Barnes and Noble released their results for their third fiscal quarter on Wednesday. The company saw a 50.4% decrease in revenue and a 58.2% decrease in device sales over the previous year. Device and accessories sales were $100 million for the quarter which was a decrease of 58.2% from the same quarter last year. This [...]
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this actually fascinated me. Perhaps it's because I'm an audio junkie or perhaps because I'm a wireless junkie or perhaps both. I've kind of always wondered how companies like Samsung, HTC, LG, Lenovo, Sony and all of the others can make claims about their background noise on calls, or [...]
Seattle-based service company unveils mobile app built with appsbar Appsbar has awarded is App of the Day honor to Appliance Pros for showcasing how small businesses are utilizing the DIY app builder to participate in the mobile marketing arena. Appliance Pros serves as the mobile platform for a Seattle-based appliance services company. The app has [...]
On February 25, 2014, at Mobile World Congress BlackBerry announced two new devices. The first, the BlackBerry Z3 (pictured above) will be exclusive to Indonesia for some reason. The second device, BlackBerry Q20 will feature the company's physical QWERTY keyboard, as well as the "‘Menu’, ‘Back’, ‘Send’ and ‘End’ buttons and the integrated trackpad to enable the fast efficient navigation and one-handed use that has endeared the brand to its QWERTY customers."
It has been quite an MWC for Sony thus far. The Japanese company announced a partnership with Garmin, they announced a new phone, and they announced a new line of products focused around the company's new Lifelog application. This new line of products has been dubbed SmartWear, and includes a SmartBand tracker and the Lifelog wearable camera. Lifelog [...]
Small business utilizes app builder to develop mobile outreach Auto DRS has earned the appsbar.com App of the Day award as a showcase for how small businesses are now able to participate in mobile marketing initiatives by using the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. By developing custom, no-cost apps at appsbar.com and distributing those apps [...]
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (photo: WENN) Actor, comedian, director and producer Seth Rogen is a child of the 80's (well at least the late 80's). His movies, including Knocked Up 2, Superbad and Pineapple Express have become the cinematic backdrop to a generation. That's why it makes perfect sense that Rogen and his [...]
Jeff Bezos is obviously an intelligent man. He created Amazon which is by leaps and bounds the largest e-commerce site in the world. Amazon has changed several industries and revitalized delivery services globally. Bezos has also invested in several successful startups and personally bought the Washington Post in hopes to turn the newspaper around. That's [...]
Clear Channel Media & Entertainment is huge in the United States, so you don't often think about them appearing a tradeshows internationally. So on the ground at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we found it a bit odd, but comforting to a degree, to see IHEARTRADIO as part of the announcements coming from the biggest [...]
On Monday in Barcelona at MWC, Nokia announced its first three Android supported smartphones. They are the Nokia X+, the Nokia XL, and the Nokia X (above, respectively). These are not even in the same zip code as the high-end Galaxy S5 we saw earlier. That said, it is sizable first step for Nokia, who has focused on Windows Phones thus far.
