Hi all, today’s post is the first in a quarterly series where I bring you some interesting American phone recycling industry statistics taken from our website www.sellmycellphones.com analytics.
It is also my first attempt at an infographic, so as Doc Brown once said, “I apologise for the crudity of the model”. I am no designer and I know it’s a lame effort, but hopefully I will get better and of course, it’s the statistics that are the interesting part.
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The iOS7.1 download is now available for all iPhone, iPad and iPod users that have compatible devices (iPhone 4 onwards) and it’s the biggest upgrade to iOS7 since its launch six months ago.
As well as a host of security flaw, bug and stability fixes, the iOS7.1 download includes some feature enhancements, although some will only apply to the top end models. Some of the iOS7.1 features are pretty cool, for example, Apple has recognised that the chipset in the iPhone 4 is not as advanced as the latest models so has streamlined the iOS7 functionality to ensure that it runs as quickly as possible. Continue reading
There’s no doubt that a new iPhone will be on its way this year and the iPhone 6 rumor mill is really starting to pick up speed with predictions of a May 2014 launch rather than the usual September release date. Maybe I should start calling it the ‘iPhone Air’ rather than the iPhone 6 as that is one of the current predictions based on the moniker of the latest iPad release. Continue reading
Apple increased their market share in the smartphone market during the fourth quarter of 2013, mainly in thanks to the release of their iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets. It was the first time that Apple had launched parallel handsets and is something that industry insiders had been calling for for several years if Apple wanted to make faster gains in the market. Surely it was common sense that by launching their usual top end model the 5s along with a brighter, more varied and slightly cheaper model, they would maintain their existing fan base and also add extra customers who perhaps didn’t need or couldn’t afford the business like 5s. Continue reading
For many of us, Google Maps is the navigation tool of choice so the incorporation of faster routes updating with the latest Google Maps update can only be a good thing as we try to get from A to B as efficiently as possible. There aren’t many features that would drastically improve Google Maps but faster routes is one. Automatically advising me of a faster route once it realises I am at crawling pace is a feature many of us will come to rely on. Continue reading