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due to the rising number of smartphone subscriptions (especially for LTE-capable smartphones), and the increasing data consumption per subscriber, the trend will continue, with a predicted tenfold increase - to 22GB per subscriber in North America - in mobile traffic by the end of 2021.

"Steve Yankovich, eBay's VP of mobile, said the average transaction on eBay's mobile apps runs between $30 and $45, in contrast to companies that sell 99-cent mobile games or virtual goods. On the high end, he notes that more than 9,000 cars are sold every week through the app, some of which are priced above $100,000."

"At last week's IGNITION conference, Carolyn Everson - the VP of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook -- told Business Insider's Jim Edwards that Samsung paid $10 million for a three week Facebook ad campaign. The end result? Samsung sold $129 million worth of Galaxy S III smartphones. Not too shabby."

"Hooters of America is attracting consumers to its locations with new coupons they can redeem for food specials through the end of March."

"Amazon's new lineup of tablets don't just differ from the original Kindle Fire in their hardware. Like last year's cheapest Kindle e-reader, all three new models - that's the Fire, the HD 7, and the HD 8.9 - will display Amazon's "Special Offers" promotions and advertisements on their lock screens. Unlike the low-end Kindle, however, Amazon isn't offering the devices in more expensive, ad-free models, nor is it making mention of any way to opt out for a fee."

But in the last several months, AT&T has been reducing the number and length of calls to its call centers by relying on so-called smart videos from New York City-based SundaySky. The videos are personalized tutorials that are built on the fly using pre-scripted clips mixed with the subscriber's own data. The system works off a video template that incorporates visual elements, narration and integrated information from a user's account. Users end up seeing a video bill that addresses them, acknowledges their recent account activity and leads them through their biggest billing questions.

Mobile applications will drive serious growth in mobile advertising in the coming years, according to a new study. Juniper Research reported today that in-app advertising will hit $2.4 billion by the end of the year. By 2015, that figure will soar to $7.1 billion. In-app advertising is widely viewed as the key to success for developers in the coming years. Mobile users are becoming increasingly loath to pay too much for applications, driving prices down. In-app advertising can help soften the blow of charging so little for an expensive app.

Barnes & Noble is reportedly releasing a Nook Tablet with less storage space-and, presumably, a lower price-on Wednesday - analysts expect it to be priced at $199 to compete with the Kindle Fire. (The Nook with more storage is currently $249).

This builds on the notion of device fragmentation. The major topics covered are Tablets, TV, and other portables. The end of the article briefly touches on how Android OS is the new embedded OS for non-traditional computing devices, replacing Linux in that role.

huge bus that cars can drive under 185km of line starting to be put down starting at the end of the year daily 8.2

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Streaming search means that each time you type a new word, the results change. Pretty cool. Article attempts to debunk the idea that this will be helpful in any way. But I think it could be. Those of us that are good with search know to try lots of different combinations for any particular need. This streamlines that process to a degree.

another aspect of streaming search is streaming ads- as you type in a phrase to search, ads adjust accordingly.

"In the case of Electiongrams, NBC is relying on a start-up called Chute that provides back-end tools for large-scale photo management to brands and large media companies. Chute helps its clients pull in photos that people share through email or sites like Facebook, but also offers human and automated moderating tools."

"As the Roku figures suggest, cord-cutting is happening, so far, on a relatively small scale. For example, Nielsen reported that the number of households that have only broadband Internet and free broadcast channels increased by 631,000 in 2011. Meanwhile, 1.5 million homes ended TV service from cable, satellite, or telecommunications providers that same year."