Apple dominates device activations over the holidays

According to data from mobile analytics firm Flurry, Apple’s still quite a popular as a gift to others or for yourself. Mobile device activation of Apple devices accounted for over half of all new activations. It was 51.3 percent, to be exact. Flurry reached this conclusion by tracking data of over 600,000 applications over the week leading up to Christmas including Christmas day.

Samsung took a distant second place at 18 percent, Nokia at six percent, Sony at fourth with 1.6 percent, and LG at fifth with 1.4 percent. Brands like HTC, Huawei, and Xiaomi, came in under one percent but these brands focus more on the Asian market where holiday gift giving isn’t as popular.

Source: Ubergizmo

Contest: Win a Cricut Explore: Personal Electronic Cutting Machine!

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Featuring Cut Smart technology, the Smart Set dial for easy material settings, and the ability to upload your own designs, Cricut Explore is our easiest and most innovative design-and-cut system yet. Use Cricut Explore with Cricut Design Space, the free cloud-based software, to make your ideas a reality. 

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Amazon Prime and Free Shipping saved customers over $2 billion in shipping fees this holiday

Amazon has changed the way many Americans and Canadians procure products and their features such as Amazon Prime and free shipping have been nothing short of game changing.

Amazon’s 20th holiday brought more than just record growth for Prime. Amazon customers also saved billions thanks to free shipping. On all items purchased this holiday season, customers saved over $2 billion on free two-day shipping through Amazon Prime and other free shipping offers. Additionally, 100 million more items shipped for free this holiday compared to last.

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Review: BlackBerry Classic

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The combination of a touch screen for quick navigation, the touchpad for granular control and editing, as well as the keyboard make using the BlackBerry Classic a pleasure if messaging and typing are what you do most on your smartphone.

BlackBerry Bold fans rejoice! BlackBerry has resurrected the experience, QWERTY-keyboard and legendary “toolbelt,” which has the phone calling buttons as well as the trackpad that made the Bold 9900 the darling of CEOs in boardrooms everywhere as well as the messaging mavens’ tool of choice.

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