Mobile Minutes: Samsung's premium products; BlackBerry's secure tablet; Facebook's government requests; Via app
Samsung to focus on premium products to withstand competition
Samsung Electronics Co. will use more premium materials in mobile devices to
win customers and offer a wider range of connected devices after losing its
outright lead in the smartphone market to Apple Inc.
Read more on Bloomberg
BlackBerry targets businesses with high-security tablet
BlackBerry introduced a tablet computer aimed at government and corporate
customers that it says can let users access consumer applications while keeping
confidential information secure.
Read more on Toronto Star
Facebook report shows slight rise in government
requests for data
Facebook Inc recorded a slight increase in government requests for account data
in the second half of 2014, according to its Global Government Requests Report,
which includes information about content removal.
Read more on Reuters
Like taking a luxury bus: Via, a ride-share app, offers
Manhattan trips
Via, a Manhattan ride service that carries multiple passengers, is not as fast
or efficient as Uber, but it is friendlier and low-cost.
Read more on New York Times