Posted by sheep under All, Apps on Monday May 31, 2010
According to Chikita Research, a Massachusetts-based advertising network, the iPad is having a positive effect on Mac sales. For the first three months of 2010, Macs consistently made up 7% of the traffic that reached its online ad networks. But on April the number bumped up to 10.25%, more than 3% higher. According to Daniel Ruby at Chikita, the numbers for May look to be consistent with April.
Also interesting, ChangeWave Research found that roughly 20% of people surveyed plan to buy an iPad, with a majority of those planning to do so in the next 6 to 12 months. If there is indeed an iPad halo effect, Apple can expect to see their market share grow steadily over the next couple of years.
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Posted by sheep under All, Apps on Monday May 31, 2010
Back in January Lenovo showed off the IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook at CES in Las Vegas. One reporter in particular declared it an iPad killer even before Apple announced they had a tablet, stating that the U1 makes “Apple’s supposed tablet look silly”.
On Friday, Lenovo announced it was dropping its “iPad killer” to work on an Android based machine.
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For all its faults, the prime reason we panned Microsoft’s Kin was price. Why buy a Kin when you could get a more capable iPhone, Palm Pre or Android device for the same price? This week, it seems someone at Best Buy HQ has seen the light. As of today, the brick-and-mortar electronics superstore has knocked $50 off the price of both handsets, making the Kin One free and the Kin Two cost only $50 on a two-year contract, with no mail-in rebates or other nonsense required. Now, if only do something about that $30 monthly data plan, your teen might finally have a vaguely compelling reason to pick one up.
[Thanks, Sean T.]
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Posted by sheep under All, Apps on Monday May 31, 2010
Two million iPads sold in under 60 days, rumors of an iPhone OS-basd Apple TV, more talk of the iPhone 4G, and much more on this week’s We Have Communicators! Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, use the contact form at iPhoneAlley.com.
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Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Monday May 31, 2010
A recent research note from Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar has revealed that the hugely anticipated Verizon iPhone may launch during this year’s holiday shopping season. Kumar reports that according to his sources in Asia, Pegatron Technology is working with Apple in the mass-production of the handsets that are scheduled…
Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Monday May 31, 2010
An update to Skype’s iPhone app opens the door to 3G calling, but after a trial period, callers will have to pay up.
Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Monday May 31, 2010
Soon after the iPad was available in the US last month, Netflix announced the launch of an iPad-specific application on the App Store. This had come as a surprise to us since Netflix CEO Reed Hastings had noted late last year that his company was completely focused on the gaming…
