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Android passes iOS for most mobile app downloads

Android passes iOS for most mobile app downloads

Apple’s leads in the individual mobile sectors are dropping one by one – it’s no wonder the lawyers are working double overtime. The lat...

iPhones bring “best ever day of sales for a device family” on Sprint

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“Sprint today reported its best ever day of sales in retail, web and telesales for a device family in Sprint history with the launch of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. We reached this milestone at approximately noon CT/1pm ET. The response to this device by current and new customers has surpassed our expectations and validates our customers’ desire for a truly unlimited data pricing plan.”</div>
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It looks like they made a good decision in picking up the iPhone this year. Now the only major carrier that has yet to pick up the iPhone will be T-Mobile (even though people have been using T-Mobile iPhones on 2G for some time now). How many of you bought an iPhone on Sprint today?</div>
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iPhones bring “best ever day of sales for a device family” on Sprint

It’s no surprise that the iPhone has the capability to move units and Sprint got to experience it for the first time today. As you all k...

Samsung Nexus Prime might not be the only stock Ice Cream Sandwich phone launched this year

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Well, according to a recent tweet from @Black_Man_X, he hints that there will be other stock Android Ice Cream Sandwich phones launched before the end of the year. There was no mention of which manufacturers will be on board or when they will be announced, but it’s good to know that we’ll have options other than a Samsung phone if we want stock ICS. As usual, take this rumor with a pinch of salt but we’ll keep you posted on any new developments.</div>
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Samsung Nexus Prime might not be the only stock Ice Cream Sandwich phone launched this year

According to @Black_Man_X, a tipster who’s well-known for his accurate predictions, Samsung might not be the only company to release a s...

Music streaming service Boinc announced

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Beyond Oblivion, a media company part-owned by News Corp. has unveiled a pay-once music streaming service to launch later this year, named Boinc.</div>
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The Spotify competitor hopes to differentiate itself as a service that requires only a one-off payment as opposed to a monthly subscription, as well as by coming bundled with PC, tablet and smartphone hardware.</div>
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Silly name aside, it's an interesting proposition for consumers; one payment sees you synced to a cloud-based music service forevermore, with replacement devices able to take over if you lose or break your gadget.</div>
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Boinc claims to have deals with a "leading" PC maker and smartphone manufacturer in the works, as well as having signed up Universal, EMI, Sony Music and Warner Music for its song catalogue.</div>
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We can't help but worry it's not a sustainable money spinner, however; with one-off income from each user and 70 per cent of its annual fees going to the rights holders on top of royalty pay-per-play costs, it doesn't leave much for the company itself.</div>
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Spotify, for example, has long struggled to turn a profit, having had to take drastic measures in order to lure customers into shelling out £5 or £10 a month for a premium subscription.</div>
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Perhaps Boinc will fare better by asking for the money up front. Call us cynical, but we can't help but feel it sounds too good to be true:</div>
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"Unlike any other service currently in the marketplace Boinc offers users access to all music with no download charges, no monthly subscription fees and no ads – while also ensuring artists are fairly compensated," said Adam Kidron, Beyond Oblivion's founder and chief executive.</div>
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The company will also be selling Boinc as a paid-for app on iOS and Android devices, with an invite-only beta to hit the UK and US in October.</div>
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All being well, the service will fully launch on our fair shores before the end of the year (presumably that's dependent on all its various deals falling in to place though – we won't hold our breath).</div>
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Music streaming service Boinc announced

Beyond Oblivion, a media company part-owned by News Corp. has unveiled a pay-once music streaming service to launch later this year, n...

Apple selling more tablets every 2 weeks as Motorola will all year

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Motorola announced yesterday that it expects to sell anywhere from 1.3 to 1.5 million Xoom Android tablets for the year. By comparison, Apple figures disclosed during the third quarter financial call show that the company sells that at least that many iPad 2s every two weeks.</div>
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The Xoom was widely expected by Motorola to be an "iPad-killer," and the company was the first to market with an Android tablet. Unfortunately, being first meant that there were very few apps available for the device, that the Xoom didn't ship with support for 4G LTE, and that it isn't running the Android 3.x "Honeycomb" operating system found on competing Android tablets.</div>
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Not only is Motorola selling fewer Xooms than expected, but the devices are being sold at a discount to clear out inventories in anticipation of new Motorola tablets rolling out later this year. The company is placing its future hopes on tablets and smartphones that will operate on Verizon's fast 4G LTE network.</div>
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In the meantime, Apple is steamrolling over the company that used to be the undisputed leader in mobile technology, and doing it without the one feature that Motorola touted in its 2011 Super Bowl ad -- Adobe Flash.</div>
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Apple selling more tablets every 2 weeks as Motorola will all year

