Mobile Minutes: Twitter tracks apps; Higher iPhone tariff; Facebook's political campaigns; Samsung's Tizen smartphone
Twitter is tracking users? installed apps for ad
targeting
Twitter is now collecting information about the apps installed on users?
devices in order to better target and tailor advertising and other content to
them.
Read more on Wall Street Journal
Apple?s higher iPhone tariff may spur more Russian
price rises
Apple Inc.?s (AAPL) decision to boost Russian iPhone prices shows that brands
that have been avoiding tariff increases may not be able to do so for much
longer.
Read more on Bloomberg
A Facebook change makes it harder for political
campaigns to see your friends
When you log in to a politician?s Facebook app, the campaign enjoys relatively
easy access to your friends on the social network. But starting next year, that
automatic access will go away.
Read more on New York Times
Samsung Elec to launch Tizen smartphone in India: South
Korea paper
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to launch a new sub-$100
smartphone running on its own Tizen operating system in India later this month,
South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper said on Monday.
Read more on Reuters