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The latest Distimo Report looks at Apple’s App Store, four years after it was unveiled alongside iOS 2.0 (then iPhone OS). At launch, it had only 500 applications and today it counts more than 650,000 titles. Here are the highlights from the report: Due to emerging competition, the number of downloads among the top 200…
Google just announced via email to pre-order customers of the Nexus Q that it’s postponing the launch of the Android-powered streaming media player. After fairly poor reception, Google is taking some extra time to make improvements before it ships. “When we announced Nexus Q at Google I/O, we gave away devices to attendees for an…
Amazon turned up the heat in the online music arena with its improved Cloud Player service, which includes a new scan and match feature. Scan and match is similar to iTunes Match and lets customers create an online music library without uploading a single file. The service will scan your iTunes or Windows Media Player…
It looks like LG will be hitting North America strong with what’s been rated as its best smartphone offering to date, the Optimus 4X HD. Sometime after September 22nd, Canadians can expect the phone to land on all of the popular carriers such as TELUS, Rogers, and Bell, according to sources familiar with technology site,…
Amtrak has something special for those out there who always commute back and forth from work everyday. The commuter service is launching its new eTicket program, which allows passengers to board trains nationwide without an annoying paper ticket — a cool concept that has gone live as of July 30. Now this should come to…
In a few short months, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will turn a year old. It’s been my personal device since it launched last October, and it will be a sad day when I let it go. That is, until we see the next Nexus device hits the street. While it wasn’t until mid-August and September…
Yahoo updated the IntoNow app for iPhone and iPad to version 3.0 and with it comes a generous amount new features that presumably aim to ramp up user engagement within the app. The one that people are probably going to have the most fun with is CapIt, which is essentially a meme generator. Once IntoNow…
Spotify launched its free, unlimited Radio service for US iOS users last month and now it’s time for Android users to take part in the fun. Just like their iOS counterparts, Android users can listen to their choice of stations based on an album, artist or playlist. Users can skip a song that they don’t…
Senior Vice President of Design at Apple, Sir Jonathan Ive spoke at the British Embassy’s Creative Summit about how more than once Apple considered trashing the iPhone concept before it eventually made it to market. There were a few design obstacles the company was beginning to think were impossible to get over. “We nearly shelved…
Inexpensive MVNO FreedomPop is back with another sleeve that’ll turn your iPod touch into an always-connected mobile device. The latest version of the sleeve bumps up the connectivity to 4G and lets you make calls, stream video and more from your iPod touch. The service includes 500MB of free data and users can earn up…