All posts by Christa Howard
All posts by Christa Howard
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Facebook Unveils Internal Search System
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a sophisticated internal search system for the social network of more than 1 billion users today. Called Graph Search, Zuckerberg says the new product is “very, very different” from web search engines offered elsewhere because it exclusively looks for data on Facebook. The new capability allows users to search for … Read More
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Marketing Pioneer Daniel Edelman Dies at 92
Mobile marketing was nowhere on the radar of Daniel Edelman when his iconic career in marketing began decades ago, but his subsequent impact on all facets of marketing can be felt today, even in the mobile channel. On Tuesday, Edelman – the man behind the largest independent public-relations firm in the country – passed away … Read More
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Shares of AAPL Plunge as Rumors Wreck Investor Confidence
Shares of Apple continued their recent decline on Monday as AAPL fell below the psychologically satisfying $500 level for the first time since February 2012. The erasure of nearly a full year of market gains will contribute very little to the optimism of investors who are selling Apple shares at a hastened rate. With shares … Read More
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Xerox CFO Departing for Apple
Apple is copying some top talent from Xerox. The multinational document management corporation is losing one of its executives to the Cupertino, California-based Mac maker. Reuters confirmed Friday that Xerox Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will become Apple’s new corporate controller. Maestri will stay on with Xerox through February to assist in the transitional effort. … Read More
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Happy Birthday! iTunes Turns Twelve Today
It’s been quite a robust week for celebration at Apple. The latest milestone worth celebrating is the twelfth birthday of iTunes. On Monday, Apple’s native Web browser for Mac OS X, Safari, turned ten years old. Now it’s iTunes’ turn. The staple piece of software by Apple officially celebrates its 12th birthday on Wednesday. Not … Read More
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iOS Claims Majority of Smartphone Sales at Close of 2012
For the twelve week period ending November 25th, 2012, Apple’s iPhone represented better than 50% of all smartphones sold in the U.S. According to data released Monday by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, this is the first time Apple has secured a majority share (53.3%) of smartphone sales. If you’re concerned with the accuracy of the data … Read More
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Facebook App Now Installed on 70% of All iPhones
Proving once again that social networking and smartphones go hand-in-hand, a new report is highlighting the prominent role occupied by Facebook on one of today’s most popular smartphones – Apple’s iPhone. This understanding is based on freshly published data from analyst Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis. In September 2012, Evans reports, Facebook retained 470 million … Read More
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Apple Celebrates 40 Billion iOS App Downloads
It’s difficult to assess which milestone is more impressive – Apple reaching the 40 billion iOS app download mark, or Apple achieving half of those downloads (20 billion) in 2012 alone? Either way, both achievements belong to Apple this Monday morning. And the celebratory press release was dropped first thing today. “It has been an … Read More
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Pakistan Cuts Off Mobile Service as Terror Concerns Mount
Mobile phone service in major cities across Pakistan has been shut off as of Thursday. The intentional take-down of service comes as Pakistan’s leaders struggle to combat the latest threat of terrorist attacks in the nation. Phone service in 39 cities was suspended at 8 a.m. yesterday according to an unnamed source at the Pakistan … Read More
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Small Smartphone Screens Are So ‘Yesterday’ at CES 2013
It’s an unforgettable scene in the 1987 film Wall Street: Gordon Gekko walks along the beach during sunrise as he conducts business via mobile phone – a large, clunky, antiquated mobile phone that would now be easier to find at a museum than a consumer electronics retailer. But the “bigger is better” model is returning … Read More
