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IDC: Global smartphone shipments pass 300m in Q2 2014, Android at 84.7%, iOS at 11.7%, Windows Phone at 2.5%

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by on August 14, 2014 at 1:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Mobile

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Android and iOS accounted for 96.4 percent of all smartphone shipments in Q2 2014, leaving even less for the competition as the Google-Apple duopoly hit a new high. Android grew its share to 84.7 market share, while iOS fell to 11.7 percent, Windows Phone slipped to 2.5 percent, and BlackBerry tanked to 0.5 percent. The latest figures come from IDC, which found vendors shipped a total of 301.3 million smartphones worldwide in Q2 2014 (the firm’s previous preliminary figure for the quarter was under 300 million). Here is how that number broke down by operating system: Google’s mobile operating system…

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You can now buy Lomography’s retro Petzval Art Lens designed for analog and digital SLRs

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by on August 14, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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It’s been over a year since analog camera company Lomography launched its Kickstarter campaign for the Petzval Art Lens, but today it’s finally available for everyone to buy online and in-store. The new hardware is inspired by the iconic Petzval lens developed by Joseph Petzval in 1840. The original was known for producing a sharp central focus and a dreamlike “bokeh” effect around the outside. Combined with high color saturation and natural vignettes, it was a truly unique piece of glass. The new Petzval Art Lens from Lomography is designed to capture similar images, but with all of the benefits that…

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Get 95% off 8 great Mac apps in the Award-Winning MacLovin’ Bundle

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by on August 14, 2014 at 1:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Offers

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Our latest deal features a great collection of apps to help you get the most out of your Mac. Whether you want to create gorgeous cinemagraphs, scratch discs at your next party, build your own website without coding, be more productive while typing, or enjoy increased freedom on your Mac desktop, this is the bundle for you. The best part of this bundle is how qualified the apps are – each one is award-winning. Cinemagraph Pro won the Apple Design Award, and the rest of the apps are either Macworld Editors’ Choice, or Best of Mac App Store winners. These…

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Why the UK’s new local TV stations are doomed to fail

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by on August 14, 2014 at 1:06 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, UK

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Anthony Rose is co-founder and CTO of Beamly, the social and content network for television. Before Beamly, he headed up BBC iPlayer from 2007 to 2010. The UK Government’s creation of a set of local television stations can now be considered a failure. The source of the failure is a lack of understanding of how people find and consume local media in the age of global websites and online personalization. Even the forced insertion of local TV channels at the top of the TV guide to attract drive-by traffic from users browsing the guide could not generate viewers. The rigid rules…

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TechStars NYC co-founder launches Spring, a brand-backed mobile marketplace

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by on August 14, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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David Tisch, the co-founder of TechStars NYC, today launched his new startup, Spring, an iOS-based ecommerce platform that has the support of several high-end brands. Shopping on the Spring app feels like scrolling through Instagram if you only followed fashion brands, or Pinterest without all the amateur crafts. Product photos are meant to be edgy lifestyle images instead of your usual shots on a white background. At launch, Spring has over 100 brands on-board, including Warby Parker, Band of Outsiders and Gucci. “The only brands we’re letting onto the platform is brands that care about the customer, brands that have a soul,”…

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