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Growing Windows Phone, BlackBerry Freefall

BlackBerry back on the other bad news, this time coming from the market research firm ABI Research.

Report on the first quarter of 2014 the institution mentioned that the number of global shipping 10 BlackBerry device in the first three months of this year decreased by 14 percent compared to the previous quarter.

As reported by Phone Arena, the BlackBerry market share 10 not entered in the scale percentage of ABI Research, aka not to 1 percent.

A similar fate experienced by the BlackBerry platform OS (OS7) contains the old devices, according to ABI Research, decreased by 79 percent from the last quarter.

When compared to the same quarter in 2013, degradation of two platforms that BlackBerry look more obvious.

Shipment figures for year-on-year 10 BlackBerry down 44 percent from 981.300 units to be 550,000 units, while the BlackBerry OS freefall by 86 percent from 5.426.500 units to 750,000 units, still according to ABI Research.

Instead, three other platforms recorded shipments to rise. The largest growth experienced Windows Phone with a 119 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year, while Android and iOS are each recorded a growth of 24 percent and 17 percent.

ABI Research also took note of a number of basic shipment (featured) phone that still reached 127 million units in the first quarter of 2014. However, that number has declined by 44 percent compared to the first quarter of 2013.

The Maker of "Angry Birds" Game Create Similar "Flappy Bird"

Game developer Rovio artificial Retry inspired by Flappy Bird

Angry Birds game maker Rovio Entertainment Ltd. . launch a new game . Different from the previous Angry Birds genre , this new game inspired by the popular flash game , Flappy Bird .

Since the phenomenon Flappy Bird in circulation , many small game developer and wish to mimic the same success . But until now , there has been no major game studio that makes artificial Flappy Bird .

Rovio released a new game entitled Retry currently only available for iOS platform and is limited in the region of Finland , Canada , and Poland alone .

Reporting from Phone Arena ( 06/05/2014 ) , though not a clone Flappy Bird entirely , but anyone who saw the gameplay Retry know for sure , if the game is inspired from Flappy Bird .

In Retry , players are required to fly a small plane to avoid a number of obstacles by tapping on the screen .

Retry is not fully developed by Rovio , but through one of the teams that are owned , ie LVL11 who also was testing some other games . LVL11 promise this game will also soon be available on the Android platform .

Rovio is being sought mengenjot pendpatan company . In addition to releasing spin- off games such as " Angry Birds Go ! , " Create a new type of game is also one of the strategies .

Roxio Chief Executive Mikael Hed said that Rovio is changing the current revenue model of the Finnish company . One is adopting the freemium business model for game - game .

In addition , Rovio also seeks to explore the entertainment business by opening a theme park , and plunge into Hollywood by making a movie adaptation of Angry Birds characters .

The film was produced and financed by Rovio will be distributed by Sony Pictures and will released in 2016 .

BlackBerry Not Interested Create "Wearable Device"

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BlackBerry did not want to follow the lead of its biggest competitor , Apple , Google , and Samsung , which began to develop a device that is used in the human body ( wearable device) . The Canadian company has yet to make a wearable device plans .

" We have no plans to make wearable device , " says BlackBerry CEO John Chen on the sidelines of the launch of the BlackBerry Z3 in Jakarta , Tuesday ( 13/04/2014 ) .


Chen emphasized that it would continue to focus on developing existing products . In the consumer segment , they develop smart phones based on BlackBerry 10 and trying to make money from an instant messaging application BlackBerry Messenger ( BBM ) which is available on the Android and iOS platforms .


As for the corporate segment , the company continues to strengthen its BlackBerry server Enterprise Service ( BES ) . " Our server was very safe , used by the banks to the government . So we will focus there , " added Chen .


Technology industry is now beginning to be enlivened by wearable devices , such as smart watches , bracelets digital , and smart glasses .


Apple reportedly is preparing a smart watch that can detect heart rate and pace , so that the fitness function can monitor users .


Companies Sony and Samsung have even made smart watches that have reached the second generation .


While Google continues to develop the features in Google's smart glasses Glass products . Although , the product has not been marketed in bulk .

BBM on Android Reach 50 Million Downloads

Popularity of BlackBerry Messenger ( BBM ) is not going to go away , at least not at this time . BBM has just passed the milestone by recording the total downloads between 50 million and 100 million downloads in Google Play .

In the iOS platform itself , the fuel is still the mainstay of users in Indonesia and placing it as the second most popular free apps after Guess the Picture by early May . They also will expand the market to the Windows Phone platform this year .



