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Mac App Store Day One: 1 Million Downloads

by alex on January 10, 2011 · in Uncategorized

Apple recently released the Mac App Store on Thursday, January 6th. Within a 24-hour period it has distributed more than 1 million app downloads despite having only 1,000 different apps available. Steve Jobs is happy with the launch, and so are developers. Evernote, makers of a to-do app, have seen twice as many users signing [...]

Google’s New Weapon Against Apple’s iPad: Android 3.0

by alex on January 6, 2011 · in iPad

Google’s head of Android recently put up a blog post with a sneak peak of Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb. From the preview it is clear this new Android is designed for large screen touch displays. Some of the  functions previewed are multi-tasking, a new YouTube layout, video calling, a slick scroll for Google eBooks, and [...]

Google Newsstand Attempts to Undercut Apple

by alex on January 4, 2011 · in Analysis, Apple

Google is in aggressive talks with publishers to compete with Apple’s digital newsstand market. Apple currently takes 30% commissions from digital sales through iTunes. Google, however, in an attempt to undercut its competitor is offering less than 30% , and has also proposed giving publishers certain personal data about app buyers to help for marketing [...]

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