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AdMob Reports Massive Smartphone Growth Since 2008, Apple and Android Reign
AdMob has released its May Mobile Metrics report today, outlining the rapid growth of smartphones over the past two years. The mobile ad network also noted that while smartphones have been quick to penetrate the global market, there’s still some disparities across regions, for the distribution of devices used to access the Internet. For this ...
Hulu Plus Brining Subscription TV to Xbox 360, iPad and More
The TV revolution continues, with Hulu announcing an upcoming service today. Hulu Plus, as it’s called, will offer a $9.99 subscription service for accessing your favorite television programs, on-demand. Instead of the limited season options and clip restrictions you get on the free site, Hulu is expanding its services to include full seasons of ad-free ...
Prova Pushing the New Generation of Crowdsourcing Design
What has social media done to market research? So much hype has been built up around the act of reaching fame and fortune through social media, that we’ve lost sight of what it’s all about. For consumers, that means using social media to enhance your real-world experiences. For small businesses, that means learning from those ...
iPhone-Android War Means Great Opportunities for Small Businesses, Developers
My initial thoughts on the iPhone iOS 4’s multitasking was that it worked really well. It was smooth and faster than what I expected, pulling up running apps from the slide drawer. While I had grown accustomed to multitasking on an Android phone these past few months, I was still glad to see the iPhone ...
Kindle for Android is Here, Amazon Still Loves Google
The Amazon Kindle for Android has finally arrived, and I’m not sure why it took so long. Amazon seemed like a good team player when Android devices first hit the market, with an app or two coming standard on several early devices. The Amazon shopping tool and mp3 store made up for the lack of ...
Microsoft KIN’s Summer Break Upgrade, YouTube Support
Microsoft is doing more to catch up in the mobile device arena, with plans to upgrade its Kin phone this summer. It’s a good thing, considering the low sales numbers the Kin has seen, despite Microsoft’s huge marketing push. While the concept of the Kin is great, the device itself still contends with the iPhone ...
IBM Refocuses on Hardware, Cloud Computing as IT Costs Rise
Rising IT costs have forced many businesses to change their tune, restructure their spending and tweak their allocation of resources. It’s a constant state of transition, reacting to and affecting the market for the purpose of turning a profit. That’s why cloud computing has seen such a significant boost in the past few years within ...
Google Chrome’s Lead on Safari Hints at Long Term, Centralizing Strategy
Google has hit a mile marker today, with reports that its Chrome browser has exceeded Safari for the first time. Reaching nearly 9% of the browser market, Chrome has finally won out over Safari. That takes Google to the number 3 spot for internet browser preferences, after Internet Explorer and Firefox in first and second ...
Specialized Domain Suffix Brings Porn Ghetto or Progress
Call it progress, or a porn ghetto. Either way, the new xxx “weblight district” is under foot, thanks to a vote by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week. The group decided to allow the Florida-based ICM Registry to create a special dot-xxx suffix for adult entertainment sites. And regardless of what ...
RIM Misses the Mark for Q1, Announces Buyback
Mid-year judgment day for RIM, with its first quarter performance not rising to expectations. Despite the growing evidence supporting an interest in smart phones beyond the BlackBerry, analysts may have set the bar too high for RIM. But not unreasonably high. The company still saw a 20% increase in profits, with revenues increasing 24 % ...