Parmy Olson's Blog, page 53

The Next Big Thing In Messaging Could Be An App You've Never Heard Of - And Never See

Layer is making it easy to put a free calling or messaging service into any app. If it takes off, that could be a problem for both carriers and today's messaging giants.

Jury Awards Apple 5.4% Of Damages It Sought From Samsung

A federal jury has awarded $120 million to Apple following another legal battle over smartphone features.

Playing Dirty In The Messaging Wars

More apps are resorting to spammy social engineering tactics to muscle into the lucrative market dominated by WhatsApp, WeChat and LINE.

MyFitnessPal Starts Tracking Steps To Grow The World's Largest Nutrition Database

The popular dieting app will start tracking activity as well as food intake, to try and create a more comprehensive picture of people’s health.

Facebook Moves To Become The World's Most Powerful Data Broker

By letting users opt out of sharing with other apps, Facebook amasses an exclusive trove of our personal data.

One Route To Middle America For Apple's iPhone

FreedomPop is the latest non-traditional phone carrier undercutting the giants who sell the iPhone, offering Apple’s devices to a less affluent, tech-savvy crowd.

Samsung Keeps Profit Steady As Mobile Sales Decline

The world’s largest smartphone maker has been tightening expenses amid a slowing market for high-end phones.

Samsung's Galaxy S5 Seen Selling Faster Than The S4

One of the smartphone’s pre-loaded apps points to bigger activation numbers over the last two weeks, even as the device giant battles a slowdown in the high-end market.

Qualcomm Shields Profits As Chip Sales Slow

The chip maker’s sales came in lower than expected, but raises its forecast for earnings per share.

Why Nike Might Dodge The Wearables War

The tough wearables business is about to get crowded. As the sneaker maker reportedly shutters its FuelBand business, it probably wants to let Apple and others do the innovating.