Apple’s App Downloads Are Booming. Apple’s App Revenues Are…
Apple's app downloads grew by 233 percent in the last year. But you won't see that growth reflected in Apple's iTunes revenue.
How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Magazine. Is That a Web Ad Worth Saving?
Web start-up AdKeeper says if advertisers make compelling ads, surfers will want to save them and look at them again. So here's one worth looking at, at least. But is that enough?
Apple Finally Starts Supersizing Its Free iTunes Samples
Still not convinced you want to plunk down $1.29 for that new Black Eyed Peas single? Take your time!And then take some more time: Apple is boosting at least some of its free song samples from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.
Finally! Google’s Chrome App Store Coming Next Week
Still waiting to see that Google Chrome app store? Circle next Tuesday on your calendar: People familiar with the company's plans tell me Google will open up the store--at least a bit--on December 7.
Going, Going: LimeWire Shutters Online Store, Too
LimeWire, the high-profile file-sharing company, more or less shut down in October, following a federal court ruling. But the last bits of the company seem to be going away: Its online music store will be shuttered at the end of the month, and I'm told that plans to launch a new music service have been...
Target Buys Black Friday From Twitter–But Wal-Mart Gets Justin Bieber
Target pays Twitter for top billing today. But a pop idol boost gives Wal-Mart plenty of exposure, too--and Twitter doesn't make a dime for that.
A Store, a Cloud Service and Sharing: Here’s What Google Music Might Look Like
A download store, a music locker and the ability to share some of your music with your friends, for $25 a year. That's what Google would like its music service to look like, according to a new report. There aren't any deals in place yet, so the reality may look entirely different. But it sounds...
Sports Illustrated’s iPad App: Think Print, Not Web
How do you update a weekly sports magazine for the iPad? Time Inc.'s answer is to leave it as a weekly sports magazine, more or less.
Proof! IPhone 4 Buyers Are Sweaty, Irrational, Male.
It's already 80 degrees in New York City this morning, but it feels much warmer and muggier than that. So who wants to spend hours waiting in line to buy a new iPhone? All of these dudes...
Why Digital Music Is a Terrible Business That Google Should Embrace
Digital music is a lousy business. Almost everyone who tries it loses money, and even mighty Apple says its iTunes Store is basically a break-even proposition. But if Google does it right, it makes perfect sense for the search giant to jump in anyway.
