Monthly Archives: January 2010
Top 5 Apps we’d like to see come to the Apple iPad
| January 28, 2010 | Posted by Ray Morrison under Apple, Facebook, Gaming, iPhone, iPod, Nintendo, Social Networking, tablet, Tech News |
Now that the iPad had finally been unveiled you might be wondering what the top 5 apps would be great for it. Since the iPad has a much larger 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen and multitouch capabilities, it could add a lot to some of the most popular apps and games in the App Store. We’ve collected 5 current iPhone…
Steve Jobs unveils the iPad touchscreen tablet
| January 27, 2010 | Posted by Jeff Gonzales under Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, tablet, Tech News, Youtube |
Wal-mart to sell Google’s Nexus One Phones
| January 26, 2010 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Gadgets, Google, Google Android, Nexus One, Sprint, Tech News, Verizon |
It seems Google’s decision to exclusively sell the Nexus One may be short-lived. Wal-Mart Stores has already created a page on its wireless mobile phone Web site that featuring the Nexus One. It says the device is “coming soon,” but does not include pricing or time frame information. Google did not immediately reply to a…
The big Apple tablet count down
| January 26, 2010 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Apple, Electronics, iPhone, iPod, Mac, tablet |
Rumors: iPhone 4G to be unveiled in Late May
| January 25, 2010 | Posted by Alyssa Duval under Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, Google Android, iPhone, iPod |
It’s been less than one year since the iPhone 3GS has come out, and Apple fans are already looking foward the next iPhone, which some speculate may be called the iPhone 4G. Rumors suggest that the new iPhone 4G will become available as early as May, and may have a new, sleek design, a faster processor, …
Steve Jobs “Come see our latest creation”
| January 25, 2010 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, Tech News |
Flurry, an analytic firm, claims that they have proof that Apple tablet is in fact ‘in the works’. Based on web traffic analysis from third-party software developers, Flurry says Apple’s Cupertino campus has been testing hundreds of mobile of apps on 50 prototype Apple tablets. Reports say testers of the early iterations of Apple’s tablet have downloaded about 200…
INTEL to deliver Light Peak technology to consumers in 2010
| January 23, 2010 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Intel, Tech News |
Light Peak, known as a new high-speed optical cable technology which is designed to connect your smartphones and other electronic devices to each other. The new Light Peak technology delivers high bandwidth starting at 10Gb/s with the potential of reaching scales to 100GB (Gigabytes) over the next decade. At 100GB, you could transfer a full-length Blu-Ray movie in less than…
Nexus One Reports Weak Sales for First Week Out
| January 15, 2010 | Posted by George Marks under Electronics, Gadgets, Google, Google Android, iPhone, Nexus One, Tech News |
The Mobile research firm Flurry this week estimated that the Nexus One, failed to have a strong debut, despite all the buzz that surrounded its announcement. The 20,000 week one sales fell far behind Apples iPhone which sold an estimated 1.6 million 3GS handsets in June. However, Apple’s iPhone handset was a third-generation product selling in eight countries, while the…
The Mobile research firm Flurry this week estimated that the Nexus One, failed to have a strong debut, despite all the buzz that surrounded its announcement. The 20,000 week one sales fell far behind Apples iPhone which sold an estimated 1.6 million 3GS handsets in June. However, Apple’s iPhone handset was a third-generation product selling in eight countries, while the Nexus One was a first-generation handset on sale in just the U.S.
With that said, the Android myTouch 3G and Motorola Droid were also first-generation hadsets with U.S.-only launches, and both had sales much stronger than the Nexus One. The myTouch 3G sold over 60,000 in its first week, while the Motorola Droid sold over 250,000 units.
Nexus One was outsold three times by the myTouch 3G, 12 times by the Droid, and 80 times by the iPhone 3GS, Flurry noted there are key differences. The Motorola Droid debuted with a $100 million marketing campaign, and even the myTouch 3G was heavily promoted on television by carrier T-Mobile. By comparison, Google’s device launched after the holiday season and is marketing and selling the device through its own ‘Monster’ Web site.
Analysis noted that “While Google, avoided channel conflict with T-Mobile, it appears to have set the direct-to-consumer price for the handset at over $500 dollars, the high price combined with the fact that the device is only considered an ‘evolutionary’ improvement over previous Android devices, indicates that Google did not take the neccesary steps to maximize first week sales,”.
“Perhaps one would consider that among the most expensive costs associated with the launch -enough marketing- has not been incurred, and could have been applied to lowering the direct-to-consumer price.”
