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Google beats Apple to market with music streaming as iTunes looks outdated

Published: May 16, 2013

Google’s new music streaming service is the latest sign that the Apple iTunes model for music is starting to look outdated as users increasingly migrate to cloud-based subscription services such as Spotify.

Apple’s focus on mobile tracking issues poised to drive ROI, ad budgets

Published: May 1, 2013

Starting today, Apple will no longer accept applications that use a device’s Unique Device Identifier to track users in an attempt to get marketers to embrace its own tracking standard, the Apple Identifier or IFA.

Samsung’s gains over Apple in smartphones may be short-lived

Published: April 29, 2013

While recent figures show Samsung shipping nearly twice as many smartphones as Apple, the iPhone still leads when it comes to intent to buy, suggesting it will gain market share at Samsung’s expense over the next six months.

Has the fire gone out under Apple’s mobile sales?

Published: April 24, 2013

While iPhone sales continued to increase during Apple's recent fiscal second quarter, the growth rate has slowed compared to 2012 as industry watchers wonder whether the company has forfeited its role as a fount of innovation.

Apple, Amazon, FTC: News briefs

Published: April 22, 2013

News briefs - Apple’s stock hits 16-month low; Amazon patent suggests mobile payments play; FTC brings case alleging unauthorized text charges against Wise Media.

IPhone impressions deliver 76pc price premium over Android smartphones

Published: April 19, 2013

Advertisers are very interested in iPhone impressions and are willing to pay a premium to get them, according to a new report from MoPub.

Is the iPhone becoming the new BlackBerry?

Published: April 15, 2013

Mobile devices have drastically changed over the years and the space continues to evolve at an expeditious pace. BlackBerry was once considered at the top of its game and has since lost some of its appeal. With Apple's major drop in stock value and ongoing PR battle, is the manufacturing giant following in the same footsteps?

The race is on: iOS, Android each approach 1 million live mobile apps

Published: April 8, 2013

Apple has been the leader in mobile applications ever since the space started to take off. However, both iOS and Android are nearing one million live apps with some predicting Android will get there first, suggesting the platforms are on more even footing than ever before.

Apple plots new maps strategy, but unlikely to reach Google’s scale

Published: March 28, 2013

Maps-related services have been one of Apple’s few weak points in the mobile space. However, a couple of recent developments suggest the company may be looking to turnaround its maps strategy.

Samsung abandoning Android? ‘Tis Tizen?

Published: March 27, 2013

By Gary Schwartz

The elephant in the room at the Galaxy S4 smartphone launch in New York was Android. Not one word about the Google-owned operating system. Is all well in Camelot?