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Mar 23, 2012

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CounterPath's Bria Mobile Softphone for iPad receives ITSPA Most Innovative ...
Sacramento Bee
By CounterPath Corporation VANCOUVER, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V: CCV) (OTCBB: CPAH) an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, today announced that the Internet Telephony ...
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SugarSync 3.0 gets darker look, improves iPad features
BetaNews
In addition to our home computers, there is also a work machine to think about and to this you can add other mobile devices such as iPads and Androidphones. Almost without realizing it, we have become used to living in the cloud and web-based email ...
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New iPad users slowed by expensive 4G network rates
Washington Post
Apple's vision for mobile entertainment has hit a snag. Users quickly are discovering the new iPad gobbles data from cellular networks at a monstrous rate. Some find their monthly allotment can be eaten up after watching a two-hour movie.
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Apps challenging the Internet
San Francisco Chronicle
Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed agreed with the statement that in 2020, theWeb would be "stronger than ever in users' lives" and that apps accessed through "anti-Internet" devices like the iPad, Kindle and smart phones "will be useful as ...
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Five Ways to Solve the 4G/LTE iPad Data Consumption Dilemma
PCWorld
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld The new 4G/LTE iPad has only been on the street for a week, and already there are complaints and horror stories of voraciously burning through data plan bandwidth caps. People who are used to 3G speeds are shocked when the ...
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iOS security exploit lets hackers easily fake URLs
msnbc.com
You're browsing the Internet on your iPhone or iPad when you're suddenly prompted for some personal information. But you're no dummy: Before you enter it, you check the URL bar to confirm that you really are on a trusted site. When you're sure, ...
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msnbc.com
How to save when you buy eBooks Online
Newspapper
A lot of people have already purchased various mobile devices and among these popular devices are Apples iPad, Kindle eReaders and other android tablets. These devices not only allow users to browse the internet wherever they are, but these tablets are ...
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Deconfusinator: New iPad's Hot Mess
Fast Company
BY Kit Eaton | 03-22-2012 | 5:00 PM New iPad's sales are on fire. The new iPad's not. Here's what's fueling the flames of criticism of Apple's latest device. Consumer Reports says it has a problem with the new iPad: It gets hot. The Internet is awash ...
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Fast Company
Ready for a mobile only bank?
FierceFinanceIT
Back when online banking was new, people predicted the rise of internet only banks. We saw several start up, only to flame out, as most banks embraced the clicks-and-mortar approach that reigns today. Now that mobile banking is taking off, ...
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UBM Studios Launches a Mobile Event Application to Complement Physical Events
Sacramento Bee
UBM Studios' Mobile Event Application includes native applications for popularmobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry, as well as a web version that provides event attendees with easy access to content before, ...
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ABC gets head start in race to mobile TV
Sydney Morning Herald
TV viewing on mobile devices is set to rocket in the next year as data plans for mobile phones get larger and come down in price, thereby allowing people to watch TV on the go. TV streamed from the internet accounts for up to 12 per cent of total TV ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Just 10% of iPads owners are paying for 3G or 4G data
VatorNews
Even as the new iPad continued to clock in record sales in record time, it appears that it matters much less if the device is 3G, 4G, or boosted with LTE technology since very few people actually use the cellular network when using their device.
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Bring your iPad to work scheme trialled at Liverpool hospitals
The Guardian
NHS staff in Liverpool are using their personal mobile devices including Apple iPads at work, in a trial that may lead to employees of Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey trusts receiving subsidies to buy such equipment in future. Over the last two months, ...
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Huffington Post to release weekly iPad magazine
Economic Times
Mobile Roadie CEO Michael Schneider, whose company will release a musiciPad app on Monday, said he hoped to bank on the trend of tablet users buying more products than their desktop counterparts. "Having that immersive experience really makes a ...
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Apps 'shackle' internet users, says US study
Postnoon
SAN FRANCISCO: The free-ranging Internet is under assault bymobile applications that connect people exclusively to content kept in “walled gardens” online, according to a US study released Thursday. While 59 per cent of the experts surveyed for the ...
