Mobile Minutes: LinkedIn's new apps; Google's app updates; Apple's Watch band profits; Data usage in 2014
LinkedIn is testing two new apps, plus a messaging overhaul
LinkedIn is developing two new apps, according to people familiar with the
matter, extending an industry-wide trend toward single-purpose apps.
Read more on Wall Street Journal
Google?s Nest unveils new camera, updates to app, alarm
Google Inc.?s Nest Labs rolled out an overhaul of its product line, including
new versions for its home-security camera and its smoke alarm, pushing the Web
company deeper into technologies for smart homes.
Read more on Bloomberg
Exclusive: Apple mines big profits from Watch band
Nearly 20 percent of Apple Watch buyers are not only shelling out hundreds of
dollars for the timepiece but are springing for a spare band too, giving the
tech giant a profitable second dip into customers' wallets, according to data
provided exclusively to Reuters.
Read more on Reuters
Mobile users in US ate up 4.1 trillion megabytes of
data in 2014
A surge in data usage came mostly from smartphones and tablets, which accounted
for 68 percent of all mobile devices used on wireless networks, according to an
industry trade group.
Read more on CNET