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| Android Angst: Ice Cream Sandwich Adoption Moving Slowly [VIDEO] | | Saturday, June 02, 2012 6:51 PM | Mashable Video |
|  What's the holdup with the new version 4.0 of Android, affectionately known as Ice Cream Sandwich? Announced on October 19, 2011, the new version so far only accounts for 7.1% of active Android devices according to Android Developers -- nearly eight months later. Take a look at this video where we examine why this is happening. Even though Android dominates smartphones with an overwhelming 65% market share, it's a shame it's not capable of putting its best foot forward on a wider scale -- at least not yet. How long do you think it will take before Android 4.0 is installed on a majority of Android handsets? Why do you think this has happened? |
| 7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss | | Saturday, June 02, 2012 6:07 PM | Emily Price |
|  It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps that are released each week. But you're in luck: We take care of a lot of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of some of our own highlights from the week. This week we found an app that will help you read with your kids, and another by a presidential candidate that shows it wasn't really proofread before it was published to the masses. Another app helps keep you safe when you're headed out on a first date or into the unknown, and yet another will let you pinpoint what the weather will be like while you're out on your adventure to make sure you're prepared accordingly. If you're staying in for the night, Zynga's newest mobile game was released in the U.S. this week and can help keep you occupied. Check out the gallery for a look at some of the highlights from the week, and let us know about some of your own app highlights in the comments. Still looking for more? See one last week's Apps to Check Out for some other interesting mobile apps worth a look. |
| Cellphone Plans Could Be Data-Only in 2 Years, Says AT&T CEO | | Saturday, June 02, 2012 3:30 PM | Mashable Video |
|  Instead of seeing separate charges on your phone bill for data and voice, the services might soon be wrapped up into one data-service plan. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Friday that cell plans could be data-only within the next 24 months, so separate voice and text messaging charges could be absorbed. "I'll be surprised if, in the next 24 months, we don't see people in the market place with data-only plans," Stephenson said at an investor conference in New York. "I just think that's inevitable." He didn't say AT&T had such plans in the works, but the technology is there, and so is a new pattern of use by smartphone owners. Mobile minutes are down for AT&T, yet texting and messaging apps continue to flourish. And, services like Skype and other VOIP clients make it easier to place calls on a mobile device using the data service. Check out the video above to learn more. Tell us in the comments: Do you use your mobile device's data service to place calls? Do you think mobile carriers should offer data-only plans? Thumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, TommL |
| In a Relationship: Mobile Apps and the Cloud [INFOGRAPHIC] | | Saturday, June 02, 2012 1:38 PM | Sam Laird |
|  Mobile apps and the cloud are going all the way to the altar together. They've been in a relationship for several years and are now inseparable. True love can be hard to explain, but in this case the relationship is based on pragmatism. More and more people are buying, using and relying on smartphones in their everyday lives. Much of that use and reliance revolves around mobile apps. The more mobile apps people use, the more data their phones consume and the more space they need to store all that information. Enter the cloud. Just how ubiquitous are smartphones becoming? More than a billion such devices will be sold in the year 2014, according to a Credit Suisse estimate. By the same year, the market for cloud-based mobile apps will have increased by 90% compared to 2009. By 2016, analysts predict there will be 10 billion connected mobile devices in use globally, and smartphone traffic will be 50 times what it is today. Many of your favorite apps are cloud-based now -- Instagram, Pinterest, Foursquare, Yelp, Groupon and LinkedIn, just to name a handful. Apps are moving to cloud for three primary reasons, according to a survey of IT executives: accessibility to data from multiple devices, lower cost and increased speed for businesses. And increased consumption is disrupting hiring patterns. By 2015, development projects centered around mobile apps are projected to outnumber PC-based projects by four to one. From 2010 to 2011, the IT job site Dice.com reported a 220% increase in job postings for iPhone-related developer positions and a 302% increase in postings for Android developers. Jobs site Elance.com, meanwhile, reported a 100% increase in overall mobile app developer postings. The platform-as-a-service company Engine Yard recently pulled all these stats and more together to create the infographic below. Check it out for a deeper dive and let us know what you think in the comments. Courtesy of: Engine Yard |
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