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30% of US Homes Have an Internet Connected Video Device

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by MegaZone

I found this surprising at first, but reading the numbers it does make sense. 30% of US households have an Internet connected device capable of handling video for their TV. The most common device is, not too surprisingly, a game … Continue reading →

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Android Usage in the UK Grew 634% in One Year

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

As you can see in the graph from comScore Data Mine, Google’s Android operating system had astounding growth from May 2010 through May 2011 – 634%! In the past year Symbian has fallen from the top spot in the UK … Continue reading →

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Android Tablets Claimed 30% of the Market Last Quarter

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 by MegaZone

In the second quarter of 2010 Apple’s iPad owned 94% of the global tablet market, and Android tablets had just 2.9%. The tablet market was really exclusively iPad. How things can change in a year. For the second quarter of … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster Teams With Microsoft For Mobile Movies

Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 by MegaZone

Blockbuster has teamed with Microsoft to bring digital video to mobile devices using Microsoft’s Live Mesh technology. It sounds like this will still be a download service and not streaming, based on the suggested use case of buying content from … Continue reading →

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Hotels Turn To Gizmos For Guests

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by MegaZone

There’s an interesting article in The New York Times today. Hotel chains have been turning to consumer electronics and computers to help draw in and satisfy increasingly tech savvy guests. Gadgets and gizmos are increasingly present in rooms, lobbies, and … Continue reading →

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