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Total Android devices activated top 250 million

2012/01/20By Jerome Skalnik

Google yesterday announced its latest financial results. Revenues topped US$10 billion for the first time ever and earnings came in at US$8.1 billion (missing Wall Street expectations). The company also announced some big numbers for its Android operating system. According to CEO Larry Page, Android has now been activated on 250 million devices, up 50 millions from their last announcement […]

Android Market tops 10 billion downloads

2011/12/06By Jerome Skalnik

Google today announced that its Android Market topped 10 billion app downloads this past weekend. Even more impressive is the growth that the Market is seeing; it is now showing a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month. To celebrate this milestone, Google is having an app sale. Starting today and for the next 10 days, a number […]

Android Market unofficially tops 500,000 published apps

2011/10/24By Jerome Skalnik

“Mobile research firm” Research2Guidance is reporting that the Android Market reached the 500,000 published app milestone this past September. In that month alone, 42,000 new apps were added to the market. Interestingly, some 37% of apps have been deactivated since their launch, leaving some 320,000 active applications. In comparison, there were nearly 460,000 apps in the Apple App store in […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

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Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

"Value tier" Moto 360 concept

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]