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Mobile Phone Market Shows Signs Of Improvement

Posted on October 30, 2009 by admin

The global mobile phone market saw slight growth in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker. Year-on-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Mobile shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in Q3, down from 6 percent from the previous year, but up 5.6 percent from the second quarter. "The mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the onset of the economic crisis," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team. "During the third quarter, we saw a number of channels promoting older devices at significantly lower prices. For many, this was enough to spur demand and push volumes higher. Now that we have moved into the fourth quarter, vendors are setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent-up demand." The North American market posted mixed results for Q3. The United States posted positive results, with mobile devices and prepaid handsets once again driving growth. The Canadian mobile phone market declined for the third straight despite double-digit mobile device growth. Nokia took the top spot in market share with 37.8 percent, but its year-on year growth dipped 8 percent. Samsung landed in the second spot with 21 percent market share and positive year-on-year growth of 15.9 percent. Continue reading →

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Disney Rolls Out iPhone App

Posted on October 28, 2009 by admin

The app features Disney content including characters, music, video and games. Disney says content in the app will be updated regularly with the latest news and entertainment from the company. The new Disney App offers a "Click2Life" feature, which works by allowing iPhone users to take pictures of images from Disney.com that will come to life within the app and turn into a 3D image. The Disney App will also automatically find other Disney apps and games in the App Store, organizing the content within one destination so fans can access games and entertainment content. Other features of the Disney App include: Continue reading →

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Is Google Wave Getting An App Store?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by cgseo

The rollout for Google Wave seems to be going a bit slower than anyone would like , but this hasn't stopped Google from discussing its plans for the future. During the Google Wave GTUG (Google Technology User Group) meeting in London the company the company released one interesting detail that has the web buzzing. According to The Next Web , Google has definite plans to create a Google Wave App Store , which will make it possible for developers to earn money for their developmental efforts. An app store gives us a glimpse of how Google plans to monetize the service, as they would more than likely take a cut of each app purchased. Do you have a Google Wave account? Tell us . The blog goes on speculate about the various possibilities of the Google Wave App Store: "With an app store specifically for Google Wave however, the potential for something as great, if not greater then than the iPhone App Store is a distinct possibility. Already, independent software developers have built and tested Wave applications that handle such tasks as teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and multiplayer gaming, but while the Apple App Store sells software only for the iPhone and Touch, a Wave marketplace could stock in-Wave applications, along with desktop applications, browser extensions and a world of devices, from laptops, phones, tablets and more with built in Wave support." A Google Wave App Store does make sense , but the one thing you need to be successful is users ... which is something that Google Wave is currently lacking. Google only invited 100,000 people to Wave last month , while others are slowly receiving invites. Just to give you a basis for comparison, the iPhone App Store, which is the gold standard, currently has well over 40 million iPhone/iPod Touch owners and over 100,000 apps . Google Wave users shouldn't be anticipating an app store anytime soon, but it's just something they should keep in the back of their minds. Could you see yourself paying for a Google Wave app? Let us know . Related Articles: > Google Wave Invitations Roll Out > Google Releases Instant Messaging API > Continue reading →

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Symantec Warns Of Rogue Security Software

Posted on October 20, 2009 by admin

Cybercriminals are increasingly using online scare tactics to persuade users to buy rogue security software, according to a new report from Symantec. To convince users to install rogue software, cybercriminals place ads on websites that prey on users' fears of security threats. Continue reading →

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