Wednesday, August 11, 2010

AT&T Says Google-Verizon Internet Plan is a Reasonable Framework

AT&T Inc.’s wireless chief said he largely supports a proposal from Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for Internet regulation that would exclude mobile Web services from most oversight.

The proposal is a “reasonable framework” for the industry and demonstrates that carriers and Internet companies can reach agreements on Web policies, Ralph de la Vega said today at the Oppenheimer & Co. Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference in Boston.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

IGoogle Small Business Blog Launches

Google has created the "Google Small Business Blog," billed as a central hub that brings together all the information about Google products, features and projects of specific interest to the small business community.

The site gathers in one place details about templates for creating video ads on YouTube, tips for employees using Gmail or how to respond to the business reviews on your Place Page, you can find all of this helpful information right here in one place, Google says.

Plastic Logic cancels Que E-book Reader

Plastic Logic has canceled its Que e-reader product, which debuted in January and was expected to ship this year.

“We recognize the market has dramatically changed, and with the product delays we have experienced, it no longer make sense for us to move forward," the company said.

The e-book reader market already has gotten quite competitive. In all likelihood some suppliers are going to reassess their tablet PC plans as well.

How News Consumption is Shifting to the Personalized Social News Stream

The social network of a reader is quickly becoming their personalized news wire.

Over the last five years, a revolutionary shift has taken place in the way many people consume news. We have gone from consuming news through traditional media and news websites to having the news broadcast to us by our social network of friends. In fact, 75 percent of news consumed online is through shared news from social networking sites or e-mail.

Half of Mobile Users to Be Web-Enabled by 2013

85.5 million mobile users will access the web from their mobile devices in 2010, more than eMarketer earlier had forecast.

In 2013, penetration will reach the halfway mark, and by 2014, 142.1 million users, representing 54 percent of the U.S. mobile user population, will access the internet using mobile browsers or applications.

Majority of U.S. Mobile Users Rely on Smartphones, Rather than Feature phones, to Access Mobile Web

Smartphones now have surpassed feature phones as the devices U.S. mobile users rely on to access the mobile Internet, Nielsen reports.

Android the Only Smartphone OS Gaining Market Share?

In the U.S. market, at least, Android devices seem to be the only class of devices, sorted by operating system, that has gained market share over the last six months, Nielsen reports.

DIY and Licensed GenAI Patterns Will Continue

As always with software, firms are going to opt for a mix of "do it yourself" owned technology and licensed third party offerings....