February 7, 2012
StatCounter’s latest study discovered that of the global Internet usage, only 8.5 percent come from mobile device, specifically, the mobile phones. The figure seems small but it’s understandable because tablets — which are also mobile– are not included. Read more
January 27, 2012
It’s now Nokia’s turn to be in the earnings call spotlight. The top phone manufacturer (still the largest) reported a $1.4 billion loss. That’s lower as compared to the $800 million loss in 2010, Q4. Read more
January 27, 2012
We already know that the ultrabooks will be more popular this year. What we don’t know is that tablets may soon be passe, that is, according to analyst group Juniper Research. Meaning tablets could just be a trend and laptops will still reign. Read more
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January 26, 2012
Japanese company Nintendo recently released its quarterly earnings report. As expected, the company didn’t profit much. Read more
January 25, 2012
Textbooks are now part of the iBooks service by Apple. This is one great idea that I knew would be a success because a lot of schools and universities now have been using the iPad. And what do you know, only after three days, more than 350,000 textbooks have already been downloaded from the online store. Read more
January 24, 2012
Yesterday, we mentioned how mobile app use has overtaken mobile web surfing use in the US. Today, we’ve got news that tablet ownership has increased in the country over the holidays. Pew Research Center reports that 10 percent of the Americans owned a tablet by middle of December but the figure increased after Christmas, jumping to 19 percent. Read more
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January 23, 2012
Was it only three weeks ago that we mentioned Microsoft Windows Phone Market Place hitting 50,000 mobile apps? Wow! A 10,000 increase over those weeks is impressive as the Marketplace now boasts of 60,000 active apps for download. Read more
January 13, 2012
Xbox 360 is the top gaming console for 2011. Microsoft’s own console is said to have captured 49 percent of the market. In 2011, sales hit $6.7 billion in the US alone. That’s $4.6 billion on accessories and games plus $2.1 billion on Xbox 360 consoles. Read more
January 12, 2012
China Internet Network Information Center recently revealed that nearly 40% of its citizens, topping 505 million at the end of Novermber last year, have online access. Read more
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January 4, 2012
Driven by an increase in free software, Android users can now peruse at over 400,000 apps on it Android Market store. Catching up fast with Apple’s 500k apps, which has slowed in growth, Google’s
market is now the largest app store in the world that offers free apps, with 68% of titles being offered for free. Now what Google needs to do next is figure out how to milk the hell out of these apps, since compared to Apple, it doesn’t get much revenue off the app business.
via TheVerge
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