2011
THE APPLE INVESTOR: The Largest U.S. Newspaper Publisher Drops Bank On Apple Products (AAPL)

The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. Image: Images Of Money / Flickr See Also: THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Walking A Tight Rope In China As Networking Tech Not Fully Supportive Of Apple Mobile Devices THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Phones Crushing Nokia’s Multi-Million Dollar...

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21 Secret Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Brand New Android Phone (GOOG)

December 23, 2011
21 Secret Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Brand New Android Phone (GOOG)

Image: Flickr/holisticmonkey Don’t be confused! See Also: Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Living Proof That Android Is Finally Gaining On iPhone This Is Intel’s Crazy New Android Concept Phone That Has Everyone Drooling THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GALAXY NEXUS: Google’s Best Phone Ever Still Isn’t As Good As The iPhone Tis the season to give...

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The long road for mobile payments

December 23, 2011
The long road for mobile payments

With the excitement building around near field communication (NFC) mobile payments, it seems like paying by phone is about to turn a corner. But it’s helpful to remember that this is part of a long process that goes back over a decade. American Express has worked up an infographic charting the rise of mobile...

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