An already dramatic month of technology industry news has moved into the historical category with the announcement of Steve Job’s retirement. No doubt the speculation about what this means for Apple and for the computer industry will carry on for days, if not weeks and months. From the point of view of a mobile technology enthusiast, I can’t help but wonder what it means for the products that mean the most to me.
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In the U.S. we often discuss web products that are only available in this country. Spotify, however, is one worth discussing even though it is not available in the U.S. Spotify is a streaming music service that has more than 13 million songs available for listening. Their free service limits the number of times you can listen to a specific song and is supported by advertisements. There is also a paid service that remove advertisements and provides unlimited streaming. Spotify’s Premium service now lets you buy songs in a playlist for play on a non-network device like an iPod. This service can also be used with smartphones.
Spotify says hello to the iPod
The BBC News says that this new service will challenge iTunes.
Spotify aims to take market share from iTunes
However, since the service is only available in a small number of countries in Europe, this challenge will be a small one. Spotify is available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Video courtesy of spotify
Users can share videos with their followers by emailing a video link to their Showyou account, and by liking and commenting on other videos in the app. It’s also easy to share videos found on Showyou across one’s accounts on other social networks with all comments included.
Google TV announced that its Google TV Remote app is now available for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPods running iOs 3 or higher, joining the Android app, which debuted in December.
In addition to traditional remote-control functions such as changing channels or DVR access, users can search for their favorite shows via voice search.
Google TV added that the app currently does not support sharing Web pages from the Apple devices to TV screens.
Movie socializing becomes even more tantalizing while watching the film because moviegoers can connect with friends by sharing their favorite movie quotes through Facebook and Twitter. They can even watch a feed of social networking chatter directly related to the movie in real-time.
Clif Bar and Kraft Foods have something else in common besides edible products: They were the only two companies to crack the top-10 list in the 2010 Breakaway Brands Study from strategic brand consulting and design firm Landor Associates that aren’t in the technology or media sectors.
The 2010 Breakaway Brands Study named 10 brands as those with the greatest sustained growth in brand strength from 2006-09, as the company teamed up with Wake Forest University’s Graduate School of Business to study brands’ business strategies, marketing initiatives, and category dynamics.
Facebook was the top technology/media finisher, placing second with 85 percent growth. It was followed in the sector by: BlackBerry (No. 3, 57 percent), LG Electronics (No. 4, 55 percent), Nintendo (No. 5, 51 percent), Google (No. 6, 36 percent), Apple (No. 7, 33 percent), iPod (No. 8, 30 percent), and Disney (No. 10, 17 percent).
As for the two “outsiders,” Clif Bar led the way at 97 percent, while Kraft Foods finished ninth at 29 percent.
Amazing visualization on how many apps iPhone/iPod touch users are downloading and how much money they are spending on apps every month.
Did you know that users downloaded an average 3,7 apps each?
Did you know that one quarter of apps users download via AppStore are paid?
Did you know that average iPhone/iPod touch user is spending $10 on apps every month?
Did you know…
via GigaOM
The easiest way to download videos from YouTube I think is to use one of available free software products out there. I have discovered Ares Tube – free software which is pretty simple and works well. With help of Ares Tube you can download videos not only from YouTube, but also from Metacafe, Google Video, Blip TV, Daily Motion and MySpace. Another great feature is video converter who lets you to convert downloaded video file directly into iTunes and next time, when you plug in your iPod, video will be automatically transfered to it.
