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A new report from Appcelerator and IDC suggest that app developers are still eying Apple iOS first but Android and tablets are becoming an increasingly important part of the equation. Thanks to the introduction of devices like the Motorola Xoom and tablets like the G Slate, developer interest in Android tablets have jumped 12 points…
RBC Capital Markets did a survey of some 1000-odd consumers at CES, where 6% said they were likely to buy a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Although that might not sound like much, RBC’s Mike Abramsky said the data backed up his estimate that RIM would sell six million PlayBooks in fiscal 2011, or four million in…
If you wondered why you need a tablet, In-Stat thinks they have an answer. According to their research, most folks — whether they already have or plan to buy a tablet — use the device for email, personal information management and multimedia consumption (audio, video and gaming). When you think about it – you don’t…
Believe it or not, there’s money to be made in ringback tone advertising. Sure I’ve heard that those annoying messages you hear while the phone you’re calling is still in use work for some companies, but I never envisioned it to be a multi-hundred million dollar business. As a matter of fact, Juniper Research predicts…
The headline says it all, folks. Or does it? A recent study shows that users with the little green robot on their phones are more likely to upgrade to another Android device than an iPhone user is to upgrade to another iPhone. This may come as a surprise to some, but when you think about…
It’s not much of a surprise, but IDC is saying that the Apple iPad dominated tablet sales for 2010 by grabbing nearly 90% of the market. The IDC report said it expected there would be 17 million tablet sales for 2010 (full data is just trickling in) and the Apple iPad accounted for 87.4% of…
We know both MIPS and Intel have been working hard to get their processors in the phones. Intel has been pushing its x86-based Atom CPU but so far has only managed to attract laptop (netbook) makers. MIPS on its end has been working to bring Android beyond mobile phones and has also shown some MIPS-powered…
Multicultural mobile agency Briabe Media has partnered with mobile entertainment website MocoSpace to discover which brands stick in the minds of mobile consumers. The two companies surveyed over 12,000 respondents and released a report titled “The Mobile Consumer: Brand Recall.” The main finding is that carriers’ and retailers’ mobile ads are the most top-of-mind with…
CES 2011 saw Android on virtually any type of device you could think of. From the obvious smartphones and tablets to car tech, Android has exploded in every direction, but many believe the introduction of the Verizon iPhone, and the OS’ increasing fragmentation, will lead to a slowdown in growth for Google’s mobile operating system…
We know that after an Android smartphone-maker has finished polishing a software update for a particular Android device, it then goes on to the carrier for testing (and bloatwaring). This testing can take a while, and can result in even greater delays in getting it to the user. So which carrier and handset maker brings…