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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kindle, Nook lending site, eBook Fling, goes live]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[eBook Fling allows both Kindle and Nook users to lend e-books. Membership is free.(Credit:eBook Fling)In the past month or so, a couple of e-book-lending sites, Lendle and BookLending, opened for business. Those sites cater to Kindle users, but Book Swim's eBook Fling, which officially launched today, offers lending to both Kindle and Nook users. How does e-book lending work Well, while publishers only choose to make certain e-books lending-enabled, plenty of e-books are available to loan out on a very restricted basis. If you own a lendable e-book (they're labeled as such), you can loan it to one person, one time, for 14 days.The sites all work in much the same way, each offering free membership into their respective lending &quot;clubs.&quot; In the case of eBook Fling, you sign up and list the titles you have available for lending, then wait for requests to come in. You lend an e-book by simply sending an e-mail invite to the requesting borrower and in return, you earn credits for each &quot;successful fling.&quot;If you don't have any credits available, you can pay $1.99 to borrow a book, which is, we assume, how the site makes money, along with earning sales leads from Amazon for embedding links to purchase books when they aren't available to borrow.While more folks are choosing to check out e-books from their local libraries using OverDrive's Media Console apps for Android, BlackBerry,iPhone/iPad, Windows Mobile devices, and Windows andMac computers (the Kindle does not support library lending), eBook Fling is counting on Nook and Kindle owners' desire to extract some added value from their e-book purchases. To avoid privacy concerns, the sites encourage members to create a custom e-mail address just for Kindle or Nook lending activities that's separate from your personal e-mail address or the e-mail address associated with your Nook or Kindle.A key factor in all this is how many people end up signing up for the lending club and seeding the site with content to borrow. A recent Wall Street Journal article quotes Catherine MacDonald, the founder of BookLending, saying her site has more than 16,000 registered users and the site has a total of nearly 20,000 book loans so far. It will be interesting to see how this submarket pans out and whether publishers, who are wary of e-book lending, embrace it further or continue to proceed very cautiously. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the Nokia-Microsoft deal a prelude to a merger]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nokia is touting its Microsoft alliance on its Web page.(Credit:Nokia)Nokia and Microsoft have inextricably hitched their wagons to each other in the mobile market. Could this be a precursor to a mega technology merger Rumors of a Nokia-Microsoft merger first percolated last year, even before former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop took the reins at the troubled cell phone giant. And while many expected the company to at least be in discussions with Microsoft over a potential partnership, few had predicted the tight relationship announced in London this morning. During a press conference at its annual investor meeting, the Nokia CEO and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer announced that Nokia will ditch its Symbian and Meego operating systems for Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Going forwardWindows Phone 7 will be the predominate operating system for Nokia smartphones. The strategy is a bold one meant to combat the growing momentum by mobile competitorsGoogle Android and Apple.&quot;We think this will make a three-horse race,&quot; Elop said during a press conference. &quot;It's for Nokia and it's good for Microsoft. It allows us to move far faster than we could otherwise.&quot;Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, let, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explained their company&amp;39's new tight alliance for mobile phones at an analyst and strategy meeting in London.(Credit:screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)The partnership between the two companies goes much deeper than just an agreement to install Microsoft's OS on Nokia's phones. The companies plan to build products and services together as well as share strategic plans. The vision is to create a &quot;third ecosystem&quot; that can compete directly against Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms. The partnership described by the executives is so close that it doesn't take much to wonder why the companies didn't decide to simply merge. Perhaps they are testing the waters much like a couple moving in together before they take the plunge into marriage.Regardless of whether they ever consummate their relationship with a merger, it's clear that Nokia's and Microsoft's fates will soon be inextricably linked. If either company fails in its execution of strategy, it will hurt the other, something that will likely irk investors.The dealUnlike other reseller deals, Microsoft and Nokia plan to combine assets and collaborate on joint marketing initiatives, as well as share development plans and build products together.From Microsoft's perspective, the company will bring broader integration of software from all its different products as well as its Bing search capabilities and advertising platform, which Nokia can leverage on its devices. Meanwhile, Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, will bring its hardware expertise, its vast manufacturing and distribution scale, operator billing relationships, and its Navteq maps and navigation business.Through this collaboration the companies expect that they will be able to drive more revenue into each other's pockets through mobile applications, services, social-networking integration and gaming via theXbox product line.  