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Amazon’s Appstore takes a 30 percent cut
Posted On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 By temp. Under TUAW Tags: amazon, android, app-store, appstore, in-app purchases, in-apppurchases, the-end, tuaw
Starting today, Amazon will open up its Android Appstore to in-app purchases, according to a report in AllThingsD . Its model will follow that of Apple and iOS, with Amazon taking a 30 percent cut of each purchase.

Nokia’s Lumia 900 tops Amazon sales chart
Posted On Monday, April 9, 2012 By admin. Under BoyGenius Tags: amazon, boygenius, Launch, lumia, lumia 900, microsoft, mobile, nokia, sales, smartphones, windows-phone
Nokia’s first U.S. carrier-backed flagship smartphone to launch in years now occupies the top two spots on Amazon.com’s list of best-selling cell phones
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Nokia’s Lumia 900 tops Amazon sales chart
Posted On Monday, April 9, 2012 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: amazon, boygenius, Launch, lumia, lumia 900, microsoft, mobile, nokia, sales, smartphones, windows-phone
Nokia’s first U.S. carrier-backed flagship smartphone to launch in years now occupies the top two spots on Amazon.com’s list of best-selling cell phones. The new Lumia 900 Windows Phone, which became available on April 8th, features a 1.4GHz processor, a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display,
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Major non-Google Android device coming this year, says Skyhook CEO
Posted On Thursday, April 5, 2012 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: amazon, boygenius, facebook, google, kindle fire, mobile, rumor, samrtphone, skyhook wireless
Skyhook Wireless CEO Ted Morgan claims that a “major” non-Google Android smartphone will be released at the end of this year. The handset will reportedly be based on the Android operating system, however it will not be controlled by Google — similar to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. “I’m spending a lot of time with companies forking Android,” Morgan said to Technology Review
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Low cost tablets to control 60% of the market by 2016
Posted On Saturday, March 24, 2012 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: amazon, android, apple, boygenius, google, ios, ipad, new ipad, nexus-tablet, sales, shipments, tablets
Since Apple introduced its iPad tablet more than two years ago, the market the market it revived has been approached by nearly every other PC and smartphone vendor. By market research firm ABI Research’s count, there are currently more than 220 tablet models available worldwide. While Apple’s iPad remains the market leader, ABI predicts that by 2016, 60% of the market will be occupied by sub-$400 tablets like
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Conde Nast to track iPad readership
Posted On Saturday, March 17, 2012 By temp. Under TUAW Tags: amazon, barnes and noble, barnesandnoble, conde nast, condenast, digital, ipad, kindle, magazine, nook, publishing, the-end, tuaw
It's been two long years for advertisers working with Conde Nast and their digital magazines. Until now, the publication has provided advertisers with only minimal details on its digital readership.
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Apple Lists Retina-Enabled Apps for New iPad
Posted On Friday, March 16, 2012 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: amazon, apple, browser, facebook, flight, google maps, ipad, iphone, iphone apps, ipod, iTunes, mac, macrumors, microsoft, photos
Apple has posted a new section on iTunes highlighting "Great Apps for the New iPad". The section lists many new Retina-enabled iPad apps that take advantage of the new iPad's high resolution screen.
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Walmart to Offer New iPad Beginning at 12:01 AM Local Time
Posted On Thursday, March 15, 2012 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: amazon, apple, black, digital, digital-camera, fighter, friends, google maps, iphone, iphone apps, macrumors, universe
As noted by Insanely Great Mac , Walmart has issued a statement announcing that it will be offering a "limited supply" of the new iPad beginning at 12:01 AM local time at its 24-hour stores in the United States. Walmart's sales will start eight hours before Apple's own retail stores open for business Friday morning. If you want to be the first person amongst your friends and colleagues to have the new iPad, you will need to head to your local Walmart
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FaceTime Video Calls Still Limited to Wi-Fi as LTE iPad Rolls Out
Posted On Thursday, March 15, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: amazon, digital, digital-camera, google, internet, ipad, iphone apps, ipod, microsoft, universe
The Verge confirms in its testing with a review unit of the new iPad with 4G LTE that FaceTime video calling remains limited to Wi-Fi networks despite the fact that LTE offers greater bandwidth than many Wi-Fi networks.
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U.S. Government Warns Apple and Publishers of Antitrust Lawsuit over e-Book Pricing
Posted On Thursday, March 8, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: amazon, books, democrats, facebook, government, Industry, iphone, ipod, iTunes
Last December, the U.S. Department of Justice acknowledged that it was conducing an antitrust investigation into the new "agency model" of e-book pricing that was championed by Apple ahead of its iBookstore rollout, a model in which publishers could set the retail prices of their books but could not sell them to retailers other than Apple for lower prices. A similar investigation has been ongoing in Europe as well
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