iOS App Downloads Will Overtake iTunes Song Downloads By March 2011
As we know the Apple App Store is set to hit the 10 billionth downloaded app mark this month, that equates to 31 months to reach this point. By the same token it has taken 67 months for the iTunes store to reach the same number of downloaded songs. Going on these figures, Asymco has estimated that the App Store downloads will overtake the iTunes downloads by March 2011. From the chart above it has been predicted that the app curve, (red), is really banking up, demonstrating it will over take the iTunes songs store shortly. Chart demonstrating that apps have reached 10 billion downloads in less than half the…
AirPlay Upgrade Available To Some Denon and Marantz Existing Products
Denon Electronics, a premier manufacturer of high-quality home entertainment components celebrating 100 years of innovation and technology leadership, and Marantz America, a world leader of advanced home entertainment solutions, are proud to announce the availability of AirPlay music streaming capability on nine network-capable audio/video components in their respective lineups, making the A/V receivers the world’s first to include AirPlay capability. Given the availability of the newly launched Apple iOS 4.2 update to its mobile operating system, owners of AirPlay compatible Denon and Marantz components may now stream songs directly from their iTunes music libraries, as well as music stored on their mobile devices, though their Wi-Fi enabled networks from their…
Skype Video Calling for iOS over Wi-Fi and 3G Now Available
Skype released version 3.0 of its app for iOS late last night, adding long-awaited video calling to the list of features for the popular VOIP app. This feature comes on the heels of a support document discovered last week by Engadget on Skype’s site that hinted at video calling features on the iPhone. Skype first released its free iOS app in early 2009 and added the ability to make calls over 3G in its last major update over the summer. The full list of new features and changes in version 3.0 is as follows The full list of new features and changes in version 3.0 is as follows: • Make…
