The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is adding two new brand extensions to its logo: the Bluetooth Smart Ready trademark and the Bluetooth Smart trademark.
Both refer to compatibility with version 4.0 of Bluetooth, which supports low-power peripherals.
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ABI Research has calculated that Android overtook iOS in Q2 2011 to have the largest market share for mobile application downloads.
It says 44% of downloaded apps were for Android devices, compared with 31% for Apple’s iOS. However, the average Apple user still downloads more apps than the average Android customer.
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Apple has announced financial results for the fourth quarter of its financial year, which ended on 24th September.
Quarterly revenue was up year-on-year to $28.27 billion (£18 billion) and quarterly net profit was up to $6.62 billion. Total annual revenue reached $108 billion.
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A new eBook and application for iPhones is allowing readers to ‘turn the page’ without touching their mobile phone.
The app contains recipes by the well-known chefs and cooks in the Ebury Publishing My Kitchen Table series. Because users may well have food on their hands during preparation, the app takes advantage of the front-facing camera on newer iPhone and iPod Touch devices, allowing them to simply wave their hand over the screen to move to the next page.
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Apple says it’s sold over four million units of the new iPhone 4S within three days of its launch on 14th October.
In addition, more than 25 million customers are now using iOS 5, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, and more than 20 million people have signed up for the free iCloud storage service.
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