Most consumer electronics (CE) device manufacturers are introducing software platforms that support widgets — also called TV applications, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). And this sets the stage for a new market and alters how people will access Internet content — from news, web-surfing and purchasing, to watching Netflix movies and YouTube.
Read MoreAdobe plans to demonstrate a version of Flash for Google’s Android software in May at the Google I/O conference. And, according to “CNET” (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20003922-94.html), the company is preparing to give away Android phones running Flash to employees,
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According to Net Application’s May 1 report, the five U.S. market areas with the largest concentration of iPads — measured by its clients’ browser data — are: San Francisco, California (0.25% Internet share); Grand Junction, Colorado (0.23%); Santa Barbara, California (0.19%);
Honolulu, Hawaii (0.19%); and Bend, Oregon (0.19%).
“iFixIt” has offered a teardown (http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-3G-Teardown/2374/1) of the 3G iPad and says it shows some interesting differences when compared to its Wi-Fi-only sibling, mostly due to its additional 3G / GPS functionality. Check out the highlights below. Here are some of the highlights of the teardown:
° The immediate visible difference is the inclusion of a black plastic RF window on top of the iPad for better antenna reception.
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Mac OS X, Safari and iPhone market share for Internet usage rose from March to April, according to the latest market share survey from NetMarketShare (http://www.netmarketshare.com).
According to the report, among operating systems, Mac OS X had 5.32% of the global market share in April, compared to 5.33% in March (that’s global market share; in the US it’s almost 10 %). Windows remains dominant with 91.46% as of April. That’s down from 91.58% in March. Apple’s highest percentage previously was 5.27% in October 2009, so March’s number is an all-time high.
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