iPad Market Share 73% in Fourth Quarter
New competition from the android camp, has caused a pretty big drop in Apple’s tablet market share.
While there is no reason to sell Apple stock just yet, it is interesting how quickly a competitor has come along and taking 20% of Apple’s market share.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker, 10.1 million media tablets were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010 (4Q10) - more than double the 4.5 million shipped in the third quarter. Apple’s share came down from 93% in 3Q10 to 73% in 4Q10, but still reflected Apple’s strong leadership position. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab was the primary competitor in the holiday season, beating other players to market and capturing more than 17% share, while a number of smaller regional players also participated.
Instagram Adds 130,000 New Users Per Week!
I downloaded this app twice and removed it twice already. Now however, I am using it regularly. I didn’t quite “get it” before I guess, but now that their API is open, other apps like Momento (the ultra cool, social diary app) is able to catch your Instagram uploads and more. Not familiar with Instagram? It’s a social photo sharing site where you can make little adjustments to the photo like cropping, B&W and other effects. However, it is really about the photo. Our sister site is ProPhoto Coaliiton so we’re keen on photography here!
Angry Birds Maker, Rovio Attracts $42 Million in Further Investment
Rovio is making money hand over fist these days with their Angry Bird franchise taking off on all iOS and Android. The VC community has taken notice as well. While the company is already printing money on sales and ad revenue generated off the Android version, they can now add another cool $42 million to develop the next cool game.
Paring the Apple Lead
We hear via Bloomberg that Android tablets made significant gains on Apple’s iPad in the fourth quarter of 2010. Android’s market share in worldwide tablet shipments rose from two percent to 22 percent of the total while Apple’s share declined from 95 percent to 75 percent. In the fourth quarter of 2010, Apple shipped approximately 7 million iPads compared to Android sales of about 2 million.
Do Androids Read of Electric Sheep?
Our extended road test of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is entering its second month, and the tablet is getting quite a workout.
What we like most about the Tab:
-It’s surprisingly portable.
-The device is intuitive and apps are (almost) always easy to learn.
-Transferring content into and out of the Tab is a snap.
Things we’ve come to resent:
Keeping Tabs on Droid
Given the accelerating pace of technology, it’s becoming increasingly important to separate what’s innovative from what’s novel… and it’s getting harder, too. The words innovation and novelty share the same linguistic root, but they’re miles apart in their implications. Innovation connotes fresh thinking… progress… better mousetraps. Novelty suggests passing fancy… flashes in pans… gimcracks, gewgaws, and kewpie dolls. Innovation is love. Novelty is lust. Or, to put it in practical terms: innovative technology can be a good investment, but buying something purely for its novelty is usually a waste of time and money. Hence our version of the Serenity Prayer: “Grant me the insight to embrace innovation, the courage to shun novelty, and the common sense to figure out the difference—lest I make a big mistake with my credit card.”
Facepad for iPad - The App That Won’t Open
Thank heavens the app is free. I’d be more than peaved if I had paid to have the app not launchable.
While Techcrunch (one of my favorite sites), touts the virtues of Facepad as a Facebook winner for iPad - It’s got issues…
We did finally get it launched, but not without problems…The app told us we had incorrect login information, yet logged us in. The biggest gripe for me, only works in landscape! What? Fail. Avoid this app.
Vizio Planning Low Cost Tablet and Phone Launch for CES
It’s CES time of year and Vizio is outing some new tech destined for CES. Following their strategy of lower-cost tech, it’s expected that both the 8” tablet and 4” phone are expected to seriously undercut Apple price points. Expect these to possibly hit when Honeycomb OS hits early summer. For the Tablet, high res screen, WiFi but no cellular service. That’s one way to keep the cost down.
BlackBerry (RIM) Now Accepting App Submissions for Playbook
Having recently obtained my Galaxy Tab, and learning how wonderful a device it really is, I am very much looking forward to more tablet options in the near future. RIM is expected to not disappoint.
Want some incentive to develop for the Playbook? RIM is offering folks a free Playbook if their app is successfully accepted prior to launch. Sign me up!
Here’s the full press release from RIM: Release
Slingplayer Now for iPad
I have always been a fan of Slingplayer. As my travel has cut back over the past few years, I’ve found I hadn’t used it as much. However, the release of the $29.99 app for the iPad has me rethinking that habit.
Today I downloaded it for the iPad. I hadn’t updated the Apple Airport Extreme to allow the Slingbox to sling my media, but the new software online made it a snap. Way, way better than only a few years ago where it was rather tedious.
Bottom line, I am slinging media with the best of them. There is still the issue of where to place the Slingbox in line with my cable box. Moving the Slingbox to receive cable directly from the wall, means I don’t get the premium channels. Moving it after the cable box, means when I switch channels on Slingplayer, I switch channels from home.
There should be a better way, but overall, I happily departed with the $29.99 and will be found slinging my media regularly thanks to Slingbox. Heads up, this works…
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