Jan
03
On Christmas Day there were 7 million Android smart phones and iPhones activated across the U.S. The new phones combined with the already existing inventory made that week the heaviest app download week in history. It is estimated that 1.2 billion apps were downloaded that week alone. That number is a significant jump over a [...]
Oct
11
Even though the holiday season is not yet upon us, the recent announcements of new products from Amazon and Apple can be interpreted as holiday sales. Both the Kindle Fire and the iPhone 4S were announced recently and both will be available immediately before the holiday shopping season. The Fire becomes available on [...]
Dec
13
So far this holiday season has seen $21.95 billion spent online. According to comScore that number is up 12% over the same time period from last year’s numbers. The question, however, is if this represents a qualitative shift in our spending patterns or if instead it merely shows an easing in the economic conditions over [...]