Posts Tagged ‘hits’

Foursquare Hits Billionth Checkin

Posted: September 20, 2011 in Mobile and Tablet Apps, Mobile Phones, Social Networks
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2.4 years in (launched March 2009) and Foursquare has posted it’s 2 billionth checkin! The announcement is the latest milestone for the location-based services company.

Foursquare is a location-based mobile platform that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. By “checking in” via a smartphone app or SMS, users share their location with friends while collecting points and virtual badges. Foursquare guides real-world experiences by allowing users to bookmark information about venues that they want to visit and surfacing relevant suggestions about nearby venues. Merchants and brands leverage the foursquare platform by utilizing a wide set of tools to obtain, engage, and retain customers and audiences.

foursquare by the numbers (last updated April, 2011)

  • Users: Over 10 million worldwide
  • Check-ins per day: Over 3 million, with over 750 million check-ins total
  • Businesses: Over 500,000 using the Merchant Platform
  • Employees: Over 75 between headquarters in New York, NY and an office in San Francisco, CA

Netflix Hits 25 Million Subscribers

Posted: July 26, 2011 in Streaming Services
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Netflix added 1.8 million subscribers in Q1 to hit 25 million subscribers. They also broke records for both its revenues and its earnings in the second quarter with a net income of $68 million on revenues of $789 million. However, they cut their earnings outlook for the next few months since it expects some fallout from its recent price hike (story here).

Netflix letter to shareholders outlined Q1 which ended June 1st and displayed that the recent price increase had little to no effect on sign ups or cancellations. The company also noted the rapid adoption of it’s streaming pointing out that DVD door delivery subscribers for Netflix have likely peaked which is currently it’s highest cost product. As more and more subscribers convert to streaming Netflix cost structure will shrink significantly resulting in increased net income.

HTC Flyer Hits Shelves

Posted: May 13, 2011 in Gadgets, Google and Android, Mobile and Tablet Apps
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The HTC Flyer, HTC’s flagship tablet featuring HTC Sense, is hitting stores across Europe today. The 7-inch tablet running Android sports a peppy 1.5Ghz processor and comes with a “Magic Pen” (HTCs name for their stylus). Pricing is set at £599 / €649 for the 3G-equipped 32GB variant or £479 / €499 for the one with only WiFi and 16GB on board. Local mobile phone carriers are offering contract pricing as low as £129 . HTC confirmed that there will be aluminum unibodies hitting shelves today.

The HTC Flyer is conveniently compact and light for travel, yet amazingly powerful. Although it’s not a dual core which may worry some 1.5Ghz on a small tablet running a light OS is PLENTY! Don’t be shy. To make it even better, it features Adobe Flash, multi-window browsing with pinch to zoom and a clever quick look-up that lets you tap into Wikipedia, Youtube and other web resources.

Specs

  • 1.5Ghz CPU
  • 1GB Ram
  • Android™ with HTC Sense™
  • 7 inch touch-sensitive screen with 1024 X 600 resolution
  • 420 grams (14.82 ounces) with battery
  • Multimedia playback
  • Built-in GPS
  • Wifi with optional 3G
  • Bluetooth® 3.0
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Dual camera: 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera

Promotional Video

Source [HTC]

Samsung Galaxy S 2 hits the shelves!

Posted: April 28, 2011 in Gadgets, Mobile Phones
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Ok so this phone is ABSOLUTELY foolish.

Samsung Galaxy S II is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone. It comes with the newer Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, and an even larger screen at 4.3 inches. The Galaxy S II upgrades the camera to 8MP and adds an LED flash to it, together with 1080p video recording. A 1.2GHz dual-core chipset is running the show so as to deliver a fine performance without any hints of lag.

The display delivers superior color, enhanced readability with vivid colors and great battery consumption.

Live Panel (as seen in the picture above)
Drop the apps and get direct access to your content through Samsung’s new personalizable UX, a magazine style layout that selects contents that you use the most, your gallery, music, video, SNS,email, notes, games and weather then displays them on your main screen. This live content ecosystem can be customized to your taste and provides easy access to your contents.

NFC (Near Field Communication)
Leave your wallet at home. The Samsung GALAXY S II has it in hand. It will house NFC short-range high frequency wireless communication technology for contactless credit card payments. It can communicate with existing smartcards and readers and is compatible with existing contactless infrastructure for public transportation and payment systems. Use NFC for secure purchasing, ticket reservations, as a transit pass, or even for electronic door entry. You can even scan smart tags on posters or billboards to download the details to your phone.

I think I have found my next phone!!

Specs:

  • HSPA: HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
  • HSPA+ (4G): (HSDPA 21 Mbit/s)
  • A-GPS
  • Super AMOLED Plus with 480 x 800 pixels resolution display
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Processor: Dual-core XMM6260 running @ 1200 MHz
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • 8MP camera with video – 1920×1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps), 1280×720 (720p HD)
  • Video Calling
  • WiFi B/G/N
  • MicroSD up to 32GB

Promotional Video

Source [Samsung][Engadget]