Google buys music sync firm PushLife to boost Android content
Google has acquired Canadian mobile application developer PushLife, as the search giant looks to boost content on its Android mobile operating system.
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ITN launches royal wedding app on GetJar
ITN Productions has launched its Royal Wedding video app exclusively on app store, a week in advance of its release into the Android Market Place.
Android and Windows 7 to overtake Blackberry and iPhone by 2012- Gartner
Nearly half of the world’s smartphones will be using Google’s Android operating system by the end of 2012, according to the research firm Gartner.
Google offers $900m for patents of former telecoms giant Nortel
Google is offering to buy the last vestige of Nortel, its patent portfolio, for an initial bid of $900m in an auction that starts in June.
Right to reply: We'll foot the bill for the music industry’s digital failings
As the likes of Sky, Virgin Media and BT prep their latest music streaming ventures in a bid to tackle piracy, is it a case of too little, too late? Neil Hawkins at ChooseISP asks if record labels, ISPs and consumers could ever work in harmony when it comes to online music…
Right to reply: We’ll foot the bill for the music industry’s digital failings
As the likes of Sky, Virgin Media and BT prep their latest music streaming ventures in a bid to tackle piracy, is it a case of too little, too late? Neil Hawkins at ChooseISP asks if record labels, ISPs and consumers could ever work in harmony when it comes to online music…
Right to reply: Google’s mobile credit card plans on the money?
Google is said to be considering a move into mobile phone credit card payments, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. But can they beat Apple in this potentially lucrative new area of mobile banking? SEO firm Queryclick takes a closer look.
News Round-up: 1st April 2011
This month’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: O2 and Facetime | Nissan and Spotify | Netglobers | Bunnyfoot | Webgains | bazaarvoice | BeAddictive | Criteo | Oddizzi | Fiat | LiveCinemaEvents | SMG | Motoring.co.uk | ecircle | Cubeworks | Greenlight | Strandloyalty | affilinet | Improve Digital | Expedia | ClickThrough … [Read more…]
Amazon takes on Apple with cloud-based music storage
Amazon.com has unveiled an online service that would enable its customers to securely store and access music through their smartphones and computers.
Android to drive doubling of smartphone market by 2016- report
The global smartphone market will double in size by 2016 to hit shipments of 653 million, with Android taking over from iPhone as the dominant operating system, according to a new report.