The New Norm: Expect App Downloads to Regularly Hit One Billion a Week

The week between Christmas and New Year’s was a busy one with more than 50 million iOS and Android tablets and smartphones activated and 1.76 billion applications downloaded.
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This Christmas, Buyers Were Stocking Up on Tablets

Christmas marked a record in terms of iOS and Android device activations and app downloads, according to Flurry.
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Happy Festivus From the Rest of Us at All Things Digital

Please feel free to air your grievances!
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Voices

Santa’s Cookie Crumbles (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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’Twas the Night Before Christmas and Santa’s Online

Fwd: Ho ho ho!
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Apple’s Newest Ad: If Only Via FaceTime

Minis are for kids.
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Some Last-Minute Online Shoppers Can Still Put Gifts Under the Tree

There are a number of ways to still get deliveries sent to your home if you don’t feel like fighting the crowds at the mall.
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Online Shopping Season Peaked Last Week, but It’s Not Over Yet

For consumers who want to receive orders in time for Christmas, the deadline is this week on many e-commerce sites.
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Surprise! Consumers Dreaming of an Apple Christmas.

This just in: You want an iPhone for Christmas.
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The Prime Reason Why Amazon’s Sales May Be Falling Behind This Holiday

Amazon’s peak spending days may occur even closer to Christmas this year, as more customers sign-up for its free two-day shipping program.
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Yup, Google Has Christmas Sales on Ads, Too