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Apple’s iOS platform is more widely used than Google’s Android operating system when comparing web usage. Even though Android outranks iOS in terms of overall usage in smart phones, the continued success of the iPad has given Apple an edge with Internet use.
SEO firm ROI365 compiled data on website analytics for both operating systems. The data was drawn from a large number of websites with 4 million unique visitors combined. Mobile phone stats showed “2.89% of the visits coming from Android vs 2.62% coming from iPhone. In December we showed 2.05 for Android and 2.01 for iPhone. But this is not an apples to apples comparison.”
“The Android stats are for the total platform while iOS stats are broken out into 3 categories, iPhone, iPad and iPod. Android has never come close to passing iOS as a whole.”
The firm also noted Andoid’s lead over iPhone website usage “is very slight and has not grown much over the past quarter.”
The iPad 2 has shown to improve the popularity of iOS over Android even though Android has a leg up when it comes to using mobile phone browsers.
“So while the entire Android platform with all of their partners, models, phones and tablets has outgrown the single iPhone 4 by 40.98% to 30.35% the past 4 months, iPad is outgrowing the entire Android ecosystem so significantly [that] it more than makes up for the iPhone deficiency plus some. And it just launched 3 weeks ago and millions of people who want them can’t get their hands on them yet.”
Apple has released their first iPad 2 commercial. The spot highlights the iPad 2’s functionality rather than the hardware inside that is responsible for new features. Apple has already stated the technical specifications for iPad 2, now they’re looking to draw more attention to the new tablet by appealing to peoples’ concerns about its capabilities.
This is what we believe. Technology alone is not enough. Faster, thinner, lighter…those are all good things. But when technology gets out of the way, everything becomes more delightful…even magical. That’s when you leap forward. That’s when you end up with something like this.
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Finding it hard to buy an iPad 2? Most people are. As many as 1 million iPads may have been sold already worldwide. Even 3 weeks after sales started in the US, and almost 1 week after international sales began, demand for Apple’s latest iteration of the iPad is still very high with waiting periods as much as 4 weeks if purchasing online.
Now you can stay on top of the latest updated iPad 2 stock information in real time. Apple doesn’t provide stock inventory information for their stores, but a few other retailers selling the iPad 2 do. Check out these links below and find out the closest store to you where you can buy an iPad 2 today. Be sure to call the store before you get there to make sure they haven’t sold out.
Here’s a great hack for those who want a bigger screen for their iPad 2. It can be a little pricey, but if you’re willing to spend the money you can transmit audio and video to a remote playback system such as your TV. For about $200, and a little more weight added to your tablet, you can buy the needed parts to enjoy this hack. TUAW was able to find the parts on Amazon, the HP Wireless TV Connect, the Digital AV Adapter, and a battery pack. You can choose between a VGA or HDMI extender, but obviously the HDMI will give you better quality. Check out the video below.
In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, Expansys has discovered another hack for the iPad 2 that turns it into an Xray photo device. The video is done well and almost believable.
Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf raised his sales expectations for iPad 2 due to recent and overwhelming demand for the device since its US launch on March 11 and international launch on March 25. Lines are still forming at Apple stores all over the country, causing a rethink of previous sales forecasts.
Wolf raised his previous sales estimate for 2011 up to 30 million from a previous 20 million. The analyst also raised 2012 estimates to 40 million, up from 30 million as previously stated.
“Our expectation going into the March 11th launch of the iPad 2 in the U.S. was that it would be successful, but probably more subdued than the launch of the original iPad a year ago. The launch blew out our expectations.
“Our failure in forecasting iPad sales was one of imagination. Until the iPad 2, we questioned whether the device was for real or simply a fad. The iPad 2 launch disabused us of this notion.”
On the competitors, Wolf noted they may have missed the most alluring draw to the iPad, the software, not hardware. Apple has over 60,000 apps in the App Store written for iPad. Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system can only boast a few hundred apps written for its own system.
A photo sent to MacRumors purportedly shows a graphic ad that says iPad 2 will be sold at 500 RadioShack locations starting tomorrow, March 29.
We are thrilled that iPad 2 will be available at 500 RadioShack locations across the country starting March 29! Details have been sent to these stores.
There has been a continual high demand for iPad 2 in the United States ever since the device began selling online and at stores across the country on March 11. Many countries in Europe and around the world also experienced high demand, long lines, and disappearing stock this past weekend when iPad 2 launched in 25 countries.
Should RadioShack start to sell the new Apple iPad, it may alleviate demand here in America and make some eager buyers happy. Stay tuned, we’ll let you know if the story turns out to be true or not.
UPDATE: According to some RadioShack representatives, the rumors are true. Some RadioShacks will sell iPad 2 starting tomorrow, though how many iPads each store may have is still unknown.
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