Posted by ksteineman on Mar 19, 2013 in Apple, iOS Updates, Mobile |
“Siri, schedule an appointment with John for next Wednesday at 1pm.” “I’m sorry I don’t understand what you mean.” “Siri, put on my calendar – lunch with John at 1pm on Wednesday” “What would you like me to put on your calendar?” “Lunch with John” “When would you like to have lunch with John?” “Wednesday” “Is that this wednesday?” “Yes” “I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you mean” If you’re an iPhone user, you can probably relate to the above. Being a wishful thinker, I was hoping that when I got my iPhone Siri would be able to be my very own ‘virtual assistant’. Fact of the matter...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 19, 2013 in Mobile |
Samsung, known for being a ‘fast follow’ company has confirmed today to Bloomberg rumors of it working on a smartwatch to rival the widely-speculated Apple iWatch. Personally, I think once people are all wearing their Google Glasses they won’t have any need to look down at their wrist that much. On another note, what I have been waiting to see for what seems like FOREVER – is: A pair of bluetooth headphones that connects to your ‘SmartWatch’ so when you’re in the gym you can control your music, monitor your workout, and more from your watch and really bring your A-game. No one’s thought of this? Really? I...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 18, 2013 in Mobile |
Today, App Analytics company App Annie has announced its Open Beta of Amazon Appstore support for App Annie Analytics and App Annie Store Stats. This now gives developers the options to push their apps onto: iOS, Google Play, and – Amazon. Here’s a look at how the UI Looks: To get started, you just simply log in to your App Annie Analytics, and click “Add Account” where you’ll see the popup (below), selecting Amazon will then prompt you to enter your account information. Just as App Annie Store Stats has helped you become an expert on the iPhone, iPad and Google Play trends, you can now browse the...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 18, 2013 in Mobile |
With all the talk about Samsungs most recent unveiling of their Samsung Galaxy S4, it may be a good time to reflect on their original Galaxy S and see what they’ve done over the years to see what truly makes this phone as ‘revolutionary’ as they claim it to be. While I have to admit, the eye-based scrolling, 13MP camera, and digital to physical photo conversions are pretty impressive – it also makes me wonder what they have in store for the V? With more than 150,000 S4 conversations taking place during the launch, 25% of iPhone users are now considering swapping for Samsung. Today we’re going to...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 16, 2013 in Random, Funny, or Cool |
Who would know better than Netflix of who the fastest ISP is? With 33 million customers currently streaming more than 1 billion hours of TV and movies every single month, and in some cases using up to 1/3rd of all the bandwith in North America – Netflix undoubtedlyhas the data. In a new ISP Index, Netflix has provided insights for 8 different countries, including: USA, UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Mexico. For the U.S. it looks like the top dogs are: Having dealt with Comcast a lot recently, it makes me wonder if I should even retain their service seeing as they’re actually all-the-way down at...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 16, 2013 in Apps, Mobile, Random, Funny, or Cool |
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Posted by ksteineman on Mar 15, 2013 in Android News, Apple, Mobile |
Now that things have died down a bit, in-case you haven’t already heard, Samsung officially unveiled its new flagship Glaxy S4 smartphone last night with their ‘theatrical broadway-style’ presentation in New York. Today, analysts are quick to jump in with their opinions of what this means for apple. Closing at $443.63 today, there stock doesn’t appear to have taken much of a hit. Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray’s is one who is not the least bit immpressed with the S4 upgrade, but did note Samsung’s new ‘S Band’ as being “a quick first pass for Samsung on wearable technology ahead of Apple’s watch”. Also adding that he expects Apple...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 14, 2013 in Mobile |
A new report from Adfonic has found that tablets outperform smartphones on both fronts of direct response and branding mobile ad campaigns. According to the report, (which is based on billions of ad impressions from across Adfonic’s platform) click through rates (CTRs) on tablets outperform smartphones for branding campaigns by an astounding 250%. Additionally, Adfonic’s AdSnap report revealed that tablets trump smartphones for direct response campaigns. Lastly, the report suggests that the typical daily profiles of tablet and smartphone users are complementary, with tablet users more active in the evening and clicking more throughout the day, while smartphone users are both more active and more likely to click mobile...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 14, 2013 in Apple, Mobile |
A newly published patent reveals Apple’s designs for a Smart Cover that could use inductive charging to wirelessly power its iPad(s). The protective cover described in the patent would be able to, “wirelessly pass power to a corresponding inductive power receiver unit disposed within the tablet device” by coupling magnetic elements. It was also mentioned that, “useful power can be supplied directly to a tablet device by way of a protective cover that can be placed in close proximity to a surface of the tablet device.” To summarize, “In the described embodiments, the body portion includes an inductive power transmitter arranged to wirelessly pass power to a corresponding...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 14, 2013 in Marketing, Mobile |
Google in partnership with Nielsen has released a report that dives into the metrics of what’s driving mobile conversions. Some highlights to start off would be: Mobile search is always on, happening on the go, at home and at work. 77% of mobile searches occur at home or work, while 17% is on the go. Mobile searches are strongly tied to specific contexts – shopping queries are 2x more likely to be in store. 3/4 mobile searches trigger follow-up actions, whether it be further research, a store visit, a phone call, a purchase or word-of-mouth sharing. On average, each mobile search triggers nearly 2 follow-up actions. Mobile search triggered...
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