Mobile Minutes: Twitter's revenue tactics; Connected cars study; Playboy's safe-for-work app; LG's leather phone
How Twitter
plans to make more money, in five not-so-easy steps
Twitter last month fell short on its revenue projections for the first time as
a public company, spooking investors and tanking the stock. All eyes are on the
sales team, led by Adam Bain, as they chart the company's strategy for growth
over the next few years.
Read more on Bloomberg
Not so fast:
connected cars could cause data traffic jams
Traffic jams in the future could cause potentially dangerous data snarl-ups as
cars packed with entertainment, safety and navigation features vie for airwaves
with smartphones, tablets and networked features in other vehicles, according
to a study.
Read more on Reuters
Playboy
launching mobile app ? sans the models
Playboy NOW ? free on Google Play store and iTunes App store ? takes the
adult-entertainment icon into the safe-for-work content by only offering
articles. This trend began with the relaunch of Playboy.com as a men?s
general-interest site in August.
Read more on New York Post
LG's G4
smartphone: What you need to know
A leather-clad smartphone may be the last thing anyone dreamed of but LG hopes
customers will take to its flagship G4 smartphone. Sporting full-grain leather,
the device goes on sale today in key markets around the world -- however North
American smartphone shoppers will have to wait.
Read more on ABC News