Data Dec 26 2013

Unwrapping Christmas Data

This Christmas, we saw one surefire way to get Americans to put down their phones: give them a stack of presents. While there was certainly a lot to covet this year — from gold iPhones to personal drones — we’re . . .

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Android: The Metrics to Watch

Community Tips Dec 19 2013

Android: The Metrics to Watch

Who will win the mobile OS battle? We’re placing our bet and think we have the data to back it up. By the end of 2014, Android will be the dominant mobile Operating System (OS). And we’re not talking about . . .

Data on the tablet battleground

Community Tips Dec 6 2013

Data on the tablet battleground

Tablets are the new battleground in tech and to understand what’s happening in the tablet market you need data. We’ve added two new reports to robotmia Trends to give insight into consumer activity on tablets and which tablets they are . . .

The Power of Social Auth

Community Tips Dec 5 2013

The Power of Social Auth

I spend a lot of time here at robotmia speaking with app developers about their user experience. One question I get all the time is, “Do you think we should use Facebook auth”? My answer is yes. Here is why. . . .

Big spikes in eCommerce activity Thanksgiving weekend

Data Dec 2 2013

Big spikes in eCommerce activity Thanksgiving weekend

The late nights were the biggest eCommerce activity surprise this long holiday weekend. However, biggest spikes in week-over-week activity levels took place when you’d expect less shopping and more sleeping. On Thursday, Nov. 28 activity spiked 190% over the previous . . .

eCommerce activity on Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Data Nov 28 2013

eCommerce activity on Black Friday & Cyber Monday

This holiday weekend is the official kick off to the holiday shopping season and according to Forrester Research online sales are expected to grow 15% year over year (visit the good folks at AllThingsD for more on the Forrester Report). . . .

The rise of Jellybean

Community Tips Nov 22 2013

The rise of Jellybean

If you are concerned about fragmentation of the Android OS stop looking at KitKat and instead take a dive into Jellybean. Yes, activity on KitKat is still at less than 1% almost two months after it was released. But that’s . . .

iOS7 adoption hits 80%

Community Tips Nov 18 2013

iOS7 adoption hits 80%

Today marks the two month anniversary of Apple’s release of iOS7 and a new milestone in the adoption of this latest version of iOS. And as of this morning, 80% of total iOS activity is taking place on iOS7, 17% . . .

Android KitKat adoption gaining traction?

Community Tips Nov 14 2013

Android KitKat adoption gaining traction?

14 days after the release of Android KitKat the latest version of the Android OS only accounts for 0.23% of activity. But with Google’s announcement this morning that wi-fi models of the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 can now get . . .

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