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- Blackberry OS 6.0 Pinned For Summer Release, Upgrades Possible
- AdMob Report: One Third Of Android Phones Account For 96 Percent Of Traffic, Motorola Droid Takes The Lead
- Salesforce And VMware Partner To Launch Enterprise Java Cloud Platform VMforce
- MyPunchbowl Signs Multi-Million Dollar Licensing Deal With Oriental Trading Company
| Blackberry OS 6.0 Pinned For Summer Release, Upgrades Possible | Top |
| Straight from the horses mouth, comes the news that the latest incarnation of every suit-totin', email-checkin', business-type's favourite phone OS (that is, BlackBerry OS 6.0) will be released this Summer. During an analyst talk today, RIM co-chief Mike Lazaridis showed off the first official teasers of the new OS. New features will include the previously mentioned WebKit browser -- which will now play a central role in the OS, and the OS will support both trackpad and touchscreen devices, but the juiciest bombshell was the news that older BlackBerries will be able to upgrade , though it wasn't stated how many models will be given the option. | |
| AdMob Report: One Third Of Android Phones Account For 96 Percent Of Traffic, Motorola Droid Takes The Lead | Top |
| Mobile Ad Network AdMob has released its monthly mobile metrics report for March, which takes a close look at Android OS traffic. In March 2010, there were 34 Android devices from 12 manufacturers available to consumers. In AdMob's network in March 2010, 11 devices accounted for 96 percent of Android traffic, up from two devices in September 2009. The three primary versions of the Android OS all drove significant traffic in March 2010 – Android 1.5 (38 percent), Android 2.0/2.1 (35 percent) and Android 1.6 (26 percent). Motorola and HTC were the leading Android device manufacturers with 44 percent and 43 percent of respective traffic. According to AdMob, Motorola Droid was the leading Android handset in March 2010 generating 32 percent of Android traffic, while the Google Nexus One drove only two percent of Android traffic. It’s surprising that Google’s Nexus one generates so little traffic, considering Google’s claims of profitability and success from the device. At least 54 percent of Android traffic came from devices with a QWERTY keyboard, says the report. Of course, only three devices – the iPhone 3GS (39 percent), second generation iPod touch (25 percent) and iPhone 3G (20 percent) – generated 84 percent of total iPhone OS traffic. iPhone 3GS traffic share has increased from 30 percent in September 2009 to 39 percent in March 2010. The 1st Generation iPhone only generated 2 percent of iPhone OS requests in March 2010. Total worldwide traffic in AdMob's network increased 18 percent month-over-month. The report of course highlights that diversity of devices in the Android ecosystem, with manufactures each creating and launching devices with diffferent form factors, capabilities, and OS versions over the past seven months. In contrast, the iPhone OS runs on devices from a single manufacturer, a single form factor (until the launch of the iPad in April), and all devices have the ability to upgrade OS versions. The Android ecosystem is steadily growing, with the App market now counting 38,000 plus apps, up 8000 apps from a month ago. Of course this pales in comparison to Apple’s booming App Store. The small share of traffic from Google Nexus One phones isn’t surprising, when you take into account this report from Flurry, which reported low Nexus One sales. In fact, there’s been a lot of talk about how the Nexus One’s initial roll-out has been a flop. But only weeks ago, Google claimed profitability for the device and painted a rosy picture for the Nexus One’s growth and future. AdMob and Google may be in a bit of a pickle. The FTC is reportedly gearing up to challenge the Google-AdMob deal, due to anti-trust regulations The search giant acquired the popular mobile advertising network for $750 million last Fall. Reports emerged a few weeks ago that the FTC’s lawyers will recommend that the Commission block the deal. We’re not surprised, considering that we heard that Google was taking the unprecedented step of reaching out to AdMob competitors to rally their support around their acquisition of the company, in response to rumors that the FTC could block the deal. Consumer groups have also lobbied to block the deal. CrunchBase Information AdMob Information provided by CrunchBase | |
| Salesforce And VMware Partner To Launch Enterprise Java Cloud Platform VMforce | Top |
| MyPunchbowl Signs Multi-Million Dollar Licensing Deal With Oriental Trading Company | Top |
| The event planning business is a competitive space, with a number of companies and startups competing for a piece of a very lucrative pie. All-in-one party planning platform MyPunchbowl is opening up a new revenue stream today by licensing its technology to outside companies. And the startup has already hit gold. MyPunchbowl has signed a licensing deal to distribute its planning platform on the Oriental Trading Company, one of the U.S.’s largest direct merchants of party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, we heard from a source that the transaction was worth “millions of dollars.” MyPunchbowl allows users to create beautiful online invitations and track RSVPs. The platform also provides tools that let you find supplies, organize an after party and even set a date, via an algorithm that recommends the best date for your party. The site also allows you to set up gift registries, save-the-dates, message boards, integrate Google Maps' to display the location, and share comments, photos, and videos. Basically, MyPunchbowl helps you plan and organize an event from start to finish. According to the terms of the deal, MyPunchbowl has built a party planning site for Oriental Trading to enable their customers to plan a party on the Oriental Trading website. Oriental Trading products will also be available to users planning a party of MyPunchbowl’s standalone site. MyPunchbowl’s CEO and co-founder, Matt Douglas says that the startup is developing a number of other licensing agreements with media and retail companies to use the planning application. Along with the licensing news, MyPunchbowl is also expanding its leadership team. Harry Lin, the former General Manager of Evite.com has joined th startup’s Board of Advisors, and Robert Perkins, former SVP of Marketing for Pizza Hut and head of Global Marketing and Licensing for Calvin Klein, has joined the Board of Directors. Launched in 2007, MyPunchbowl has turned into a all-in-one party planning site in a matter of two years. The site added birthday reminders, ecards, wedding planning tools, and also just acquired a local business directory to boost vendor listings. Competitors to MyPunchbowl include Socializr , Pingg , Someecards, Cocodot , and MySpace, Facebook and Evite. CrunchBase Information MyPunchbowl Information provided by CrunchBase | |
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