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To: pyslent who wrote (3616)	4/29/2014 6:14:17 PM
From: Road Walker	2 Recommendations Recommended By Frank Walker pyslent Respond to of 11191

Sly is an admitted troll. He doesn't post for discussion or acccuracy, he posts to get a rise out of Apple fanboys. Ignore him or play him for amusement. But don't expect him to respond to logic, debate, or public humuliation. Shame on yourself for expecting that. I don't expect that. I expect better from those that don't expect that. We know he's a troll, so what? Get over it and move on, or we descend into troll criticism hell. A troll is only a troll if someone pays attention to the sound of him falling in the woods. Otherwise, he doesn't exist. Troll enablers enable trolls.

To: pyslent who wrote (3616)	4/29/2014 11:32:06 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 11191

The DEATH of CRAPple..BBC News -- Pupils 'addicted to tablet computers', teachers warn ................................ 15 April 2014 Pupils 'addicted to tablet computers', teachers warn By Katherine Sellgren BBC News education reporter in Manchester Young children can swipe a computer screen but do not have the fine motor skills to play with building blocks, teachers warn. A teachers' conference heard how some pupils arrive in class tired and unable to concentrate after staying up late playing computer games. Other children become withdrawn and unable to socialise. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) says tablet computer addiction is a growing concern. The ATL says children must be taught to use devices, such as tablets and smartphones, responsibly. Building blocks The concerns were raised at the union's annual conference in Manchester. Colin Kinney from Northern Ireland said, while many children displayed highly competent IT skills, they often lacked basic skills. "Teachers talk of the pupils who come into their classrooms after spending most of the previous night playing computer games and whose attention span is so limited they may as well not be there, or the pupils who wander around at break or lunch glued to their tablets or smartphones. "I have spoken to a number of nursery teachers who have concerns over the increasing numbers of young pupils who can swipe a screen but have little or no manipulative skills to play with building blocks or the like, or the pupils who cannot socialise with other pupils but whose parents talk proudly of their ability to use a tablet or smartphone." The ATL passed a motion urging the union to draw up guidance for staff on how best to address the issue. Social isolation Mr Kinney went on: "We do not want to deprive our pupils of access to computer tablets. We do want to protect them from withdrawal, poor performance and loss of educational opportunities. "We are not advocating a ban on devices, we are not stating there are medical risks. We are highlighting rising concerns of social isolation and of decreasing attention span for anything which isn't computer-generated imagery." Mark Montgomery, also from Northern Ireland, told delegates: "We must recognise and accept that the technology is available and the pupils in front of us are constantly using it. "Therefore it is our job to make sure that the technology is being used wisely and productively and that pupils are not making backward steps and getting obsessed and exhibiting aggressive and anti-social behaviours. "In the same way, we can use a brick to either break a window or build a house, digital technology can be used for good or bad and teachers can and should help their pupils make positive choices so they have positive experiences."

To: pyslent who wrote (3616)	4/30/2014 1:01:40 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 11191

Apple Is About To Lose Its Revenue Dominance Over Android JIM EDWARDS APR. 29, 2014, 1:54 PM 2,341 8 businessinsider.com Until recently, the difference between Apple’s iOS mobile devices and the plethora of companies making Google’s Android phones and tablets was easy to describe: More people may use the cheaper Android devices, but a majority of the revenue from mobile devices came from Apple. Across the board, iPhone and iPad users downloaded more apps, paid more for them, were more lucrative targets for mobile advertising, and bought more stuff on their devices than Android users. To put it bluntly, Android is for poor people, iPhone is for rich people. That may be about to change. New data shows that in addition to overtaking Apple’s mobile market share, Android is also catching up in terms of its share of mobile revenue. The change explains in part why Google wants to create an “Android Silver” class of superior smartphones with major manufacturers: to eliminate iPhone’s superiority in terms of platform quality and the wealth of its users. According to data from mobile ad company Opera Mediaworks, Android users are now for the first time a greater percentage of users seeing mobile ads than Apple users are. While Apple is still ahead in the monetization of those users, its lead is shrinking there also. Here are Opera’s market share numbers, based on 64 billion ad impressions served to 500 million consumers: Percent of traffic: Android 42.83% (up from 31.26%) iOS 38.17% (down from 44.53%)Percent of revenue: iOS 52.7% (up from 49.23%) Android 33.46% (up from 26.72%)Opera CEO Mahi de Silva believes Android will catch Apple by the end of the year: "Last year at this time, agencies were still saying, 'Hey, I prefer iOS users,'" said Mahi de Silva, CEO of Opera Mediaworks. He said Apple's operating system delivered deeper engagement and a glossier platform. That's no longer the case. "The quality of the advertising that we can deliver on a Samsung and Android device is pretty much on par with an iOS," Mr. de Silva added. The catchup comes after Android recently surpassed Apple in app downloads, according to app download measurement company App Annie. iPhone’s dominance in apps used to come from the fact that Apple insisted on higher-quality standards for apps, and because the users were more lucrative, app developers made more apps for them, and the app experience on Apple was richer. Thus there were more apps, and more downloads happening on iOS than on Android. But for some time now there have been more apps available in the Google Play store than in the iOS App Store, and now more downloads occur from Google Play than in the App Store. Again, revenue from those apps is less on Android than Apple. But it’s another area where the gap is closing. And now there is even one area where Android has surpassed Apple in terms of revenue: mobile phone shopping. Android still has some way to go before it reaches dominance in e-commerce and mobile payments. Generally, shopping revenue per user on Android is far behind Apple in terms of retail. But data from Monetate — which measures e-commerce referrals on mobile devices to online stores — has found that the average order value on Android was $136 in Q4 2013, but it was only $126 on the iPhone in the same period.

