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Vuclip’s 2011 video insight report is out: Lady Gaga tops the list

Dusan Belic — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:01:27 +0000

Independent mobile video service Vuclip is out with its monthly Global Video Insights Report, which this time also covers the biggest searches of the entire year. Without further ado, the top 10 U.S. searches on Vuclip in 2011 were:

Lady Gaga
Kim Kardashian
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Family Guy
Michael Jackson
Justin Bieber
Drake
Lil Wayne
Naruto

Aside from the U.S., the report also provides information on the hottest searches in India as well as mobile trends around the world gleaned from nearly 40 million unique users in December, when Vuclip offered over 560 million video views. That number is further expected to grow with the company expecting to cross 1 billion video views in a month sometime in 2012.

The full report, as well as an archive of previous reports, is available from here. To watch mobile videos on any phone, visit m.vuclip.com…

Unofficial Porsche Design theme released for BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930

Yoeau — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:18:40 +0000

So you like the fancy Porsche Design P’9981 BlackBerry but don’t want to spend a small fortune on one? No problem, you can pretend your BlackBerry 9900 or 9930 looks like a device designed by Porsche’s designers. Simply install the Porsche theme and tell all your buddies your vanilla BlackBerry is just as powerful as its more expensive counterpart. And let’s face it – that’s not a lie, since the P’9981 comes with pretty much the same hardware.

There is one problem though – you see this theme is designed for BlackBerry OS 7.0 and won’t work with version 7.1. If you’re a savvy smartphone user, you probably got the latest software version and you can’t make your BlackBerry look like a Porsche. We do hope developers will release an updated theme and allow everyone — not just BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 users — to get that Porsche look and feel. In the meantime, those of you still running BlackBerry OS 7.0 can get the theme from here.

[Via: PocketNow]

Wallpapers for Android – here’s where to find them

Dusan Belic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:53:29 +0000

As I’ve been saying in my previous posts I’m not a big fan of ringtones, ringback tones, wallpapers and screen savers. However, I’m aware some folks like to customize their devices to make them truly theirs. Wallpapers are a big part of that customization which I’m addressing in this post.

I decided to write an article after getting questions from few friends who try to customize their smartphones this way.

First of all, you should check the Android Market. If you have some of the newer Android smartphones, you may want to grab one of those “Live Wallpapers,” which actually move while you’re browsing your home screens. Simply search for “live wallpaper” in the Android Market and see if it returns something you’re interested in. If that doesn’t work — or you want static wallpaper — search for “wallpaper” only.

Alternatively, there are many websites offering free wallpapers for Android devices. Here’s a short list of some place I’ve found after Googling “Android wallpapers.”

Hope the list helps.

Free DROID XYBOARD / Motorola Xoom 2 wallpapers

Dusan Belic — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:10:06 +0000

So you like the new Motorola Xoom 2 and/or Xoom 2 Media Edition, which we also know as Verizon’s DROID XYBOARD tablets. Before buying one, you’ve already started thinking about the look and feel of your tablet desktop. Perhaps these free wallpapers could help spice your imagination. I certainly love some of them and can easily see few on my tablet.

There are 11 wallpapers in the package which you can download from here (MediaFire link). A sample of what you’ll get is below.

And before I let you go, let me answer one question folks with other tablets may have – yes you can use them with your device just as well.

[Via: Droid-Life]

eBook sales to smartphones, tablets and eReaders to reach $9.7 billion by 2016

Dusan Belic — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:05:24 +0000

According to Juniper Research’s latest report, the continued growth of dedicated ebook readers and tablets will push annual revenues from eBooks delivered to portable devices to $9.7 billion by 2016, up from $3.2 billion this year.

The research company has found that the increasing demand for tablets means that these devices will account for nearly 30% of all eBook downloads by 2016. What’s more, the launch of leading brand bookstore services like Apple’s iBookStore and Amazon’s Kindle will also drive the adoption.

Smartphones are the primary reading devices only in Japan, where folks like getting their manga fix while on the go. As for the rest of the world, they/we prefer bigger screens, though still want the synchronized eBook content across multiple devices, something Amazon is already doing with its Kindle apps.

When it comes to the “bricks and mortar” retailers, Juniper points to the Barnes & Noble, which offers both physical books as well as dedicated reading devices, like the brand new Nook Tablet along with an accompanying e-bookstore service.

Additionally, the report suggests that the adoption of the EPUB3 standard will create new markets for rich media titles (enhanced eBooks), and that subscription pricing models are coming for corporate/educational content…

Marvel Comics to offer digital releases alongside print editions

Dusan Belic — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:48:50 +0000

Marvel is going for on-the-go smartphone users and tablet owners. Their plan to start offer digital releases alongside print editions. In other words, no longer will you have to wait for the release of a digital version of some comic – it will be published on the same day its less “paper counterpart” is out.

The plan is to digitalize the full line of comic books except select third-party licensed works such as Stephen King’s The Stand books and MAX imprint. Moreover, the comic book giant will also trial a novel program to include a special code with every physical copy of a comic that can be redeemed for its digital equivalent. The initiative will start with Avenging Spider-Man 1, and will most likely expand to other comic books, considering both readers and retailers love the idea.

The way I see it, Marvel and other comic book publishers simply *must* be available on smartphones and tablets. It’s simply more convenient to have all your comics safely stored on a single device (and in the cloud)… rather than have your collection occupying couple of square meters, if not more. What do you say?

[Via: Gizmodo]