The initial reaction to the high-profile launch of The Daily, News Corp.'s long-awaited newspaper app for the iPad, focused on technical glitches and the lack of rapidly updated content. A … Read the whole story
CBS Local Digital Media, which aggregates CBS TV and radio station Web sites from around the country, is partnering with CityGrid Media, which delivers … Read the whole story
Mobile search is poised to contribute to ABI Research's estimated $4.9 billion in U.S. mobile ecommerce this year, but not if businesses can't get … Read the whole story
Don't call mobile news app Newsy a mere "aggregator." They prefer "curator," thank you very much. And now they get a bit of investor … Read the whole story
I'm writing this week's column on an iPad in Bali, Indonesia. There is a lot of irony in that statement, given the low penetration … Read the whole story
According to responses from the national Survey of the American Consumer by GfK MRI, Millennials with mobile phones look at texted ads and respond … Read the whole story
In a new forecast, technology research firm IDC predicts Android will become the top smartphone platform this year after vaulting to the No. 2 … Read the whole story
Independent mobile app marketplace Appia (formerly PocketGear) has closed $10 million in third-round venture funding from Venrock. That brings the Durham, N.C.-based company's funding … Read the whole story
Shipments of e-readers led by Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook hit 5.1 million worldwide in the fourth quarter, up 90% from the … Read the whole story
The mobile video audience grew about 40% in both the third and fourth quarters of 2010, ending the year at 24.7 million, according to … Read the whole story
Wabi-Sabi Inspiration Lab, an agency with offices in Barcelona, Spain, and Bogota, Colombia, has won a creative contest for the best use of Microsoft … Read the whole story