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Crowdsourced testing solutions provider uTest wanted to test the theory that there is a direct correlation between the rating of particular Android apps and the user satisfaction of the device which these apps are used on. The results, as you’re about to see, turned out to be very interesting. The infographic created from the results…
Western Union and MTN Group are launching a mobile money transfer service in Uganda, allowing MTN customers to send and receive money across borders using nothing but their mobile phones. With the new service some 2 million customers of MTN’s Mobile Money in Uganda will be able to add funds to their accounts that were…
According to the new NPD In-Stat report, the growth of mobile processors in 2011 exceeded 43% and is forecast to grow at a 22% CAGR through 2016. Needless to say smartphones and tablets are leading the demand though other devices like e-readers, handheld game consoles, mobile PCs and portable media players are also helping the…
Garmin has updated its Smartphone Link Android app — the one that connects to the company’s nüvi navigation devices — to include several handy features to the mix. First, there’s Dynamic Parking, which helps drivers locate parking areas close to their destination. Moreover, it also provides users with the number of spots available and the…
In case you missed our previous posts on Fotopedia, you should know their apps are must have for every iPad owner, each bringing thousands of beautiful photos alongside textual information on every image. Now they’re updated 7 of those apps to sing along the shiny Retina Display the new iPad rocks. Apps that got this…
Popular fitness tracking app/service Endomondo updated two of its mobile apps, one for Android and the other one for Windows Phone. Those of you with smartphones running Google’s mobile OS got interval training and multi-platform sync support. The first of the two features is exclusive to Pro users, allowing them to create custom workouts by…
Google Play, formerly the Android Market, apparently isn’t pleasing developers in the same way the iOS App Store or even Amazon’s Appstore are. According to data from Flurry Analytics, Amazon generates nearly four times more revenue from in-app purchases than Google Play does. Flurry compared the iOS App Store, Amazon Appstore and Google Play by…
As a long time fan of SEGA for both their historic games and video game consoles, today isn’t a fun one in the entertainment industry as SEGA has announced it will be cutting jobs in order to focus on its publishing business for digital content with some packaged retail games from the Sonic the Hedgehog,…
We’ve learned from past handsets made by the manufacturer that not all Optimus devices feature screaming specs, much like the handset you see above, the Optimus Elite (a Gelato variant). The flashy name nothing more than a red herring, but you can expect this mid-range device to land on Sprint and Virgin Mobile in the…
Good news Xperia owners! Sony Mobile is preparing the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for its 2011 Xperia smartphones and it should start rolling out in the middle of April. The Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray will start to receive the ICS update in April and it should take about 4-6…