Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
Yankee GroupMobile payments: User-driven vs. vendor-driven
The gold rush to win the mobile payment race has attracted a lot of different companies, however it's still unclear which ones will succeed at this multi-billion dollar industry.The ecosystem is currently divided into two camps: vendor-driven and user-driven initiatives.ADA counts 20K developers, 120 corporate members
As the Application Developers Alliance celebrated its first anniversary about two weeks ago, FierceDeveloper checked in with its president, Jon Potter, to reflect on key milestones so far and the group's priorities for 2013.Why the Hackulous shutdown won't end iOS app piracy
The nature of mobile app piracy is that those who perpetuate it do so in a way that makes it particularly challenging to track and evaluate whether or not they are losing business or merely attracting interest from early adopters.The 15 best Android, iOS apps of 2012
FierceMobileContent looks at the best and brightest each month, spotlighting the new apps that you need to download. In this special report, we highlight the standout apps of 2012.
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Apple did Google a favor by dumping YouTube from iOS
By Jason Ankeny
Although Apple's controversial decision to remove preloaded Google Maps access from iOS 6 attracted most of the attention, let's not forget it ousted another Google app at the same time: YouTube, which returned to iOS devices in mid-September as a standalone, ad-supported app.On the Hot Seat
Bill Gajda, global head of mobile product at Visa
By Sandhya Raman
At the helm of global financial services providerVisa's mobile strategy is industry veteran Bill Gajda, Visa's global head of mobile. Gajda, who has been in the position since 2010, previously served as a chief executive at the GSMA. FierceMobileContent's Sandhya Raman recently spoke with Gajda about the future of mobile payments and the importance of NFC. The following is a lightly edited version of that conversation.
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Amazon acquires text-to-speech firm Ivona to rival Apple's Siri
Amazon has acquired text-to-speech technology firm Ivona Software, which powers accessibility features optimized for its Kindle Fire tablets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AT&T considers supporting Microsoft's 'Data Sense' service for Windows Phone 8
AT&T Mobility said it is continues "exploring" whether to support Microsoft's Data Sense service for its Windows Phone 8 operating system.
Microsoft rolls out Nokia Drive+ beta to Windows Phone 8
Microsoft is expanding the beta version of Nokia's Drive+ turn-by-turn navigation app to all Windows Phone 8 customers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
'Temple Run 2' expands to Android after 20M iOS downloads
Imangi Studios is porting the sequel to its blockbuster endless runner game Temple Run to Google's Android operating system a week after launching the title on Apple's iOS.
Report: Twitter launching Vine video sharing app for iOS
Twitter is poised to introduce Vine, a video sharing application optimized for Apple's iOS. Citing sources familiar with the project, AllThingsD reports the app could go live as soon as today--on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo tweeted a brief clip demonstrating Vine in action.
Nokia confirms it is done building Symbian devices
Nokia will no longer manufacture devices running Symbian, the mobile operating system that once dominated its smartphone portfolio.
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AT&T reported wireline revenues of $14.9 billion, down 0.5 percent year-over-year, but up 0.7 percent sequentially due to strong consumer and strategic business services growth. Once again, consumer services was the star performer in AT&T's Q4 2012 wireline results, rising 3 percent over the same period a year ago.
AT&T said Thursday that it surpassed 8 million total U-verse subscribers during the fourth quarter, as it gained 192,000 U-verse TV and 609,000 high-speed Internet customers.
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