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Postnoon
Bwin.party Unveils iPad Poker App
Poker News Report
Bwin.party Digital Entertainment has launched a real money poker app designed for iPad tablets that is based upon the same mobileinterface introduced in Jan. 2011 for the iPhone, as well as in July of 2011 for Android models. “The Bwin iPad poker app ...
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Poker News Report
New Apple iPad too hot for some to handle
Enterprise News
FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, a new Apple iPad is on display during an Apple event in San Francisco. A report issued Monday, March 19, 2012 found that mobile technology is increasing the public appetite for news.
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Telerik's Kendo UI Expands to Support Mobile App Development
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions, announces the next major release of Kendo UI Complete, a collection of Web, DataViz and Mobile tools targeted at professional software ...
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Telerik's Kendo UI Expands to Support Mobile App Development
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions, announces the next major release of Kendo UI Complete, a collection of Web, DataViz and Mobiletools targeted at ...
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Citi Targets Tablet Banking App to Kindle Fire
Chief Marketer
... feedback that followed our initial tablet app launch [on the iPad in July 2011], we know how much our customers value these tools,” Tracey Weber, Citi's managing director for consumer Internet andmobile banking in North America, said in a release.
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Chief Marketer
Smartphones, Facebook Drive Small Business Marketing: Citibank
eWeek
Small businesses are increasing their use of the Internet and social media platforms to connect with customers and grow their businesses, according to a recent survey by Citibank. The study found that 65 percent of the 749 small-business owners ...
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Bwin Launches iPad Poker App
Eat My Stack
Online gaming operator bwin has become the latest company to launch a real money poker app for the iPad. The software uses a similar interface to that of the iPhone and Android software which launched last year. Head of bwin.party'smobile, ...
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Short Or Hold Sirius XM, Just Don't Buy It
Seeking Alpha
The survey conducted in Q4 2011 questioned over 20000 mobile consumers in 18 markets across all continents, found that mobile web users spending 27% of their media time on mobile devices and only 22% of their media time on TV.
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Download now! Top free-calling apps
Hindustan Times
This is done by something called VoIP or Voice over InternetProtocol. With VoIP, you can make a call using your Internetconnection over Wi-Fi instead of your mobile operator. You can practically call anyone in the world for free, provided they have ...
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Hindustan Times
FRIC taps into QR codes
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
"We started a FRIC mobile focus group with the intention of brainstorming new developments for our mobile users and making recommendations to increase usage. Almost everyone has access to mobile internet on their phone," said Ron Dial, the chief of the ...
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IP&TV World Forum, Day 2: The Future
TechNewsWorld
Opera, known for its data-caching mobile browser, supplies much of the TVWeb browser software here, and I was delighted to be able to sit down and grab some time with Opera's Frode Hernes, VP of products, TV and connected devices, who ran through his ...
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Tablets Gear Up To Replace PCs
NASDAQ
The revolution began with Apple Inc. (AAPL) when the technology giant launched iPad in early 2010. Apple called it a magical and revolutionary device that can be used for "browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, ...
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Gripes about new iPad: The list goes on
Los Angeles Times
To boost power and longevity, mobile device batteries have to pack more energy into the same space. Apple says the new iPad's battery lasts 10 hours, which is about the same as the earlier models. But the new device has a far more sophisticated screen ...
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magicJack Proclaims VoIP/ Wi-Fi and APP World About to Change
IT News Online
Andrew MacInnes, Company President added: "With the popularity of theiPad(R) and other tablets, and the proliferation of Wi-Fi enabled smart phones, we believe the great majority of people with high speed Internet access will also have Wi-Fi available ...
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TalkTalk is most complained about ISP
Techwatch
Once again, TalkTalk has topped the list of internet service providers when it comes to Ofcom's measuring of complaint levels. The.. Google Chrome became the world's most downloaded web browser – albeit for just a very brief period, one day in fact.
