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February 14, 2013

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AT&T's Bradley: Mobility empowers businesses to think creatively
AT&T is leading a mobile revolution that is changing the way businesses relate with customers, AT&T's Jeff Bradley says. Bradley offered details of a partnership between the carrier and a restaurant chain to send custom coupons to consumers' smartphones as they walk past a store. "The possibilities are just endless," Bradley says. American City Business Journals/Seattle/Tech Flash blog (2/13)

Industry Update

Ford makes Amazon Cloud Player available in some cars
Amazon Cloud Player has become available in certain 2013 Ford Motor vehicles equipped with SYNC AppLink, including the Mustang, the Focus and the C-MAX Hybrid. "We know that cars and music go hand in hand," said Steve Boom, Amazon's vice president of digital music. The Verge (2/13)

AT&T trumps rivals in Ohio city thanks to LTE investment
AT&T has the fastest speeds for text, data and voice service in Columbus, Ohio, a RootMetrics report says. AT&T benefited from a multimillion-dollar network upgrade that included deployment of 4G LTE, the report says. "AT&T's addition of LTE led to a dramatic change in their speeds. There's a world of difference between LTE speeds and the slower speeds AT&T had last time," RootMetrics CEO Bill Moore says. The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) (2/11)

Other News

Accenture mobile app targets health care "navigators"
eWeek (2/7)

Technology

Apple may see "curved glass" as answer for a smart watch
Apple reportedly is working on an iOS-based smart watch with a curved-glass design that seeks to take advantage of new technology in which the materials conform to the body's curves. Scientists at Corning Glass Technologies, which created bendable glass, said inventing a foldable watch would take the invention a major step forward. "The human body moves in unpredictable ways. It's one of the toughest mechanical challenges," said Pete Bocko, Corning's chief technology officer. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Bits blog (2/10), The Telegraph (London) (tiered subscription model) (2/11)

Other News

Caterpillar taps M2M to bring connectivity to construction
ConnectedWorldMag.com (2/8)

Neul releases breakthrough chip for M2M applications
Techworld (U.K.) (2/13)

Trends & Research

NPD: Music is trending to mobile devices
Consumers increasingly use mobile devices to listen to music, according to a report from NPD Group that says more than half of smartphone users and 40% of tablet owners download or stream music to the devices. The trend is seen as driving demand for listening components, with sales of wireless headphones up 34% last year. TWICE (2/11)

Retailers still see value in mobile commerce, survey says
A survey conducted by BDO found that 60% of retailers will keep their mobile investment at the same level in 2013, while 38% intend to boost such spending. BDO's Doug Hart says retailers are still working on getting shoppers to move beyond product research on mobile devices to making purchases with them. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (2/13)

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