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Mobile Data Forecast: Unrelenting Downpour

in News on February 1, 2011 at 1:55 pm PT

No surprises here: Worldwide mobile data traffic is exploding. But the degree to which it’s exploding is pretty remarkable. Between 2009 and 2010, mobile data traffic nearly tripled. And according to Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Traffic Forecast, it will see a 26-fold increase by 2015. Staggering, though perhaps to be expected given the proliferation of data-intensive mobile devices. Cisco predicts that by 2015, there will be 7.1 billion of them slurping up 75 exabytes of data (an exabyte is 1 billion gigabytes). No wonder the unlimited data plan is being phased out.

Wall Street Welcomes the Content Farm: Demand Media Supersizes Its IPO

in Media on January 26, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

It’s the first big-name Web company to go public in a very, very long time. And there was enough appetite for Demand to sell more shares, at a higher price, than it had planned. Now everyone else gets to vote.

Pixelmator Co-Founder: Mac App Store's 30 Percent Cut "Definitely Worth It"

in News on January 25, 2011 at 11:20 am PT

Here’s a hell of a developer testimonial for Apple’s new Mac App Store. Image-editing app Pixelmator just hit the million-dollar milestone. And it’s been available in the App Store for only 20 days.

Auto Sales Increase Bodes Well for Sirius

in News on January 21, 2011 at 2:51 pm PT

Looks like Sirius XM’s run of good luck will continue well into the new year. New-vehicle retail sales data from J.D. Power and Associates suggests an increase in consumer demand for new cars. And for Sirius that means continued subsciber growth–perhaps even significant subscriber growth.

Upwardly Mobile Email Usage

in News on January 21, 2011 at 3:15 am PT

A self-evident, but nonetheless noteworthy, data point with which to begin the day: More of us than ever are checking our email via mobile devices, and we’re doing it more frequently–to the detriment of Web mail usage.

Cisco Security Survey Finds Windows Vulnerabilities And Spam Decreasing

in Enterprise on January 20, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

Still no rest for the weary computer security professional. Smartphones and tablets are coming to the office and creating new opportunities for trouble.

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Best Buy Reports Soft December, but Online Sales Are Up

in Commerce on January 7, 2011 at 2:41 pm PT

Best Buy reported today that U.S. same-store sales declined 5 percent in December compared to a strong 9.3 percent sales growth in the same period last year. The company’s performance matched the experiences of other retailers, which also reported declines at year end. In the case of the big-box electronics retailer, it said the drop was driven by softness in entertainment software and TV, but was partially offset by growth in Best Buy Mobile and appliances. Online sales were also strong, resulting in a 13 percent increase in December year-over-year.

In 4G Race, Verizon Pulls Ahead With Pricey Speed

in Personal Technology on January 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Verizon Wireless’s new 4G network is “wicked fast” but potentially costly, writes Walt.
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Skype Talks About Just How Full That Half a Glass Is (Updated: Glass Now 90 Percent Full)

in Mobile on December 23, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

The Internet telephony service is still not back to normal after a massive outage, but a number of services have returned, it says. Skype estimates that some 10 million of its users are now online.

Cyber Spending Hits $16.8 Billion for the Holidays (So Far)

in Commerce on December 5, 2010 at 4:10 pm PT

In the first 33 days of the holiday season, e-commerce spending has already jumped to $16.8 billion, increasing 12 percent over the same period last year. ComScore said in the past week alone, four days exceeded $800 million in spending, including Cyber Monday, which became the heaviest online spending day on record at $1.028 billion.

Confident Intel Raises Quarterly Dividend

The Chips Will Fall Where They May: Down

in News, November 8, 2010 at 3:31 am PT

CES Attendance Up

in News, January 12, 2010 at 6:02 am PT

Unlike Demand for Dell Stock, Demand for Dell Products Has Stabilized

in News, July 13, 2009 at 4:27 pm PT