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A recent survey conducted by IT security expert Avira revealed that 60 percent of consumers want a tablet or smartphone for the holidays. When people were asked the question “What new IT gadget would you like for the holidays?” 30 percent said a tablet and 28 percent said a smartphone. Not everyone is as into mobile as us, as 24 percent…
Fiserv, a financial and technology solutions company, conducted some really interesting research that showed a significant uptick in the way consumers pay their bills. It turns out that six million Americans have used smartphones to make bill payments in the past year, according to the company’s 2011 Billing Household Survey. This is not only due to the change…
Microsoft has decided to decrease its cut to 30 percent of application sales revenue from programs sold in the Windows Store, which is the app marketplace the company plans to build into Windows 8. Also, once a app hits the $25,000 mark Microsoft will take only a 20 percent cut. It’s no secret that Mr.…
Boost Mobile has just hooked-up with Facebook to allow consumers to refill their accounts while chatting it up with buddies. The Re-Boost Facebook app is the first application to be launched by a U.S. mobile carrier that allows customers to add funds directly to their wireless account via Facebook. Now the even cooler part about…
HTC just reported a pretty lackluster quarter. The company’s sales declined 30 percent in November alone. The Taiwanese company is in a serious battle against Apple and Samsung to claim the world’s top smartphone brand. Now without getting to far into the financials, HTC’s consolidated sales for November fell to T$30.94 billion ($US 1.03 billion) from T$38.48 billion…
Great news for you Android fans out there. The search giant has decided the Android Market should have a slew of some of the most popular apps for just 10 cents. Why, you ask? No one knows. When I woke up this morning I noticed a banner in the Market that said “10 Days of Offers…
US Cellular has decided to wait for Apple to release an LTE version of the iPhone before it carries the popular handset on its network, according to Ted Carlson, CEO of its parent company TDS. Carlson, spoke about the iPhone at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, saying: “We’re never going to say never about the…
HTC today announced that it has started to roll out Honeycomb (Android 3.x) to the GSM version of the HTC Flyer. This update is hitting Europe first, but folks in the U.S. shouldn’t pout because the Wi-Fi version of the Flyer will “receive its Honeycomb update soon,” according to HTC. The company left the following…
Rumors as to an official launch date for the ASUS Transformer Prime have swirled around like a tornado, but the U.S. should see the tablet in time for holiday sales. The Transformer Prime will hit U.S. shelves starting December 8th. according to ASUS, after Taiwan receives the slate first on Dec. 1. The Transformer Prime is…
At this point, there no arguing about the dominance that is Android. Not too long ago, we wrote about ComScore’s survey, which showed 45 percent of all smartphones nationwide were Android operated. Well, the folks over at Nielsen have another study that shows the growth of both Google and Apple’s software ecosystem, particularly in the app downloads…