As Android fans, I know that most of us don’t want to hear it, but if NFC (Near Field Communications) is ever going to take off and be widely adopted, we need the iPhone 5 to support it. When the Nexus S was released on December 16, 2010 as the f…
Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’
Do We Have to Wait for the iPhone 5 to See NFC Widely Adopted? Probably. [Opinion]
February 1st, 2012 
Kellex Android and iOS regain market share in January as BlackBerry slides
February 1st, 2012 Zach Epstein Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS regained mobile operating system market share last month after both mobile platforms curiously showed declines in December. Analytics firm Net Applications on Wednesday released mobile phone and tablet operating system share data for January 2012, and the new numbers suggest that Android showed the biggest gains last month. Google’s mobile OS remained in the No.3 spot while rising to an 18.12% share from 16.15% in December, while Apple’s iOS rose to 53.65% from 52.10% a month earlier. RIM’s BlackBerry OS showed gains in December but the platform’s OS share fell to 2.59% in January, its lowest point since October 2011. Java ME retained its No.2 position despite sliding to 19.19% from 21.27% last month,
Posted in News 
Tags: Android, Apple, google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 4S, market share, Mobile, Net Applications, Smartphones, Tablets, usage share 
No Comments »Android and iOS regain market share in January as BlackBerry slides
February 1st, 2012 Zach Epstein Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS regained mobile operating system market share last month after both mobile platforms curiously showed declines in December. Analytics firm Net Applications on Wednesday released mobile phone and tablet operating system share data for January 2012, and the new numbers suggest that Android showed the biggest gains last month. Google’s mobile OS remained in the No.3 spot while rising to an 18.12% share from 16.15% in December, while Apple’s iOS rose to 53.65% from 52.10% a month earlier. RIM’s BlackBerry OS showed gains in December but the platform’s OS share fell to 2.59% in January, its lowest point since October 2011. Java ME retained its No.2 position despite sliding to 19.19% from 21.27% last month,
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 4S, market share, Mobile, Net Applications, Smartphones, Tablets, usage share No Comments »Android users are more likely to have sex on the first date, study finds
February 1st, 2012 Dan Graziano Users of Android phones are more likely to have sex on a first date and have one-night stands, according to survey results revealed by Match.com. The survey was conducted by Zoomerang and found that 62% of singles who use Android devices have had sex on a first date, compared with 57% of iPhone users and 48% of BlackBerry users. iPhone users are more likely to date someone in their workplace, with nearly a quarter of iPhone-owning singles having had an office romance in the last five years. More Android users, however, have visited an online dating site, compared to 58% of iPhone users and 50% of Blackberry users. After a first date, iPhone users will wait just one day before contacting an individual again, while
Match.com: When it Comes to One-Night Stands, Android Users Lead the Smartphone Race
February 1st, 2012 Kellex According to a recent study performed by Match.com, Android users are kings and queens of the one-night stand in the dating world. Roughly 62% of Android users who participated in the study said that they have gone all-in on a first date. In comparison…
Android users: dropping deuces and ladies’ panties
February 1st, 2012 Edgar Cervantes 
Today’s survey statistics involve quite a deal of comic ‘relief.’ Not only are we dominating the smartphone market, but we’re also beating everyone in other fields. According to a couple of surveys, it seems Android users are most likely to use their phone while in the toilet and to have one night stands.
[...]
Posted in News Tags: 11mark, Android, BlackBerry, intimacy, iPhone, Match.com, survey, toilet No Comments »Workers should not have to die so Apple can build the iPhone 5, petition says
February 1st, 2012 Zach Epstein A new web-based petition singles out Apple and calls for the company to force its suppliers to reform the working conditions at their factories. Original device manufacturer Hon Hai and its subsidiary Foxconn are among the Eastern firms repeatedly accused of mistreating workers, and Apple has again been called upon to demand change as Foxconn’s biggest customer. Read on for more. “Every day, tens of millions of people will swipe the screens of their iPhones to unlock them. On the other side of the world, a young girl is also swiping those screens,” human rights advocate SumOfUs wrote on its website. “In fact, every day, during her 12+ hour shifts, six days a week, she repetitively swipes tens of thousands
Samsung delays Galaxy S III, new launch event scheduled for H1 2012
February 1st, 2012 Christian Zibreg Contrary to the latest rumors, Samsung will not tap the upcoming Mobile World Congress that takes place from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Barcelona, Spain to unveil a successor to the popular Galaxy S II smartphone. Instead, in an Apple-like fashion, the Galaxy S III will be introduced to the world at a dedicated event scheduled [...]
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, Barcelona, galaxy s iii, Google Corporate, iPhone, Mobile World Congress, Samsung, samsung galaxy, Samsung Galaxy S III No Comments »A visualization of Apple’s market cap and cash [infographic]
January 31st, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple reported a monster first quarter last Tuesday that sent the company’s stock skyrocketing over the past week. Apple’s holiday quarter was the most profitable quarter ever reported by a technology company, and the second most profitable quarter reported by any U.S. firm. With a market capitalization that now sits in excess of $420 billion, Apple is currently the most valuable company in the world, and with more than $97.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of calendar 2011, Apple has amassed an unbelievable war chest that is unrivaled among its competitors. Business blog MBA Online recently put together an infographic to help us visualize just how big Apple has grown since it teetered on the brink of bankruptcy
Apple taking NFC payments mainstream with iPhone 5
January 31st, 2012 Dan Graziano Ed McLaughlin, MasterCard’s head of emerging payments, sat down with Austin Carr of Fast Company to discuss the future of credit cards. “We’re rapidly moving to a world beyond plastic,” said McLaughlin. “In many ways, plastic is just convenient packaging.” The future of on-the-go payments may lie in the hands of near-field communication but unfortunately, adoption and availability have been extremely slow and limited. While NFC technology has been featured in a number of Android devices, MasterCard seems to think it won’t go mainstream until an iPhone is equipped with the mobile payment solution. Read on for more. “The timeline is always as rapid as it makes sense for consumers,” McLaughlin said. “That’s a combination of having a critical mass
Posted in News Tags: Apple, credit cards, iPhone, itunes, mastercard, Mobile, mobile payments, NFC No Comments »
