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MLB.com At Bat 12 App sets launch records

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The return of MLB.com At Bat for 2012 saw new standards  set with the fifth edition of the app drawing 2.9 million accesses and delivering 450,000 live audio and video streams, increases of 132% and 83% respectively over the first weekend of Spring Training games in 2011.

Since its 2008 debut, MLB.com At Bat has been the top grossing sports application and one of only two iOS apps inducted into the Halls of Fame for iPhone, iPad and Macworld. [Read more…]

Apple Announces New iPad with Retina Display

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Today Apple unveiled their new iPad and updated Apple TV, though the main point was introducing the new iPad with a Retina Display and 4G cellular capability.

The new iPad has, as expected, has a sharper screen, driven by a faster processing chip that acts as the “brains” of the device. What was more surprising was that the new features mean the tablet computer will be slightly thicker and heavier than the iPad 2, because it needs a larger battery to power the high-resolution screen. [Read more…]

Best Magazine Apps for iPad for iMonitor

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The iMonitor list is based on the iMonitor rating system which scores each app based on its design, functionality, and use of rich media content.  The apps on this list, which come from a variety of countries, companies, and developers, score in the top percentile of the more than 5000 apps evaluated by iMonitor since its inception in 2010.  The list is included in the lead article of the latest issue of FIPP’s Magazine World, released today. Since the original list was submitted, there have been minor changes including the recent additions of National Geographic Magazine and Newsweek. [Read more…]

appsbar Becomes Largest Single Android Publisher

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appsbar (appsbar.com), the free-to-use resource for creating and publishing Smartphone apps, has become the largest Android development community in the world in only ten months. appsbar has been touting the Android Platform and the ease of creating Android apps since their April 2011 launch. During the same time, Android technology is aligning to overtake Apple as the platform of choice for developers.

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comScore Reports Jan 2012 US market Shares

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comScore a released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending January 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.4 percent market share. Google Android continued to grow its share in the smartphone market, accounting for 48.6 percent of smartphone subscribers. [Read more…]