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The bean counters at IDC have some predictions for what’s going to happen over the next few years with regards to the popularity of mobile applications. They say that in 2010 there were 10.9 billion applications downloaded all across the world, and that in 2014 that number is supposed to skyrocket to 76.9 billion. The…
Many investors are still wondering why Nokia coughed up over $8 billion for NAVTEQ over 3 years ago, was it really just to save on map licensing costs? So it’s interesting to see that NAVTEQ is not only working as a separate entity, but they also have their own mergers and acquisitions department. According to…
Amazon has finally given us as close to some solid numbers as we’re going to get on Kindle sales, and it’s not really that close at all. Amazon has been either vague or reluctant to disclose actual Kindle sales numbers in the past, only asserting us that it was either doing well or had beaten…
Palm was expected to deliver webOS 2.0 to its handsets by the end of 2010, but it looks like that date may have slipped. A tweet from O2 Germany suggests the update may land on current devices in early 2011. Unfortunately, early 2011 extends from January to March and the tweet does not reveal whether…
Metric after metric shows that mobile usage is on the rise so it’s not surprising to see Google chime in with its own data. Google examined its Q3 2010 search results and discovered that mobile search has grown over 130% year over year. The figure was released as part of an announcement for its new…
If someone asked you if you wanted to trade 5 minutes of your time and a bit of keyboarding in exchange for a shiny new Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, what would you say? If you’re like us, you’d jumped at the chance. Well, surprise! We want to remind you that we’re doing just…
Regardless of what you may think about the Nexus S, it’s apparently still coming to a Best Buy near you this Thursday. Best Buy has recently come out and given the world more details about the impending launch of the latest Android superphone, and they go something like this: To coincide with the East coast…
Apple and Toshiba are teaming up to build a $1.2 billion factory which will create Retina Display screens and other displays for Apple products. Apple is investing a portion to help build the factory and it is expected to begin producing in the second half of 2011. The plant, which will be in Ishikawa, is…
If turning your NOOKcolor into a full-fledged Android tablet just wasn’t enough for you, then maybe gaining access to the Android Market may do the trick. Yes, the e-book reader turned tablet now has access to over 100,000 applications, but be ready to work for it. As we had said prior to installing Froyo on…
The FCC has been busy at work approving wireless handsets, and the Pantech P8000 has made it through just fine. The smartphone is a candybar style handset with a camera on back. Not terribly shocking, I know, but it seems that it may also be an Android handset compatible with AT&T 3G frequencies. Like most…