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How mobile data could save lives
AFP Relax News, Published on 26/02/2013
» The latest mobile industry report shows that mobile operator data revenues will overtake voice call revenues by 2018, driven by the growing demand for connected devices and the benefits they can bring to consumers around the globe.
Mobile industry sees 4 bn subscribers by 2018
AFP Relax News, Published on 26/02/2013
» The $1.0-trillion (750-million-euro) global mobile industry predicted Monday a boom in subscribers to four billion people by 2018 as the world's largest mobile fair opened in Barcelona, Spain.
Global tablet sales up 78% in 2012: survey
AFP Relax News, Published on 22/02/2013
» The global market for tablet computers surged 78.4 percent last year, with 128 million of the devices shipped, a survey showed Thursday.
Only 2% of top 250 apps in the App Store are new titles
AFP Relax News, Published on 22/02/2013
» As Apple's and Google's app marketplaces approach the 1 billion mark, it's becoming harder and harder for new developers to get their apps noticed and for consumers to discover new and interesting content.
Tablet sales figures raise question of primary use, expectations for devices
AFP Relax News, Published on 21/02/2013
» Sales figures and information provide clues as to what features and benefits offered by a tablet are currently most appealing to consumers.
Ubisoft sells rivals' games in online shop
AFP Relax News, Published on 21/02/2013
» French videogame maker Ubisoft on Tuesday began selling computer games made by Electronic Arts, Warner Brothers and other rivals at its online Uplay shop.
Is Apple trying to win Microsoft Surface Pro customers?
AFP Relax News, Published on 14/02/2013
» Two weeks after launching an iPad ‘Maxi' with 128GB of internal storage, Apple has upped the specifications and lowered the prices across its notebook range including the MacBook Air.
Surface Pro sells out in first weekend
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/02/2013
» First weekend sales of the Microsoft Surface Pro have been so good that supplies have already run out, leading many to ask if initial supply was intentionally restricted.
User statistics show people are not taking a Facebook holiday
AFP Relax News, Published on 08/02/2013
» Results of Pew Research Center's latest social media study fail to tally with Facebook's own user statistics.
Apple's NeXT step: a look back at a historic business decision
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/02/2013
» Sixteen years ago Wednesday, Apple issued a press release announcing that it had finalized the acquisition of NeXT Software Inc with the intention of using the small company's operating system as a replacement for its own aging Mac OS 9. No one could have predicted the long-term impact such a short-term business decision would have, or how it would change the way we live our lives.