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Samsung Scoffs at Tablet Surplus Speculation

John Paczkowski in News on March 23, 2011 at 9:28 am PT

Samsung says its policy is to decline comment on market speculation. But today the company made an exception to deny rumors that lousy sales have led to a massive oversupply of its Galaxy Tab Android tablet.

Inside Twitter's Sales Machine: A Secret Guide for Advertisers (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on February 16, 2011 at 8:45 am PT

Twitter’s how-to guide tells buyers how to use its new ad platform. And it tells the rest of us how Twitter’s first real effort to make money is working. (Hint: It’s early days….)

Samsung: Galaxy Tab Returns Aren't 16 Percent, They're Two Percent

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2011 at 10:19 am PT

Maybe Galaxy Tab return rates in North American aren’t that high after all. Samsung today disputed ITG Investment Research’s claim that as many as 16 percent of Galaxy Tabs purchased in the States are returned, dismissing it as inaccurate.

Interview: T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm Embraces Role as Challenger to Verizon, Sprint and ATT

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

In an interview, T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm outlines his company’s strategy for the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier to gain ground on its rivals. The answer, Humm said, is a mix of aggressive marketing, lower prices and a big bet on Android. And, if Apple is listening, Humm would be happy to add the iPhone to the mix too.

Forecast: IPad Will Generate Two Percent of North American Net Traffic by End of 2011

John Paczkowski in News on December 9, 2010 at 4:14 am PT

How’s this for a prediction? By the end of 2011, the iPad will generate more than two percent of all North American Web traffic.

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A Former Google Executive's Payday-Loan Alternative

Tomio Geron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Doug Merrill, former Google Inc. chief information officer and vice president of engineering, came up with the idea for start-up ZestCash Inc. after seeing his sister-in-law struggle to pay for new tires.

Why the Cable Guys Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the FCC

Peter Kafka in Media on May 7, 2010 at 9:51 am PT

Hey, cable guys (and cable investors): No need to freak out about the Federal Communication Commission. Not yet.

Did iPad Data Deal Extend AT&T’s iPhone Exclusivity?

John Paczkowski in News on May 6, 2010 at 10:30 am PT

There’s an interesting theory being floated today by Broadpoint AmTech research analyst Brian Marshall: By agreeing to offer “breakthrough” 3G prepaid data plans for Apple’s iPad, AT&T won an exclusive on the device and extension of its iPhone exclusivity agreement.

Ex-BizWeek Editor John Byrne’s New Company Has a Name, but No Product

Peter Kafka in Media on December 1, 2009 at 8:32 am PT

What will “C-Change” do? “It’s too early to tell everyone,” former BusinessWeek.com Editor John Byrne says. But it will have something to do with mobile. Sounds good!

Investors Wary of AT&VoIP

John Paczkowski in News on October 7, 2009 at 2:33 pm PT

A complete reversal of its earlier policy restricting Internet telephone services to Wi-Fi only, AT&T’s decision to allow iPhone owners to use such services on its 3G network has gone over well with consumers and with Apple. But it hasn’t gone over well with AT&T investors. Shares in the company slipped on news of the decision yesterday and they’re falling still further today.