According to areport by ad company Jumpstart, iPhone users click on far more ads than Android users, to the tune of 1.6x as much in fact. The industry average click-through rate for ads is 0.52% and Android users hover just below that at 0.47%. iPhone users, on the other hand, are up at 0.78%. Yes, that number is still well below 1%, but it’s well above the average for mobile platforms....
Sometimes gadgets are serious, with serious functions in mind. But sometimes you just want to work a bit in order to gain eventual laziness. Nothing much to say about this, other than how awesome it is. This, ladies and gentlemen, comes from the minds who will be the future of our world. According toAsylum: [Creator Ryan] Rusnak says the idea stemmed from his interest in micro controllers. He wanted to see if he could devise an iPhone-controlled vending machine, so he cut a hole in a beat up mini fridge and threw some Plexiglass over it....
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior recently announced that the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Tab will no longer be allowed inside their security institutions. The decision has reportedly already gone into effect, and is said to be a precaution they are taking against potential hacking attacks. According to the Ministry, the gadgets can easily fall prey to hackers, and they don’t want to take any risks. Al Arabiyareportsthat Saudi Arabia is not the first country to put a similar ban into action, claiming that US and European security institutions have enforced similar bans....
iPhoto ’11, the popular photograph software for Apple’s OS got a major upgrade today and is available on theMac App Storehot on the heels of today’sLion upgradeandiOS 5 public launch. Version 9.2 of iPhoto includes support for iCloud and iOS 5 and is more stable, Apple says. Photo Stream, the new iCloud photo sharing feature from Apple, which places any photo taken onto any device, now includes placing your photo onto the iPhoto desktop app....
The iPod touch, the closest counterpart to the iPhone now comes in white and black, and is its most popular iPod, Apple says. But that’s not all. Not only is it the most popular music player in the world, but we’re excited to announce it’s now also the most popular portable game player in the world. It shouldn’t be forgotten that with iOS5, iPod Touch users will now be using iMessages, which is a much discussed SMS killer....
