29

Apr

2013

Last week at The Fonecast: 29th April 2013

Money, messaging, microphones and M2M

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

This week there was only one set of financial results that attracted the mainstream tech media. Apple reported the first drop in quarterly profit for several years as figures fell by 18% to around £6.1 billion. On the positive side, it made around £6.1 billion profit. It also announced dates for its developer conference in June and promised a new version of iOS.

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25

Apr

2013

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference promises new version of iOS in June

Author: The Fonecast

Apple is holding this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference from 10th until 14th June at the Moscone West centre in San Francisco.

As well as being able to attend technical sessions and hands-on labs, developers are also being promised an opportunity to “learn about the future of iOS and OS X”.

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18

Apr

2013

Twitter launches its own music service

Author: The Fonecast

Micro-blogging service Twitter has launched a new service called Twitter #music. It uses activity on Twitter to find the most popular tracks and new artists as well as making it easier for users to enjoy music from their favourite musicians.

The service uses iTunes, Spotify and Rdio to provide its music.

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14

Apr

2013

Tablet shipments this year expected to rise 38%

Author: The Fonecast

Figures from ABI Research predict tablet sales this year will increase 38% year-on-year to approximately 150 million tablets worldwide, with the total retail value of shipments up 28% to an estimated $64 billion (£42 billion).

Around 60% of tablet shipments in 2012 were Apple iPads using the iOS operating system software while 37% ran Android or derivative platforms.

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27

Mar

2013

Updated Flipboard app lets readers curate and share their own digital magazines

Author: The Fonecast

Flipboard, which originally launched as a mobile application that let users turn their social media feeds and favourite websites into a personal digital magazine, is now helping people share those magazines.

The updated iPad and iPhone app enables readers to save news stories, videos and photos in a personal magazine that can then be shared with other people.

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