Posts tagged with 'iphone'
How do you spur adoption of an iPhone app? Make it a must-have by Tuesday. Even if it hasn't yet been released.
Hard to concoct a better marketing strategy than live video streaming site Ustream has to spur buzz around a new product launch. You certainly can't fault the timing. Install their iPhone app now (if you can get it, which you probably can't), and you can watch Tuesday's inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States anywhere, so long as there's a mobile signal. No computer or TV set required.
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by Rebecca Lieb
16 January 2009 20:57pm
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Guy Stephens is the Knowledge and Online Help Manager for Carphone Warehouse, having joined the company in September last year.
I talked with Guy about how Carphone Warehouse provides help and support to its customers online, his plans to improve the service offered, as well as the company's attitude to Twitter and other social media.
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by Graham Charlton
14 January 2009 14:48pm
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Most of us tend to root for the underdog. There's something powerful in
the thought that the most disadvantaged can muster up the strength to
overcome a significant challenge or a more potent competitor.
Few, however, seemed to be rooting for Palm, the company that created the market for the smart phone.
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by Drama 2.0
14 January 2009 12:00pm
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CES, the world's largest consumer technology trade show, started yesterday.
Despite the economy and speculation about the economy's impact on CES
this year, CES seems to be doing alright this year and is still one of
the most important technology trade shows in the world; the place where
hot new consumer gadgets are launched and big announcements made.
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by Patricio Robles
09 January 2009 17:51pm
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Netbooks are on the rise. The bare-bones laptops, which typically cost
under $500 and are designed for web surfing and email, are increasingly
the focus of major PC makers looking for growth.
And for good reason.
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by Patricio Robles
09 January 2009 09:34am
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AdMob is a mobile advertising network that connects advertisers with publishers, allowing advertisers to target ads to mobile websites and, more recently, through iPhone apps.
We have been talking to AdMob's European MD Thomas Shulz about the mobile ad marketing general, and how the growth in iPhone usage has affected the industry...
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by Graham Charlton
19 December 2008 10:39am
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The iPhone's Safari browser provides one of the best ways to use the internet on a mobile phone, and some companies have responded to the device's growing popularity by adapting their own websites to work on its 480 x 320 touch screen.
While many standard versions of websites can be viewed effectively on the iPhone, plenty of scrolling and zooming in and out is still required, and this can be frustrating on some sites. I've been taking a look at some of the best sites I've found that have been optimised for the iPhone...
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by Graham Charlton
19 December 2008 08:47am
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