The Talk Show
I am, uncharacteristically, genuinely excited to announce that my Oscar-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning podcast, The Talk Show is now on Mule Radio Syndicate. This week, I’m joined by special guest John Moltz, who was recently released from prison and is writing at his brand-new Very Nice Web Site. Topics include Mozilla’s antitrust concerns regarding Windows [...]
Want to transfer Android apps to a Windows Phone? Microsoft would like to help
Showing App-titude
It’s emerged that Microsoft has applied for a patent on a service that enables applications from rival platforms such as Android and iOS to be migrated to Windows Phone.
The service would at first suggest similar Microsoft endorsed applications to the ones Android and iPhone users have on their phone. If there are none – [...]
Nielsen on U.S. Smartphone and Mobile App Growth
Nielsen:
Roughly a year ago when we summarized the state of smartphones at
the Appnation conference, less than 40 percent of mobile
subscribers in the U.S. had smartphones. Today, one in two mobile
subscribers has a smartphone and that figure is moving steadily
upwards.
In other words, there is a lot of headroom remaining. It’s a growth market.
By most measures, it [...]
APP OF THE DAY: Strava cycling review (iPhone)
Get fit
Sometimes free apps can be better than their paid-for equivalents. The world of fitness on the iPhone is undated with all sorts of accelerometer and GPS-integrated applications designed to help you lose the pounds. Problem is, the majority of them cost.?
Strava cycling is different, it offers a comprehensive smartphone based aid for the hardcore [...]
Retina display could be coming to MacBook Air too
Entire family to get makeover
It is already being touted that Apple’s next MacBook Pro, an ultra-thin 15-incher, will come with a Retina display and could even be announced at WWDC in the middle of June. Now, reports suggest that the high pixels per inch screen technology will also be adopted for the next wave of [...]
Analyst Says Google Chrome Is Coming to iOS
Jay Yarow, regarding a report by analyst Ben Schacter claiming that a version of Chrome for iOS is imminent:
Google is currently paying Apple an estimated 50%-60% revenue
share for searches done through the Safari search box, says
Schacter. So, if there is $1 billion in gross search revenue from
ipads, iPhones, and iPod Touches, Apple gets $600 million, [...]
APP OF THE DAY: Leonardo Da Vinci Anatomy review (iPad)
Bodies explored
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The new ipad is a seriously sweet piece of kit. No one is going to argue that the crazy resolution of its Retina display doesn’t make for some pretty sweet app viewing. [...]
Samsung launches new Windows Phone in the shape of the Omnia M
It’s not just about Android you know
Proving that it still very much has its fingers in the Windows Phone pie, Samsung has unveiled the latest addition to its Omnia range.?
The Samsung Omnia M runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and 1GHz processor.?
In terms of design, there’s nothing revolutionary [...]
Facebook launches social App Center
Shop and share
Facebook will soon have its own application marketplace enabling users to discover and download apps from one social hub.
The likes of <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45052/draw-something-review-android-iphone-ipad” target=”_blank”>Draw Something, Spotify and Pinterest will all be available from the App Center that itself can be accessed through Facebook’s website or through its iOS and Android app.
Only the cream [...]
iOS Dropbox App Kerfuffle Ends, but Highlights Confusion About Guidelines
Nice piece by Jacqui Cheng on the recent rash of App Store rejections of apps that integrate with Dropbox. (Spoiler: it’s all about the benjamins.)
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