Published: 06:45 PM EST (03:45 PM PST) According to recent research there has been a huge shift in what handsets U.S. federal managers use on the job, with many moving away from RIM’s BlackBerry platform for more capable iOS and Android solutions. The research arm of Government Executive, the Government Business Council, found that the [...]
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Federal managers quickly ditching BlackBerry for iOS, Android devices
Posted by Gary on May 4, 2012
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Wozniak: Windows Phone trumps Android, carries Apple spirit
Posted by Gary on April 29, 2012
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Steve Wozniak compliments WP7 and Lumia 900 Habitual smartphone experimenter Steve Wozniak in a podcast (embedded below) gave strong compliments to Windows Phone. Having picked up a Lumia 900 weeks earlier, the Apple co-founder still picked the iPhone as his favorite but argued to aNewDomain that Windows Phone was better than any Android phone. It [...]
Kindle Fire now accounts for more than half of U.S. Android tablets
Posted by Gary on April 27, 2012
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Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Network World. When people refer to “Android tablets,” they may soon just be referring to the Amazon Kindle Fire. According to the latest data released by comScore Thursday, the Kindle Fire captured a 54.4 percent market share among Android tablets sold in the U.S. in February, up [...]
Apple blowing Android away in enterprise
Posted by Gary on April 27, 2012
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Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Network World. With BlackBerry on the decline, there’s a battle heating up for enterprise smartphone users and so far Apple is winning in a big way. According to the latest numbers released by mobile enterprise tech firm Good Technology, iOS devices accounted for around 80% of new [...]
Google had wanted Android tablets to get 33% share in 2011
Posted by Gary on April 26, 2012
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Google reveals optimistic tablet goals The tail end of Google mobile VP Andy Rubin’s testimony on Android’s revenue potential has revealed that the company made broad presumptions about how well Android tablets would fare in the market place. The projections seen by The Verge had Android tablets claiming 10 million shipments out of an estimated [...]
Minecraft Pocket Edition adds ‘Crafting’ for iOS, Android
Posted by Gary on April 25, 2012
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New touch system enables more mobile play Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that the new 0.3.0 version of the mobile version of the game, called Minecraft Pocket Edition, has added a new “Minecraft Advanced Touch Technology Interface System” (MATTIS) to enable “crafting” on iOS and Android devices. Though the game also adds other elements (including [...]
InMobi: iOS widened small lead over Android in ad share
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2012
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[unable to retrieve full-text content] The total mobile user base is significantly less oriented towards Android than phone market share would suggest, according to research. An InMobi study saw iOS extend a slight lead in North America based on ad impressions, going from an 0.6-point lead at 33.1 percent in the fall to a 2.7-point [...]
Time Warner Cable iOS, Android apps add local sports
Posted by Gary on April 21, 2012
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At least eight channels added to three markets Time Warner Cable (TWC) has added a variety of local networks to its app available for the iPad, iPhone (App Store), Android 4.0 devices (Google Play), and TWCTV.com. Eleven channels have been added to most of New York City; Eight channels to the Dallas, Texas area; and [...]