Nearly All Rumors Agree: New iPhone Will Have a 4-Inch Screen
After yesterday's report that Apple has been ordering 4-inch screens (or larger) for its next generation iPhone, Reuters chips in today Saying the same thing.
Apple readies iPhone with bigger screen: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner, one source said. That would represent a roughly 30 percent increase in viewing area, assuming Apple keeps other dimensions proportional. Apple has used a 3.5-inch screen since introducing the iPhone in 2007. ...
Global mobile phone sales now in decline
Despite some vendors seeing record smartphone sales, worldwide sales of mobile phones declined 2% year-over-year to 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, according to research firm Gartner. The decline represents the first of its kind since the second quarter of 2009. “Global sales of mobile devices declined more than expected due to a slowdown in demand from the Asia/Pacific region,” said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner. “The first quarter, traditionally the strongest quarter for Asia – which is driven by Chinese New Year, saw a lack of new product launches from leading manufacturers, and users delayed upgrades in the hope of better smartphone deals arriving later in the year.” In the smartphone market, Android accounted for more
Customize virtual sticky notes with the BugMe! Android app
Whether it is an urban office myth or total truth, I shunned real sticky notes when I was told the little colorful organization helpers are not recyclable. However, I found the perfect alternative to use on my Android Device. The BugMe! Stickies Pro app for Android ($0.99) offers all the organizational fun of my beloved real-life sticky notes but in a green fashion. My eco-friendly soul can be reassured that I am not harming the Earth every time I need to scribble a note, which is a lot because I am a writer after all.
Ad execs say jury still out on Facebook as medium
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Motors Inc's decision to stop advertising on Facebook may be a wake-up call for the No. 1 social network, but Top advertising executives say it's far too early to know if the site will take off as an advertising platform. "There's a lot of potential but it's not a slam-dunk," said Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP Plc, the world's largest advertising agency. "Showing the impact of branding on Facebook is going to take a long time," he added. Facebook is due to begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday in an initial public offering that will raise about $15. ...
Customize virtual sticky notes with the BugMe! Android app
Whether it is an urban office myth or total truth, I shunned real sticky notes when I was told the little colorful organization helpers are not recyclable. However, I found the perfect alternative to use on my Android Device. The BugMe! Stickies Pro app for Android ($0.99) offers all the organizational fun of my beloved real-life sticky notes but in a green fashion. My eco-friendly soul can be reassured that I am not harming the Earth every time I need to scribble a note, which is a lot because I am a writer after all.
Soon you can make calls on your phone aboard a Virgin Atlantic plane
If you're flying to London from New York or vice versa, you now have the option to ride on the first plane ever to allow in-flight calls. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic airline recently announced that you can now make calls … Continue reading
Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over app
Viacom Inc., the parent of pay TV networks MTV and Comedy Central, has settled a dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. over whether its subscribers can watch shows like "Jersey Shore" on mobile devices while at home.
Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name
Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.
Factbox: Facebook's IPO: who gets rich?
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The rich are going to get richer when Silicon Valley's biggest IPO starts trading on Friday. Facebook this week raised the number of shares it intends to float by 25 percent to 421 million shares, and lifted the target price range to $34-$38 per share as investors clamored for a slice of the third-largest IPO in U.S. history. As a result, the No. 1 social network and its shareholders will now collectively reap more than $15 billion from the initial public offering - a $5 billion hike from early May, when Facebook sought an IPO of roughly $11 billion. ...
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest automakers: Does it pay to advertise on the social network?
Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT]
Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest's third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site's valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion.
Several brokerages stop taking Facebook IPO orders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who want Facebook Inc shares when the No. 1 online social network goes public later this week may have lost the opportunity. TD Ameritrade and Fidelity's brokerage arm both stopped accepting orders of Facebook shares as of Tuesday evening, according to representatives for each of the companies. Morgan Stanley & Co did the same, according to three advisers at the firm who declined to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the press. E*Trade Financial also stopped accepting orders as of 4 p.m. ...