Vitaliy Katsenelson Earlier this week I wrote about the psychological challenges that Apple shareholders face. I also discussed the evolution of Apple’s “i” gadgets — the iPod, iPhone and iPad — and how they have created an ecosystem unlike those of other technology companies. Apple’s ecosystem is an important and durable competitive advantage; it...
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Update: The problem has been solved. Facebook provided TNW with the following statement: “For a short period of time, there was a bug that redirected people logging in with Facebook from third party sites to Facebook.com. The issue was quickly resolved, and Login with Facebook is now working as usual.” Facebook failed to apologize...
London-based social network Badoo has finally released its iPad app, adding tablets to its list of devices that the service can be accessed on. In doing so, the company says that it helps move it closer towards its goal of connecting “people around the world for flirting, dating and making new friends.” Badoo says that...
Youku Tudou, China’s largest online video site, has refuted claims that it is housing unlicensed content on its site, after a lesser domestic rival took a complaint against the company to court. Web content form Xunlei, which runs a video-on-demand site among other services, is claiming that Youku Tudou — which was formed following...
We all know that Samsung is the dominant player in among Android smartphone makers. Just how dominant is the Korean smartphone maker? According to data from mobile analytics firm Localytics, eight of the top 10 Android devices in the wild belong to Samsung. The top two devices in circulation are Samsung’s last two flagship...
Facebook isn’t building a phone – it absolutely doesn’t need to. But it does need to continue its aggressive march onto mobile devices, and that means not-so-smartphones in not-so-western markets too. In order to pursue that end, Facebook is deepening its ties with Spreadtrum, a Chinese mobile chipset maker. The Frontier Of Low-Cost Smartphones And Feature Phones...
Something weird happened to the Web this afternoon – and it’s apparently Facebook’s fault. Websites that use various Facebook integrations were being dragged from their landing pages to the Facebook error page shown above. For instance, if while logged into Facebook you went to a wide variety of sites, including Yahoo News, xoJane.com, SlickDeals.net or many,...
Nobody wants to browse a sluggish online shopping site — it doesn’t matter if you’re at a Starbucks with a smartphone or sitting in front of a networked PC. That need for speed is why Radware is acquiring Strangeloops, a specialist in web performance optimization. Terms of the deal, announced Thursday, were not disclosed but...