All posts by Mike Randazzo

All posts by Mike Randazzo
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    Apple Releases iOS 6.1: What To Expect

    Monday brought with it the long-awaited release of iOS 6.1 to the public. Following one developer beta release after the next, the public version was said to have been finalized over the weekend ahead of today’s general public launch. The update is showing up in the OTA updating service as of Monday morning. It also …   Read More

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    Apple’s Next Generation iPad 5 Expected in October

    Even though the iPad 4 launched just two months ago, it’s never too soon to consider what the next-generation iPad may deliver. That’s the thinking of Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge who reported on Friday that talk of iPad 5 isn’t premature in the least. According to him, the device has already been designed. “Earlier this …   Read More

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    Twitter Hints at Video Coming Soon

    If Twitter is to reach the “next level,” video will have to play a bigger role in the microblogging platform. At least that’s the thinking of Twitter’s top executives. Last fall, some will recall, Twitter acquired Vine, makers of an upstart video-sharing app. Since that time, few words have been uttered about Twitter’s supposed future …   Read More

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    Apple May Have Found Samsung’s Replacement

    Apple may have found a suitable replacement for Samsung as a chip supplier. According to most industry analysts, it’s only a matter of time before Apple severs all ties to Samsung. But the anticipated break may come sooner rather than later, assuming that the latest suspicions out of the far east prove to be accurate. …   Read More

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    Samsung Says Smaller Tablet Really is Coming Soon

    Last week, MMW reported that Samsung is planning to challenge tech rival Apple by launching a new tablet fashioned to compete with the iPad mini. The “Galaxy Note 8.0,” which will deliver most of the features found on Samsung’s GalNote 10.1, was confirmed Monday by Samsung Mobile vice president JK Shin. According to the latest …   Read More

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    Amazon, Apple to Engage in ‘Forced’ Talks Over ‘App Store’ Usage

    Last year, the CEOs of Apple and Samsung were compelled by the presiding judge in their trial to meet face-to-face in hopes of working out a settlement and an otherwise amicable solution to their heated patent-related war. No resolution was reached via this method. But the lack of a positive example isn’t stopping U.S. Magistrate …   Read More

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    Forrester: US Mobile Payments to Reach $90 Billion in 2017

    Mobile payments have been all the topical rage this week at the National Retail Federation’s 102nd Annual Convention and EXPO. While this burgeoning trend in consumer shopping couldn’t have possibly been envisioned one century ago, the future of mobile payments is certainly coming into sight more clearly than ever today. “Although retailer investment and consumer …   Read More

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    PayPal Praises Presence at 18,000 Retail Locations

    Don Kingsborough, VP of Retail Services at PayPal, announced Monday that 23 leading national retailers are now signed up to accept PayPal in their stores, which is in accordance with the company’s previously outlined goals for 2012. In fact, PayPal’s initial goal was 20 national retailers. “I’m happy to report that we exceeded that goal, …   Read More

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    Poynt Corporation Assets to be Acquired

    Although GetGlue and Viggle announced Monday that they have dropped plans for a merger, other acquisitions are going swimmingly. Intertainment Media Inc. and Avenza Holdings Inc. have jointly, on a 50/50 basis, acquired the assets of Poynt Corporation. A new private company has been formed by Intertainment Media Inc. and Avenza Holding Inc. to operate …   Read More