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Apple, Samsung Lead Smartphone Sales In 2Q

CUPERTINO (CBS / AP) — Apple inc. and Samsung Electronics co. zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion ltd., according to research firm IDC.

Korea’s Samsung made the biggest jump, from No. 4 in the first quarter to No. 2 in the second, on the strength of its Galaxy phones, which run Google inc.’s Android software. It sold 17.3 million smartphones in the second quarter, up from 10.8 million in the first, IDC said.

Apple rose to No. 1, taking the spot from Nokia, by selling 20.3 million iPhones, up from 18.7 million in the first quarter. That relegated Finland’s Nokia, the long-time leader, to third place. Apple has yet to top Nokia’s high-water mark of 28.1 million phones in a quarter.

“But given Apple’s momentum in the smartphone market, it may not be a question of whether Apple will beat that milestone, but when,” IDC said.

Remarkably, Apple’s sales record comes nearly a year after it released its latest model, the iPhone 4, and it’s still selling millions of the even older iPhone 3GS. Competitors such as Samsung put out new models every few months.

Nokia sold 16.7 million smartphones, a sharp drop from 24.2 million in the previous quarter. The company has struggled to come up with an answer to the iPhone. Nokia is now transitioning to smartphone software from Microsoft Corp., but it’s first Windows Phones won’t be on sale until late this year, at the earliest.

Canada’s RIM fell from third to fourth place, as it saw a decline in BlackBerry sales from the first quarter to the second. like Nokia, it has been struggling to update the high end of its line to compete with touch-screen phones such as the iPhone. It unveiled five new models with updated software this week.

HTC Corp. of Taiwan remained in fifth place, but it’s seeing rapidly growing sales. like Samsung, it has bet on Google’s Android software for its phones.

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Apple, Samsung Lead Smartphone Sales In 2Q

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Posted by admin - August 5, 2011 at 8:00 am

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Lockerz Original Content Series ‘The Homes’ Reaches 1 Million Views — Lockerz Videos Now Available to Non-Members

Press Release Source: Lockerz On Thursday February 3, 2011, 10:00 am EST

SEATTLE, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Lockerz, a members-only social commerce website with nearly 18 million members worldwide, today announced that its much buzzed-about series, “The Homes,” has reached 1 million views in less than one week, just within its member community. ”The Homes” is an indie rock musical starring Chelsea Kane (formerly Staub, Jonas LA).

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110203/LA41808)

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In response to the tremendous positive feedback from the entertainment community as well as members, Lockerz is now making its entire collection of 3,000 videos accessible to non-members beginning today–no signing in or signing up. Additionally, both members and non-members can now share videos with friends on Lockerz (fwbs;)™) as well as friends on other major social networks.

“The early success of “The Homes” inspired us to make Lockerz’ video content discoverable and sharable by non-members and members alike,” said Kathy Savitt, founder and CEO of Lockerz. ”The question then becomes, why not be rewarded for watching? We are making it trivially easy for non-members to join and start earning PTZ immediately.”

As always, Lockerz members earn PTZ® (Points) for watching videos, which can be turned into discounts of up to 100 percent on the world’s hottest brands in Lockerz SHOP. At the end of each video, Lockerz will tell non-members how many PTZ the video was worth, as well as invite them to join the Lockerz community.

Lockerz PLAY is a key component of the company’s mission to be the homepage of Generation Z. Over the long-term, one-third of the content is envisioned to be original, such as “The Homes” and Lockerz’ first series, “Kill Spin.” (Additional original series are currently in development.) The remaining two-thirds is planned to be curated from other sources, and frequently exclusive to Lockerz. To date, more than 300 million videos have been served on Lockerz to its member community.

About Lockerz

Based in Seattle, Lockerz’ mission is to be the homepage for men and women ages 13 to 30, building a community of nearly 18 million trendsetters and tastemakers who love to shop, play and connect on the Web. Lockerz rewards members for doing what they love online, offering major discounts on the coolest fashions, electronics, music and more. Members earn PTZ® (Points) by watching videos, listening to music and inviting friends. Lockerz PTZ are then used to lower the prices of merchandise at-will. Lockerz was founded by former technology and retail executive Kathy Savitt, and is backed by Liberty Media Corporation and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

For more information about Lockerz, please visit www.Lockerz.com.

Lockerz Original Content Series ‘The Homes’ Reaches 1 Million Views — Lockerz Videos Now Available to Non-Members

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Posted by admin - February 28, 2011 at 10:00 pm

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iOS 4.1, New iPods, iTunes 10, Ping and Apple TV | IT News Wire

It was a busy day at the YBCA Theater in San Francisco today as Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services to its crowd, and to those watching live on the Web. We saw upgrades to the iOS software for all iOS devices (even the iPad), a new line-up of iPods for the holiday season, iTunes 10 with its social network Ping and of course, the new $99 Apple TV. Here’s a run down of everything that happened in one handy-dandy list in case you missed it!

