For the month of February 2010, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone controlled 63.7 percent of the mobile web consumption market. Android phones accounted for 15.2 percent, and the Blackberry had a 9.2 percent share. Obviously, Apple’s still the big dog in the yard. But when you look at it over time, it becomes a tad more troubling for the iPhone. Ever since the Android phone debuted in September 2008, the iPhone’s market share has steadily dropped from the low 70s to where it is today. The Blackberry has more or less stayed flat at 10 percent. But after plateauing for a short spell, the Android operating system began a steadily rise starting last fall, as more and more phones came onto the market. The trend seems pretty clear: the more companies offer to sell Android phones, the more people will buy them.
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Honestly, just when you think there’s nothing new on the app store outside of a 100 new tower defense games, and 30 new duel stick zombie shooters, along comes something like “Space Miner“.
I’m completely enamored with this game, and feel it my mission to spread the word about what I consider one of the best hand held gaming experiences on any portable platform.
Sound like hype-filled praise? Yeah, a little. But I really love this game, and I think many of you will as well. Space Miner is part Asteroids, part EVE Online, part goofy adventure game, part RPG, and of course, part awesome. It doesn’t hurt that they are currently having a 60% off sale, putting the price at a easy to swallow $1.99.
Check out this trailer released for the game. You’ll get an idea of what the game is about.
The game ends up being so much more than it first appears. It’s deep, addicting, and incredibly polished. Here’s the iTunes link.
Now I need to get back to upgrading my reactor core. My final score?
Apple is causing a stir in the iPhone community by removing over 5000 apps from the app store due to what they deem as inappropriate content. Apple has long been known for being protective over what gets onto the app store, but never before have they rejected or removed so many apps at once. This recent course of action has caused Apple to receive a great deal of criticism from iPhone users, app developers, and the media.
By far, the most common request was for background processing so that third-party apps could run in the background, while other apps are running in the foreground. The idea is that this will make apps more useful, ranging from Internet radio apps that can keep streaming, to messaging apps that can keep receiving messages while you’re doing other stuff.
Sorry for the delay, folks. The New York / Utah schedules ran into some conflicts this week, and we had to put the show off a week. We plan to record like usual next Tuesday night, and if anything changes, we’ll let you know.
We plan on recording right after we hear what is up with Apple at their big announcement on Wednesday, so stay tuned! Excited to finally see what the hype will bring this time around.
This is your chance to plop down some favorites that Eric and I can chat about on the show tomorrow. We’re planning on doing a bit of a year ender for all our favorite apps in lots of categories, and we want to hear from you as well! So drop some comments and see where we go with it!
This is one we just have to mention on the blog to make sure plenty of people are aware of it. For a limited time, 2XL ATV Offroad is big time cheap, dropping from $7.99 to .99. This is easily my favorite racer on the store right now, and more than worth the tiny dollar they are currently asking for. Head over to iTunes and grab it now!
