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    1. Mobile Internet to exceed PC access in India by the end of this year

      Explore The Next Web (May 3 2012) Applications , Mobility

      Mobile Internet to exceed PC access in India by the end of this year Use of the mobile Web is set to overtake fixed-line Internet in India by the end of the year, as the country’s mobile revolution continues at full speed. Statistics from... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Airtel   Pingdom

    2. A widescreen 4″ iPhone? Maybe, but your hand says no.

      Explore The Next Web (Apr 10 2012)

      A widescreen 4″ iPhone? Maybe, but your hand says no. I’ve talked before about why Apple makes their phones 3.5″ diagonally and why they will never be larger than 4″. Now a clever explanation of just how that 4″ phone... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple

    3. Skype breaks its concurrent user record again with 40 million people logged in at once

      Explore The Next Web (Apr 10 2012)

      Skype is starting to sound like a broken record when it comes to breaking records, but this feat is impressive nonetheless. A little over a month ago we told you... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft

    4. Report: Android now rules China’s smartphone market, after doubling its sales in 2011

      Explore The Next Web (Apr 10 2012) Marketing

      Report: Android now rules China’s smartphone market, after doubling its sales in 2011 Google’s Android operating system (OS) is now the most popular smartphone platform in China, according to a report from Analysys International that analysed sales in the world’s biggest smartphone market from the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Nokia   Apple   Analysys

    5. iPhone users 39% more likely than Android owners to use WiFi in U.S., 30% more in U.K.

      Explore The Next Web (Apr 2 2012)

      iPhone users 39% more likely than Android owners to use WiFi in U.S., 30% more in U.K. A new ComScore survey has been posted showing that iPhone users are more likely to use WiFi connections in both the U.S. and U.K. The users of Apple’s smartphone platform... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telefonica   Vodafone   Starbucks

    6. Japan’s smartphone revolution continues, with shipments set to grow 55% in 2012

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 27 2012) Marketing

      Japan’s smartphone revolution continues, with shipments set to grow 55% in 2012 The growth of Japan’s smartphone market is set to continue at pace, after research firm IDC predicted that smartphone shipments to the country will increase by 55 percent this year.... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple

    7. Tipping point: Entertainment usage has overtaken multiplayer gaming on the Xbox 360

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 27 2012)

      Tipping point: Entertainment usage has overtaken multiplayer gaming on the Xbox 360 This was a long time coming. Today Microsoft made it known that its Xbox franchise has reached a fresh milestone: entertainment usage on the devices has surpassed multiplayer gaming for... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   HBO   MLB

    8. Thanks to Google Voice, you can now make phone calls from within Google+ Hangouts

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 23 2012)

      Thanks to Google Voice, you can now make phone calls from within Google+ Hangouts The Google+ team continues to graduate features from its sandbox into prime time for its Hangouts product. Last week, the company announced the addition of Google Docs into Hangouts, and... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Google Voice

    9. Japan’s DoCoMo hits 2 million LTE subscribers after 400% surge in new users

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 23 2012) Mobility

      Japan’s DoCoMo hits 2 million LTE subscribers after 400% surge in new users While many mobile phone owners are beginning to learn about LTE, that’s in a large way to support for the 4G mobile technology being a key feature of Apple’s new... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   Apple   Softbank

    10. Netflix says What Users Want, Not What They Think They Want, is the Challenge

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 19 2012)

      Netflix says What Users Want, Not What They Think They Want, is the Challenge

      Netflix CTO Neil Hunt says the trick with recommendations is to figure out what people really want, not what they think they want. That business problem is reminiscent of how Apple has thought about its products. 

      "Out of the thousands of titles available there is a subset that is interesting to each individual," says Hunt. "If we know enough about the content and the individual’s taste we can put those two together and make ...

