Target won’t be the only bricks-and-mortar retail outlet for Kindles much longer. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding the Staples office supplies chain to the mix this fall, making that two options for would-be buyers to try out the device. The deal will put Kindle in Staples—the chain has more than…

As luck would have it, I was on the go when the U.S. leg of the tennis Grand Slam started Monday, providing a good chance to test the live streaming video for iPad and the new mobile features from USOpen.org. The USTA went iOS-centric with an iPad-optimized browser and an…

Appolicious, the app directory site founded by former Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) News head Alan Warms, is broadening its ties to Warms’ former employer. Appolicious is launching a new site dedicated to helping people find third-party apps that work on Yahoo sites, including the homepage and Yahoo Mail. The company is…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is in the process of buying Motally, a company that offers in-app and mobile browsing analytics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Although Nokia has largely been left behind in the smartphone race by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), the company is trying to…

With the early success of the iPad, many copycats will hit the market this year. Dell’s coming out quickly with its response—the Streak, which will be available in the U.S. starting Friday for $300 when combined with an AT&T (NYSE: T) contract. The five-inch display makes it easier to compare…

Back in June, it was reported that the FTC was reviewing allegations into Apple’s new policies that limited access to the iPhone’s the mobile-advertising market for rival platform providers. Now, the New York Post is reporting that European regulators have teamed with the FTC in its investigation.

The mobile ad space is continuing its rapid growth and so Medialets has chosen a good time to close a $6 million second round funding. The round was led by the Foundry Group, with participation from DFJ Gotham, 500 Startups and former Gannett (NYSE: GCI) chief digital officer Chris Saridakis,…

Android is now the top-selling mobile platform in the U.S., besting both BlackBerry and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), according to The NPD Group, a market research company.

Apple’s Steve Jobs somewhat famously said in April that people aren’t searching on their phone, but instead, are using apps. He reasoned, apps on the iPhone “get you into every corner of the internet…This is a new phenomenon that is occurring on the iPhone for the first time in history.”…

Among the eight million people who have downloaded Clear Channel’s free mobile applications, the average user spends 3.5 hours listening to the streaming radio service and visits an average of four stations a week. All of that adds up to profitability for the media conglomerate’s mobile business, demonstrating that for…

At Google’s own developer conference two months ago, the internet giant nonchalantly mentioned that it was going to launch its own music service for the Android Market that could directly compete with Apple’s iTunes. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was reluctant to give out too many facts beyond that, but now there’s…

As Palm’s VP of developer platform, part of David Temkin’s job was to build out the app catalog. But now as VP of mobile at AOL (NYSE: AOL), his focus is on Android and iPhone. “We are in a eyeball business. To the extent that Palm (NSDQ: PALM) or Microsoft…

Today’s launch of an Android e-reader app marks Barnes & Noble’s first foray onto that platform—and a shift in strategy. Instead of “BN eReader for iPad” or “BN eReader for PC,” its e-reader apps and software are moving to the Nook brand. That will put Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS)…

Is mobile media about search or apps? Depends who you ask. In a panel session at paidContent Mobile, Tricia Duryee, editor for paidContent sister site mocoNews, put the question to Google’s director of emerging platforms Mike Steib: “Steve Jobs says that people don’t use mobile search; they use apps. What…

After discussing their recent travel plans, our founder Rafat Ali spoke with Rob Glaser, partner, Accel Partners / chairman, RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) at the paidContent Mobile conference, with a particular focus on the meaning of iPhone in the marketplace and whether Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has a chance of catching up…

Here’s today’s lesson: The iPhone isn’t perfect, nor are Apple’s hard-working engineers. So if you’ve been tormenting yourself over whether to switch to AT&T (NYSE: T) for the iPhone, or wait until it comes out on Verizon Wireless, you can breathe a big sigh of relief. The iPhone is imperfect…

For most of HTC’s existence, it was a little-known cellphone manufacturer making more Windows Mobile phones than anyone else in the world. Now the Taiwanese company has ambitions to create its own brand and be recognized as making the best Android smartphones. Turns out, it has just a few ideas…

Despite the growing popularity of Google’s Android system among consumers, its attempt to erase Apple’s dominance with developers will have a long way to go, the latest figures from mobile ad net Millennial Media show. In June, 89 percent of developers were creating apps for a single platform and 11…

All of the major smartphone platforms lost share to Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android in a recent three-month period, even though they all gained subscribers due to the market’s overall growth.