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Mailbox expands to iPad, Android in the pipeline
Mailbox, the buzzed-about messaging app acquired by Dropbox in March, is expanding native functionality from Apple's iPhone to its iPad tablet with the release of its latest update.
AT&T leads the (still small) cellular tablet market with 49% share
According to new data from research firm NPD group, AT&T Mobility serviced almost half of all the tablets in the nation that connected to cellular networks in the first quarter. However, the percentage of tablets that actually do connect to 3G or 4G networks is relatively small--NPD found that only 12 percent of all tablets in the United States connect to cellular networks.
Square's annual payment volume eclipses $15B, led by iPad transactions
Square is now processing more than $15 billion in payments on an annualized basis, up from $10 billion six months ago. The figure excludes transactions completed by coffeehouse chain Starbucks, which began allowing consumers to pay for purchases via the Square Wallet application for iOS and Android late last year.
ABC could gain new benefits by bringing targeted ads to mobile devices
As ABC debuts its ABC Now video app that lets cable viewers in New York and Philadelphia watch live programming on their iPad, the next logical step would be deliver hyper-targeted ads to these users.
Apple beats expectations, sells 37.4M iPhones, 19.5M iPads
Apple said it sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads in its fiscal 2013 second quarter, which ended March 30, beating analysts' expectations for around 35 million iPhones and 17 million iPads. In the year-ago quarter, Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones and 11.8 million iPads.
Apple could post first quarterly profit decline in a decade
Apple reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday after the market closes, and while the company is expected to report its biggest fiscal second-quarter sales yet, analysts also expect Apple to post its first decline in quarterly profit in a decade.
Report: Android lags iOS in mobile ad spend, value
The value of ads running on Google's Android-enabled devices declined sharply quarter-over-quarter, while ads for Apple's iOS-enabled devices grew, according to a new report from MoPub. In fact, devices running iOS--including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch--control over 75 percent of ad spend share, the report said.
Verizon: FiOS Flex View on demand service is a retention tool
Verizon Communications views its Flex View on demand service as a necessary piece of its FiOS offering because it keeps customers from churning. In fact, a Verizon executive said that FiOS customers who use Flex View on demand, are three times less likely to churn than customers who do not use the mobile service.
Report: FAA may loosen restrictions on passenger access to iPads, Kindles
The Federal Aviation Administration may relax rules preventing airline passengers from accessing tablets and e-readers during takeoff and landing, The New York Times reports.
Roku planning second-screen tablet app
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Streaming video provider Roku is currently testing a second-screen application for tablets that the company hopes to release in the "near term," according to a company executive.
