Sky signs exclusive UK deal with Sony, keeps Netflix’s dirty hands off MiB 3
Sky and Sony Pictures Television announce new multi-year movies agreement Sky has further strengthened its movies offering through a new deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) that will provide customers with exclusive access to hit movies including Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and Django Unchained before any other TV channel or subscription service. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Sky Movies will be the first...
IDC: iPad loses a little marketshare, still dominates global tablet sales in Q4 2012
Tablet Shipments Soar to Record Levels During Strong Holiday Quarter, According to IDC 31 Jan 2013FRAMINGHAM, Mass., January 31, 2013 – Worldwide tablet shipments outpaced predictions reaching a record total of 52.5 million units worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The tablet market grew 75.3% year over year in...
App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads with Almost Half in 2012
CUPERTINO, California―January 7, 2013―Apple® today announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps*, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. The App Store℠ has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December with over two billion downloads during the month. Apple’s incredible developer community has created over 775,000 apps for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® users worldwide, and developers have been...
Toyota signs deal to get Nokia’s Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014
HERE Platform from Nokia Powers Toyota Motor Europe’s Next Generation of Navigation and Infotainment Systems Toyota is the Latest Major Automotive Brand to Leverage Best-in-Class Nokia Mapping Technology using its Local Search for Automotive Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that Toyota Motor Europe is the latest automotive brand to select the HERE platform’s Nokia Local Search for Automotive to power its next...
Jorge Colombo’s iPad Finger Paintings
January 21, 2013Posted by Mina Kaneko and Francoise Mouly “‘Newsstand’ is the first piece I ever did on an iPad,” says Jorge Colombo, about this week’s cover. “I started drawing on an iPhone at the beginning of 2009, and, at the time, I liked being able to work so small. I got so used to the size that the first time I used the iPad, it felt like I had a pinball machine in front of me. In time, however, I became more proficient on the...