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Techwatch
Apple New iPad 3 review | from TechRadar's expert reviews of Tablets
Apple New iPad 3 Expert Review: Sharper screen, faster innards - but is it worth the update? - Buying ... TechRadar - technology news and reviews. Premier .... free texts. No internet data allowance. £199.00. 24 months. 3Mobile. £25.00 ...
www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/apple.../review
New iPad Retina Display is a game-changer
Summary: The Retina Display in the new iPad is so good that millions are soon ... I won't review the new iPad here, there is no shortage of those on theweb. ... James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, ...
www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/new-ipad...is-a.../7181
Three, Orange and Vodafone confirm new iPad | Mobile News Online
Three, Orange and Vodafone all confirm they will stock the new Apple iPadwhen it goes on sale tomorrow Orange, Three and Vodafone have all confirmed they.
www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/.../three-orange-and-vodafone-co...
CounterPath's Bria Mobile Softphone for iPad receives ITSPA Most ...
... the UK's industry body for Internet telephony service providers, has named CounterPath's Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone as the recipient of its 2012...
www.sacbee.com/.../counterpaths-bria-mobile-softphone.html
New iPad vs. iPad 2: The Quadruple Pixel Difference
If you use your iPad as an ebook reader or Web browser, you're going to be staring at a lot of text. With the iPad 18 inches away from your face, the newiPad ...
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401761,00.asp
Carroll County Schools iPad giveaway part of internet safety push ...
Carroll County Schools iPad giveaway part of internet safety push ... The problem is that more than half of students have smart phones giving them instant ...
www2.wsls.com/.../ipad-giveaway-part-internet-safety-push-ca...
Unboxing the 'new' iPad | Mobile Internet Devices | ZDNet UK
News; Reviews; Blogs; History of the iPhone; Mobile IT; White papers ... The new iPad goes on sale today (16 March) in various flavours, starting with the 16GB ...
www.zdnet.co.uk/.../03/.../unboxing-the-new-ipad-40095279/
Technology News World: Want to buy a new iPad online? There's a ...
Technology News World provide you information about Microsoft, GoogleNews, Google Plus, Facebook, Twitter, Android, Touch Screen Mobiles, iPad, iPhone, ... Days after the new iPad went up for presale online, Apple is running out of the ...
technologyfly.blogspot.com/.../want-to-buy-new-ipad-online-t...
CounterPath's Bria Mobile Softphone for iPad ... - PR Newswire
See more news releases in: Computer Electronics, Telecommunications Industry, ... for Internet telephony service providers, has named CounterPath's Bria iPad ...
www.prnewswire.com/.../counterpaths-bria-mobile-softphone-...
Sleipnir Mobile for iPhone iPad 1.8.2 Web Browser Released
Sleipnir Mobile for iPhone iPad 1.8.2 Web Browser Released. By Charles W. Moore, on March 13th, 2012. Fenrir Inc. has released the latest version of its ...
www.pbcentral.com/.../sleipnir-mobile-for-iphone-ipad-1-8-2-...
Hotel Search HRS for iPad – find & book 250.000 Hotels worldwide ...
"With the iPad app, the mobile hotel search is even more innovative and even surpasses the iPhone app" (mobile-internet-news.de, May 2010; w&v werben und ...
itunes.apple.com/by/app/hrs-hotelportal-for.../id371123357?...
New iPad accounts for 5 percent of all iPads seen on Web | Apple ...
Apple shares hover below $600 mark on news of dividend, stock buyback ...the third-gen iPad is grabbing almost 5 percent of the Web traffic among all iPads ... sees hundreds of millions of impressions per week among all mobiledevices.
news.cnet.com/.../new-ipad-accounts-for-5-percent-of-all-ipad...
IT News Online > - - AT&T Statement on iPad Sales
IT News Online is a News Portal that brings you the latest in the IT Industry. ...resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a ...
www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=206603
NUTS: Apple Unveils New IPad, Mobile Payment Race Heats Up ...
Apple's new iPad will challenge rivals and offer opportunities to game ... NewsUnder the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events in the mobileindustry. ... EBay and other online retailers offer trade-in deals on electronics, prompting ...
www.mobiledia.com/news/131660.html
CounterPath's Bria Mobile Softphone for iPad receives ... - Topix
China tightens online chatter amid political rumors ... Real-Time News ...CounterPath's Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone as the recipient of its 2012 Most .
www.topix.com/.../counterpaths-bria-mobile-softphone-for-ip...
