In the battle of the app stores, Google Play won for Q2 2013. In the battle of the app stores, Google Play beats iOS App Store, for now. Here are details of the quarter 2 of 2013 round, according to App Annie Index: In terms of app downloads, Google Play wins.
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H&M launches its online store, finally
H&M finally launched its online store after its 13-year stay in the country. H&M, a Swedish fashion retailer, finally launched its own e-commerce site August 1.
China's economic slump will affect the globe - GIC
According to Singapore's GIC, China's credit crunch will have great effects on many economies worldwide.
Less smartphone users in China than Australia, US
Google and IPSOS' research showed that less than half of Chinese urban dwellers had smartphones.
Facebook keeps eye on Indian market
Facebook sent engineers to research on the social media market of India. India is not only the most hotly contested market for smartphones. According to analysts, the Indian social network market will become the largest in the world in two years.
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A report by Cushman & Wakefield revealed that around US$2 billion in private equity funds is ready to be invested in Indian real estate.
According to research, almost 64% of Australians owned a smartphone. According to new research on the Australian smartphone market, almost two thirds of the entire population of the continent owned a smartphone.
Robert Thicke's "Blurred Lines" was an explosion into pop consciousness. Robert Thicke's recording career was about 10 years long now.
A report by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association said that emerging-market private equity companies gathered US$10.8 billion, down 52% from last year's numbers.
Android is king of the tablet market, according to data from Strategy Analytics. The Android is unmistakably the king of the tablet market. Strategy Analytics has data and figures to back this statement.
According to analysts, the future of Barnes & Noble is bleak due to plunging sales and market shares including higher expenses than earnings.
Bessemer Venture Partners released an index of top 30 cloud companies revealing their combined worth of more than US$100 billion.
According to a Boston Business Journal research, for the year 2012, North Bridge Venture Partners topped the class in terms of dollars invested.
The top four smartphone manufacturers were announced in the latest quarter report by the IDC. Global market share during the latest quarter decreased for Samsung amid reports of increased shipments of their products per year.
