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Average North American user could consume 6GB of mobile data per month by 2017
by Andrew Martonik
Feb 06, 2013
According to research and predictions by Cisco, the average North American smartphone user could consume 6GB of data per month by 2017. The annual report, which has been released six times now, show...
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Qeexo FingerSense screen able to distinguish knuckle, stylus, nail, and finger taps
by Simon Sage
Nov 19, 2012
Qeexo, a small company borne out of Carnegie Mellon, has been introducing FingerSense, a technology that allows smartphones and tablets to tell the difference between touches with a fingertip, finge...
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Android dominates China with 90% market share
by Simon Sage
Nov 15, 2012
A recent smartphone platform study of China shows that Android is absolutely dominating the landscape with 90.1% market share. Over the last quarter, iOS dropped from 6% to 4.2%, though keep in mind...
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Android claims 72% of mobile market sales in Q3 2012
by Simon Sage
Nov 14, 2012
Gartner has released their research numbers for the third quarter of 2012, and they've found that Android accounted for 72.4% of mobile sales worldwide, which is up from 52.5% at the same time l...
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Android smartphone adoption rate reaches six times iPhone

by Simon Sage
Nov 07, 2012
Mary Meeker, an investment partner at KPCB, has given a preview of her annual Internet Trends report recently, and is showing that the growth in Android smartphones is six times that of iPhone. This...
Half of mobile gamers use phones and tablets as primary home entertainment conso
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Half of mobile gamers use phones and tablets as primary home entertainment console
by Simon Sage
Jul 25, 2012
A recent survey of U.K. and U.S. mobile gamers by PopCap shows that around 50% of respondents preferred their phone to PC, console, or dedicated handheld gaming console (like a  PSP or Nintendo...
NPD data on U.S. smartphone ownership by platform
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Study says first-time smartphone buyers favor Android
by Simon Sage
Feb 06, 2012
NPD recently released some interesting data regarding U.S. smartphone sales in the last quarter. While iPhones dominated as the top choices by model, with the Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy S 4G tak...
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Older phones running custom Android firmware from Moto, HTC, and Samsung have major security issues, say N.C. State researchers
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 02, 2011
Researchers at N.C. State University have performed a study of eight Android phones (HTC's Legend, EVO 4G, and Wildfire S; Motorola's Droid and Droid X; Samsung's Epic 4G; and the Nexus ...
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Jumping from BlackBerry to Android? Here's what you need to know!
by Jared DiPane
Jun 11, 2010
Getting a little tired of your BlackBerry and looking for a change to Android? You've got questions, we know. How smooth will the switch be? How do you move your contacts and e-mails? Can you find al...