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In order to rank in the Top 10 of the iOS App Store, an app must achieve a high number of downloads within 72 hours. App marketing campaigns can boost an app’s rank by generating (read: buying) large number of downloads in a short amount of time. The downloads achieved during the last 24 hours…
There is no doubt that apps have changed the way we live our lives, and the way that we interact with our environments. A new infographic titled “Global Mobile Apps Statistics” shows us just how many apps are out there, and how many people are consuming them. The Apple App Store leads in the number…
Social networking is booming among smartphone users. In fact, pretty much every smartphone user out there is using his/her device to stay in touch with friends on Facebook, Twitter and/or other social networks. Viral Heat prepared a neat infographic to illustrate social on smartphones. Here are the highlights: 1 billion smartphones will be shipped this…
We have a new infographic to share with you. It doesn’t have a clearly defined subject, but it does have few cool figures. Here’s what we learn from the image prepared by Glow New Media: 1.4 billion smartphones sold in the world. Mobile internet use rises 66% per year. There were 775,000 iPhone apps as…
The chances are you know someone who has dropped his/her phone in the toilet. God forbid something like this happens to you, it’s good to know what can you do to fix a phone which suffered this fall. 8 steps to follow when a phone drops in the toilet are: Get it out, fast Turn…
If you’re a developer looking to enter the mobile app market, you’re probably thinking to develop for iOS and Android first, and only later follow-up with an app for some other platform. But which of the two most popular mobile platforms to start with? While iOS is still a leading mobile OS, Android is quickly…
VoIP service provider Rebtel conducted a study to show what moms want for Mother’s Day and what their sons and daughters plan to do about it. Unsurprisingly, more than 90% of respondents who plan to get in touch with mom said they will use voice, with over a third expecting to talk for an hour…
With bigger screens come bigger batteries which not necessarily keep up with the modern phone’s power demands. To tackle this problem, more and more users get external batteries hoping to get the so much needed extra juice. A new infographic prepared by Jackery, which obviously makes external mobile batteries, shows the history and trends of…
There are so many mobile commerce apps that help us make better (wiser) purchasing decisions and apparently many of those applications are used by today’s smartphone owners. VoucherCodesPro.co.uk conducted a survey to find out just how modern mobile technology affects our buying behavior and here’s what they’ve found out: This year, mobile-driven online sales in…
While Apple is still the most valuable company in the world, its place as a leader in innovation may be shifting. The lack of Steve Jobs could be one of the reasons they may face challenges, but there’s also a rising competition from the likes of Samsung and Google. MoneyChoice.org prepared a neat infographic to…