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Nielsen: Games Outrank Weather and Social Networking Apps on Smartphones

by Mike Mansell July 7, 2011

Admittedly, I’ve never been a huge gamer by any stretch of the imagination. More recently I’ve poked my head into the world of Minecraft only to become bored with what others describe as an incredibly addicting game very quickly. Sure, I have a Playstation 3 hooked up to the television in my living room, but [...]

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Will WebOS Pick Up Where Android Falls Short?

by Mike Mansell June 27, 2011

For what seems like forever now, we have seen an ongoing war between rival technology companies Apple and Google, both of whom have managed to tap into the constantly growing mobile industry with their feature-rich operating systems; iOS and Android. With both companies being huge in the public eye, many have taken up one platform [...]

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The Nook Color: A Hint of Things to Come With the Android Tablet?

by Mike Mansell June 20, 2011

In the world of online shopping, retailer Amazon is easily one of the largest and most trusted names out there. I for one tend to go directly to Amazon for my shopping needs without doing (much) shopping around simply because I know that Amazon tends to have the best deals; especially with the Amazon Prime service that is offered free to students. But Amazon is far from being just another online retailer.

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Google Announces Instant Pages, Voice Search, and Image Search

by Jeff Weisbein June 14, 2011

Today, Google announced several new features in their quest to enrich people’s search for information on the Internet. At its Inside Search event in San Francisco, Google showed off Instant Pages, voice search (on the desktop), and a new kind of image search. All of which look very cool and innovative.

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Study Finds that 80% of Paid Android Apps Are Downloaded Fewer Than 100 Times

by Mike Mansell June 3, 2011

It’s not exactly a new idea to hear that development for Google’s Android mobile platform is far less profitable than development on Apple‘s competing iOS; the platform utilized on Apple iPhones, iPod Touches, and the company’s wildly successful iPad tablet. However, until now the only real evidence that we’ve seen of this phenomenon has been [...]

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Should RIM Start Developing for iOS and Android?

by Mike Mansell May 18, 2011

The last few years have brought amazing developments and innovations in the mobile industry. Think about it. Just a number of years ago, “smartphones” such as the BlackBerry were only justifiable and reasonable for those involved in business and hard-core productivity. Now such devices have become commonplace in our society, and the innovations have made [...]

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Why Aren’t Android Tablets Taking Off?

by Mike Mansell May 16, 2011

Even if you cannot appreciate the technology and innovation that Apple‘s second generation iPad brought to the mobile market, there really is no denying the fact that the device has been incredibly successful in overtaking and dominating that tablet market. With the second generation product having hit shelves more than two months ago now I [...]

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Amazon Makes First Moves In Producing Tablet Hardware. But What About the OS?

by Mike Mansell May 4, 2011

It’s been a little more than a mont now since the topic of Amazon potentially releasing an Android-based tablet computer became a mainstream phenomenon. At the time I discussed the highly discussed concept, ultimately coming to the conclusion that Amazon’s involvement with Android-based technologies at the time gave them a valid reason to extend their [...]

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Evernote CEO: iOS More Profitable Than Android and Web

by Mike Mansell April 26, 2011

No matter what industry or market you’re looking at, you will always find that businesses and companies invest a great deal of capital and effort in determining the most profitable target audience(s) that they feel they will see a higher return on investment by marketing and selling the goods or services to. Historically, this practice [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Matt Hodges (Augmented Reality Book Sorting App Developer)

by Jeff Weisbein April 23, 2011

As part of our interview series, I got in touch with a close friend of mine, Matt Hodges. I met Matt at BestTechie, he has been a long time member and contributor to the community.

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