To: pyslent who wrote (3616)	4/30/2014 2:45:02 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 11191

BREAKING..Android gained 8% in the US market in the past year, mostly at iOS’ expense Jonathan Feist APRIL 30, 2014 androidauthority.com With the release of some smartphone OS market share numbers to the end of March this year, Android is up more than 8% from 2013 in the US. This brings Android to almost 60% US market share. The exact numbers reported see Android up 8.3% over last year, to a total of 57.6% of the US market. This comes at the expense of all other measured OSs, with Apple being the hardest hit at a 7.8% drop in the same time period. Despite the growth in the US market, and similar such growth in Italy and China, this is not a global trend – of all of the measured markets, Android saw a combined average growth of a mere 1.52%. Conversely, iOS also experienced growth in several markets, but with a global average loss of 0.1%. Feel free to play around with the measures over at Kantar WorldPanel to get the full picture. Kantar offers information on a dozen markets around the globe. The folks over at TechCrunch built a handy chart consolidating ten measures from these markets, we’ve used this chart for some of our calculations as well. The story takes a little curve when we look at the 1.76% average global growth of an OS that many had counted out of the fight – Microsoft’s Windows. Despite reports that suggest Windows is stuttering, and the unfortunate abbreviation of a Nokia-Windows phone being No-Win, Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia is now complete and the two are ready to move forward. Nokia knows how to be the largest phone manufacturer on the planet and new leadership at Microsoft is rapidly making mobile a priority. With a strong 13.9% of the market in France, and several other markets encroaching on the 10% mark, Windows should not be counted out – the question remains, who’s market share will Microsoft cut into? What about everyone’s favorite Canadian smartphone manufacturer? With losses in almost every market, we expect BlackBerry to be demoted into the “other” section next year. For these ten measures, BlackBerry holds just 0.8% average market share. Factors we see working for Android in the coming yearAndroid is showing little sign of slowing growth, especially thanks to new affordable and extremely capable devices on the market, such as the Moto G, and higher-end units like the upcoming OnePlus One. Samsung continues to prove itself a selling juggernaut with its Q1 numbers and LG as well had a bit of good news announced recently. The affordability factor of the newer devices is opening many new markets for Android. We spoke of Android growing 8.3% in the US, but we did not mention it grew an amazing 19% in Mexico and 10%-12% in South America. It is these emerging markets that may make the difference in the next year. Google and Facebook have both introduced initiatives to bring internet to the billions of people around the globe that currently do not have. The majority of these billions of people will need a new device to connect to this new internet, and an inexpensive Android device is as good as anything for many users. Apple may not have anything inexpensive in their line of devices, but Nokia/Windows certainly do. The Nokia X phone, which happens to be the only Nokia phone that runs Android, is what many would consider an entry level device with just 512MB of RAM and a dual core processor, but is not entirely different than many of Nokia’s Windows powered phones. At approximately $120, Nokia has a phone that has some room to sell. I think the biggest factor that could see to Android experiencing any stalls in growth over the coming months, is Microsoft’s decision to open Windows for free for mobile devices under 9-inches. Eliminating the financial barrier has proved a success for Android. Microsoft does not have a large selection of available apps for their devices, especially as compared to Google Play, but nor did Android when it started out. From there, many of us are not eager to export our systems to Microsoft’s offerings, but the billions of new users around the globe that are not yet ingrained into another ecosystem won’t mind. Once you level that playing field, familiarity with the Microsoft brand, from years of world domination in the desktop computer market, may serve in Microsoft’s favor for new mobile users looking at phones. It is in Microsoft’s court to lose at this point, we’ll have to watch and see if they can steal customers away from Android. Let me say it again for all of the Android ‘fan-boys’, Android is up and iOS is down in the US, but are you surprised? Do you think Microsoft is in any position to start cutting into Android’s market share?