Thursday, 25 October 2012

Apple reports $36B in revenue, sells 27M iPhones, 14M iPads


Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter figures: 
  • 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter, up 58 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
  • 14 million iPads, an increase of 26 percent.
  • 4.9 million Macs, barely above the same quarter a year ago, just a 1 percent unit increase.
  • 5.3 million iPods, which is a 19 percent unit in the last year.

More details here: Gigaom.com

Sunday, 21 October 2012

China's Yihaodian Plans 1,000 Virtual AR Supermarkets Where You'll Shop With Your Smartphone's Camera

China’s biggest food e-commerce site, Yihaodian, announced plans to form 1,000 virtual supermarkets at locations across the country. These stores, to be called “Unlimited Yihaodian” will actually just be blank city spaces where Augmented Reality (AR) technology and your smartphone’s camera bring the store to life. So, yes, no actual physical products. The items that are bought will then be delivered – just like with Yihaodian’s regular website.

Read at TechInAsia.com

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Há 17 mil lojas online em Portugal



O número de páginas na internet com comércio electrónico em Portugal cresceu quase 150 por cento entre 2010 e 2012, para um total de 17.097, revela um estudo da Email Brokers hoje divulgado.

Ler aqui: 
Meios & Publicidade

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Which Are the Riskiest Social Media Sites for Brands?

Social media provides opportunities for brands to connect with customers and prospects, but that openness and transparency often leaves companies vulnerable to critics.

Read more at 
eMarketer

Sunday, 15 July 2012

China's Lenovo on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard as the world's biggest PC maker

Lenovo Group Ltd is on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year, making it the first Chinese company to grab the top spot globally in a technology sector.

Full story: Reuters

Thursday, 5 July 2012

5 ways social media mistakes are damaging companies’ reputations online

By studying some mistakes by other companies that have resulted in negative exposure, you can learn how your business can avoid a similar fate. Here are five easy-to-avoid mistakes: 

5 ways social media mistakes are damaging companies’ reputations online