Apple sold 800 million iOS devices
Apple has sold over 800 million iOS devices worldwide,
of which over 500 million are iPhones.
Apple said that 50 percent of its customers in China
have shifted from Android to iPhone during the past six
months. It also confirmed that 89 percent of its iPhones
are now using the iOS 7 operating system.
Patent cost 30 percent of smart-
phones price
According to a new report written by Joe
Mueller and Tim Syrett, along with Intel Vice
President and Associate General Counsel
Ann Armstrong, 30 percent of the price of a
new smartphone represents the cost of ac-
quiring licenses to use patented technology.
This could drive the prices of smartphones
and tablets so high.
24 million new LinkedIn
members in two months
24 million new members joined
the professional network, Linke-
dIn, in just two months. LinkedIn
has reached 300 million mem-
bers in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
WhatsApp hits 500000000 users
Around 500 million people around the world are
using the smart instant messaging service, What-
sApp. The app has attracted 100 million new users
since the beginning of the year.
These users are sharing 700 million photos and
100 million videos every single day.
A chip promises internet 400 times faster
IBM researchers has developed a tiny chip that can make internet
speed 400 times faster.
The developed energy efficient analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
enables connections a speed that is 5,000 times faster than the
average U.S. connection and 400 times faster than Google Fiber.
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