US Android users spending more time on mobile apps than mobile web, says Nielsen - August 22, 2011
The average Android consumer in the US spends 56 minutes per day actively interacting with the web and apps on their phone, according to Nielsen Smartphone Analytics, a report by consumer research firm Nielsen Company, US. Of that time, two-thirds is spent on mobile apps while… Read More
Publishers have revenue opportunities from US SIG programme, says Simba report - August 19, 2011
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released a report that says publishers of textbooks and providers of educational materials, tools and services are finding market opportunities from the US federal School Improvement Grants (SIG) programme. The programme aims to overhaul the 5,000 lowest-performing schools across… Read More
Android has taken 20% media tablet market share from iPad over past year, says ABI report - August 12, 2011
Market intelligence company ABI Research, US, has released a report which says worldwide annual media tablet shipments are expected to top 120 million units in 2015. While not quite as strong as traditional PC or smartphone annual sales, media tablets are emerging from the shadow of… Read More
BookStats survey details strong 3-year growth in US publishing industry net revenue - August 10, 2011
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the release of BookStats, a statistical survey of the modern US publishing industry. The survey - produced jointly by the AAP and the Book Industry Study Group - aims to capture the industry's size, scope, revenue and rapid… Read More
Royal Society supports Vorderman report on mathematics education - August 9, 2011
Prof. Dame Athene Donald FRS, Chair of the Royal Society Education Committee, has commented on the new report, "A world-class mathematics education for all our young people", chaired by Carol Vorderman. According to Prof. Donald, mathematics is a fundamental part of everyday life and is… Read More
Apple leads smartphone market in 2011 second quarter, says IDC report - August 5, 2011
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 65.4 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This marks the third consecutive quarter where total shipments exceeded 100 million units. Vendors shipped 106.5 million… Read More
Apple, Google gaining leadership in mobile apps and platform, says study - August 3, 2011
Appcelerator, the mobile cloud platform for native mobile, desktop and tablet applications using web technologies, and analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), have announced results from a joint survey of 2,012 Appcelerator developers around the world. The analysis shows that Apple and Google are accelerating their… Read More
JISC announces support for govt. recommendations for peer review process changes - August 2, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced its support for the recently recommended improvements to the way scientific papers are checked before they are published, calling for the peer review process to be more transparent. The recommendations came out of a House of… Read More
Android tablets to surpass iPad sales by 2016, estimates Informa Research - August 1, 2011
Informa Research Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Informa plc, has predicted that tablet computers running Google's Android software will compete with Apple's iPad and surpass it in 2016. According to Informa, Apple's current 75 percent market share is expected to fall to… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases ARL Profiles: Research Libraries 2010 report - July 22, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of ARL Profiles: Research Libraries 2010, a report that includes a thorough content analysis of narrative descriptions of research libraries at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. The profile analysis has engaged… Read More
