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It’s no surprise that Apple has a large loyal following, something other companies probably cry themselves to sleep at night over. But just how large and loyal is this following? Statistics for the iPhone are in, and they’re huge as always. It turns out Apple has an astounding 89 percent retention rate, according to a…
VoIP service provider Rebtel recently ran a study through Harris Interactive on what people used to communicate with friends, family, and coworkers. Around 2,300 folks across the U.S. in a variety of age categories weighed in on their favourite method for keeping in touch, between voice calls, e-mail, instant messaging, through social networks, or otherwise. Although…
A survey recently done on 2,000 parents of children aged 10 or under that was commissioned by Westcoastcloud states that 1 out of every 10 children in UK primary schools have an iPhone. The survey also found that if you include all phones, then 17% of students have one. Around 10% even have an account…
The bean counters at Gartner have published their predictions for where the tablet market is heading. Before we look ahead though, let’s look at 2010. An estimated 17.6 million tablets shipped during that year, of which 83% of them were iPads. By the end of this year it’s estimated that 63.6 million tablets will ship,…
There’s some interesting news coming out of the most recent Cisco survey and we’ll focus on the mobile parts first and then dive into some fun parts which may make some of you older folks out there shake your heads in disgust. It’s clear that mobile technology is having a huge impact on the youth,…
One thing we all know about the cell phone world is people love to text and send e-mails, but did you know 83 percent of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73 percent) send and receive text messages? Well, according to the latest study by The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project,…
Smartphone technology has advanced at a head-spinning rate over the past few years, and our mobile devices can do more than even the most powerful computers could just 15 years ago. Unfortunately, the joy and convenience that we get from these devices are brief and fleeting, because we find ourselves running for our chargers and…
If I had to guess which app category is most profitable, weather apps would probably be at the end of my list. That’s how wrong I would be, cause weather apps are just the opposite – they make more money than any other app category. According to research2guidance, selecting the right app category is crucial…
It appears RIM’s iPad killer is not so murderous. The situation is quite the opposite, actually. The latest estimate indicates RIM sold around 490,000 BlackBerry PlayBook units during the first full quarter on the market. RIM is expected to confirm this number tomorrow along with earnings. By comparison, Apple shipped 9.25 million iPads in that…
For a while, the Samsung Galaxy S II supposedly claimed the title of world’s thinnest smartphone – thinner than even the iPhone 4. We all just assumed this was true but Apple knew the real truth and it continued to advertise the iPhone 4 with this title in commercials. So, the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority…