Plus Apple updates Macbook Pro line, and Android activations visualised
A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
4.5 Million Media Tablets Shipped in 3Q-2010 >> ABI Research
"The shipment, price and revenue data for media tablets, eBook readers and netbooks are in for the third quarter of 2010. Published in ABI Research's 'Netbooks, MIDs, Media Tablets, and Mobile CE Market Data,' they show that media tablets were indeed the 'promising new talent' they appeared to be: some 4.5 million of the fashionable devices shipped during the quarter. "Of those, about 93% were Apple iPads. Senior practice director Jeff Orr notes that, 'Over time, Apple's first-to-market iPad advantage will inevitably erode to some extent.'" In other words, about 300,000 non-iPad "media tablets" shipped (note: not sold) in the third quarter. Mostly, at a guess, Samsung's.
More answers about our first software update >> Windows Phone Blog
"90 percent of people who've received an update notification have installed the new software patch successfully. (So when your turn to download it arrives, chances are good this will be a non-event.) "Of the 10 percent who did experience a problem, nearly half failed for two basic reasons�?�a bad Internet connection or insufficient computer storage space. Luckily, both are easy to fix."
"Gone are Nvidia graphics as the latest MBP models feature Sandy Bridge Intel CPUs paired with switchable graphics between an integrated Intel chip or a discrete AMD GPU. (The 13-inch only has integrated graphics) The mini DisplayPort interface now shares its port with Apple�??s impentation of Intel's Light Peak technology re-dubbed Thunderbolt. Base RAM levels remained the same, although 1333MHz chips are used rather than the 1066MHz type used in the previous generation. Besides the SD slot now supporting SDXC, the rest of the connectivity options are a carryover from the previous crop."
Android activations visualized >> CNN Fortune Tech
Ooooh. See launch of Samsung Galaxy S.
Chart: The Utter Collapse Of MySpace >> Business Insider
This chart doesn't go back far enough ? I'd like to see its heyday in 2007/08.
Discussion on: Microsoft's Windows Phone 7: When bad things happen to good phones >> ZDNet
"Microsoft, via its Twitter support feed, is directing users in my position to return phones to carriers for replacement. When I spoke to my carrier, T-Mobile UK, they pointedly refused a replacement, saying it's "not our software", and referred me to Microsoft, as it was Microsoft's update that killed the phone.' "The staff I spoke to at Microsoft for the best part of an hour were sympathetic, but claimed they were unable to assist, as there was literally nothing they could do other than sympathise - they don't have replacement phones to send out, and they don't have an in-house repair centre for end-user devices, so they referred me again to either my carrier or to the manufacturer, Samsung.' "When I spoke to Samsung, they also gave me the "it wasn't our software update" line, before accepting that the phone could be repaired under warranty - but they refused to guarantee a replacement handset if a repair wasn't possible... this seems less than satisfactory."
Installing and troubleshooting problems during the software update for Windows Phone 7 >> Microsoft
Not included: "Your phone is totally bricked. Call your carrier." Some people have found that the "hard reset" option does not un-brick their phone; the only option is a handset exchange.
Despite 861.5 Percent Growth, Android Market Revenues Remain Puny >> TechCrunch
"You read the headline 'Android Market grows a staggering 861.5 per cent', and you think, 'Wow, Android is really on a tear.' But then you look at the fine print, and you realize that Android Market revenues are still barely registering, and that the only reason they grew so much in 2010 was because in 2009 they were nearly non-existent. "According to a chart making the rounds from UK-based research firm IHS, Android Market revenues in 2010 came in at an estimated $102 million, up from $11 million the year before. "And how did that compare to revenues from Apple's App Store? Apple App Store revenues came in at an estimated $1.7 billion in 2010, almost 20 times bigger than Android. And Apple App Store revenue grew at a not-too-shabby 131.9 percent rate. More importantly, Apple accounts for 83 percent of the total estimated app store revenues." BlackBerry App World comes ahead of Nokia's Ovi Store. How's that for a platform, Mr Elop?
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