Jul
1
2011
Path has seen somewhat moderate success as an iOS only app. The app is for you phone picture enthusiasts out there. It’s a service that allows you to upload only picture taken from phone (no, you can’t cheat and upload any pictures you put on your phone) and share them with your friends. Unlike similar [...]
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Jun
30
2011
Nielsen just released their survey of mobile consumers in the U.S. For the three month period ending in May, Android gained 2% to a 38% market share while Apple’s iOS gained 1% to a 27% market share. RIM dropped 2% to 21%. Most interesting is smartphones are now the majority of new purchases. For May, [...]
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Jun
28
2011
Symantec recently released a report called, “A Window into Mobile Device Security,” which examines the security approaches of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. I believe there will be some writers out there that will try to slant the report in favor of one or the other, but in reality they both have vulnerabilities. Android: Symantec [...]
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Jun
6
2011
Every year Apple puts out a shiny new operating system for its mobile platform. Every year people wonder whether or not they should switch from one platform to another. I’m not here to debate which one’s better, but rather explain why the jump isn’t worth it.
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May
19
2011
Millennial Media has released a new report on the global smartphone landscape for April 2011. They have reported that Android continues to roll over the competition with 53% impressions on the Millennial Media mobile ad network. Apple’s iOS came in second with 28% and RIM’s BlackBerry OS came in third with 16%. The numbers were [...]
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May
11
2011
EverFocus Electronics Corp. is a manufacturer of closed caption tv cameras, DVRs, access control systems and various access control peripherals. The company has come up with an Android and iOS application and more mobile operating systems in the works. This application gives owners of their IP cameras and DVRs, the ability to control the units [...]
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May
3
2011
We reported a little while ago about two things that are stirring up quite a ruckus in the digital world: The Android Market now has more free apps than its iOS counterpart, and that for the first time in a LONG time Android market share actually decreased slightly. As an Android user what does this [...]
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May
2
2011
Research In Motion (RIM) is making a bold move in that it plans on brining the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) to Android and iOS later this year. Pending completion of the acquisition, Ubitexx’s ubi-Suite software for device management will be integrated with the management and security controls of BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Enterprise Server [...]
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Apr
27
2011
Want an Android phone on your next upgrade? Well, you’re not alone… not by a long shot. According to a survey by Nielsen, when asked which smartphone users would want to buy most on their next upgrade, the resounding answer was Android. The same survey was done last June – September, showing users wanted (by [...]
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Apr
27
2011
Looks like we’ve got a couple stories today where theses developers are trying their hand at the cross-platform communication, between Android and iOS, specifically. First an app from iStartApp. And now Qik has brought to the Android Market, Qik Video Connect. Allowing you to connect your Android device to your friends iPhone, with live video [...]
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