Apple finally integrates Google Maps

There was 13% increase in iOS 6 upgrade from Monday to Wednesday after Apple introduced Google Maps for iOS. Apple Maps had many defects and users upgraded to iOS 6 only after Google Maps was integrated . It is assumed that more than 10 million installs were done in the first 48 hours after Google Maps was included.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/c2n3auj

8 Ways to design a successful App

Instagram co-founder Miker Kreiger shared 8 ways to design a beautiful , functional app.
1. Understand what you're building.
2. Decide how you'll be different.
3. Sketch first, code second.
4. Build in weeklong increments.
5. Be able to explain your product quickly and easily.
6. Control what you reveal to the world.
7. Know when to move on to the next feature.
8. Create and ship.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/d5mdjj2

Mac to integrate Siri and Apple Maps

Mac's operating system OS X 10.9 will include Siri and Apple Maps next year. The Mac version of Siri will be same as that of the mobile version and for mapping , Apple is only looking into Maps integration.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/c2og3y3

Nokia 7th in Smartphone Market

Nokia slipped to seventh place in the smartphone market behind leaders Apple and Samsung. Once the leader in mobile phone industry, Nokia accounted for 7.2 million i.e 4.3% of the 169.2 million smartphones sold worldwide dropping from third place in April-June.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/cuoukn2

Samsung Galaxy S3 - the top selling smartphone

Samsung Galaxy S3 is the top selling smartphone overtaking Nokia and Apple as the top selling smartphone maker in the world. Samsung Galaxy S3 outshipped iPhone by 18 million units to 16.2 million units to Apple.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/alqw695

iPad Mini

Apple unveiled iPad mini a few days back in San Jose which has a 7.9 inch display with 1024x768 resolution. Other features include- 7.22mm thick aluminum chassis , A5 chip , FaceTime front camera with 5 megapixel back camera , LTE wireless , faster Wi-Fi , the Lightning connector and 10 hour battery life.
Apple has priced the device at $329 for the 16Gb Wi-Fi version and $459 for the cellular mini.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/8rfm3q8

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft has said that the starting price for its tablet , Microsoft Surface will be $499. The initial price is higher than other tablets and Microsoft has revealed that it has no desire to sell non-profit harware unlike Google. Microsoft Surface comes with 32 Gb of space with preloaded softwares like Micosoft Office.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/ckf73cg

Apple to cross trillion mark

According to sources, Apple will cross the $1 trillion mark on April 9,2015. Currently Apple is worth $656 billion and with iPhone 5 on the market it has no signs of slowing down. Other analysts also suggested that Apple could cross the trillion mark within a year which is August 16, 2013.
More here ...http://tinyurl.com/9dssebu

Galaxy S3 beats iPhone 4S

Samsung Galaxy S3 became the top selling smartphone in U.S for the first time beating Apple iPhone 4S. This may be due to a pause as consumers wait for the next iteration, iPhone 5. Meanwhile Nokia, HTC and Blackberry are still dominated by the two giants in the smartphone market.
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Lumia 920 with Windows 8 OS

Nokia recently unveiled the Lumia 920 phone which runs on Windows Phone 8 operating system. Lumia 920 comes with 4.5-inch screen which is WXGA model and offers better than 720p HD resolution.
Other features include wireless charging, Nokia Maps, Pure View camera and NFC support.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/8rbcgpm

Will Facebook end relationship with Zynga?

Zynga accounted an estimated 14 percent of the social network's revenue during the first half of 2012 and dropped down from 19 percent to 14 percent. "If Zynga does not maintain its level of engagement with our users or if we are unable to successfully maintain our relationship with Zynga." This was the reaction from Facebook furthermore adding ,"our financial results could be harmed." Will Zynga be removed from Facebook?
More here... http://tinyurl.com/d6euuos

10 million Samsung Galaxy S3 sold

Samsung's mobile head Shin Jong-kyun has said that the phone has sold 10 million devices since it was released on May 29th. Samsung had received 9 million pre-orders of S3 worldwide and it got the 10 million mark by the end of July.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/cvswxrv

Buying and Selling of download licence - legal

Consumers can now buy and sell software licence to other users legally. This news comes after a case by Oracle in Germany against UsedSoft , a site which buys and sells business software licences from original owners . The European Court of Justice has ruled: ”An author of software cannot oppose the resale of his ‘used’ licences allowing the use of his programs downloaded from the internet.”
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/6vl37bz

