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• Jobs Unveils 'iPad,' Fate Of The Universe Still In Doubt by Gavin O'Malley

  It's alive! As scheduled, Apple debuted its highly anticipated tablet device on Wednesday -- for many, representing the dawn of a new age in media consumption, and for others, representing the absolute height of the solipsistic media spectacle. ...Read the whole story

• News Analysis: Even Apple Can't Save Newspapers by Erik Sass

  Generally agreed to be the most important event in the history of Western civilization, Apple's long-awaited unveiling of its new tablet-style iPad computer has also spurred another round of hopeful speculation that it might "save" newspaper publishers. ...Read the whole story

• Microsoft's Bing Anchors On Localeze Business Data by Laurie Sullivan

  Microsoft has become more aggressive in integrating data from other search engines that can offer expertise in a specific subject. Last year, Bing began pulling in health, mathematics and science data from WolframAlpha, and real-time status updates from Twitter, followed by recipes from Delish.com and MyRecipes.com earlier this year. In 2007, Microsoft paid $240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook. ...Read the whole story

• Google Unleashes Click-To-Call Mobile Search Ads by Laurie Sullivan

  Google released a mobile feature Thursday that allows advertisers to add a clickable local phone number to mobile paid-search ads. The phone number appears as an additional line of text in the mobile paid-search ad at either the bottom or top of the search query page. ...Read the whole story

• Apple Gives Marketers Bigger Launching Pad With Giant iPhone by Mark Walsh

  The Apple iPad may not be a game-changer for mobile marketing, but the new device will give advertisers and agencies a larger canvas for creating messaging and content for consumers on the go. That's the early takeaway from digital advertising executives and analysts following the long-awaited launch of Apple's tablet computer Wednesday. But still no Flash. ...Read the whole story

• electronics Nearly 1/2 Of Smartphone Users Never Buy An App by Aaron Baar

  Meanwhile, more than a third of the survey respondents said they were frustrated with the cost of certain apps. At the same time, 29% said they were uncomfortable entering their credit card details to purchase them. "The mobile area is still developing. Pricing is still an issue and the consumer is still in the process of pronouncing himself," Aston Fallen, CEO of Asknet, says. "The payment element is and will remain an issue." ...Read the whole story

• AT&T: We Can Handle iPad by Mark Walsh

  AT&T Thursday assured that it would be able to handle data traffic from the iPad, mainly because they expect users to rely on Wi-Fi rather than its 3G network to access the new Apple tablet computer. AT&T executives discussed the carrier's exclusive deal for the iPad during its earnings conference call. The wireless operator reported strong fourth-quarter results driven by the iPhone, with profit up 26% from a year ago. ...Read the whole story

• IAB's Rothenberg Delivers iRant Against iPad by Mark Walsh

  Stand back, Steve Jobs. Randall Rothenberg is taking on the iPad to make the Internet safe for advertising. In a blog post Thursday, the Interactive Advertising Bureau head declared the new Apple tablet a threat to advertising as the latest attempt to "semi-privatize" the Web. ...Read the whole story

• Apple Tablet Ad A Fake? by John Capone

  Wednesday night, the French blog Nowhereelse.fr posted what is most likely a fake Tablet, or as the ad tags it (and which Apple has actually trademarked), "iPad" spot. The :30 ad is convincing enough, with an iTunes-fresh twee indie jingle in the background and that splatter imagery from Apple's announcement of its "latest creation." ...Read the whole story

Selling The IPad To Ourselves by Steve Smith

Whenever you hear an ace pitchman like Steve Jobs start a presentation promising something "magical," you know that he's probably about to overreach what he actually believes is true about the product. And then, within minutes he pronounces the "magic" of "having the whole Web site in the palm of your hands." Yeah, the dude is selling himself as much as he is selling us. That is not a bad thing, necessarily. I really don't think any of us knows right now whether a device like the iPad will fit within our everyday use cases. Until then, we just have ...More

• Opening Pandora's Box For Internet Brands by Cory Treffiletti

  Feels like it was just a few months ago that Pandora wasn't doing so well. They weren't seeing the ad revenue they'd been shooting for and rumors were swirling wildly, but now the rumors are faded and real (good) news is taking its place! ...More