Tag: "Android"
Android Market Update – September 2010
With so much media attention always going to Apple and their iOS platform, its worth taking a look at how Android is fairing in the competitive mobile market. Here are some new stats worth taking note of in regards to the Android mobile platform: – 200,000 Android phones are sold everyday. – 97,000 (approx) applications […]
Read More | ShareAppStore hits 250,000 applications
It has been a little over 2 years since Apple launched the AppStore. The store now has over 250,000 applications from around 50,000 developers. Books and Games are the 2 most popular categories, with about 30% market share combined. Around 30% of the apps are free, 70% are paid-for applications. In comparison, the Android Marketplace […]
Read More | ShareOracle Suing Google Over Android OS
Oracle Corporation is suing Google over the Android Operating System. It is claimed that Google has infringed on Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property patents, that Oracle purchase in the Sun Microsystems acquisition. The Java code is also copyrighted and Oracle is saying Google never paid a license to use the software. Oracle is requesting monetary compensation […]
Read More | ShareTrojan Virus hits Android Phones
There have been reports surfacing across the web that the first virus has been detected on Android phones. Computer Security company, Kaspersky, has found a an Android app called ‘Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a’ The app basically pretends to be a media-player application, but once installed sends SMS messages to premium high cost numbers without the owners knowledge. Often, […]
Read More | ShareWindows Phone 7 In Depth: A Fresh Start for Microsoft
The Windows 7 Phone is a fresh start for Microsoft. Microsoft can use this device as a foundation to build something totally new, and it’s very much different to any other phone you’ve used. The phone utilises and manages many of the different Microsoft products and services – Bing, Xbox Live, Zune to name a […]
Read More | ShareLG to release Android-Powered Tablet
LG is looking to release an Android-Powered Tablet at the end of the year. It looks like a lot of major electronics manufacturers are racing to build an iPad like device in wake of the iPad’s success. With the releases or more tablet devices this is probable to shift increasing people to mobile type PC’s. […]
Read More | ShareCost of mobile apps? Apple, Android, BlackBerry, Windows, Nokia, Palm
Its interesting to look at all the mobile smartphone Application stores and see the percentage of paid apps to free apps. A recent report by Distimo has found that more than half of all paid applications are about $2 of less. BlackBerry is however the exception as they do not allow application less than $2.99. […]
Read More | ShareCISCO creates Android based Tablet PC
CISCO CEO John Chambers has unveiled a new Tablet PC they have been working on – The Cisco Cius. This is expected to be the first business tablet designed for mobile access and work. The device has a virtual desktop and telecommunication system, front facing 720p HD camera and a second – expected for video […]
Read More | ShareiOS and Android Developer numbers [STATS]
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There are alot of developers now developing apps for both the iOS and Android operating systems. AppStoreHQ.com put together a survey of all their developers on both the iOS and Android and the stats looking something like this: – 43,185 iOS developers – 10,199 Android developers – 1415 developers building apps on both platforms. Apple […]
Read More | ShareAdMob May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report released, Android Apple battle
Google’s Admob have released their May Mobile metrics report giving the latest information on mobile operating system market shares. The main fight is between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Apple is the clear leader at the moment but Android is making some significant gains. In terms of mobile ad requests, Apple is leading […]
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