Tag: iPad

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Kindle Fire shipments tank but CTRs still strong

Published: June 6, 2012

Following a successful launch in the fourth-quarter of 2011, Amazon’s Kindle Fire was unable to maintain the momentum during the first quarter, with shipments dropping 80 percent. However, with higher click-through rates than the iPad, Amazon’s tablet still presents opportunities for marketers.

TripAdvisor expands city guide apps to 30 new cities

Published: May 29, 2012

Online travel site TripAdvisor is adding new cities to its line of guide applications to help consumers discover the best attractions, events and places while traveling.

Financial Times shuts off iOS apps: Will others follow?

Published: May 9, 2012

The Financial Times recently said it plans to turn off its iPad and iPhone applications for good as the publisher moves to further embrace an HTML5-first strategy.

Kindle Fire’s light dims as sales, distribution troubles arise

Published: May 8, 2012

Kindle Fire's share of the tablet market plummeted to just more than four percent during the first quarter, down significantly from the 16.8 percent share it posted in the fourth quarter, according to IDC. The news follows Target’s announcement last week that it will stop carrying the Kindle Fire.

Marketers unprepared for mobile’s growing dominance in email

Published: May 3, 2012

Email opens on smartphones and tablets grew by 82.4 percent in the past year and such mobile devices are on track to become the dominant email platform by the end of the year, according to a new report from Return Path.

Mcommerce sales momentum continues post-holidays: IBM

Published: May 3, 2012

Mobile commerce sales doubled in the past year, reaching 13.3 percent of online sales during the first quarter, according to a new report from IBM.

With Kindle Fire’s resounding success, is there room for other Android tablets?

Published: April 30, 2012

The Kindle Fire’s significant success is rewriting the Android tablet ecosystem with Amazon’s entry controlling over half of the market in just six months. For other players who are losing share, the question is what can they do to regain ground or should they just cut their losses and run?

Apple's iPhone, iPad sales jump driven in part by lower price points

Published: April 25, 2012

Anticipation over Apple’s financial results reached new highs this week in light of the recent weakness that the company’s stocks have shown. However, once again Apple did not disappoint, reporting significant increases in iPhone and iPad sales.

Food Network sweetens mobile repertoire with iPad app

Published: April 23, 2012

Food Network has rolled out an iPad application that centers around cupcakes and lets consumers find recipes and ideas to make their favorite treat.

MyHeritage lets members search historical records via mobile app

Published: April 10, 2012

MyHeritage has debuted a mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that aims to help users with their family history research.