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Mobile Applications a Two-Horse Race
Does it seem like all the mobile news coverage here and on other technology sites seems to center around iOS and Android? That probably has quite a bit to do with the fact that no other platform is performing like them on the developer front. So how fast will mobile app development growth go for these two operating systems? ABI Research expects mobile application downloads from iOS and Android to account for 78% of all application downloads in 2010, with iOS (the iPhone’s operating system) taking the lion’s share of 52% of all applications. The numbers are driven by availability, variety and novelty in both the Android market and the iTunes App Store, which is currently unmatched by any other smartphone platform. In addition, the sale of Android phones has taken off in 2010, with over 160,000 activations being reported daily.
iPad Set for Delivery April 3
Apple has announced that they will be taking pre-orders for the highly-touted iPad on March 12th and will be set for delivery on April 3rd. I know I will be placing my order on the 12th and I am definitely looking forward to reviewing it shortly after that.
Apple Brand Appeal
According to a report in Mercury News, Apple has one of the fastest growing brands in the world. In today’s achey-breaky economy, having a robust and fast growing brand is a critical strategic competitive advantage. With the release of the most recent iPhone and the iPhone App Store, we have seen that consumers are willing to [...]
This just in from The Mobi Blog
According to a recent LA Times story reported in TheMobiBlog, women with long fingernails generally are not big fans of the iPhone’s touch screen. Since long fingernails can impede their ability to “touch” the screens in the normal course, this has some women crying “foul” on Apple!
One woman even accused Apple of being misogynistic for excluding [...]
