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Developing for wearables: from shrunken smartphone to wearable-first and beyond
[The hype around wearables is giving way to new opportunities for developers. Wearables move from “smartphone copycats” to...
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SlashData Team
Jan 11, 20164 min read
5 ways developers can extend your business model
Developer programs and third party software developers used to be important only for companies making computer operating systems like...
SlashData Team
Jul 27, 20153 min read
Facebook’s next pivot
Facebook is now starting to hit physical limits to its digital growth. Three quarters of the company’s revenue are coming from North...
SlashData Team
Jun 26, 20156 min read
To understand Internet of Things you need to understand Zenefits
Internet of Things is a buzzword in many board rooms in 2015. Enterprises from logistics to construction to healthcare, are seeing IoT as...
SlashData Team
Jun 15, 20153 min read
Apple Music vs. Spotify: Don't repeat this common mistake
The media and blogosphere reaction to Apple Music was mixed at best. Bob Lefsetz, who has written about the music business for over 25...
SlashData Team
Jun 8, 20153 min read
Connected car: A catch 22 for the car industry
More and more car makers understand that “digital” will bring profound change to the industry. Audi chairman Rupert Stadler recently said...
SlashData Team
May 26, 20154 min read
Voice: Breaking free from the telecom business models
It’s very clear that software companies took the lead in innovation around voice communications. The telecom industry is lost in the...
SlashData Team
Mar 16, 20153 min read
Developer Tools: 2014 M&A review
From ad networks to customer support, developer tool startups have been popping up in the last few years to help app developers write...
SlashData Team
Jan 22, 20153 min read
“Only for fans”, or why Xiaomi is not what you think it is
Xiaomi was proclaimed the most valuable tech startup in the world after recent $1.1B funding at a monster $45B valuation. There is fair...
SlashData Team
Dec 23, 20144 min read
Can the app stores sustain 5.5 million developers?
In our latest report, App Economy Forecasts 2015 – 2017, we estimate the number of mobile developers in 2014 at 5.5 million. Demand for...
SlashData Team
Aug 21, 20144 min read
Uber API launch validates the “Gurley scenario”
[With the release of Uber’s API, their ploy to achieve world domination has just gotten a lot more probable. The Uber API allows...
SlashData Team
May 29, 20146 min read
To understand Beats you need to understand Lady Gaga
The news are finally out — Apple is buying Beats for 3 Billion Dollars. Headphone sales? Music streaming service? Wearables? Music label...
SlashData Team
Jan 30, 20143 min read
No, Google is not going 'horizontal' by selling Motorola
Another excellent move by Google: Offload Motorola Mobile Devices to Lenovo, while keeping the patents to themselves. Skimming through...
SlashData Team
Jan 28, 20145 min read
Mobile Money: Did T-Mobile just pull an Android on banks?
Operators have been trying for ages to launch mobile banking schemes hoping to create new revenue opportunities for themselves....
SlashData Team
Dec 19, 20137 min read
Intrapreneurial: Five ingredients of the corporate innovation recipe
The survival of large enterprises calls for innovation. It requires continually creating a new set of businesses to sustain growth and...
SlashData Team
Oct 14, 20133 min read
How to win in mobile without making your own OS
The battle for app ecosystems is over – iOS and Android have won. However, this is not the end of the war for mobile users....
SlashData Team
Sep 4, 20135 min read
Microsoft + Nokia: the marriage of two broken business models
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices division is the new beginning for both Microsoft and Nokia. But how does it make sense when...
SlashData Team
Aug 5, 20136 min read
The evolution of handset business models: From source of profits to distribution channel
The evolution of the PC and mobile handset industry have been mirror images of each other, as both saw two distinct disruptions: a new...
SlashData Team
Jun 17, 20133 min read
Profits are Life Blood
[Is profit share overrated as a measure of company viability? Guest author Jay Goldberg takes a contrasting viewpoint to our recent...
SlashData Team
Jun 5, 20135 min read
Apple & Samsung's "Profit Share" Trap
[Are the smartphone wars about profit share or market share? Guest author Sameer Singh argues that the case for profit is fundamentally...
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