7:46 PM
One of the 2 drivers of the train in Spain that derailed, killing 80 people and injuring 300, has been bragging on Facebook about how he drives trains over the speed limit. The speed limit on the track is 80km/h, but after the crash one of the drivers called rail officials to tell them that he had the train going 190km/h when it derailed:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/25/francisco-jose-garzon-de-amo-allegedly-boasted-on-facebook-about-speeding-before-horrific-crash/
The average US smartphone user spends about 300MB/month on the Facebook app:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/us-smartphone-users-spend-around-300-mb-month-facebook-report-shows/2013-07-26
I think that it is really interesting that Android 4.3 allows users to choose to deny permissions from apps that ask for more access than they want:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26/hidden-app-ops-feature-in-android-4-3-lets-you-selectively-disable-permissions-from-apps/
Samsung is still #1 for worldwide smartphone sales, going from 50.3 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2012 to 72.4 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2013. Samsung's market share dropped from 43.9% to 30.4% while their sales increased so significantly. Apple went from 26 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2012 to 31.2 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2013, but its market share also dropped from 16.6% to 13.1%. Both LG and Lenovo more than doubled their sales from last year:
http://www.androidcentral.com/idc-samsung-still-largest-smartphone-manufacturer-lg-and-lenovo-see-huge-growth
Staples released a coupon code this morning that lets people get $30 off the new Nexus 7 tablet:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26/get-30-off-the-new-nexus-7-through-staples-with-this-coupon-code/
In a related note, Staples sold out of the Nexus 7 tablet just hours after the coupon code was released:
http://www.androidcentral.com/new-nexus-7-models-now-out-stock-staples
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/25/francisco-jose-garzon-de-amo-allegedly-boasted-on-facebook-about-speeding-before-horrific-crash/
The average US smartphone user spends about 300MB/month on the Facebook app:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/us-smartphone-users-spend-around-300-mb-month-facebook-report-shows/2013-07-26
I think that it is really interesting that Android 4.3 allows users to choose to deny permissions from apps that ask for more access than they want:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26/hidden-app-ops-feature-in-android-4-3-lets-you-selectively-disable-permissions-from-apps/
Samsung is still #1 for worldwide smartphone sales, going from 50.3 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2012 to 72.4 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2013. Samsung's market share dropped from 43.9% to 30.4% while their sales increased so significantly. Apple went from 26 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2012 to 31.2 mil smartphones sold in Q2 2013, but its market share also dropped from 16.6% to 13.1%. Both LG and Lenovo more than doubled their sales from last year:
http://www.androidcentral.com/idc-samsung-still-largest-smartphone-manufacturer-lg-and-lenovo-see-huge-growth
Staples released a coupon code this morning that lets people get $30 off the new Nexus 7 tablet:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26/get-30-off-the-new-nexus-7-through-staples-with-this-coupon-code/
In a related note, Staples sold out of the Nexus 7 tablet just hours after the coupon code was released:
http://www.androidcentral.com/new-nexus-7-models-now-out-stock-staples