Tablets exceed Smartphones in traffic to commerce sites

According to Monetate , online marketing technology company - Tablets have exceeded Smartphones in the amount of traffic they deliver to commerce sites. Monetate also said that tablet traffic to commerce sites was 6.52 percent while smartphone traffic was 5.35 percent. Almost most of the traffic was from iPad .
More here....http://tinyurl.com/c3wfp8v

Windows 8 Tablet

Microsoft has announced Windows 8 RT tablet which is just 9.3 mm thick . The new tablet comes with NVIDIA made ARM chip , twin 2x2 MIMO antennas for WiFi and 10.6 inch Gorilla Glass 2 covered HD display. It also includes full multi-touch keyboard and trackpad . This tablet comes with 32GB or 64GB of storage.
More here... http://tinyurl.com/cyenmeo

UI changes in iOS 6

Apple has brought new UI changes in its iOS6 . These changes are a significant improvement over the previous versions though some users may not like the frequent changes.
More here... http://tinyurl.com/cnuvbt6

Android 4.0 update for Thinkpad

The update for Android 4.0 was scheduled in May as promised by Lenovo but some of the members of Lenovo forum have reported receiving the update already. According to the users, the new update provided functioning GPS, faster speed and compatibilty with Chrome Beta for Android. The update will be available in US in 8th June and the rest of the world a month after that. For ThinkPad owners in Uk or Western Europe the OTA update to Ice Cream Sandwich should be available now.
More here....http://tinyurl.com/7x6czob

Update for iPhone 4

Apple has released iOS 5.1.1 update for iPhone 4 GSM units. This version has features such as Airplay fixes, improvement of HDR reliability when using the lock screen shortcut and a security path for a Safari exploit.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/c7wkxjs

Apple to ditch Google Maps in iOS 6

According to sources Apple will ditch Google Map in iOS6. Apple is going to replace Google Maps with its own 'Maps' app with an Apple backend. The new app will be more cleaner,faster and will have more reliable experience. The most important feature of the new Maps app is its 3D mode.
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/d92fy7n

Facebook - App Center

Facebook has started its new App Center on the web and in mobile versions will let you buy web apps. The website will also have shopping portal which will allow the consumers to buy premium games and other apps. For now Facebook is only allowing developer beta sign-ups and the apps will have to wait.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/bpg7452

BlackBerry 10

RIM has finally shown some of the features of its BlackBerry 10 operating system which is designed to work on phones as well as tablets . BlackBerry 10 is expected to launch later this year and some of its features include multitasking, camera , onscreen keyboard etc.
More here....http://tinyurl.com/cejlvra

Apple and Samsung share most of the profits for Mobile Phone

Apple and Samsung are the two most profitable mobile phone makers in the market today. The two of them combined had 74% of mobile handset industry revenues while the rest of the companies are struggling to keep up with them. Apple had 80% of all the profits in the mobile phone business where as Samsung accounted the rest.
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Apps: the new advertising platform

Report shows that ads within smartphone applications have become the new distribution method for media on mobile phones. Analysts estimate that advertisers will spend $2.9 billion on apps advertising and consumers will spend $26.1 billion to buy them.
This result is due to rapid development of smartphones and smartphone applications in terms of quality and customer satisfaction.
More here... http://tinyurl.com/76axyke

BlackBerry the most secure mobile OS?

Trend Micro has said that Blackberry 7.0 is the most secure mobile operating system for enterprise. The research was conducted on the basis of built-in security , application security, authentication, device wipe, device firewall and virtualisation features.
BlackBerry stood in the first place followed by iOS, Windows Phone and Android.
More here.... http://tinyurl.com/7ol5yyv

Downfall of Cable T.V

Research showed that more than a million US customers cut their cable or satellite services in 2011 .
People have started to switch from cable or satellite TV to Web-based options like Netflix.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/7uk3gkq

End of Call Center ?

Due to the increasing number of Smartphone adoption , there is going to be an end to call centers in the near future.
The smartphone is going to become the contact center of future with applications providing customer services.
More here...http://tinyurl.com/d53qs7o

Apps that access UDID - rejected by Apple

App developers of iOS claim that Apple has begun rejecting apps that access UDID.
The unique identifier of iOS device or UDID are used by developers to track user behavior. Thus iOS app developers are compelled to find a new alternative .
More here .... http://tinyurl.com/d4y38kp

Does iPad battery indicator lie?

