51% of all online activity came from mobile devices.
More than fifty percent of consumer activity during Christmas day took place on mobile devices, according to a study released today by mobile analytics platform Mixpanel. Based on its analysis of over 695 million actions, the study shows a 11 percent increase the week prior to the holiday.
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Canada is the “guinea pig for mobile apps”
Canada has many reasons to be proud. They have mostly dodged the economic crisis that continues to rattle the rest of North America. Canadian businesses enjoy lower corporate tax rates, plus plenty of government subsidy programs. Not to mention the fact that the populace enjoys universal healthcare coverage and the ability to travel without being labeled “loud Americans.”
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Amazon remains on top for customer satisfaction.
Amazon remains on top with customer satisfaction as Apple’s online store slid out of the top five, according to an online retailer study by Foresee. In fact, Apple had its lowest score in four years, achieving only an 80 percent rating.
SpongeBob Square Pants leads to hyperactivity.
2012 was an incredible year. And it would be fun and interesting to point out some of the interesting findings regarding health and nutrition this year.
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As 3D printing expands its influence into mainstream culture, plenty of amazing things are happening. There are a lot of 3D printing companies expanding and getting more funding, but enterprising designers are finding more and more ways to use the fledgling printing technology. While some of these uses are a bit troubling (like piracy of copyrighted material and firearms), others show that, with enough ingenuity, 3D printing can change lives. Let’s take a look at some of the industry’s bigger stories from this year.
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In 2012, total cumulative global Wi-Fi-enabled device shipments reached five billion, according to ABI Research. And the pace of innovation isn’t slowing, with new Wi-Fi protocols rolling out in 2013 and close to 20 billion WiFi-enabled devices predicted to be in the market by 2017.
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The black boxes will be able to record all sorts of information about a vehicle.
The National Transportation Safety Agency is proposing that all new automobiles sold in the US after September of 2014 will be required to be equipped with event data recorders. The recorders are somewhat like the black boxes that are found inside aircraft.
Xbox 720
Most people are pretty happy with the available gadgets on the market. Phones can do almost anything, cars nearly drive themselves and video games have never looked more fantastic.
How much better can it get?
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Airplanes are banned from flying during Azan.
The parliament in Iran has banned airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer and allowed to take off only after 30 minutes has passed to give passengers time to fulfill their religious duties, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Apple iPods
They were launched over a decade ago and were the forefront of the digital revolution. But sales of iPods and other MP3 players in the UK slumped by more than a fifth in 2012 while consumers turned to smartphones as their gadget of choice.
American families can expect to spend about $250,000 to raise a child for the next 17 years.
With Laura Sowa’s husband working strictly on sales commission in a down economy, money has been tight for several years now. Laura lives in Nashville and she works hard to keep things as normal as possible for her two daughters. But “normal” these days is being redefined. This hit home for her recently as she listened to the girls playing “shopping trip” in the next room.
“When parents are aware of the bullying, the child’s quality of life is better.”
According to a new survey, nearly one-third of children diagnosed with food allergies are bullied.
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