Retail Store Update

Apple has opened three new stores internationally in Paris, London and Shangai. They now have 300 stores in 10 countries, with their 11th, Spain, coming soon.
Apple has single days where over 1 million people visit their stores, and more than 50% of their customers are buying their first Mac.

iOS 4.1 and 4.2

120 million iOS devices have been sold since the first iPhone launched. 230,000 new activations occur each day.
6.5 billions apps have been downloaded from the AppStore, which now hosts 250,000 apps. 10% of those apps are iPad apps. 200 apps are added tot he store each second.

iOS 4.1 – the next iOS iteration will be available next week for iPhones and iPod touches and features bug fixes for issues associated with the proximity sensor, Bluetooth and iPhone 3G.
iOS 4.1 also features high dynamic range (HDR) photographs within the camera app, which takes three photos at varying exposures and blends them together to make rich photographs.
Game Center will finally be lauching with the 4.1 release. it allows game enthusiasts to network with friends, get matched up for multiplayer games, see leaderboards and get push invitations to play online. Mike Capps from Epic Games (makers of Gears of War) demoed a new game, “Project Sword,” which features Game Center functionality.
iOS 4.2 Sneek Peak – Apple also provided a first-look at iOS 4.2, which will bring all the functionality of iOS 4.1 to the iPad. Folders, multitasking, and other familiar features will hit the bigger screen in November. also, 4.2 will allow for wireless printing to networked printers on the iPad.

New iPods

Apple has sold 275 million iPods to date.
A new iPod Shuffle is a “best of both worlds” approach, which combines buttons and voice controls in a new small design. it will be in 5 colors, will get 15 hours of battery life and will hold 2GB of music for just $49.
New iPod Nanos have eliminated to the click-wheel and gone touch screen with a square-shaped miniature iOS device. it also features a clip on the back like the shuffle, and the screen can be rotated with a pinch-and-twist motion. it has the same colors as the shuffle, plus granite and red versions. $149 for 8GB, and $179 for 16GB.
The iPod Touch, the #1 portable game player, is now thinner and gets all the hardware upgrades from the iPhone 4, including the Retina display, the A4 chip, the gyroscope. also, it features forward and front-facing cameras, and can now run FaceTime for chatting with iPod and iPhone owners. $229, $299 and $399 are the prices for 8, 32 and 64 GB models.
All of the new iPods are available next week, and can be reordered starting today.

iTunes 10 and Ping

A new iTunes is available today and features a new logo (finally) and Apple’s foray into social networking with Ping, a place to discover music and follow friends and artists.
A new Hybrid View lets you view album artwork when browsing your library in list view. it only activates when you have more than 5 songs in an album as to not waste space.
Ping, the iTunes social network, will feature a stream of activity and customized top 10 lists based on your friends’ music tastes. it can be accessed on-the-go from iPhones and iPod Touches.

One more Thing Hobby: New Apple TV – $99

Apple unveiled a $99 Apple TV that is a fourth the size of the original and features a dark black design. it has no local storage and streams all of it’s content from the Internet and your local machines.
It has HDMI, ethernet, 802.11n WiFi and a remote.
Users can stream music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, radio stations, photos and more with the device.
Users can now rent first-run HD movies for $4.99, and HD TV shows for $.99 from FOX and ABC. Jobs thinks more networks will “see the light” soon.
It also supports Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and Apple’s MobileMe.
It will retail for just $99, and is available in roughly 4 weeks.

Wow! That sure was a lot from Apple. Those new iPods look pretty slick, especially the new square Nanos that look like a watch-face (some one please make a watch strap accessory!). Ping and iTunes 10 should be fun to play around with, and I don’t know about the rest of you but that $99 Apple TV looks very enticing. oh yeah, and iOS 4.1 looks cool too – the HDR photos is sure to excite the photo bugs out there.

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

iOS 4.1, New iPods, iTunes 10, Ping and Apple TV | IT News Wire

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Posted by slacker - September 11, 2010 at 10:00 am

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Homework help for 10points: Probability problem? | TwitEd

6) You have just won the Wisconsin lottery! You have been offered (1) $0.5 million, or (2) a gamble in which you would receive a $1 million if a head were flipped and $ 0 if a tail came up. a. What is the expected value of the gamble?B. would you take the sure $0.5 million or take the gamble? why?C. if you choose the sure $0.5 million are you a risk taker or risk averter?Please show your work for the BEST ANSWER 10points