Reading on mobile phones is on the rise and increasingly, publishers are designing and marketing for a mobile reading experience, writes the WSJ.
Meet Albert: Korea’s Smartphone-Powered Education Robot
SK Telekom’s Smart Robot Albert was launched in December and is said to be the world’s first smartphone-based education robot, with content sold through an Android app.
Google Unveils 3 New Nexus Devices, Despite Hurricane
Google announced three new Android devices on its blog on Monday morning: the Nexus 4 smartphone, Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus 10 tablet, available November 13th.
CES 2012: Everything New Under the Sun, Few Surprises
Thomas Minkus reports on CES 2012 and the biggest trends, including interactive televisions, ultrabooks and new smartphones.
Google to Buy Motorola, “Strengthen Android Ecosystem”
Google to buy Motorola and its patents to defend Android operating system against attacks from Apple and Microsoft.
8 Lessons from the UK’s World E-Reading Congress
Some things bear repeating, and repeating and repeating… By Roger Tagholm LONDON: Dedicated e-readers could die out within five years, killed off by the rise of smartphones at the lower end of the market, and by tablets at the top. That’s the view of Benedict Evans, digital media guru at London-based consultancy Enders Analysis and Chair of the final day of …
Digital Publishing in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Good News, The Bad News
Sub-Saharan Africa’s dearth of cash, political will and a reliable supply of electricity are preventing the “digital revolution” from making large-scale changes in the way Africans read. By Tolu Ogunlesi The Namibian government has a goal of installing computers in every school and every community library in the country by 2014. This is one of the key objectives of the …
Android Becomes Top Smartphone Platform Worldwide
By Hannah Johnson Often, publishers and content creators develop for Apple devices first, and then think about expanding development to the Android, Blackberry and other mobile platforms. However, a new report from tech industry analysis firm Canalys shows that Android and Nokia’s Symbian platforms have shipped more devices worldwide. In 2011, as competition heats up in the mobile sphere both …
For Digital Publishers and Device Manufacturers, CES 2011 Was All About the Deal
By Hannah Johnson LAS VEGAS: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) concluded on Saturday with over 140,000 total visitors and 2,700 exhibitors representing a huge range of products and companies, from the largest technology giants like Microsoft and Sony to small startups — and now, media companies. Since its debut in 1967, the focus of CES has been on hardware. Well-known …
Latest Statistics on Mobile Apps and Smartphone Usage
By Hannah Johnson Millennial Media has just released a “State of the Apps Industry” report on the current state of the mobile app industry and makes predictions about next year, which include the growth of Android and Windows Phone 7, as well as increased revenues from mobile apps next year. Download the complete report from Millennial Media here. (via ReadWriteWeb). …
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