Tag archive: analysis

Market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) announced today a study which predicts significant increases in the smartphone market in 2011, and foresees Google's Android mobile operating system leading the smartphone pack through 2015. According to IDC's forecast, the number of smartphones used by consumers will balloon by 49.2 percent this year as mobile phone users ditch their “dumb” cell phones for more… Read More

Export.ly is a simple way to aggregate Facebook fan page activity, Twitter follower data, and Gmail contacts in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet filled with raw data and beautiful charts, graphs, and reports. This radically simple approach makes data easy to access and saves time building reports. With the limited data available directly from social networks, social media managers face major challenges when measuring social media and… Read More

Despite its antenna problems and glassy back crack issues, the iPhone 4 has been deemed to have fewer malfunctions than any other smartphone, according to SquareTrade Research. The company analyzed the failure rates of more than 50,000 smartphones and determined that Apple had the least number of malfunctions. Motorola and HTC also performed admirably. A mere 2.1 percent of iPhone 4s are projected to malfunction in their first year, says the… Read More

The Google-funded, privately held company 23andMe launched today, offering Web users an opportunity to take a saliva-based DNA test to learn more about their genes and family heritage, as well as participate in genetic research. The cost? $999. “Over the past several years, significant advances have been made in the field of genetics,” said 23andMe co-founder Linda Avey, in a statement. “The mission of 23andMe is to take… Read More