Tablets to Dominate, Rendering PC’s a Thing of the Past
It is of little surprise that sales of tablet computers continue their meteoric rise. However, not everyone is in a celebratory mood as tablets are simultaneously taking a massive bite out of the personal computer market. This year alone sales of tablets will skyrocket by nearly 70% while laptop and desktop computers continue their downward […]
Could the Apple iPhone Dominate India?
Apple is aggressively positioning their top selling products into a market of 1.2 billion people. But will the kitchen sink strategy work in this burgeoning nation of over 1 billion people? The tech giant apparently has been offering the Indian public special payment plans and cashback incentives in their ruthless pursuit to boost iPhone sales […]
Developers Have Been Paid $9 Billion through Apple Apple Store
During Apple’s most recent earnings call with stockholders the company announced that they have so far paid developers more than $9 billion in revenue sharing. If you include Apple’s hefty 30% cut of all developer sales, the App Store has earned $12.8 billion in revenue since its inception. The App Store has earned the company […]
Are In-App Purchases Misleading Children? The UK Government Thinks So
The freemium model has been adopted by mobile developers as the most effective route to riches on the app store. Freemium model apps enable customers to download an app for free and then buy upgrades or virtual goods through an in-app purchase. With the explosive adoption of mobile technology by consumers and surging popularity […]
IOS7 To Reveal Killer App Say Analysts
According to forecasts by Morgan Stanley’s analyst Katy Huberty Apple may introduce a true mobile wallet in IOS7 this summer. Dubbed a “killer app” by the analyst it is exepcted to preview preview at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Apple introduced Passbook in IOS6 which allows for gift vouchers and the like to […]