Smartphone usage data: A day in the life of a mobile user
The average adult smartphone user in the US spends 58 minutes daily on their device, with iPhone users spending longer than Android users, according to new smartphone usage data.
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Amazon woos developers with ‘app engagement’ reports
Amazon is offering free tools to let developers better understand how users are interacting with their Android apps distributed by the online retailer.
Twitter brings Vine to Android: 6-second video app gets 13 million users
Twitter has launched Vine for Android, opening up its 6-second video format to a new market after getting 13 million users on its iPhone app.
Mobile retail trends: Smartphones creating the ‘ubiquitous shopper’
An increase in smartphone adoption and usage is giving retailers and brands with substantial new opportunities to target shoppers – at any time or any place, according to new research.
Digital magazines on the rise: Half of Brits now reading 'zines on screens
More than 1 in 2 Brits have bought and read digital magazines, up from 1 in 3 in 2012 – this according to new research released today by lekiosk.
Google Play to overtake Apple App Store ‘in next few months’
Google is poised to overtake Apple’s App Store as the most popular app platform in the world, according to new reports.
Google adds nutritional data to search
Google has updated its search results to include details on calories, carbohydrates, proteins, sugars, and other information pertaining to the nutrition in food.
Microsoft resurrects ‘Start’ button for Windows 8 after user complaints
Microsoft is bringing back the starts button to the desktop version of its new Windows 8 operating system, after a raft of complaints from users.
Cool or creepy? Just 1 in 10 Americans ‘would wear Google Glass’
Only one in 10 American smartphone owners say they would regularly wear Google’s upcoming augmented reality eyewear, citing ‘social awkwardness’ as a key off-putting factor, according to a new survey.
47% of Brits ‘would accept ads in exchange for reduced mobile bills’
Almost half (47%) of UK respondents are keen to have commercially funded mobile phone bills; with adverts delivered straight to their phones in return for a partially or fully paid line-rental, according to new research.