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10 Current Apple Features that Could Show Up on the Tablet

Monday, January 25th, 2010
10 Current Apple Features that Could Show Up on the Tablet

When Steve Job takes the stage on Wednesday to possibly unveil a tablet computer, most will be wondering why they should pick up Apple’s multitouch device over anything else on the market.

Microsoft Accidentally Posts Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK (PC W

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Microsoft Accidentally Posts Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK 
    (PC World)

PC World – Microsoft accidentally published the Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK (software developers kit) on Friday but has since pulled it, the company said.

Android Will Rise to No. 2 Smartphone Ranking by 2013, Says St

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Android Will Rise to No. 2 Smartphone Ranking by 2013, Says Study

Market research firm IDC projects that by 2013, worldwide shipments of smartphones will surpass 390 million units, with the Android platform moving into the number two spot behind the Symbian OS. – Market research firm IDC projects that by 2013, worldwide shipments of smartphones will surpass 390 million units, with the Android platform moving into the number two spot behind the Symbian OS. According to a recent IDC study, the smartphone market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20…

Web Users Spent 5.5 Hours on Facebook, Twitter In December

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Web Users Spent 5.5 Hours on Facebook, Twitter In December

Nielsen found that on average consumers worldwide spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82 percent increase from December 2008 when users were spending just over three hours on social networking sites. Facebook naturally was the biggest recipient of user eyeballs last month. Twitter remained the fastest growing social site, with unique visitors soaring from 2.7 million unique visitors in December 2008 to 18.1 million in December 2009, a growth of 579 percent, the researcher noted.

Emerging Markets Developers Choose Nokia Over Apple

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Emerging Markets Developers Choose Nokia Over Apple

Despite the rabid popularity of Apples iPhone App Store around the world, Nokias Ovi Store has overtaken Apple in emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, according to a recent Evans Data Corp. study