Motorola announced yesterday that it expects to sell anywhere from 1.3 to 1.5 million Xoom Android tablets for the year. By comparison,...

iPhone 5 UK release date mid-September?

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The iPhone 5 UK launch may be the second week of September according to a new report from China Times, while the much-rumoured iPad 3 may follow in November.</div>
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The paper cites sources at Chinese suppliers who claim that Apple has put in an initial order for 4 million new iPhone units, with suppliers already lining up 400,000 trial units.</div>
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There have been myriad reports that the next iPhone will launch at what is traditionally Apple's iPod event this September; usually Jobs and co treat us to new phone hardware at WWDC in June, but the iPhone 5 was conspicuous in its absence at this year's conference.</div>
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A September launch seems to be growing ever more likely, with 'fall' also pegged as the iOS 5 release date; however, this new report is the most specific yet and we're not completely convinced about the second week of September itself.</div>
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Meanwhile, rumours that Apple will again break with tradition and launch a third iteration of the iPad towards the end of the year are also failing to die.</div>
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China Times hasn't got a flawless track record on Apple rumours; it was only close-ish when it predicted an October 2009 launch for the first iPad (it debuted in April 2010) but the fact that the 2011 release date for the iPad 3 rumours prevail make us suspect there could be something in it.</div>
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iPhone 5 UK release date mid-September?

The iPhone 5 UK launch may be the second week of September according to a new report from China Times, while the much-rumoured iPad 3 m...

Android growth stalls as iPhone picks up according to report

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="135" src="http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3464/androidgemaltolawsuit.jpg" width="135" />Nielsen tracks just about every market there is to track in the tech world. The company tracks the smartphone and mobile market to see what OS is the most popular and show what devices are selling the best. The company has published a new report on the smartphone market and the report has Android sales slowing.</p><br/><span> </span><br/><br/>According to the report, the sales of Android smartphones have stalled this year. At the same time, the report claims that iPhone sales are growing significantly. Apple’s share of the smartphone market has grown from 10% of all new smartphone purchases to 17% of smartphone purchases this year. The company also notes that smartphones as a whole are doing very well this year.<br/><br/>Smartphone sales so far in 2011 have been greater than the sales of feature phones. I would imagine much of that is thanks to the lower prices of some smartphones on the market. Apple is selling the older version of the iPhone via AT&T for $49 making it a big contender in the cheap phone market. There are also several bargain Android offerings too.<br/><div><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br/></span></div>

Android growth stalls as iPhone picks up according to report

Nielsen tracks just about every market there is to track in the tech world. The company tracks the smartphone and mobile market to see what ...

Despite strong start, iPad magazines not faring well over time

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There's good news and bad news on the iPad publication front. First of all, lots of iPad magazines seem to be having respectable launches -- Wired's first iPad edition did a full 100,000 downloads earlier this year, and other magazines have seen similarly large numbers at launch, as customers download the app or content just to see what it's like. But that content doesn't seem to be holding anyone's attention, <a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/memo-pad-magazines-not-that-app-y-3409693?src=rss/media/20101229">as most publications are seeing major drops</a> over the rest of the year. Magazines like GQ, Vanity Fair, and Glamour have seen about a 20 percent user drop off per month from September to November, at a time when there were more iPads available than ever.<br />
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Reports say publishers are still hopeful -- they believe that solid holiday sales of Apple's tablet device could bring customers back after the new year. But numbers like these won't get anyone excited in publishing more iPad content, unfortunately. By the time there are enough iPad customers out there to make a digital publication on that platform worth it, publishers may have lost interest.<br />
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Despite strong start, iPad magazines not faring well over time

There's good news and bad news on the iPad publication front. First of all, lots of iPad magazines seem to be having respectable launch...