Fuel itself by the end of March to announce the number of registered users reached 113 million , with monthly active users reached 85 million . What makes the fuel remains popular ? When the fuel is no longer exclusive and it is multiplatform as well as WhatsApp or Line , turns out they remain a choice between a smartphone messaging service . With fuel which ensures data security because each message is always sent unencrypted , fuel usage due to reasons of data security could be a reason , other than perhaps still many loyal friends and get used to using the fuel for communication .


According to data BerryReview , fuel mostly dominated in the App Store countries in Africa and South America that is traditionally a staunch supporter of the BlackBerry platform . As for the Asian region (other than in Indonesia ) , the fuel to survive in the ranks of the top ten most popular iOS apps in Oman .Of course in addition to popularity , there is one thing that is now the benchmark for fuel as a multiplatform application . This service should start to provide income . BlackBerry scheme selected is currently selling stickers as well as other messaging applications . Although it was popular in the beginning , is now selling in the App Store gained Indonesia is not able to bring it in to the Top 100 grossing large , whereas Line and Path able to survive in the ninth and eleventh .


BlackBerry ability to monetize the service business-to -consumer ( B2C ) is still a question mark . Previous BBM Money is running its pilot project in Indonesia in collaboration with the Bank and Monitise agit also still have not managed to push the booming use of mobile money because they are exclusive in the old BlackBerry platform . Fuel Channels are groomed to become the next source of monetization does have great potential engagement , but so far they have yet to implement any monetization scheme this matter .


It seems that the source of fuel monetization most interesting fact is the enterprise cloud schemes for business-to - business (B2B ) and we would not be surprised if it turns out to be successful in getting the BlackBerry finally revenue from the corporate segment which is the strongest base .

FIFA Apps Launched for IOS & Android

Soccer or football as we tend to wish to call it here within the U.K. is, apparently, a gentleman’s game, played by hooligans. But once I used to play, it was a arduous game, with even more durable players!

For the love of the game, I still follow the occasional match and I should admit I love to watch the globe Cup.  This time spherical FIFA have made things a very little easier to try to to so, as they need just unveiled an app for that terribly purpose!

FIFA Apps Launched for IOS & Android
With the 2014 World Cup Final Draw only a brief period of time away (December sixth), to coincide with this momentous event, FIFA has launched official apps for both iOS and Android.   The apps are offered currently and in step with FIFA, they supply live score updates for “85 of the world’s high leagues” (as well as Major League Soccer in the United States). Fortunately the app offers news, standings, statistics, and photos / video for even a lot of soccer teams, in fact there are a complete of 197 international leagues across the earth which are accessible using the app.

Users of the app will expect news and info on “hundreds of competitions, thousands of goals and over a million minutes of soccer each single week,” FIFA says.

In-depth tournament coverage and the newest FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings are also part of the official app. Obviously, the upcoming World Cup in Brazil next summer could be a huge focus for individuals and FIFA says you'll be in a position to stream the Final Draw for the games, live to tell the tale December sixth.

Please note: some may be confused by this app and the Official FIFA Game app.  This app is for news, stats, videos and data and it is not to be confused with the soccer game app.  But, each will be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play respectively.

Amazon Will Use Drones for Delivery Service Next Day

Jeff Bezos, the Chief Executive at Amazon.com Inc has revealed the corporate’s plans to use drones for delivering merchandise, which can hopefully improve efficiency and speed for the customers.

On the U.S. show “60 Minutes”, Bezos explained how the so-known as octocopters are capable of carrying up to five pounds at intervals a ten-mile radius of an Amazon fulfillment centre. They can create a delivery inside thirty minutes, drastically reducing the shoppers’ waiting time for an order. Bezos said that if the company receives approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, then it hopes to begin using drones inside five years.

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“It can work, and it will happen, and it’s gonna be a ton of fun,” he said within the “60 Minutes” interview broadcast.

Amazon isn't the first company to use the utilization of drones. The Australian company Zookal is using tis type of technology to deliver textbooks and in China, the delivery company SF Express is reported to be experimenting with the use of drones in town of Dongguan.

Oliver Lamb, director of Pacific Aviation Consulting, thinks this new means of delivering merchandise will need some serious consideration before corporations start sending delivery drones into the air.

“When and how to permit this type of delivery is going to be a huge question,” Lamb said. “Regulators can have to house this, and i’m certain every jurisdiction can come back up with regulations to allow this in the end.”