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AMD bringt BlueStacks als AMD AppZone neu heraus | anDROID NEWS & TV

Vor einiger Zeit haben die Jungs (und Mädels) der Firma BlueStacks eine gleichnamige Software auf den Markt gebracht, die die unendliche Vielfalt der Android-Apps auf den Desktop bringt. Der Client ging letztes Jahr im November als x86-kompatible Version für Windows online und seitdem war es relativ ruhig. Bis heute, denn die Partnerschaft mit AMD verhilft der Software zu neuem Wachstum.
Viele Apps haben wir zu Quelle: Android TV… [weiterlesen]

Was Smartphone-User stört

So mancher Zeitgenosse pflegt eine etwas zu innige Beziehung zu seinem Smartphone. Und das, obwohl kein Gerät jemals perfekt sein wird. Mal ist das Display zu klein, mal ist es zu groß, der Akku hält nicht lange genug, das Telefon ist explodiert… irgendwas ist immer. Ein neuer Bericht des US-Infomationsportals FixYa sammelte Daten aus über 15 Millionen Berichten seiner Nutzer und erstellte eine Liste der häufigsten Quelle: BGR… [weiterlesen]

Wealthy smartphone users more likely to own an iPhone, study finds

Wealthy smartphone users are more likely to own an Apple iPhone and less likely to play games or post on Twitter than average users. According to research from The Luxury Institute, 62% of U.S. consumers earning at least $150,000 per year own a smartphone. 45% of people falling to that category own an iPhone, 35% use an Android-powered device and 25% have a BlackBerry. More than 80% of wealthy smartphone owners download Quelle: BGR… [weiterlesen]

Google to open online tablet store: report

30.03.2012 02:07, Reuter-News – News >>Top News
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

eBay Debuts Standlone ‘Couch Commerce’ iPad App To Purchase Items, Watch With eBay

12.03.2012 14:00, TechCrunch
Over the holidays, eBay and PayPal both pushed the term ‘couch commerce,’, in which consumers use their tablets and mobile phones from the comfort of their couches. In fact, eBay launched a new feature of its iPad app called Watch With eBay, which allowed users to shop a selection of items on the marketplace related to what they are currently watching on TV. Today, eBay is separating Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Customers pre-ordering latest iPad will have to wait

10.03.2012 19:51, Reuter-News – News >>Media
March 10 (Reuters) – Consumers planning to pre-order
Apple Incs new iPad to avoid the release-day crowds at
the companys retail stores will have to wait a little longer to
get their hands on one of the devices. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Will You Buy the New iPad?

10.03.2012 15:00, TheStreet.com
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -

Apple announced its new iPad on Wednesday, and now consumers have to figure out or not whether they want to plunk down their hard-earned cash for it.

The feature set was largely known already, as countless rumors and leaks pretty much told everyone what was going to be in it.


Click to view a price quote on AAPL.
Click to research Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

New iPad highlights need for flexible data plans

08.03.2012 19:13, Reuter-News – News >>Company News
NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) – The new iPads faster
data speeds will likely impress consumers, right up until they
get a nasty surprise in the form of increased wireless service
fees. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Dumb Buyer Beware: Chinese State Police Seize Hundreds Of Fake Apple iPhone… Gas Stoves

24.02.2012 14:54, TechCrunch
Today I learned a gas stove labeled as an iPhone cannot take Instagram pics, make phone calls and probably isnt a real iPhone. But some Chinese consumers might not be as educated. Good thing the Chinese state police is always ready to enforce trademark infringement and recently seized 681 so-called iPhone gas stoves.

These stoves, produced by Apple China Limited, would likely be Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

BOKU EXPANDS MOBILE PAYMENTS OFFERING WITH MASTERCARD PREPAID AND PAYPASS

23.02.12 | 13:04 Uhr | 1 mal gelesen

MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and BOKU, Inc., a leading global provider of on-line mobile payments, announced today a partnership that will enhance the shopping experience for consumers by allowing them to make payments, receive discounts and targeted offers, and monitor spending ? all via their mobile phones anywhere MasterCard PayPass is accepted. Quelle: ad-hoc… [weiterlesen]

UPDATE 1-Apple, Google, Amazon, smartphone makers sign privacy accord

23.02.2012 03:47, Reuter-News – Sectors >>Technology
* Privacy disclosures required before consumers download
apps mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

UPDATE 1-Apple loses China smartphone market share in Q4

17.02.2012 05:08, Reuter-News – Sectors >>Telecommunications
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Apple Incs
share of Chinas smartphone market slipped for a second
straight quarter in the fourth quarter of 2011 amid competition
from Chinese vendors and as some consumers delayed purchases to
wait for the iPhone 4S launch. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Apple loses share in Q4 in China smartphone market

17.02.2012 04:07, Reuter-News – Sectors >>Telecommunications
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Apple Incs
share of Chinas smartphone market slipped for a second
straight quarter in the fourth quarter of last year, with its
ranking dropping to No.5 amid competition from local vendors and
as some consumers delayed purchases to wait for the iPhone 4S
launch, Gartner said on Friday. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Inside The Apple Protest In San Francisco

09.02.2012 21:18, businessinsider

Responding to reports of poor conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple products, a quarter of a million people signed a petition on Change.org and SumOfUs.org, hoping that the signatures will provoke a reaction from Apple.
Today, Change.org founder Ben Rattray and his team delivered the signatures collected through his platform to the Apple Store in San Francisco.
All Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

NUTS: Apple Dominates Smartphones, Google Sparks Criticism Over Privacy

29.01.2012 15:55, Forbes.com: News
Apple retained its dominance over the U.S. smartphone market, boasting strong fourth quarter profits, while Google upset government regulators, consumers and social networking sites with big policy changes. News Under the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events in the mobile industry. Want the news but don?t want it every day? Subscribe … mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]