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The value of mobile commerce transactions conducted via mobile handsets and tablets is set to grow from $1.5 trillion this year to more than $3.2 trillion by 2017. According to a new report from Juniper Research, the mobile banking sector is leading the way, and will keep accounting for the lion’s share of transaction values…
According to a new research report by Berg Insight (PDF brochure is available from here), smartphones equipped with quad-core processors reached 40 million units worldwide in 2012. Total smartphone sales grew almost 47% to 690 million units in 2012, up from 470 million units in the previous year. High-end smartphones with unsubsidized retail prices above…
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Attendees of London’s Fringe Festival were in for a major treat. They got to play Katamari Damacy using a life-sized rolling controller! The whole thing was documented by creator Chris McInnis on the blog Uber Cool Stuff (very fitting name!). It’s a great piece of DIY nerdistry and it looks like a blast! Be sure to…
According to a picture snapped by neoGAF user Cyborg, the Sony Playstation 4 may be released in European retail stores on November 13, 2013. Cyborg spotted a poster at Media Markt in Amsterdam, which listed the release date underneath a picture of the Playstation 4. Cyborg also claims that store associates confirmed the release date of…
In honor of Sonic’s 23rd birthday, Sega has dropped the price of all its Android Sonic titles to a buck! It’s a great time to load your device up with tons of spiky, blue content. These prices are for Sonic’s bday only, and should go back to normal tomorrow. So you better act fast. Check…
The Wall Street Journal reported today that WhatsApp‘s monthly users have surpassed 250 Million. The free messaging platform only uses data to send and receive messages without SMS charges. It’s worldwide popularity has skyrocketed since its release back in 2009. Now, hard numbers prove that WhatsApp is not only here to stay, but is muscling…
It’s all happening, folks, the age of cat selfies is upon us! A new app called Snapcat lets your cat become the photographer in your next super cute cat pic on your Android device. The app starts up displaying a black screen with a small erratically moving red circle darting around the screen. The idea…
Console and PC hit, Xcom: Enemy Unknown has made its way to iOS devices. It will be compatible with iPad 2 and later models of Apple’s tablet, and the iPhone 4S and 5 on the phone side. This is kind of big deal, actually. This is a coup for tablet gaming, a medium generally associated with…
Once upon a time there were two separate social networking apps that lived in harmony on our smartphones. Instagram was an app for creative photography and Vine was an app for creative video clips. If you wanted to snap a photo, you knew instantly to tap Instagram. If a moment you wanted to share required…