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Submission + - Real-world usage again shows iOS far ahead of Android, other rivals Read more (electronista.com)

Submitted by ClaraBow
ClaraBow writes: Yet another real-world usage statistic has surfaced showing that users with iOS devices are far more engaged with them than those of any other platform. Among Black Friday buyers who used mobile devices to shop online, 82 percent were on the iOS platform doing so, with the remaining 18 percent using Android. Using mobile devices to shop on Black Friday was up 9.8 percent overall from last year, with mobile devices accounting for 38 percent of all Black Friday shopping traffic and 21 percent of online sales.

Read more: http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/11/29/real.world.usage.again.shows.ios.far.ahead.of.android.other.rivals/#ixzz2m8Nkrzio

Submission + - Dell's Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux (pcworld.com)

Submitted by ClaraBow
ClaraBow writes: I find it interesting that Dell has started selling a thin and light touchscreen laptop called the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which will have Ubuntu Linux OS and Intel’s fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell.

The laptop, code-named Sputnik, has a 13.3-inch touchscreen and will run on Ubuntu 12.04 OS. It is priced starting at $1,250 and is available in the U.S.

Submission + - Microsoft laughs at new iPhones in "fly on the wall in Cupertino" spoof (tuaw.com) 3

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft today continued their ongoing effort to take jabs at Apple. While previous efforts have focused on the iPad, Microsoft today took aim at the iPhone.

In two new videos, both dubbed "A fly on the wall in Cupertino", the folks up at Redmond spoof the development process behind the iPhone 5s and 5c.

Here we have two "Apple employees" pitching Tim Cook (though it looks more like Steve Jobs) and Jony Ive on some new features. It's decently funny*, but it sure won't do anything to put a dent into what will assuredly be strong iPhone sales.

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