Tag Archives: Android

Color – “what a great concept! Ok, so how do I…(button press).. wha!? Fail.”

 I’ve been checking out a recent iPhone app “Color”. The new app is making waves for a few reasons; • It’s secured $41M in investment • The company paid $350k for the URL www.color.com • The app is receiving some of the worst reviews and feedback...

Why you need to cater for your Android users in 2012

Compare the US mobile web traffic figures with Australia and you’ll see a disconnect between what you’re hearing about on Australian Android growth and the actual figures. Typical stories go like this “Australian page views on Android grow 672% in four months…” (Digitalmedia.net) The enormous percentage gives away the back story – it started with [...]

Peel iPhone app tells you what to watch

The eternal problem of 100s of channels and nothing to watch may have just been solved by an iPhone app. Tell Peel what you like and where you are and it will suggest which shows you should tune into. Even better, it comes with a remote which connects to your TV, audio and DVR! Peel [...]

Gentlemen prefer Androids

 According to Nielsen, guys are more likely to prefer Google’s Android platform over Apple’s iPhone, which is more of a hit with the ladies. 33 percent of guys rate Android, versus the 29 percent who prefer iPhone. And only 23 per cent of women say Android would be their first choice, versus 31 percent for [...]

Android is now 2nd most popular OS in the world

 Gartner’s third quarter smartphone data is out today and it looks like Android is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds. According to the latest report, Android accounted for 25.5 percent of worldwide smartphone sales, making it the No. 2 operating system, rising from a 3.5 percent marketshare in the same quarter in 2009. Apple’s iOS, on the other hand, dropped from last year, from 17.1 percent in 2009 to 16.6 percent in 2010. Symbian took the top spot with 36.6 percent of sales share.