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      Mentions:   Apple

    11. After just days, the new iPad already accounts for over 5% of all iPads on the internet in the US

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 18 2012) Marketing

      Apple’s new iPad has captured nearly 5% of the market and is climbing at a steady rate, according to live metrics from advertising network Chitika. The company is analyzing iPad... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   News

    12. A complete roundup of reviews of Apple’s new iPad from across the Internet

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 14 2012)

      A complete roundup of reviews of Apple’s new iPad from across the Internet The first reviews of the new iPad are in and have been published online. In order to give you an early idea of user experience of the device — which notably... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Starbucks   LTE   AT&T

    13. 38% of China’s Internet population are mobile-only users, says report

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 14 2012) Mobility

      38% of China’s Internet population are mobile-only users, says report Mobile-only Web users account for more than one third of China’s Internet population, according to a report from mobile research specialist On Device. The study found that the country’s rural... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Facebook   Baidu

    14. Bharti Airtel is poised to win India’s 4G race with a reported March 20 rollout

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 10 2012) Mobility

      Bharti AirTel, India’s largest mobile operator, is set to win the race to roll out the country’s first 4G mobile telecom network with a new service said to be launching... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ericsson   Bharti Airtel   ZTE

    15. New report claims iPad 3 to have more RAM, dual-core A5X chip, LTE and arrive with a 1080P Apple TV

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 6 2012)

      New report claims iPad 3 to have more RAM, dual-core A5X chip, LTE and arrive with a 1080P Apple TV The new iPad being announced tomorrow will be equipped with an LTE chip providing 4G capabilities on both Verizon and AT&T, reports The Verge. The site says that its sources... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Apple

    16. Japanese mobile calling app Line passes 20 million users, takes aim at Skype with PC plans

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 5 2012)

      Korean Internet firm Naver has announced that Line, it’s mobile calling and messaging application for iPhone and Android, has hit the milestone of 20 million downloads worldwide, but the company... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   NTT DoCoMo

    17. Apple reportedly launching streaming TV service by Christmas, despite content provider reluctance

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 2 2012)

      Apple is pursuing a plan to introduce a streaming TV service by Christmas this year, in spite of the “tough time” it is having bringing media and content producers on... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Apple   Comcast

    18. iPad 3′s Retina display means trouble for many apps due to Apple’s 20MB 3G download limit

      Explore The Next Web (Mar 1 2012)

      iPad 3′s Retina display means trouble for many apps due to Apple’s 20MB 3G download limit Apple’s iPad 3 is set to launch next week and all signs point to it having a Retina display running at 2048×1536 pixels. This should provide a clearer, sharper image... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Apple   Retina

    19. Google is giving away a million bucks to those who can successfully hack Chrome

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 27 2012)

      Google is giving away a million bucks to those who can successfully hack Chrome Making sure that you have the most secure browser on the web means that you need a whole lot of people doing continual security audits and QA. While Google surely... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google

    20. Sprint commits to buying $15.5B worth of iPhones from Apple, that’s almost 24M units

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 27 2012) Mobility

      Sprint commits to buying $15.5B worth of iPhones from Apple, that’s almost 24M units Earlier this morning, mobile phone carrier Sprint released its 10-K filing with the SEC for the fiscal year ending in December. In the filing, it revealed that it had made... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Sprint Nextel   Securities and Exchange Commission

    21. Android growing 250% year-on-year, with over 300 million total devices worldwide

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 27 2012) Mobility

      Android growing 250% year-on-year, with over 300 million total devices worldwide To coincide with Mobile World Congress, Google has announced its latest figures for the growth of the Android ecosystem. The company reports a year-on-year growth rate of more than 250%, with... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Mobile World Congress   Ice Cream Sandwich

    22. Home, sweet home: 60% of UK employees could be working remotely within a decade

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 22 2012) Unified communications

      A new study suggests that more than half (60%) of office-based employees will be ‘regularly’ working from home within the next decade, thanks to technological advances in the workplace. The... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Virgin Media Business

    23. Apple working with suppliers to test 8-inch iPad, says WSJ

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 14 2012)

      Apple working with suppliers to test 8-inch iPad, says WSJ Shortly after it added more weight to rumours that Apple’s next-generation tablet — the iPad 3 — would ship with LTE support, the Wall Street Journal has reignited rumours of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Apple

    24. Google closes in on Google Drive launch, its long awaited Dropbox competitor

      Explore The Next Web (Feb 9 2012)

      Google closes in on Google Drive launch, its long awaited Dropbox competitor Google is reportedly close to launching its long awaited cloud storage service Drive, delivering a personal file-synchronisation platform that will allow users to store and copy files between computers and mobile... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   IOS   Dropbox