Microsoft has forged many partnerships in the past. The company's core software business is predicated on strong relationships with key partners, such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard. And it's attempted to partner with other handset makers in the past to get a stronger foothold in the mobile market. The mobile market, however, is very different from the PC market. And it's clear that Microsoft sees the value in Apple's model of owning both the hardware and software of a mobile device. Microsoft has already demonstrated its willingness to move into the hardware business with the Xbox. And it has built a successful ecosystem around the product.   But the Zune, Microsoft's attempt to challenge Apple's iPod, have not been as successful, showing that building hardware from scratch is not always the best strategy. Even acquiring hardware hasn't been an easily achievable path for Microsoft, as demonstrated by the acquisition of Sidekick maker Danger in 2008. The fruits of that acquisition was the Kin cell phone, which was only on the market a few short months before Microsoft killed the effort and focused on Windows Mobile 7.Even as it pursued its own hardware strategy, Microsoft has continue to seek partnerships with other mobile-hardware makers. In 2003 it partnered with Motorola to develop smartphones, which culminated in the BlackBerry Curve, a supposed BlackBerry killer. More recently, in 2009 Microsoft partnered with LG, which also planned to use the now defunct Windows Mobile platform as its primary platform. While Microsoft has clearly been down this path before with other cell phone makers, Ballmer said the relationship with Nokia is &quot;unique.&quot; Elop agreed and explained that executives from Nokia and Microsoft were already working together to align strategy. Elop admitted that Nokia had considered using Google Android as its primary software for smartphones. But he said the company decided against it because, he and his team feared that they'd not have enough control over the development of the ecosystem. He said he didn't think that Nokia's assets would be valued enough and that eventually it would turn Nokia's products into commodities. &quot;The Google option is a valid option,&quot; he said. &quot;But at the end of the day it felt a little bit like giving up and not enough like fighting back.&quot;Ostensibly, Nokia could face a similar problem in a partnership with Microsoft. Windows Phone 7 will not be exclusive to Nokia, which means that Nokia's rivals Samsung, LG, Motorola, and HTC will be able to use the platform as well. But Elop believes that being beholden to Microsoft is less dangerous in terms of commoditizing Nokia's core attributes than a partnership with Google. He emphasized that Nokia has structured its deal with Microsoft so that it would have some control in the development of Windows Phone 7, much more control than other hardware companies also using the software. In this way, he believes Nokia will be able to differentiate its product from competitors' products. &quot;Another concern is there is some degree of loss of control or being locked in,&quot; he said.&quot;In terms of what we established, it's very clear we have taken steps [to ensure] these risks are not a significant factor. We're not disclosing terms, but our critical assessment was we had flexibility, a degree of control, in a way that allowed us to take advantage of our differentiation going forward. This is not your mother's OEM deal.&quot;Elop said that any advances that Nokia makes in developing the Windows Phone 7 platform or in the ecosystem will be shared among all hardware partners so that Nokia's efforts will also benefit its competitors. Of course, this raises an important question: How comfortable will Nokia's competitors be in participating in an ecosystem where the largest player in the market has more influence than they doPerhaps, HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, and Samsung, will double down their bets on Android. In that respect, Nokia could end up differentiating itself with Microsoft, because no one else will be willing to use the software. It could also pave the way for Nokia and Microsoft to merge into a single company.Merger no easy road either But mega mergers are never easy. Just getting the deals completed can be a challenge, as was the case with Microsoft's unrequited bid to acquire Yahoo. At least with Nokia and its new management team led by Elop, there is a friendly and possibly welcoming leader at the top. But culturally Nokia and Microsoft are very different. Nokia is the pride of Finland. One former executive said that it was very telling that the company chose a Canadian instead of an American as its first non-Finnish CEO in its 150-year history. Being acquired by an American giant, such as Microsoft could be a hard pill to swallow for many at the company whose blood they say runs Nokia blue. Then there is the question of Nokia's valuation. The company has a market capitalization of nearly $40 billion. Investors reacted negatively to the partnership announcement, which might indicate that a merger would be even less appealing to Wall Street. It didn't help that Nokia also announced lukewarm financial guidance as a result of the partnership for the coming year. Nokia said in a press release this morning that it &quot;expects 2011 and 2012 to be transition years, as the company invests to build the planned winning ecosystem with Microsoft.&quot; After that the company's predictions for future growth are vague at best.  As a result after the deal was announced this morning, Nokia's stock in Helsinki, Finland, fell by almost 12 percent. The company's stock has been trading in heavy volumes in the U.S. all morning and shares are down. Analysts had been hoping that Nokia would give up on its efforts to be a software maker and concentrate on building cool phones. But they likely would have preferred a relationship with Android, a strategy that has been successful for other handset makers.Then of course there is history to contend with. While Elop and Ballmer claim that their product offerings complement one another, many people simply see Nokia and Microsoft as two slow-moving dinosaurs that have each tried but have been unable to crack the smartphone market on their own. Their common problem has been an inability to execute in a rapidly evolving market. So it's hard to imagine that a combined version of the company--whether it be a strategic partnership or a merged company--would create a more nimble competitor to Google and Apple. CNET's Stephen Shankland contributed to this report. