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html 5 vs. mobile apps. my thoughts.

eightbit me html5 app homescreen

it seems as if the debate between creating a mobile app or a html 5 site / app is raging on almost a daily basis somewhere – like in our office. while i believe that both have their pros and also cons i’ve decided to start a list on the pros and cons of html5 [...]

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these are the droids you’re looking for.

via mashable.com

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iPhone vs. android vs. blackberry – how they see each other.

via csectioncomics.com   funny comic on how smartphone users see each other.

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android market share is growing fast [infographic].

via gigaom.com the momentum created by google for android is amazing. that’s what letting anyone that wants to license your os for their phone. apple is definitely going to stay away from that after getting burned with macintosh clones in the 1990s.

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android gains 7% market share over the last three months – comScore.

Smartphone Platform Market Share 55.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in August, up 14 percent from the May period. RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 37.6 percent share of U.S. smartphone subscribers, followed by Apple with 24.2 percent share. Google continues to gain [...]

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microsoft may get into mobile by the back door.

microsoft may get into mobile by the back door.

See the full gallery on Posterous htc’s licensing pact with microsoft over its android devices announced on wednesday seemed like a small announcement in the mobile marketplace at the time, but it could be an indication of the arrival of a colossal new force in mobile advertising. so far, all of microsoft’s attempts of breaking into the mobile industry [...]

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26% read news on mobile devices – pew research.

26% read news on mobile devices – pew research.

A new report from the Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals that more than 1 in 4 Americans read news on mobile devices including Smartphones. The report, “Understanding the Participatory News Consumer,” studies the impact of digital media on news consumption and interaction behaviors. The part of the study that focused specifically on [...]

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Nexus One offers the cheapest unlimited service on a smartphone

Nexus One offers the cheapest unlimited service on a smartphone

Photo: Billshrink.com Not only the Unlimited Plan – which includes unlimited Voice, Messaging, and data – but also the average plan is less expensive with T-Mobile than with AT&T.  While AT&T charges $149.99 for unlimited, T-Mobile only charges $99.99.  This equals to savings over 24 months over almost 50%!  So, if price is the deciding [...]

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Arrival of the Google Phone: $180 on Contract, $530 Unlocked

Arrival of the Google Phone: $180 on Contract, $530 Unlocked

    My brief assessment: Google’s not changing the game today with this annoucement. The Nexus One carried the same price like all the other smartphones: $180 with a T-Mobile contract, or $530 unlocked, both available through Google’s online store.  All in all the major blog have already reviewed and played extensively with the Nexus [...]

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2010 a Year of Apps and Downs for the iPhone

2010 a Year of Apps and Downs for the iPhone

Photo: Reuters In just about a year the number of iPhone Apps rose from 10,000 to 100,000 which is 10 times as many as the second place App Store for Android. In the past the capabilities of a phone would be known by a quick look at the feature list. Today, however, there are Apps, these [...]

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