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iPhone users almost twice as likely as Android users to click on ads According to a report by US-based mobile ad company Jumptap, iPhone users are almost twice as likely to click on ads than their Android counterparts. The average ad click-through rate (CTR) for Android users is just below the 0.52% industry average at 0.47%, while iPhone users are well above the average at 0.78%. Darren McCarra No responses 6th August 2011
Mobile payment system Square can be hacked, claims researchers Two researchers attending the Black Hat security conference yesterday in Las Vegas have demonstrated a simple hacking technique that could allow unscrupulous individuals to purchase items using the mobile payment system Square and stolen credit card data. With this technique, would-be hackers could use stolen credit card data to withdraw funds without the need to be in possession of the physical credit card. Darren McCarra No responses 5th August 2011
Google+ users share one billion items every day, +1 button hit 2.3 billion times per day Although only a little over two weeks old at this stage, Google+ has already surpassed 10 million users who share one billion items every day, according to Google's CEO Larry Page. Darren McCarra 2 responses 15th July 2011
Google’s Photovine website is live, details of new photo-sharing service emerge The website for Google's new mysterious photo-sharing service, Photovine, is now live. Although no product or mobile app is available yet to use, the landing page and privacy policy and support pages do give some insights into what we can expect from the service when it launches. Darren McCarra 8 responses 12th July 2011
International BBC News Android app launched BBC Worldwide has today launched the BBC News Android app to audiences internationally. An iOS version of this free app has already proved very popular since it launched in April 2010, with over three million downloads outside of the UK alone. Darren McCarra No responses 13th June 2011
Google to launch Groupon competitor later today Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at Google, has announced that Google’s new Groupon competitor Google Offers will launch later today, Wednesday. Schmidt made the announcement at the D9 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, which will initially launch in Portland only. Darren McCarra One response 1st June 2011
Tactile feedback on smartphone recreates real sensation of button press Japanese telecommunications provider KDDI have developed a smartphone with a multiple layer haptic feedback touchscreen capable of recreating the sensation of pressing a physical button. Darren McCarra One response 30th May 2011
33% of all Facebook posts originate from mobile devices Almost one-third of all postings made to the 677 million user strong social network Facebook originate from mobile devices, according to research from social media scientist Dan Zarrella. Darren McCarra No responses 12th May 2011
Android continues market share surge in US According to the latest comScore mobile subscribers market share report, Google’s Android platform has continued to make significant gains in US mobile market share, largely at the expense of RIM, the makers of BlackBerry mobile devices. Google remains the dominant player in the US mobile market with an average 34.7% of market share during the three months ending March 2011, up 6% on the three months ending December 2010. Darren McCarra No responses 7th May 2011
RTÉ Player coming to Android and iPhone later this year RTÉ will release Android and iOS versions of their popular video-on-demand RTÉ Player service later this year. According to Silicon Republic, Aisling McCabe, head of platform development at RTÉ, confirmed RTÉ’s plans to release free mobile apps for the two platforms late last week. Darren McCarra One response 18th April 2011