“As with any young market, price erosion has been quite drastic. We now see over 40 percent of the devices priced under $100, and that’s one reason why the top five vendors have been able to grow their dominance from two-thirds of the market in the first quarter of last year to three-quarters this quarter” […]
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Why Technology Companies are Seeking Engineers
If you read my article Google voted Best American Employer of 2015, you’d have realized that Google was voted America’s technology sector employer. This ringing endorsement comes to thanks to a poll conducted by analyst Statista on behalf of Financial Magazine Forbes. But aside from the perks and niceties, what about the Salaries? Is Engineering […]
Android Market re-branded Google Play in a effort to better showcase digital content
Google has re-branded Android Market in it’s latest effort to attract a bigger piece of the digital pie. With services like Google Music, Google Books etc it seemed that the big G was splinttered and unorganized agaist the likes of iTunes and Amazon who have more streamlined and accessible systems. Google Play is (hopefully) the […]
Android Market 10 Billion Downloads Infographic
Google announced a few days ago that it’s open source Android mobile operating system had passed 10 billion downloads and they were celebrating with a 10 day 10 cent app promotion. They have now released a cool infographic that provides lots more information about those billions of downloads such as the countries who have snapped up most […]
Android Market gets new web-based revamp
The Android team today took the wraps off a brand new and much needed web-based market for android applications. Announced at a special press conference to showcase the tablet-friendly version of Android code named “Honeycomb” the Market upgrade might just have overshadowed all other announcements. Market announcement overdue Previously the android app store was only available on […]