CE Newswire - 02.26.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Zuckerberg Dines With Phone Frenemies Fretting Over Profits   Call it a dinner between frenemies. At a Barcelona apartment on the night of Feb. 24, Faceboo's Mark Zuckerberg hosted about 20 executives, many from the top phone companies, said people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the gathering was private. (Bloomberg) Why This Is Important:  Wireless carriers say they aren't getting a fair share of the profits from soaring mobile-advertising revenue. #2 Hey, Apple. THIS Is How You Flog iPhones In New Markets   Last year mobile phone trade-in firm eRecyclingCorps announced that they had recycled 10 million phones in the past four years. This year they said they'd chewed through the same 10 million in the last year alone. (TheRegister) Why This Is Important:  Approximately 95 percent of  phones that are traded in are sold for re-use, while the remaining 5 percent are recycled. #3 In appeal, Apple Says E-Book Ruling Will Harm Consumers   Apple had no knowledge that publishers were engaged in a conspiracy in December 2009 or at any other point, the company said in its appeal of a district court ruling which found Apple and five major U.S. publishers had conspired to fix e-book prices. (Computerworld) Why This Is Important: Apple claimed its entry into e-books disrupted an Amazon-controlled market, where the e-tailing giant controls nine out of every 10 e-book sales. 4. Why Is Nokia Making Android Phones? (The Verge) 5. Google's Tango Project Could Render Apple And Samsung Smartphones Obsolete (Market Watch) 6. Panasonic Unveils Two Rugged Smartphones: Toughpad FZ-E1 And FZ-X1 (IntoMobile) 7. Breaking The Smartphone Mold Isn't Easy. Just Ask Jolla (Engadget) 8. 7 Hidden Dangers Of Wearable Computers (Computerworld) 9. Today's Apps Are Turning Us Into Sociopaths (Wired) 10. How To Beer-Proof Your Smartphone (Businessweek) "Zuckerberg's proposal is Facebook-centric, with the social network and OTT players reaping the immediate benefits. The direct monetization prospects for telcos are thin -- the question remains as to whether this will be enough to counter the negative impact OTT services are having on operators." -- Eden Zoller, analyst at research firm Ovum Blog Post of The Day Showing Our Work: How Early Upgrade Plans Cost More Than Typical Plans By Joanna Stern I spent the last week in a sea of spreadsheets, cluttered wireless-carrier websites and fine print. In my column, I tackled the new upgrade plans from all the major U.S. cellular carriers, which promise to let you get a new phone every year—or sooner—at discounted rates.  Ultimately I concluded that for the luxury of getting a new phone every year, your basic two-year, two-gigabyte phone package will go up by $200 to $400 (and forget about getting any money from your old phones, either, because they go back to the carrier).  More » Upcoming Events Nationwide PrimeTime! March 9-12 The Venetian Palazzo and Sands Expo Center Las Vegas www.nationwidegroup.org BrandSource 2014 Summit & Expo March 16-19 Marriott World Center Orlando, Fla. http://www.brandsourceconvention.com/ Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email

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