According to a new report by analysts In-Stat news and entertainment smartphone apps are downloaded the most, but productivity smartphone applications generate the most revenues. Productivity applications such as mapping, business and enterprise applications and phone tools and utilities generate 59% of all smartphone application revenue. “The competitiveness of the smartphone app market will intensify…
Day: 15 June 2010
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Apple launch an iPhone iPhone app
Apple has created a free app that allows you to buy iPhone products and accessories including pre-registering and buying the newest iPhone 4 The dedicated iPhone app lets users buy products and accessories, read customer reviews, find their nearest Apple Store retailer, and make appointments for personal shopping and get help from the genius bar.…
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iPhone 4 now also at Tesco
Tesco have revamped their mobile site and are now offering iPhone 4 on pre-order http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/default.asp Tesco are currently the best on price for the 3GS iPhone and are selling the 3GS 8GB for £449 on pay as you go with 12 months unlimited web and wi-fi. It will be interesting to see if they stick…
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Sun iPad application
Rupert Murdoch’s favourite newspaper The Sun has launched an Apple iPad app, and the world has to wonder just how many Sun readers are going to a) have an iPad and b) will fork out £5 a month for the privilege of downloading the paper. The app launched today costs £4.99 ($7.99 in the US)…
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iPhone 4 pricing and pre-order now live
The Apple iPhone 4 is now available to pre-order directly from Apple http://www.apple.com/iphone/pre-order/. An iPhone 4 can be yours for just £499. “When you purchase your iPhone from the Apple Online Store, you’ll get it SIM-free. So you can sign up for service with the carrier of your choice and change your carrier at any…
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Mobiles cause Daily Express headlines
An extensive 30-second study conducted by Business Mobile has found that mobile phone press releases cause front page headlines in the Daily Express. This week the Express found the latest press release on mobile phones that ticked all the right boxes and duly splashed it all over the front page. To help readers identify these…