Application Trends that Will Turnup The Mobile Industry in 2012
Every year we get to see a different trend for the mobile device industry and the mobile application development.
While 2010 saw the…
Samsung to release a cheaper Galaxy handset
Good news for cash strapped individuals out there who wants to own a Samsung Android device. Reports have been circulating that the Korean brand is set to release an entry level version of their Samsung Galaxy S3. An unnamed source said that the latest version of the Samsung Galaxy Android is going to have an [...]
Continue reading →Kindle Fire features, still no match for iPad
The new bargain priced Kindle Fire has received good reveiws lately and it seems that it has ignited public interest on the tablet arena. Unfortuantely, with the gazillion updates Amazon and other tablet manufacturers have done to their devices, it’s a pity that it’s hard to read books on. The Kindle Fire is suppsed-to-become 2012‘s [...]
Continue reading →Apple names top apps for 2011
Since 2011 is coming to a close, the Cupertino-based company has released the lists of best apps, TV shows, movies, music and podcasts. The biggest winner of the year in terms of number of downloads and sales is Angry Birds which took the top spot for both iPhone and iPad. Its spinoffs, Angry Birds Rio [...]
Continue reading →Droid leads Xmas app downloads over other Android phones
According to a report from app market analysts Flurry, downloads from the new Droid phones on Christmas day were almost equal to the number of downloads from all other Android phones combined. When asked whether it was just a one-off scenario, Peter Farago, Flurry’s head of marketing, told Venturebeat that the trend will probably continue. [...]
Continue reading →iPod Touch downloads jump to 1000% on Xmas day
In another report by app market analyst Flurry, the spotlight is on Apple Inc.’s iPod Touch which has apparently exceeded iPhone downloads for the first time. According to the report, software downloads from the iPod Touches (all generations) of consumers jumped more than 1,000 percent on Christmas day. The growth was based on the comparison [...]
Continue reading →eBay shopping thru phones increase three-fold
Apparently, people are so much on-the-go that they’re not purchasing in eBay online but on cellphones too, thanks to the eBay app. According to eBay, shoppers are using their cellphones to make more purchases this holiday season, with 1.5 million products sold in the past several weeks – that’s three times the number for the [...]
Continue reading →In-app purchasing on free apps is now allowed
Apple sent some emails today containing good news, especially to developers. In-app purchases are now being permitted in free apps. Why is this good news? You can now download, say, a news content app which will allow you to test out the interface and content without shelling a few bucks. Then if you decided that [...]
Continue reading →iPhone app from PepsiCo stirs controversy
Well, it isn’t surprising to find useless, unusual, and sometimes offensive apps scattered around the market, and they usually go by without a buzz. But when an international company develop that kind of app, well – that’s a different story. PepsiCo Inc., as part of their marketing strategy for their Amp energy drink, has released [...]
Continue reading →Analyst says Apple should dump AT&T exclusive deal
An end to Apple’s exclusive deal with AT&T could double iPhone sales in the US – at least that’s what Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty says. This prediction stems from the fact that the exclusive arrangement between the two companies limits the sales of iPhones. Huberty says that when Orange lost its exclusivity deal with the [...]
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