There seems to be some problem in the battery indicator of the new iPad.
Research from Ray Soneira of DisplayMate explained that Apple's new tablet continued to charge despite the onscreen indicator showing it to be full.
Furthermore, the new iPad's retina display also consumed more power than the previous model.
More here..... http://tinyurl.com/7nlbpqp

Blackberry 10 , the new OS for PlayBook

The PlayBook tablet which was launched last spring will now run on Blackberry 10.
The new OS eliminates the drawbacks of previous software such as not offering native email or calendar apps and also provides other upgrades .
More here.....http://tinyurl.com/6t3nhqa

Facebook sued by Yahoo

Yahoo has alleged that Facebook violated 10 of its patents and has filed a case in the U.S District Court in San Jose, California.
The suit appeared after Yahoo and Facebook couldn't come to an agreement over the issue.
Yahoo claims that it innovated in several fronts , including messaging , news feed generation , social commenting advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls .
More here .... http://tinyurl.com/7l3rbdw

Paratek bought by RIM

RIM has acquired Paratek Adaptive RF which designs and manufactures adaptive radio frequency front-end components for cell phones.
With Paratek technology Blackberry users will be able to upload and download data faster, have a long battery life , will have lesser dropped calls and a new design will make phones smaller .
More here.....http://tinyurl.com/7uoble7

The new iPad

Apple has recently announced the new iPad which is more or less same as iPad 2. The most noticable innovation Apple has done is the new Retina screen . The Retina screen displays the text clear and the visual effect is smooth .
It also has a 5MP iSight camera with which you can record video in 1080p HD.
More here....http://tinyurl.com/7jg46ty

Credit Card the new platform for apps

Credit cards are being targeted as the new platform for apps - platform in this case is the payment network. Software developers add new capabilities to these cards by programming the payment network to link online applications to specific payment events. Consumers then, can 'drag and drop' these apps to their smart cards similar to how they add apps to their smartphones.
More here .. http://tinyurl.com/87gam2y

Window 8 , Tablet contender?

Microsoft has introduced Window 8 mobile Operating Software at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. Windows 8 is not only focused in the desktop as there are several mobile features in it .
The Metro UI , touch-friendly keyboard , gestures , smarter connectivity options , improved power efficiency , skyDrive etc are the features that make Window 8 one of the best OS in the market .
More here ... http://tinyurl.com/6lkztw4

Windows phone to compete with Android and iPhone

Nokia is going to unveil Lumia 610 which is designed to support lower end processors , so that it has advantages over cheaper Android devices especially in the developing world. It will have a 3.2 inch display and a 3 Mp camera. Nokia is also expected to introduce Nokia 900 to the global market which was already unveiled for the U.S market earlier. This device comes with 4.3-inch screen , 8 Mp camera and a 1.4 Ghz processor. More..http://tinyurl.com/6qxzy2d

Water resistant smartphone

Fujutsu is introducing a new water-resistant smartphone in near future which looks a little like the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc.Prototype of the phone is equipped with 4.6 inch screen, 1.5 Ghz Tegra 3 processor, 1 Gb RAM, 13MP camera, a fingerprint scanner with dust and water resistant casing.

This device may bring a revolution in the smartphone and tablet market.

More here ... http://tinyurl.com/86f2fxe

New Tablet to be introduced by Panasonic

Panasonic is possibly going to introduce a new device which includes a dual-core processor , a bigger screen and a front-facing camera. Panasonic is also rumored to launch a new tablet which will be different than the current available tablets and also customer oriented.

It seems that there is going to be another competitor in the Android market. More here ..... http://tinyurl.com/72fcs5n

Apple introduces OS X 10.8

Apple has announced OS X 10.8 named Mountain Lion. This new OS brings with it some features from iOS onto the OS X.

Mountain Lion will include OS X versions of iMessage, Reminders, Notes, Notification Center, Twitter Integration, Game Center and AirPlay Mirroring. The main feature of OS X 10.8 is the 'Notification Center' which is going to be a system level notification system. Furthermore, you can continue your conversations uninterrupted across your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and OS X machine. More here ... http://tinyurl.com/83nkewo

More smartphones than humans on the Planet ?

Cisco has predicted that there could be more smartphones on the planets than the humans by the end of the year.  Furthermore, the growth will mainly increase from Middle East and Africa which means that there could be 10 billion smartphones by 2016.

Cisco also predicts two thirds of the world's mobile data traffic will be from videos which is 25 folds more than today. More here ...... http://tinyurl.com/8xsmvv4

Will Vita OS replace Android ?

