Did you get the handcuff accessory with that iPhone 4S?
Plan to use iCloud but not one of those fanatical fans with Apple DNA coursing through your veins? You’ve seen the fanatic, Apple gear scattered all over the house. Even the kids are tappin’ and swipin’ around on their ‘Apple training wheels’ – the iTouch. This Apple fanboy/girl only buys their music, books, and movies…
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Advice to device makers: software or bust
Last week there was a great write up over at TechCrunch posted by Erick Schonfeld from the Kindle Fire announcement and Jeff Bezos’ keynote earlier this week. Though much of the focus in the press is on the Kindle Fire as an ‘iPad Killer’ the launch of this device is really more about furthering the…
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Who will win the content cloud battle: Amazon, Apple, Google, operators, device makers, etc?
When Apple officially threw its hat into the ‘content cloud’ services ring with their iCloud announcement, it capped a trifecta of launches from the leading over-the-top (OTT) players: Apple iCloud, Google Music and Amazon CloudDrive. What does this mean for mobile operators, OEM device makers and the direct-to-consumer (D2C) players?
Digital commerce is a missing link in the personal cloud.
To be clear, the personal digital content cloud is here to stay in some shape or form and over the years it will evolve to be integrated into the DNA of most any connected device. From a consumer point of view, the trends in the growth of devices, personal digital content and accessibility are clear…
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Grey iClouds forecast for Fall 2011
Apple has a track record of releasing v1 of products which have a slightly unfinished feel about them. Version 1 of the iPhone shipped with a 2MB camera when the rest of the market was touting 3, 5 and 8MB cameras. It also had no support for MMS. Version 1 of the iPad had no…
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NewBay Q2 2011 Newsletter
Articles on LG 3D Optimus, Apple’s iCloud, Verizon V CAST Media Manager, expansion in Asia-Pac, Social Networking Gateway (SNG) enhancements, and increasing customer lifetime value (webinar & white paper) via digital content services.
Building Device Brand Loyalty Using Personal Digital Content
The Silicon Republic recently reported a statistic out of a survey from Futuresource Consulting – “Living with Digital.” In it, the survey appears to suggest that a large portion of iPhone owners have committed to the Apple brand with over half of respondents pledging to commit to the platform in order to keep the apps…
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What does the Apple iCloud mean for operators and device makers?
It finally became official with the iCloud announcement on Monday – three leading over-the-top (OTT) players have now reached for the cloud . . . but just can’t seem to touch it. Apple has now lined up alongside Google and Amazon to win the hearts and minds of the consumer. Amanda Natividad over at mocoNews…
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Is there anything out there better than Apple’s iCloud?
On Monday, 6 June 2011, Apple officially announced their iCloud: “iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. And wirelessly pushes them to all your devices — automatically.” Apple lovers are excited – as always – by just about any Apple announcement. But is everything wonderful in Apple-topia? Not really. Here are five…
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Verizon Wireless keeps on innovating V CAST™ Media Manager
Verizon Wireless recently released the latest version of their V CAST™ Media Manager service, enabled by NewBay, with a set of great new features to further establish leadership in offering a rich digital content cloud service for subscribers on one of America’s fastest wireless networks. As Apple, Google and others continue to flounder in offering…
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