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Samsung exec denies claims of 20% processor price increase on Apple

Samsung exec denies claims of 20% processor price increase on Apple

Well isn’t that something..   Prior to today Samsung was alleged to have raised their A-Series Processors by 20% on Apple.  While app has began negotiations with two other companies Samsung is thought to be one of the few that can meet the demand that Apple tends to have.   According to the Korean newspaper “The Hankyoreh” The update is said to have come from a Samsung executive who prefers to be left anonymous.  It was made clear that, prices are typically set at the beginning of the year, and don’t change easily.   May the force be with you,  ...

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Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Apps, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

Lovely App – Not only a ‘Lovely’ name but is an App by LiveLovely

Lovely App – Not only a ‘Lovely’ name but is an App by LiveLovely

Startup Lovely was co-founded by Blake Pierson and was launched in March of 2011 just released their first iPhone App.   I look at Lovely as.. A Lovely name, and a Lovely platform (and now App too!) to help apartment hunters find their ideal pad while they’re on the go.  Pierson said,   “You need to be on the hunt the entire time,”   That is especially the case if you’re trying to land a place in the Marina district of San Francisco. In addition to having:   A stable income that makes the Landlord feel comfortable & A pleasant demeanor   If you’re a guy you may want to also consider..   Having a sex change Getting a yoga matt buying some lulu lemon pants. …don’t forget the latest iPhone. I digress.  Back to what I was saying!   Pierson’s App replicates many of the great features of the Lovely desktop platform with the primary differences being that it’s on a smaller screen, and the interactions happen to be quicker...

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Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Android News, Apple, iOS Updates, Mobile | 0 comments

Android surpasses 70% OS Market Share – 72% to be exact, Apple at 13%.

Android surpasses 70% OS Market Share – 72% to be exact, Apple at 13%.

As reported by Gartner earlier today, Apple is behind both Samsung AND Nokia for total mobile device sales, however Samsung and Apple remain the top smartphone vendors collectively capturing over 46% of the market. This placed RIM and HTC behind Apple and Samsung in 3rd and 4th positions.   “Samsung’s mobile phones sales continued to accelerate, totaling almost 98 million units in the third quarter of 2012 (see Table 1), up 18.6 percent year-on-year. Samsung saw strong demand for Galaxy smartphones across different price points, and it further widened the gap with Apple in the smartphone market, selling 55 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2012. It commanded 32.5 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter of 2012.”     “Apple’s sales to end users totaled 23.6 million units in the third quarter of 2012, up 36.2 percent year-on-year. “We saw inventory built up into the channel as Apple prepared for the coming holiday season, global expansions and the launch into China in the fourth quarter of...

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Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Apps, Marketing, Mobile | 0 comments

Mobile App Analytics – Best Tips and Tools

Mobile App Analytics – Best Tips and Tools

It’s important to measure user behavior. ..and there is a variety of  app analytic platforms and services providing you with good app data; to do just that.   The tips to follow will help you avoid some expensive mistakes.   1) Using Analytics can help with your market research By using tools like TestFlight you have the ability to learn what your users really like and refine your app before putting it out for the world to see on the App Store.   2) Design for your Users not for Yourself Fact of the matter is, your users may not use your app the same way you do. ..and  it goes without saying that this can certainly be frustrating when developers spend countless hours planning their users “experience” and “flow” through the application only to discover the users might not use the app in the way you had anticipated or intended.   This is why it’s so important to get unbiased feedback from users. Apple permits up to 100 users to be authorized...

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Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Apps, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

Foap App lets you make a comissions off your friends Photos

Foap App lets you make a comissions off your friends Photos

Users can sell their iPhone images for $10 each Not only that, they can make money off their friends photos as well.   Beginning next week users who invite their friends to download Foap will be able to earn a 10% cut of ALL their future sales.   Here’s how it works..   Users upload or take a photo from their phone’s “camera roll” or “album” and submit it to the Swedish startup for approval.   If, and when approved the images go live in the Foap Market and each sales is split 50-50 between the users and Foap.   Since launching in June, Foap has been downloaded close to 150,000 times and has had around to 1.4 million images uploaded into the Foap Market.   What do you think of this revenue model?   I think it’s very innovative and can’t wait to see how it looks for them 6months from now.  ...

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