17

May

2013

More than 2 billion people are expected to be watching mobile TV and video by 2017

Author: The Fonecast

Juniper Research has forecast that 2 billion mobile and tablet users will be watching TV and video on their devices by 2017.

This worldwide growth is being attributed to two main factors: the uptake of higher-quality mobile devices and the growing popularity of short (and easily shared) video clips.

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17

May

2013

HP announces a convertible Android tablet

Author: The Fonecast

HP has announced a new Android device with a detachable keypad, enabling it to transform between notebook and tablet.

It’s called the HP SlateBook x2 and was revealed alongside a convertible Windows-based computer.

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16

May

2013

Telefonica to offer direct mobile billing via the Samsung Apps store

Author: The Fonecast

Telefónica Digital and Samsung Electronics have announced a global deal that’ll add direct mobile billing to the Samsung Hub and Samsung Apps services.

It means that Telefonica customers will be able to charge the price of apps and other content to their mobile phone bill.

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16

May

2013

50 billion apps downloaded from the Apple App Store

Author: The Fonecast

Customers have downloaded more than 50 billion apps from the Apple App Store since the service launched in July 2008, according to a new announcement from the company.

Current download rates have reached 2 billion mobile apps per month… or more than 800 apps every second.

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16

May

2013

Google launches streaming music service in the USA

Author: The Fonecast

Google has used its annual Google I/O developer conference to reveal a new streaming music subscription service called Google Play Music All Access.

At the moment it’s just available in the USA and will cost $9.99 per month, although early adopters receive a $2 discount. Customers can store up to 20,000 of their own songs and listen to them alongside millions of online tracks.

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