Greystripe’s technology now transcodes Flash authored ads as HTML5 to mobile devices that do not support Flash Player

Chinese pirates hawking a new crop of Apple Inc iPad knock-offs are hoping the real product’s global launch will provide much-needed publicity for their slow-selling wares.

As Apple kicks off international release of the iPad (which includes Canada, finally), rivals are working to develop their own products to claim a slice of a growing consumer market.

Yahoo has been working to focus on its core businesses — creating and licensing content, selling online ads and providing messaging services — while turning to partners to run some of its other offerings. It’s a great way to do business and is the new emerging trend in closer corporate service trading. Companies are staying focused on their core competencies and partnering where needed.

The “smart TV” service allows people to search both live channels as well as content from websites such as YouTube.

First quarter 2010 information from The NPD Group’s Mobile Phone Track reveals a shift in the smartphone market, as Android OS edged out Apple’s OS for the number-two position behind RIM.

Kobo is a global eReading service, where you can choose from a wide selection of eBooks including bestsellers and popular titles, newspapers and magazines. Stay connected to what you’re reading and your library; from your smartphone, eReader and computer. Kobo support Android, computers, iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre, and iPad.

Apple said on Monday it has sold over 300,000 iPads on Saturday, a number which didn’t match some analysts’ estimates, placed at up to 700,000 at some point. Chitika’s number though, is much more realistic, with around 600,000 in the first six days of sales.ipad, sales, revenue, Apple, 600,000

Experts in the Mobile Industry discuss how Android is good for the industry. It is Open Source, encourages innovation and competition, allows many hardware formats to co-exist, and it is built on Linux. Well worth a watch…

The hot new Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S will be launching on the US carrier T-Mobile. Forbes is suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S will actually end up on all four major US carriers in 2010. These