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65% Of Mobile Web Traffic comes from iOS devices

By on 2012/09/07

“The guys at Chitika have put together some quite interesting numbers, like the fact that more than 65% of all Mobile Web traffic in the U.S. and Canada is currently coming from iOS devices.”

As with other similar studies, this one does not separate iPhone from iPad. And other studies have shown several times that iPhone web traffic is approximately on par with Android.

My guess is that once (or if) Android Tablet Sales picks up pace the balance between the platforms will be much more even.

Read: 65% Of Mobile Web Traffic comes from iOS devices (mobileorchard.com)

Android breaks 80% smartphone share in China

By on 2012/09/07

“Google’s Android is continuing its impressive run in the Chinese smartphone market, soaring to 83 percent market share in the second quarter of 2012, according to a new report from Analysys. Nokia’s Symbian and Apple’s iOS have each been left with 6 percent share.”

Amazing figures from EnfoDesk. Symbian has dropped from 32% to 6% in just one year, bringing it on par with iOS. Now consider that Google Play does not provide paid apps in China, and you have a good explanation to the discrepancy between the total number of Android users and number of sold games on Android.

Read: Android breaks 80% smartphone share in China as Apple, Nokia pick up scraps (thenextweb.com)

Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds

By on 2012/09/07

“The survey found that 51 percent of respondents believe that stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing. A plurality of respondents (29 percent) also think that the cloud is an actual cloud. A paltry 16 percent actually knew what the cloud was.”

1,000 Americans surveyed by Citrix about Cloud computing.

Read: Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds (webpronews.com)

iOS and Android Adoption Explodes Internationally

By on 2012/09/02

“The rate of iOS and Android device adoption has surpassed that of any consumer technology in history. Compared to recent technologies, smart device adoption is being adopted 10X faster than that of the 80s PC revolution, 2X faster than that of 90s Internet Boom and 3X faster than that of recent social network adoption.”

It’s a tough market for Microsoft to begin competing on with Windows RT and Windows Phone 8.

Read: iOS and Android Adoption Explodes Internationally (flurry.com)

Apple’s share of the tablet market nears all-time high

By on 2012/08/18

“According to the latest numbers from market research firm iSuppli, Apple’s (AAPL) share of the worldwide tablet market has nearly returned to its all-time high from the first quarter of 2011. In the second quarter of 2012, the Cupertino-based company shipped a combined total of 17 million new Retina display-equipped iPads and iPad 2 tablets combined, an increase of 44.1% from 11.8 million in the first quarter and enough to capture 69.6% of the global tablet market.”

First-gen Android tablets were no match for the iPad – it will be interesting to see how the upcoming Android 4.1 tablets and Windows RT devices will stack up.

Read: Apple’s share of the tablet market nears all-time high (bgr.com)

Android and iOS Surge to New Smartphone OS Record in Second Quarter, According to IDC

By on 2012/08/08

“Android and iOS powered 85% of all smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12), establishing a new combined high for the mobile operating systems from Google and Apple. Meanwhile, BlackBerry and Symbian, two pioneers and former leaders of the smartphone market, both saw their market shares fall below five percent.”

iPhone sales increased with 27.5% since last quarter reaching 26 million phones sold. Android sales increased with 106.5% reaching a volume of over 100 million phones sold, for just the second quarter! Amazing figures really.

Read: Android and iOS Surge to New Smartphone OS Record in Second Quarter, According to IDC (idc.com)

Chart: Worldwide Smartphone OS Market Share, 2Q 2012Description: Tags: Author: IDCcharts powered by iCharts

Google’s Driverless Car Is Now Safer Than the Average Driver

By on 2012/08/08

“Google announced Tuesday that its self-driving cars have completed 300,000 miles of test-drives, under a “wide range of conditions,” all without any kind of accident. (The project has seen a few accidents in the past — but only with humans at the wheel.)

To put that into perspective, the average U.S. driver has one accident roughly every 165,000 miles.”

Very cool, I would sign up as a test driver any time – being able to work those 60-90 minutes per day I spend in my car would be worth a lot.

Read: Google’s Driverless Car Is Now Safer Than the Average Driver (mashable.com)

Liquipel – water proof your iPhone with Nanocoating

By on 2012/08/07

For $59 it’s now possible to purchase a water-repelling nanocoat for your iPhone.

Read: Liquipel – wet and wired (liquipel.com)

The Future Isn’t About Mobile; It’s About Mobility

By on 2012/08/06

“Before doubling down on mobile, any business should first ask themselves if they really understand mobility as a behavior and lifestyle, followed by tough questions about the role mobile plays in their business. From there, a strategy for mobile, built on an understanding of mobility, can take root.”

Good article explaining the differences between mobile technology and mobility.

Read: The Future Isn’t About Mobile; It’s About Mobility (blogs.hbr.org)

The 99c iOS gamer is a myth

By on 2012/08/03

“We knew The Walking Dead was shaping up to be a great touch screen experience and as our first universal iOS title that would also be available on console, $4.99 an episode is consistent with our past successful experiences on the App Store and with the pricing on other platforms.

The idea of a 99c gamer on iOS is more myth than fact, it’s the quality and depth of each product that will drive the right price for consumers.

We’ve had a great initial launch as a top 10 title with no signs of slowing down and great feedback on the game from people who have bought the game for their iOS devices.

This is the right price for our game and it has not impeded our ability to get people interested in buying it.”

$5 for a console-quality game is still very cheap. The game has received excellent reviews, so hopefully they will be able to keep their sales volume at acceptable levels, despite being priced higher than most other games in the App Store.

Read: The 99c iOS gamer is a myth: Consumers will pay more for quality, insists Telltale Games (pocketgamer.biz)