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Free Friday: KeyRing
We’ve all got them. An unnecessary amount of plastic cards strewn about in our wallets and on our key rings. We keep them because they allow us to save money when shopping in particular stores or because they act as proof of membership. But what if there was a way you could store them all in one place?
Free Friday: Read It Later
How often do you find yourself surfing the web (for work purposes of course) and stumble upon an interesting article that you just don’t have time to read? We do it all the time, so we understand your pain. Luckily there are a ton of apps out there that help improve your productivity by allowing you to save articles you find for later reading and since it’s Friday that means we’ve found a free one just for you.
Read It Later is our favorite because it has an app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and you can even access your saved articles on the go from their WebOS which is accessible from almost any mobile device. Just download the app for your particular device, get the add on/extension for Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer and when you find something on the web just add it to your reading list and boom! You can now read it later from your mobile device, even if you are offline.
Here in NYC we are always in a rush and with the huge amount of information on the web who has time to read it all? Check it out, we are sure you’ll love it.
Nielsen: Android Takes the Lead
Source: Nielsen
They’ve done it. Google’s Android OS has finally taken the lead in the Smartphone market share. While Apple and Blackberry RIM are tied at a solid 27%, Android OS has the lead at 29% of the market share (Nielsen).
It’s always good to know how the mobile market is divided so that we may efficiently market our brands to the largest, most relevant audience. This is especially true in terms of development as well. It would be silly to develop applications for let’s say, Windows Mobile OS right now since it has only 10% of the market share. We’re not saying its completely insignificant—because it’s not—but it would just make more sense to market or develop for a platform with a larger user base then port to one with less users.
One interesting difference is the fact that Android (Google) doesn’t develop and sell their own hardware like Apple and Blackberry. According to TechCrunch this puts the latter two in a better position but could Android’s presence on multiple smartphones be a contributing factor to its rapid rise? Will we see the same happen for the Windows Mobile OS? We are interested to see what changes a year from now.
