Google Brings Its Nexus “Launcher” To Other Android Devices
Google Play devices can now get these same features by installing the “Google Launcher” (app). Below are the “new” features (as...
top of page
Search
As LG, HTC Prep Smartwatches, Samsung Ditches Android On Its New “Gear” Devices
Credit: Samsung Samsung’s Galaxy Gear device was the most visible of this group of “1.0” smartwatches. However it was rushed to market...
Report: New Global Internet Growth Will Mostly Be Mobile
released the results of multiple country surveys about mobile technology adoption and internet usage. The countries in focus were 24...
Smartphone Market: Apple, Samsung And The Benchwarmers
Android is hovering at just above 50 percent penetration in the US. Apple/iOS is growing and has reached a new high of nearly 42 percent....
The “Real Reason” Google Sold Motorola To Lenovo
later confirmation of the $2.91 billion sale of Google’s Motorola hardware unit to Lenovo there were many theories presented about why...
Google Selling Motorola Handset Business To Lenovo For $2.9 Billion
reporting that Google and the Chinese computer maker are in talks to transfer the Motorola business for roughly $3 billion. [Update: The...
1 Billion Smartphones: Samsung On Top But China Rising
Propelled by lower-cost handsets in emerging markets, global smartphone shipments hit or exceeded a billion units according to Strategy...
Samsung And Google Sign Patent Deal, Will It Help End The Madness?
statement yesterday, Samsung and Google have “furthered their long-term cooperative partnership with a global patent cross-license...
Report: Marketing Emails Opened On Mobile Devices Jumped 61% To 65% In Q4 2013
The number of marketing emails opened on mobile devices continued to climb last quarter according to email marketing provider Movable...
Opera: Android Has Reach But iPhones Drive More Revenue
Fourth quarter 2013 data from Opera Mediaworks (and its AdMarvel unit) show that Android handsets have greater reach than the iPhone on a...
Nielsen: All Top Brands Lost Web Users To Mobile In 2013
According to data released last week by Nielsen, all the major web brands lost uniques on a year-over-year basis in 2013. The period...
Galaxy S3 And 10″ Tablets Dominate Samsung-Android Traffic
These data come from ad network Chitika, which analyzed “tens of millions of [North American] Samsung smartphone- and tablet-based online...
What 2014 Holds For Mobile Marketing: 5 Predictions
It’s that time again. That’s right, I’m talking about 2014 mobile marketing prediction time. A few weeks ago, I asked some of my smart...
Mobile Market: Windows Phone Flat, Pandora Now #2 App After Facebook
ComScore released US November smartphone metrics today. The company says smartphone penetration in the US is 63.8 percent. By comparison...
Google Announces Open Auto Alliance To Bring Android Into The “Connected Car”
Open Automotive Alliance” (OAA). The objective is to build Android into the “connected car.” Members of the OAA currently include Audi,...
Report: Apple Gains Smartphone Share But The iPad Slips
analysis of smartphone and tablet traffic. Based on “tens of millions of smartphone and tablet online ad impressions from the Chitika...
Apple’s iOS Trumps Google’s Android On Christmas With 5X More Sales Driven Through iOS D
reports that IBM released numbers over Christmas showing how iOS drove five-times more mobile commerce sales than Android. In addition,...
Top Apps Vary From Apple To Google To Amazon’s App Store
published its list of top paid and free apps for 2013. Yesterday Nielsen reported its top US smartphone apps list (Android + iPhone). Now...
Study: iOS Remains Less Fragmented Than Android
Google and Chitika show that, despite improvements, the Android ecosystem is still more fragmented than iOS. Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and...
Facebook No. 1 Mobile App Of 2013 But Google Has 5 Of Top 10
Nielsen published a range of year-end data today. Among other things the measurement firm said that 65 percent of American cell phone...
bottom of page