No one likes to wait in line, and we’ve already seen several services emerge to help people avoid it. But whereas InQuickER, Queue Watch and TechnowaiT all focus on medical settings, Qminder offers a smartphone app that lets consumers wait in line remotely for just about any kind of service. via: App lets consumers wait in line remotely | Springwise. Related articles Springwise: [...]
Gather ’round, everyone, because a fresh batch of ComScore numbers has just arrived. According to the research firm, Android remains in firm control of the smartphone platform market, commanding 43.7 percent, followed by Apple (27.3 percent) and RIM (19.7 percent) via: engadget Related articles comScore Says 7 in 10 U.S. Smartphones Now Run Either Android or iOS [...]
Amazon’s entry is only rumored but I think the description of it is detailed enough to be credible. The day after the scoop with Amazon, Baidu announced the Yi platform. Baidu is the sixth most visited site in the world, so it’s not a bit player and it makes as much sense for Baidu to [...]
Mike Bostock visualizes mobile patent lawsuits, improving on a graphic from Thomson Reuters that wasn’t so good. Dashed lines are resolved suits and green ones are licenses to the company. via flowingdata.com
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And the first new feature: an overhaul of notifications. At last! A new Notification Center aggregates all your, well, notifications into one and is accessible by swiping down a menu from the top of the screen. Yes, just like Android. Small X buttons alongside each note allow you to dismiss it, though there's no "clear all" option [...]
A new study by Nielsen reveals where people are using their iPads, and it’s even more evidence that tablets are natural “second screen” devices in front of TV. via: lostremote Related articles iPads Are Mingling With TVs, While Kindles Get Busy In The Bedroom: Study (fastcompany.com) Nielsen finds 70% of tablets used while watching TV [...]
With the rise of social and information networks like Twitter and Facebook, we now have access to our own crowdsourced news wires. Add to that an army of applications reinterpreting the magazine and newspaper for mobile and tablet forms, and what we have is a news media renaissance that puts the reader’s interests above all [...]
In Gartner’s latest mobile market report, the research firm indicated that over 428 million mobile devices were sold in Q1 of this year, representing a solid 19% year-over-year increase. As usual, the growth is attributed to the continued spike in smartphone sales– which Gartner pegs at 100.7 million for Q1, up 85% year-over-year. Android remained [...]