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It seems 50 million is the magic number for popular mobile apps these days. Instagram reached the 50 million download mark just hours after Angry Birds Space surpassed the same milestone. Google Play has certainly helped Instagram soar in new sign-ups, hitting the 10 million mark over the weekend. ... Full Article »
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, the 7-inch, $199 device that set the tablet market alight during the 2011 holiday season, seems to be continuing to command a big part of the tablet market in the U.S. The Kindle Fire makes up 54.4 percent of the Android tablet market, Mashable reports, according to a ... Full Article »
Twitter’s always known the power of its mobile user base, so a recent update to its Android and iPhone apps makes it easier to search. The update addresses the growing number of people tweeting via mobile devices, bringing the familiar website’s “Discover” tab to their mobile app. With this ... Full Article »
A Chinese online help document related to Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle e-readers has reignited rumors that the retailer could be bringing its Kindle Fire Android tablet and e-reader line to the country. As TechCrunch reports, the document has already been yanked from the Internet, although a screenshot ... Full Article »
Apple’s iPad may be the most successful, most popular tablet on the market, but it’s going to keep losing market share to Android as the tablet sphere opens up. At least, that’s according to market research firm IDC, as reported in a story from PCWorld. Though Apple’s share continues to g ... Full Article »
Make no mistake, the newly refreshed iPad that comes out on March 16 is a quality device with its high-definition display, a better camera and 200,000 apps designed for it. But for those who like to think different (sorry, Apple), there are a wide range of quality offerings from other manufacturers ... Full Article »
During the final quarter of 2011, Amazon’s newly released 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet managed to be No. 2 in tablet sales, just behind Apple’s juggernaut iPad. That hasn’t gone unnoticed in the Android tablet world, with Amazon competitor Barnes & Noble announcing today a comparable Nook Tab ... Full Article »
The first quarter to see the entrance of the Kindle Fire on the tablet scene also saw Amazon’s new contender rocket to second place in sales, behind Apple’s iPad. That’s according to a story from Technolog, which cites research from IHS iSuppli Display Materials & System Service that foun ... Full Article »
We still don’t know exactly how many Kindle Fire tablets Amazon was able to sell since the device’s release in November, but getting sales numbers isn’t the only way to figure out the market penetration of a mobile device. Market research firm Flurry Analytics uses a completely different syst ... Full Article »
Amazon’s Kindle Fire fourth quarter sales threw Samsung Galaxy onto a pyre, as Android-based tabs made their moves against the dominant Apple iPad. Strategy Analytics reported that that 27 million units of tabs shipped in the fourth quarter. Apple and its iPad owned 58 percent of the market. But ... Full Article »
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