Vita OS, the operating system that powers the Playstation may replace Android in Sony's future phones and tablets.
Due to heavy loss in 2011 Sony has focused mainly in gaming in order to compete in the market. However this is not fully decided as Kazuo Hirai, Sony's upcoming president and CEO was in discussions with other companies regarding the use of their Playstation Suite for Android SDK. Read more ... http://bit.ly/ylZpkG

Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy Nexus

Apple has once again called Samsung to the court. Apple just requested that Samsung Galaxy Nexus needs to be blocked from sales because it violates numerous patents. Should the court rule in favor of Apple ?  More here … http://tinyurl.com/7m3ubpq

Google's Chrome and Android

Google chrome is finally here for Android users who are on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the OS. The beta version of Chrome will not support Flash as Chrome for Android will never run Flash as confirmed by Adobe. Google might come up with it's own implementation of Flash for the mobile browser and RIM also has similar plans. More here … http://tgr.ph/zWVxgB

Timeline - Is it really time?

Facebook announced recently that its latest feature (or hype?), Timeline, will become mandatory in a couple of weeks. And they expect users to clean up their mesh from the profile (for others to not know what they have been up to) in a week’s time. There has been mixed reactions from FB users since the day Timeline was launched in mid December last year. Some adopted it instantly while others, who didn’t find it interesting, didn’t. We will need to wait and watch to know what it turns out to be – a hit of a flop. But for now we, at Danfe Labs, don’t really appreciate the move.

Utter mesh 

We think that Timeline is a total disaster. All the items in the wall look extremely cluttered and our experts here say that it’s not really pleasing to the eyes. It may just be because of inertia but we can’t deny the fact that the feature is a bit meshed up look-wise.

Information overload? 

The main advantage of timeline is it arranges everything in chronological order hence making it easier to track updates. However, our experts do not endorse it. What they have to say is – “How many people in the world would really want to track updates of a friend (or family) based on timeline. We can only think of two cases – either the person (maybe a spouse) wants to keep an eye on the other person or the person is fanatically in love with the other person and wants to know everything possible. Regarding using timeline to track one’s own updates - Come on! I know when I graduated, or joined my current employer, or fell in love for that matter. I don’t need FB to remind me of them.” Anyways, let’s see how well it is received by the mass. We really hope, for FB, that we are proven wrong.

Mobile apps attracting more focus than web surfing

Why surf the web when you have the 'App' on your smartphone. 'Flurry Analytics’ reveals that users are spending more time on using the apps instead of the web. The time a user spends on an app has more than doubled in the last one year. An average user now spends 94 minutes daily using apps while they spend 72 minutes surfing the web, 12.5% more than last year. More here ... http://bit.ly/yea8Nu

The Androids are here to stay and dominate.

There is no looking back for Android. Recent prediction by IHS iSuppli show android will still be number one in 2015. Here's more ... http://bit.ly/xHQSYn

App Developers going B2B

Startups can be run effectively only if people have innovative ideas along with the knowledge of what users want and need. This has become the success mantra for App Developers and their ventures. More explained here : http://tcrn.ch/xzFVGm

Voice Input with speech recognition, a promising feature for future Apps.

As of Jan 2012, iOS app downloads have crossed 18 billion mark, and Android market hits 400,000 apps. With the growing competition in the App Market, voice interface seems like the next essential value add for quality Apps. More here: http://bit.ly/zMrydh

RIM is still ahead of Apple and Google Android in Canadian Market.

Mobile market in Canada is growing with smartphone platform market share at 40 percent.

RIM (35.8%) Continues to Lead Smartphone Market, with Apple (30.1%) a Close Second. Among others, Google Android (25.0 %) - Doubled in last six months, Symbian (4.2 %) ranked fourth, followed by Microsoft (3.2 %). More here : http://bit.ly/sbgZmz

Canada and year 2012 for Mobile.

comScore report indicates 25% of Canadian smartphones run Android. http://bit.ly/vLNnFy

An analysis of what 2012 needs to be for Canadian mobile industry to be better than previous years. http://bit.ly/wyNUNt

Google and Apple are the Smartphone masters !

TechCrunch published a post based on statistics (Source:comScore) collected in 2010/2011 that show a substantial market gain by the Smartphone giants Apple and Google on the US Market. Research in Motion on contrary is on the decline. More here http://tcrn.ch/v0zkLN