Christmas day 2012 set huge records for activated iOS and Android devices, and downloaded apps, proving that Santa's elves are getting more tech savvy every year.
New and bored smartphone owners alike went on a download spree last week, with a record-breaking 1.2 billion iOS and Android apps downloaded between Dec. 25th and 31st.
The staggering number of apps downloaded, courtesy of analytics firm Flurry, goes …
Christmas is a time for giving, and for many the gift this year was gadgets. Android and iOS devices saw a year-over-year 140 percent jump in activations this Christmas, with application downloads sailing past the historical norm.
Smartphones and tablets …
Out of all mobile app downloads in the third quarter of 2011, 44 percent were Android apps, making Android the market share leader over iOS’ 31 percent, according to data from ABI Research.
The research firm attributed the large shipment …