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FRANCHISE News, Mar 23, 2012


Franchise
2 Companies Building Franchises To Buy On Any Short-Term Weakness
Seeking Alpha
Stocks floated by companies with glaring weaknesses and absolutely zero competitive, strategic and cost-related leverage going forward. In this article, I present two companies, both with name recognition and brand power similar to Netflix, ...
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Luby's Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
Sacramento Bee
During the second quarter, two new franchises opened, one in Omaha, Nebraska and the second in Del Rio, Texas. Our 2012 expansion plans are on track and we still plan to open at least three company-owned Fuddruckers before the end of the fiscal year.
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Sonic Reports Improved Sales and Operating Income
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“Despite commodity cost pressure, we were able to improve drive-in level margins reflecting leverage from improved sales. From a capital perspective, we expect to generate $50 million to $55 million in free cash flow 1 during the current fiscal year.
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Thiel: NintendoBall, Part II — After Ichiro, what?
Sportspress Northwest
In 2004, Yamauchi turned over ownership of the Mariners to his company's US unit, Nintendo of America (NOA) in Redmond, wisely avoiding inheritance issues that sometimes have plagued sports franchises handed off between generations.
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Digital Signage Entices Taste Buds
Sacramento Bee
SUBWAY® TV & RADIO, comprised of NEXCOM's fanless NDiS 161 media player and Real Digital Media's NEOCAST® digital signage platform, serves as a powerful communication medium for helping SUBWAY® franchisees better inform customers of available options ...
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Banco Santander's Emilio Botín takes on the world
Fortune (blog)
You can see the bank's championship 18-hole golf course, a nursery for 550 children, and a grove of 1000-year-old olive trees transplanted from Sicily at a reported cost of $50000 a pop. Given all that opulence, you'd never guess that Emilio Botín, ...
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Fortune (blog)
Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Sacramento Bee
The increase was attributable to new store sales and an increase in same store sales, partially offset by closed stores, decreases in shipments tofranchisees and foreign currency translation effect of our foreign locations' sales.
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Planet Fitness to Raise Big Money for Breast Cancer Research
Sacramento Bee
Memberships will cost just $10 down, and then $10 a month. In the past two years, Planet Fitness gyms nationwide have donated $592522 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation through the springtime promotion. "We're very excited to be able to help such ...
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Massive evasion of ST, FED by some beverage makers unearthed
Business Recorder (blog)
The multinational giants have been involved in manufacturing and sale of concentrate to different bottling franchises in Pakistan. In the light of Central Excise General Order, 53 of 1967, aforesaid business is liable to FED at ad Valorem basis on ...
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Jackson Hewitt Tax Service® Named Supplier of the Year by Walmart Financial ...
Sacramento Bee
I thank all of our franchisees and employees for their dedication and commitment to continual enhancement of our Walmart partnership. I also thank Walmart Financial Services for their demonstrated spirit of teamwork and collaboration to make our ...
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Darden Restaurants' CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
About 80% of that unfavorability was expected based on the inflationary foodcost environment and our decision to price below inflation. For the third quarter, restaurant labor expenses were approximately 100 basis points lower than last year on a ...
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Alon Holdings Blue Square - Israel Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the ...
Sacramento Bee
The decrease in revenues was mainly due to a decrease in sales tofranchises stemming in the home and leisure sectors from increased competition in the sector and was partly offset by increase in sales of home textile. Real estate segment - increase in ...
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Darden Restaurants Reports Third Quarter Diluted Net Earnings Per Share of ...
Sacramento Bee
With our sales strength and deceleration in year-over-year food cost inflation, we were able to generate solid earnings growth even though food cost inflation remained elevated on an absolute basis," said Clarence Otis, Chairman and Chief Executive ...
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Nike's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Converse is a great example, very strategic in how we combine franchises like Chuck Taylor, with ways for consumers to customize their products in store. A great Q3 for Converse, delivering another quarter of double-digit revenue growth.
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Contractors may replace mailrooms
The Ranger
According to the minute order, the district would pay FEJICO, LLC, and Two Step, LCC, franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc. Inc., about $76625 for fiscal year 2012 and $306500 each year for fiscal years 2013-15 to receive and sort incoming mail to each ...
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