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Microsoft Revenue from Android

Published on Sep 11 2011 // Mobile News, Windows Phone
Microsoft Revenue from Android
In a recent article entitled MICROSOFT HAS MADE 5X MORE MONEY FROM ANDROID THAN THEY HAVE FROM WINDOWS PHONE 7 (we added the caps for dramatic effect, FYI…), Mobile Crunch reported that the [aspiring] smartphone giant pockets loads more revenue thanks to the Google OS than from it’s own in-house...

Kindle fires Amazon sales

Published on Aug 28 2011 // Mobile News
Kindle fires Amazon sales
As of April this year, Amazon reported that it is selling far more Kindle books than paper and hardback books combined. For every 100 physical copies that are sold, 105 Kindle books are downloaded and Kindle’s successful crossover to the smartphone market has boosted this leap in sales. The free...

Sony PRS 600 Review

Published on Aug 21 2011 // Featured, Mobile News, Sony Ericsson
Sony PRS 600 Review
The Sony PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition is a grandpa of the e-reader world – having been released all the way back in the digital book dark ages of 2009. So how is it holding up in its seniority? Quality Build In hand it’s soon apparent that the Sony PRS-600’s build quality is vastly superior to...

Bloomsbury Reader convinced eBooks will win

Published on Aug 09 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Bloomsbury Reader convinced eBooks will win
Still not convinced about e-books? Well it’s time you jumped on the digital bandwagon already – just like everyone’s favourite boy wizard… Bloomsbury Publishing, responsible for the Harry Potter tales (perhaps you’ve heard of them?), saw their e-book sales grow 1900% in 2010 to £1.5 million....

Angry birds leads mobile gaming

Published on Aug 03 2011 // Mobile News
Angry birds leads mobile gaming
Last year, the biggest selling game in the mobile entertainment world was the unlikely catapult game Angry Birds. This seemingly small-time idea by the Finnish company Rovio has received 200 million downloads to date and has even spawned a movie deal (trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2matH4B9bTo...

Tweeting From Your Smartphone 101

Published on Jul 30 2011 // Mobile News, Smartphone 101
Tweeting From Your Smartphone 101
Chances are, if you’re tweeting on a smartphone you will have been tweeting on your PC or laptop already. The advantages to getting Twitter for your phone are that sharing images and updating that all-important “spur of the moment” tweet on the move will now be possible. Just be careful that...

Kindle Reader Tips and Tricks

Published on Jun 25 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Kindle Reader Tips and Tricks
We’ve been waxing lyrical about the Kindle of late. And this post ain’t going to be any different. Except this time, we want to share with you the seven top tips and tricks to get more out of your Amaz[ing]on eReader (see what we did there?) Here goes… 1. Secret Squirrel Minesweeper Three little...

Google Closes In On Apples App Crown

Published on Jun 14 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Google Closes In On Apples App Crown
Number crunchers Distimo are forever coming up with juicy new stats on apps. The Netherlands-based company’s monthly reports consistently show growth, growth and more growth across the major operating systems. And its April 2011 report is no exception. Here’s a taste… Google Closes In Google Marketplace...

Tablets hammer PC sales

Published on Jun 09 2011 // Mobile News
Tablets hammer PC sales
First rumours reach us that the digital camera’s taking a beating from iPhone 4; now it looks like the poor old PC has been delivered a can of whoop*** thanks to whipper-snappers the iPad and Kindle. Those in the know – ie the IDC market research firm – recently reduced its 2011 forecast for PC...

Which eBook to choose?

Published on Jun 09 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Which eBook to choose?
Have you gone and bought yourself a fancy new eReader yet? Tsk. So 1.0. Right now a number of devices are ripe for the picking – hardware prices have dropped, while available titles are on the up. Big boys Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony all have eReaders that will give you change from a $250 note...

Samsung have Apple worried

Published on May 30 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Samsung have Apple worried
Apple is gearing up to sue the buns off South Korean handset manufacturer Samsung – but wants to stay friends. The Silicon Valley-based company filed a lawsuit on April 15 alleging Samsung copied its iPad and iPhone designs. Or, to be more specific, for alleged infringement of seven user-interface...

Japanese mobile market advances

Published on Apr 30 2011 // Featured, Mobile News
Japanese mobile market advances
As recently reported, the Japanese mobile market is officially smitten with smartphones. And it appears the traditionally feature phone-led country has added a number of fancy new devices to its growing smartphone stable. News that Japan’s largest mobile operator, NTT Docomo, will release two additional...

Japanese Mobile Market

Published on Apr 23 2011 // Mobile News
Japanese Mobile Market
The Japanese mobile market has long been a law unto itself. It’s home-grown ‘i-mode’ mobile internet service, developed by the country’s largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, has driven high-quality data services via mobile for more than a decade. But it seems even the Japanese market isn’t immune...

iPad 2 Fastest Prettiest or Cheapest?

Published on Apr 03 2011 // Mobile News
iPad 2 Fastest Prettiest or Cheapest?
The iPad 2 was released Stateside March 11. No doubt Apple devotees have been camping out to ensure they were among the first to wrap their mitts around the game-changing tablet. But will the latest batch of improvements be enough to keep the device best in show? While external additions on the iPad2...

HTML 5 The Cross Platform Answer?

Published on Mar 28 2011 // Apps, Mobile News
HTML 5 The Cross Platform Answer?
Few would dispute it’s exciting times in the mobile space: the app store recently enjoyed its billionth download; Google’s released yet another iteration of its Android OS; while Nokia and Microsoft have joined forces in order to finally conquer the lucrative smartphone market. The only bugbear for...

HTC News

Published on Feb 02 2011 // Mobile News
More music for HTC mobiles HTC is the largest manufacturer of windows mobile phones in the world. Currently the music capabilities of HTC phones are exposed by the mobile version of Windows Media Player. In the near future, HTC will offer more music playing functions to its devices by adding more flash...