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Just in time for the London Olympics, the same-day hotel booking service/app HotelTonight released its market data to give insight into Android and iOS users’ hotel booking habits. The key finding is that iOS bookers take the lead on spend and speed of booking, while those with Android devices win on spontaneity and length of…
The market for mobile note-taking services is heating up. Currently Evernote is dominating the landscape, with smaller rivals like Springpad and Catch.com fighting to get their own slice of the pie. Pearltrees is a new entrant and it has an interesting concept. Described as a “place to collect, organize and share everything you like on…
Good news for Canadians who either travel or whose friends/relatives will travel abroad for the summer vacation. Bell is set to unveil a $5 unlimited international text messaging add-on later in the day. That’s a pretty neat deal given that other carriers typically charge between $8 and $10 for the same service. According to the…
It’s quarterly earnings week and now it’s Samsung’s turn to chime in with its Q2 2012 financial report. In the quarter, Samsung reported a record operating profit of $5.9 billion (6.72 trillion won), most of which was the result of strong smartphone and display sales. This figure is up 79 percent year over year. Samsung’s…
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple wont’ have to say publicly on its UK website that Samsung didn’t copy the iPad. A London judge reportedly delayed this order until an appeal is heard in October. This is good news for Apple, which was likely reeling after an earlier decision required the company to post a…
At the core, I’m an Apple user. I have an iPhone, an iPad, an iPod Touch and more than one Mac kicking around the house. Even with all these Apple devices, I can’t resist the allure of Android. With its widgets and turn-by-turn navigation, I often grab my Galaxy Nexus over my iPhone 4S when…
Everyone’s favorite e-commerce company today announced its Q2 2012 earnings. Amazon reported $7 million in net income for the quarter, a year over year loss amounting to a 96 percent decrease. Net sales had a much better outcome, as the company reported a 29 percent increase over Q2 2011, which pulled in an incredible $12.83…
During its Q2 2012 earnings call today, Sprint outed the soon to be released Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. I know, these guys just can’t get enough of these long-ass names. The Photon Q runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), along with The Now Network’s newly-launched LTE network, and looks just like its Photon 4G brethren.…
NVIDIA’s uber-fast Tegra 3 quad-core processor is stepping into some new terrain in the future, as it will soon power Miracast wireless displays. Integrating the Tegra 3 into said wireless display technology will provide a faster experience with lower touch latency and more. Miracast is the WiFi-Alliance’s lovechild, which is aiming to making its specifications…
Stamped, one of my favorite apps and what I personally named one of the best in 2011, is out with version 2.0 of its app. It’s completely redesigned and reimagined with features that give it new purpose and celebrity users like Justin Bieber, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ryan Seacrest to help reel in some more users.…