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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...