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Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft All Tumble
MacBytes.com —
... ) fell 2.03, or more than 8%. Satellite radio concern Sirius XM ( SIRI ) fell more than 18% to close at 0.62 a share. It has been trading for less than 1.00 a share since Sept. 11 and remains in danger of being delisted. Internet companies weren't immune. Search giant Google ( GOOG ) saw its stock drop 50.04, or 11.6%, ending the day on 381, its first finish below the 400 mark in two years. Online retailer Amazon ( AMZN ) fell more than 10%, while eBay ( EBAY ) dropped 11%. Yahoo ( YHOO ) also lost more than 10%. Hesseldahl is a reporter ...
Can INQ Cell Phones Whack iPhone in the Knees?
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... first half of 2009. The phone is likely to debut in the U.S., where Hutchison doesn't have a wireless business, next year. Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung may be the first to feel the pinch, since they're the primary mobile-phone suppliers to Hutchison. A Samsung spokesman says devices that sell for $120 or more typically offer the best Web experience. INQ's pitch isn't just low prices. It has built into its phones new ways to use popular online services such as Facebook, eBay ( EBAY ), and Skype. For example, the company worked with Facebook so the INQ1 can automatically ...
Can INQ Cell Phones Whack iPhone in the Knees?
MacBytes.com —
... first half of 2009. The phone is likely to debut in the U.S., where Hutchison doesn't have a wireless business, next year. Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung may be the first to feel the pinch, since they're the primary mobile-phone suppliers to Hutchison. A Samsung spokesman says devices that sell for $120 or more typically offer the best Web experience. INQ's pitch isn't just low prices. It has built into its phones new ways to use popular online services such as Facebook, eBay ( EBAY ), and Skype. For example, the company worked with Facebook so the INQ1 can automatically ...
Apple: Finding Even More Uses for iTunes
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... on iTunes? If the tablet turns out to be an electronic reader that will compete with Amazon's ( AMZN ) Kindle, then there's good reason to expect that iTunes will become an excellent replacement for your neighborhood bookstore and newsstand. The larger a role iTunes plays in digital goods, the bigger a player it becomes in electronic commerce, period. Its 100 million credit-card accounts outnumber Amazon's 94 million active customers and the 75 million at eBay ( EBAY ) unit PayPal . So what else might iTunes sell besides digital media and iPhone ...
Mobile Shopping's First Christmas
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... them more Web-friendly. That's no mean trick because each phone has a different set-up. You create different applications for each phone. How can retailers take advantage of yet another point-of-sale? The good ones will start distributing coupons via their apps. They've got this pool of money that used to be dedicated to mass marketing. They should be using it to engage the consumer in new ways. What kind of retailers will this platform really work well for? For something like eBay ( EBAY ), it's a natural. You can now follow auctions no matter where you are. But I think any ...
