Tag: Carl Howe

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Kindle Fire’s light dims as sales, distribution troubles arise

Published: May 8, 2012

Kindle Fire's share of the tablet market plummeted to just more than four percent during the first quarter, down significantly from the 16.8 percent share it posted in the fourth quarter, according to IDC. The news follows Target’s announcement last week that it will stop carrying the Kindle Fire.

With Kindle Fire’s resounding success, is there room for other Android tablets?

Published: April 30, 2012

The Kindle Fire’s significant success is rewriting the Android tablet ecosystem with Amazon’s entry controlling over half of the market in just six months. For other players who are losing share, the question is what can they do to regain ground or should they just cut their losses and run?

Are publishers toast on mobile?

Published: April 23, 2012

Mobile has undoubtedly shifted the way that publishers view their revenue models, but with drops in advertising revenue and media companies not taking advantage of the channel, can publishers survive in the post-PC world?

Apple’s antitrust troubles could lead to lower ebook prices

Published: April 12, 2012

The Department of Justice is alleging in a new lawsuit that Apple conspired with five book publishers to raise prices for ebooks. If the case is found in the DOJ’s favor, Amazon could regain significant power in determining what price consumers pay for ebooks.

New York Times iPhone app racks up 14.9M downloads

Published: March 21, 2012

One year after rolling out its digital subscriptions, The New York Times reported that its iPhone application has been downloaded 14.9 million times as the publisher looks to build its strategy for 2012.

Is Apple's Siri failing to deliver on its promises?

Published: March 14, 2012

Apple is facing charges that it misled consumers about what its new virtual personal assistant service Siri is capable of and used deceptive advertising to encourage consumers to purchase the new iPhone 4S.

Why carriers have a love-hate relationship with the iPhone

Published: March 2, 2012

While consumers love the iPhone, wireless carriers have a more ambivalent relationship with the device because of the handset's high cost and need to subsidize the cost for subscribers.

Nokia bets on lower-priced Lumia to open up smartphone sales

Published: February 29, 2012

Nokia is hoping a lower-priced smartphone can help it supercharge sales by reaching emerging markets as well as a younger audience.

Are Barnes & Noble, RIM wasting their time in the tablet space?

Published: February 22, 2012

With Apple's iPad and several Android-powered tablets picking up steam, is there a point for RIM and Barnes & Noble – both of which failed with their initial tablet strategies – to take another stab at gaining market share in the tablet space?

BlackBerry shakeup: Too little, too late for marketers?

Published: January 24, 2012

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's effort this past weekend to dig itself out of a hole by replacing the top leaders may not warm the hearts of marketers looking to place bets on mobile platforms that will pull their weight through this decade.