Posts Tagged ‘Usage’

Nielsen: Consumers Download More Apps than Ever!

May 20th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

A new report from Nielsen shows consumers are downloading more apps than ever before. Currently, the average U.S. consumer has 41 apps installed. That’s 28% up from 32 apps a year before.

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Microsoft to Charge for Bing API Usage

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Following in Google’s footsteps, Bing has now grown enough to start charging developers for usage of the Bing search API’s. Free usage of the API’s will disappear in the next couple of months.

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Chinese Developers Bypass Google Play

April 3rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Though many Android developers rely heavily on Google Play, those in China seem to ignore Google’s app store. Instead, developers prefer to deliver the .apk files direcly to the consumer.

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Localytics: 6% of iPad App Sessions on 3G/4G

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With over three million new iPad’s sold in three days, Apple proves it is still dominating. We visited a local Dixons at midnight to check the interest in the 4G version of the iPad and found out 28% of the people wanted one.

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Dutch Kids Hooked on Mobile

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Current Affairs | No Comments »

Mijn Kind Online, a consumer watchdog organization for children in The Netherlands has sent out a report detailing the youngest mobile consumers in the Netherlands.

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Localytics: Many Apps Used Only Once

February 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

First impressions. They are not only important when on a blind date, but also when creating an app. According to research from Localytics, 26% of all apps downloaded in 2010 have been fired up only once.

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Nielsen: iTunes Best and Windows Marketplace Worst App Store

March 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Nielsen has surveyed 4.000 consumers about their usage of app stores. The survey shows that consumers are very satisfied about Apple, but are less happy with Microsoft’s efforts.

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OIVO: Belgian Teens and their Mobiles

January 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Belgian consumer authority OIVO has released a report that details mobile usage under teens. According to the report, 90% of the teenagers (10-17 yr) own a mobile phone.