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: iOS, iPad gain enterprise computing share]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=study-ios-ipad-gain-enterprise-computing-share</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>resmarmarasdf</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[iOS devices were the most popular new devices activated using Good Technology&amp;39's enterprise software, according to a study the company released today.(Credit:Good Technology)Apple has said many times that theiPhone andiPad are gaining popularity with enterprise-level businesses. We've heard most recently that the iPad is either being used or tested for use at &quot;more than 80 percent&quot; of Fortune 100 companies, according to Apple COO Tim Cook. Today, a company that makes enterprise software is providing additional evidence that corporate customers are warming to the iPad, with details on which industries are embracing it already.Good Technology makes enterprise software for mobile devices (Good For Enterprise), and over the last year has been tracking which devices its clients put its software on. Using data gleaned from more than 2,000 clients, Good found that during the fourth quarter of 2010, more than 65 percent of all activations using its software were on iOS devices--which means iPhones and iPads. iPad activations grew from 14 percent of all new devices to 22 percent of all new devices during that same time period.The most activated devices Good saw during the quarter were, in order, iPhone 4, iPad, iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid X, andMotorola Droid 2. Overall, Android phones remained about a third of new devices activated during the quarter, roughly the same as the previous three months, according to the study. For the first time, there were no Windows Mobile or Symbian devices in the top 10 most activated new devices, Good found. It should be noted that Windows Phone 7 is not included since Good doesn't support that platform yet, and all BlackBerry software is run off the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, so Good does not have access to data regarding activations of RIM's smart phone devices. We also get some detail on where the iPad is being used. Good found that the industry its customers are most using the iPad in are financial services, followed by health care, legal/professional services, high tech, government/public sector, and wholesale/retail.Apple obviously has a head start in tablets since the iPad has been available since April 2010, but in the coming year it should have some competition. There are several Android tablets expected to be released this year, as well as WebOS tablets from Hewlett-Packard, which is a heavyweight when it comes to enterprise customers. But the biggest challenge for tablet adoption in enterprise is likely to come from RIM, which, as previously mentioned, won't be included in Good's numbers. The PlayBook is expected to go on sale this year as a companion device to the BlackBerry, which has been long-entrenched in the corporate world. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You know whata4a4s cool 8 Oscar nominations for The Social Network]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[a4AThe Social Networka4 snagged eight Oscar nominations this morning, including the coveted Best Picture Award and the Best  Actor award for Jesse Eisenberga4a4s portrayal of Facebook co-founder and  CEO Mark Zuckerberg.That  the film was well-received by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and  Sciences comes as no surprise &amp;8212' The Social Network was a critical  darling, and it also walked away with four Golden Globe awards,  including Best Picture. (Check out my podcast review of the film with VentureBeata4a4s Anthony Ha.)  It was beat out in nominations by a4AThe Kinga4a4s Speecha4 and a4ATrue Grita4,  and it was also noticeably absent from a few key categories. For one,  Andrew Garfield received no Academy love for his portrayal of Facebook  co-founder Eduardo Saverin.In  addition to Best Picture and Best Actor, director David Fincher was  nominated for Best Director' screenwriter Aaron Sorkin landed a nod for  Best Adapted Screenplay (the film was based on Ben Mezricha4a4s book a4AThe Accidental Billionairesa4)'  Nine Inch Nailsa4a4 Trent Reznor and his musical collaborator Atticus Ross  were nominated for Best Original Score' and Jeff Cronenweth was  nominated for his gorgeous cinematography. The film also landed  nominations for Film Editing and Sound Design.When  it comes to the Best Picture category, The Social Network has some  major contenders to fend off, including a4ABlack Swana4, a4AThe Kinga4a4s  Speecha4, and a4ATrue Grit.a4 Eisenberg meanwhile will be facing off against  renowned actors like Javier Bardem, Colin Firth, and Jeff Bridges.  Personally, I think the film has a good shot at landing the major awards  &amp;8212' unless the Academy decides to fall back on safer choices (as it often does) like a4AThe  Kinga4a4s Speech.a4Next Story: Can new startup resu.me succeed in being the &amp;''LinkedIn killer&amp;'' Previous Story: Facebook CTO: 2011 is all about mobile and HTML5PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Academy Awards, movies, Oscars, the social networkCompanies: FacebookPeople: Aaron Sorkin, Atticus Ross, David Fincher, Jeff Cronenweth, Jesse Eisenberg, Trent Reznor          Tags: Academy Awards, movies, Oscars, the social networkCompanies: FacebookPeople: Aaron Sorkin, Atticus Ross, David Fincher, Jeff Cronenweth, Jesse Eisenberg, Trent ReznorDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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