Mobile Minutes: IPhone sales; Tablets redux; Video ads; Japan’s wireless carriers
Why tablets are the future of computing
The conventional wisdom about tablet computers—that as a category, they’re no longer all that compelling, and might even be dying out—is wrong.
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Shares of Japan’s top mobile carriers drop after prime minister’s comments
Shares in Japan’s leading mobile carriers fell sharply Monday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the government to consider ways to lower calling rates, underscoring the vulnerability of established telecommunications giants in one of the most expensive wireless markets in the world.
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Are video ads worth it? About 40 percent of ad agencies say they’re not sure
Online media sites — from media sites like YouTube and Hulu to social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat — have been pushing video advertisements. But is it worth it? A new survey says ad agencies are skeptical.
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