SmartCompany Trends

Google Play now allows US customers to pay for downloads through their phone bill

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:42:53 +0000

Google Play customers in the US on selected carriers now have the option of charging the cost of downloads to their phone bill.

Apple iOS users view more mobile ads than Android users, despite smaller marketshare

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:39:16 +0000

Apple users view more than half of all mobile ads, despite Apple’s iPhone having a smaller marketshare than Google Android, a new report has revealed.

HP may cut 25,000 jobs

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:35:25 +0000

Troubled computer group Hewlett Packard may scrap as many as 25,000 jobs, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

New iPhone will have four-inch screen, Wall Street Journal claims

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:34:19 +0000

The new iPhone released this year will have a four-inch screen, according to the latest report in the Wall Street Journal.

57% of Australians have smartphones, adoption rates outpace the US and Europe

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Australians are adopting smartphones faster than consumers in the US and major European nations, a new report has revealed.

Google Android captures half of the Australian smartphone market as Apple iPhone sales slip

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Android has captured more than half of the Australian smartphone market, while Symbian devices and Apple’s iPhone have recorded a year-on-year decline, according to a new report.

VLC records one billion downloads

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:58:46 +0000

Media player VLC has recorded one billion downloads, software developer VideoLAN announced on its website.

US Senate to investigate Mozilla’s antitrust claims against Microsoft Windows RT

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:46:19 +0000

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has announced that it will investigate Google and Mozilla’s allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft.

US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:39:24 +0000

Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5% year-on-year, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.

Foxconn quashes iTV production rumours

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:20 +0000

Chinese manufacturing company Foxconn has quashed rumours the infamous Apple television set has now gone into production.

Intel wants Apple iPhone and iPad to switch from ARM to Medfield

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:50:16 +0000

Intel is trying to convince Apple to abandon ARM CPUs in the iPad and iPhone in favour of its x86-based Medfield CPUs, according to new reports.

Will the Facebook phone be based on Windows RT?

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:47:26 +0000

Microsoft is keen to convince Facebook to develop a phone based on Windows Phone 8 or Windows RT, rather than Android, according to new reports.

Apple still undecided on iPhone 5 design

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:28:23 +0000

Apple is still undecided over the design for its iPhone 5, according to the latest rumour published by iMore.

Microsoft banning Firefox and Chrome on Windows RT, say Mozilla and Google

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:42:05 +0000

Mozilla Foundation, developers of the Firefox web browser, and Google have accused Microsoft of effectively banning competing browsers on its forthcoming Windows RT operating system.

10% of all internet access now from mobile devices, higher in Asia Pacific: Study

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:38:43 +0000

More than 10% of internet traffic worldwide now originates from mobile devices, nearly triple the percentage in 2010, new research has revealed.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion appoints new executives

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:04:59 +0000

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has replaced two members of its management team, appointing a new chief operating officer and chief marketing officer.

Nokia claims strong US Lumia 900 sales, but numbers tell a different story

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:26 +0000

Nokia’s US president Chris Weber has claimed that demand for its Windows Phone 7 based Lumia 900 has been strong, despite recent falls in worldwide marketshare.

Twitter may be looking at email expansion

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:47:53 +0000

Twitter may be looking at email expansion after it hired the employees behind the personalised email marketing provider, RestEngine.

Facebook launches new App Centre

pstafford@smartcompany.com.au (Patrick Stafford) — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:21:57 +0000

Facebook has just launched a new app centre where developers will be able to sell their wares, while the company also confirmed it will start selling paid apps for the first time.

Apache releases OpenOffice 3.4

andrewmedia@internode.on.net (Andrew Sadauskas) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released OpenOffice 3.4, marking the first release of the open source Microsoft Office competitor since it was submitted to the ASF by Oracle in mid-2011.