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College Launches Course in iPhone Photography
A UK College is set to become the first in the country to offer an evening study course devoted entirely to photography using an Apple iPhone. The course in 'iPhoneography' will be held as Kensington and Chelsea College, in London. Students will use an iPhone to take images, and will then be instructed in the use of various apps to help produce stunning pictures. According to course instructor Richard Gray, all you need is 'a passion for photography and a...
One in Four Smartphones Sold in Q4 Were iPhones
The iPhone continues to be a dominant player in the smartphone market, with recent figures showing the iPhone accounted for 25 per cent of smartphone sales during the fourth quarter of 2011. The stats, from Juniper Research, show that although the iPhone 4S has proven to be very popular with smartphone owners since launch, that it is mainly thanks to the aggressive pricing on the iPhone 3G S that has helped the iPhone to achieve such high sales figures. In...
Motorola Mobility Profits Slump
The latest manufacturer to release details of Q4 2011 profits is Motorola, and they make rather painful reading. Operating profits dropped to a pretty abysmal £44.6m operating loss. Sales were up 5 percent on 2010, with full year sales up a healthy 22 percent across the division. The overall operating loss for 2011 was £181.4m. Unit sales in Q4 2011 were 10.5 million phones, of which 5.3 million were smartphones, whilst Tablet sales were at 200,000. In total during 2011...
Apple Reports Record Quarterly Profits
Apple has released details of trading for the last three months to 31st December, posting record profit of $13.6bn, a rise of 118% from the same period in 2010. The iPhone continues to be a major driver in sales for the Cupertino based company, with 37 million iPhones being sold during that period, over twice the number of iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2010. The iPhone 4S has been of particular appeal to many Smartphone users, although a...
iPhone 4S Sales Close gap with Android
The iPhone 4S has been selling in record numbers since launch, so much so that according to Nielsen, the sales of Apple's latest iPhone have helped Apple close the gap on Android devices. The figures show that, of those who purchased a smartphone in December, only 2.4 percent more chose Android over the iPhone. 44.5 percent of people chose an iPhone in December, which is nearly twice as many as in October. Sales of Android handsets sunk to 46.9 percent,...
SoundHound for iOS Offers Free, Unlimited Live Lyrics
SoundHound, the music search and recognition service, has announced that users of its iOS app can access unlimited Live Lyrics, allowing users to see the lyrics on the screen of their device. The SoundHound player, which is embedded within the SoundHound search app, has seen a high increase in usage over the last year, as more users use it to discover and share new music with friends. Version 4.2 of the SoundHound app is available to download from the Apple...
Apple and Google to bid for Premiership TV Rights?
Rumours are abound that Apple and Google may enter into the bidding for Premier League TV rights, when the contract goes out to tender before the end of the season. The Daily Mail report that Apple could see the Premiership as a key element in establishing the Apple TV service in the UK. Additionally, Google are also reported to be interested in bidding for Premiership rights, which could be offered via their YouTube platform. The increased competition for the rights...
Android Market Passes 400,000 Apps Milestone
Another milestone reached for the Android Market, with news coming that there are now more than 400,000 apps available to users of Android devices. The news comes from a report conducted by data analyst Distimo, which calculates that there are more than 400,000 live apps, with approximately two thirds of those available free of charge. Comparisons with the Apple App Store are always inevitable when talking about the Android Market; the App Store passed 400,000 apps back in June 2011,...
Track Santa this Christmas with NORAD
With the hassle of Christmas shopping becoming a distant memory, there is only one thing to sort out before sitting down for a relaxing Christmas dinner, and that is making sure Santa gets round to delivering all the presents in good time. Since 1955, NORAD have been providing details of tracking Santa as he moves his way across the globe, and with the rise in popularity in smartphones, tracking the jolly guy in the red outfit is easier than ever...
Apple Store Surpasses 18bn App Downloads
Whilst Google are in the middle of a major promotion, celebrating the 10 billionth download from the Android Market, news comes from Apple that app downloads from the Apple App Store have passed the 18bn mark. Apple has over 500,000 apps published to the App Store, and current download rates are over 1bn per month, so the 20bn milestone isn't far off. The number of downloads is for the entire number of iOS devices, including the Apple iPod Touch and...
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