- Instagram continues to abandon mobile-only approach, further expands to desktop web Instagram is continuing to abandon its mobile-only approach as the company's co-founder, Kevin Systrom, today announced that, for the first time, users' feeds can be viewed on the desktop web.
- Twitter growth slow among adults, but engagement has doubled The percentage of online adults using Twitter is growing at a slow pace, although engagement among this demographic has doubled in 10 months, according to a recent Pew Research study.
- Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than Macs in their 28-year history Apple sold more iOS devices last year than Macs in their entire 28-year history, having been originally introduced by Steve Jobs in 1984. In 2011, Apple sold 156 million iOS devices, while, since introduction, Apple has only sold 122 million Macs.
- Apple mobile web traffic eclipses that of desktop for the first time Overall internet usage on Apple's mobile products may have exceeded that of its desktop products for the first time, that's according to web market share data from analytics firm Chitika.
- Report: Ireland, the internet and mobile devices in 2011 As the year draws to a close we delve into our own site analytics to see what mobile devices Irish internet users were using in 2011. It comes as no surprise to find that Apple's iPhone leads the way by a country-mile.
- Twitter begins rolling out new Tweet and Follow button designs Twitter has begun rolling out its refreshed Tweet and Follow buttons on Tuesday last, sporting a new-look blue Twitter Bird icon and improved accessibility.
- 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.
- Meteor leads the way with 3 great Android phone offers Mobile services provider Meteor is leading the smartphone push in Ireland with the announcement of three Android handsets, each available for as low as €119.99 online.
- Firefox 4 beta available for Android Mozilla, makers of the popular Firefox web browser, have made available Firefox 4 beta for mobile for the Android platform. The app is built on the same technology as its desktop counterpart, with the main focus of this release on “performance and responsiveness”.
- Today FM and Newstalk release Android apps Within the last day both Today FM and Newstalk have released free Android apps for their listeners.