It’s Friday, which means for it’s time for a new round of iPhone apps. This time around, we’re giving you plenty of goodness. Between an app that gives you fake numbers, and an iPhone version of one of your old favorite magazines, you’ll have plenty of new titles to download. More »
Here’s your new edition of the best Android apps of the week. This time we’re giving you a wintertime game, a tool for managing your social networks, and so much more. It’s about time to fire up Google Play. More »
The games industry as a whole may be suffering from a decline, but don’t tell Microsoft that. According to NPD, the Xbox 360 was the top-selling console for the month of July, marking its 19th consecutive month at the top of the chart. That’s not all either, as total retail spend on Xbox 360 consoles, software, and accessories reached $218 million, more than what was spent on the on the PS3 and the Wii combined.
In all, 203,000 Xbox 360s were sold during the month of July, allowing the console to capture 49% market share for the month. This is the 17th consecutive month the Xbox 360 has enjoyed more than 40% market share, so it seems that the Xbox is flourishing while the rest of the industry is struggling a bit. Microsoft also mentions that six of the top ten July games appear on Xbox 360, but to be fair, they were all multi-platform titles.
The Xbox 360 got a huge boost in sales numbers around the time Kinect launched back in November 2010, and has been riding that boost ever since. It’s also available at a pretty reasonable price, and with Microsoft targeting families and casual gamers with Kinect, it has the perfect setup for stellar console sales. With most of Microsoft’s core audience already owning an Xbox 360 by the time 2011 rolled around, the company’s decision to begin targeting families and casuals was well-timed and helped the Xbox claim its spot at the top of the charts.
Microsoft is going to have a pretty big holiday season too, with the highly-anticipated Halo 4 hitting shelves in November. It’s also expecting games like Forza Horizon and Dance Central 3 to make strong showings this holiday season, so it looks like the Xbox 360 might remain the top-selling console for months to come. At the very least, it’s clear that the Xbox 360 is the console to beat in 2012.
[via Official Microsoft Blog]
Xbox 360 tops console sales charts once again in July is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The battle between Apple and Samsung rages on as the court case they’re currently in the center of reveals the giant chunk of Apple’s sought-after damages. For just the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II devices released throughout the last few years by Samsung, Apple is seeking a bit over $1.99 billion USD. Gems such as the Samsung Captivate and the Samsung Fascinate did some heavy hitting of their own, incurring damages of $285,291,279 and $287,292,814 respective.
When you check out the profits the many Samsung Galaxy S II iterations have picked up according to apple, $642 million certainly blasts its way through the ranks. Such an intense number has Apple seeking totals like $205,814,496 USD from the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and another whopping $209 million+ from the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II. Surprisingly though it’s not the plain-old Galaxy S or the Galaxy S II that has the star of the show, it’s the Samsung Captivate.
This little gem, the Samsung Captivate, was the first Samsung Galaxy S unit to hit AT&T back in 2010 for a whopping $199.99. That included a 4-inch display, 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, and a fabulous 5 megapixel camera on the back. This was back when we were still on Android 2.1 right out of the box, as well. Apple says that they lost $204 million+ in profits as a result of this device while Samsung’s profits, design, and trade dress equaled out to be nearly $81 million.
Several other devices worth pointing out on the big list of “Apple’s Damages Per Samsung Product” are the Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S (i9000), and Galaxy S II (i9100). No statistics currently exist for these devices, the latter two being the international editions of both devices while the Galaxy Ace was also released mostly outside the United States.
Have a peek at the timeline below to get caught up on all things Apple vs Samsung trial, and stick with us as the verdict gets pulled down some weeks into the future. Believe it or not, this trial does not have an unlimited amount of session time, so we’re expecting it to be over – to some degree – before the summer season is up.
[via The Verge]
Apple seeks $2.45 billion in case vs Samsung is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The US Census Bureau just released its first public API last month, giving web and mobile app makers access to its vast stores of statistics, and it’s now also gone the extra mile by releasing its first mobile app. Dubbed America’s Economy, the app draws on data from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor to provide a real-time picture of the US economy, offering details on everything from the country’s gross domestic product to housing sales to the unemployment rate (all presented with the requisite charts and graphs). That’s available for Android smartphones and tablets right now, while an iOS app promised in the “coming weeks.” It’s also the first of three planned apps from the Bureau — the others are said to be coming over the next several months (both of which will also be available for both Android and iOS).
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The Stelton To Go 2.0 Thermo Cup lures you in with its Danish design, but you’ll stay for its drinkability—and not in the Bud Light sense of the word. More »
Onkyo Japan has introduced its first Android HDMI stick, the NT-A1. Powered by the Google Android 2.3 operating system, the gadget has a powerful 1Ghz ARM A9 Cortex single core processor, a 5123MB of RAM, a 4GB of storage space, a microSD slot for storage expansion, USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity. Each purchase comes equipped with a remote controller. Folks in Japan are able to buy the Onkyo NT-A1 Android HDMI stick for 9,980 Yen ($127). Onkyo also offers an optional dual mode remote and wireless keyboard (KR-A1) for 7,980 Yen ($100). [Akihabara]
In a move to combat piracy, Google will be taking into consideration the number of valid copyright removal notices they will receive for any given site in their search algorithms. Beginning next week, websites with high numbers of removal notices will start to appear lower in their results. Google is hoping that the implementation will help users find legitimate and quality sources of content more easily. Although the new signal will affect the ranking of search results, the company said that it will not be removing any pages from search results unless it will receive a valid copyright removal notice from the owner.
“Since we re-booted our copyright removals over two years ago, we’ve been given much more data by copyright owners about infringing content online. In fact, we’re now receiving and processing more copyright removal notices every day than we did in all of 2009—more than 4.3 million URLs in the last 30 days alone. We will now be using this data as a signal in our search rankings,” said Amit Singhal, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Google reportedly testing new log-in page that can manage multiple accounts on Gmail, Google brings richer and interactive answers to mobile search,
The Denon AH-NCW500 Globe Cruiser Bluetooth headphones are designed to provide superior audio and exceptional noise canceling for business travelers. These headphones feature a pair of 40mm dynamic drivers with a built-in amplifier, producing a frequency response of 5 Hz-37,000 Hz with an impedance of 100 ohms. These headphones also have dual microphones for clear phone conversations and a control wheel on earcups for music playback (play/pause), phone control (talk/hang up) and volume control. The Denon AH-NCW500 Globe Cruiser Bluetooth headphones are priced at $499.99. [Product Page]
Well this is exactly the type of story that is going to burrow deep into my brain tonight and manifest itself in some sort of horrific, vivid nightmare. Apparently a woman living in South-Central China turned up at a hospital with a live spider living in her ear. Eeesh!
She came to the hospital complaining of an itching sensation in her ear, and when the doctor took a look, out peeped a nasty, creepy, crawly arachnid. The spider had been living in her ear for at least three days before she went to the hospital.
While the doctor considered yanking the spider out of the woman’s ear, there was concern it would only dig in deeper and set up shelter inside her ear canal for the winter. So in a stroke of genius, the doctor poured saline solution into her ear, and the water caused the spider to float out and scurry away.
On a related note, Amazon has plenty of earplugs on sale today.
[via ChinaDaily via M.I.C. Gadget]
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