The Google vs Oracle  war continues as  Oracle had earlier  sued Google and claims that it has used its Java software without paying for it in order to further develop the Android OS.





In a court filing, Oracle  says that they are privy an internal confidential information  which claims that Android generates $31 billion revenue for Google, according to Oracle’s lawsuit accusing Android of using heir software without paying any revenue to Oracle

Meanwhile Google pleaded a San Francisco federal judge on January the 20th, that the extremely sensitive information, marked with Attorney’s Eyes Only, surfaced by Oracle’s lawyer, should be redacted and sealed

Google and Oracle has been at war  for nearly 5 years,with Oracle seeking damages  as it accuses Google’s Android of copyright infringement on using java..by releasing thousands of lines of source code from the Java platform

Meanwhile earlier Google paid Apple $1 billion to keep its search engine the default option in iOS , This information was provided by Oracle in its legal battle with Android as an evidence to revealed how much Google has gained from Android.

Apple iOS9 has seen an unprecedented adoption by apple consumers.This chart shows how apple Mobile OS.. their iOS version 8 has been  downloaded as compared to iOS9 downloads. In just 2 months  iOS9 saw a 75% jump in adoption rate while iOS8 downloads declined and slipped under 25% mark

Step 1 :Start by connecting the phone to the computer with its USB cable. Ensure the phone’s screen is unlocked and that the cable is one that transfers data and is not just meant for charging.

Step 2:On an Android 6.0 phone or tablet, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the panel of notifications from apps and the operating system.

Step 3 : Once the device is plugged in , it will show USB for Charging” notification in the list. Tapping it will get you options it to get a box of additional options.

Step 4 : In the “Use USB For” box that appears, select the “Photo transfer (PTP)” option, which lets the computer treat the phone as a digital camera; PTP stands for Picture Transfer Protocol. (The “File transfers” option in the box can transfer other types of media files between devices as well, like music, and use the Media Transfer Protocol, or MTP.)

Step 5` : Ensure you select the USB transfer options on the Android device,post which  you can see import the pictures through its Photos app or whichever image-editing program you use in windows 10.

 However if this does not work, try changing the USB or use a different port to try the same steps outlined below

Apple’s  iOS 9 adoption rate has hit all time high with  61% adoption including all of its  iOS devices, which include iPhones and iPads, according to Apple’s App Store Distribution page.Till date this has been the fastest adoption rate among all its IOS version .After rolling out on September 16,2015 iOS 9 surged to an adoption rate of more than 50%. In comparison iOS 8 released in september 11th, 2014  had an adoption rate of 43%
This seems more impressive if you consider the adoption rate of  its rival Google’s android. The adoption rate for Android 5.0 was at a meager 3% percent and it’s currently at 23.5%  based on data from Google’s Android Developer Dashboard.

The Global Smartphone OS Market Share since 2011 onwards

LG G4
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Launched July 2015

 Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Launched :August 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6
Android 5.0 Lollipop
launched :April 2015

 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Android 5.0 Lollipop
Launched :April 2015

Smartphones Powered by Android with the best 3D capture  and LED Flash. Among the top 3 rated by specout  based on online user reviews and ratings include 1) Sony Xperia Ion 2) HTC Evo 3D and 3)Sony Xperia Arc S

Photo and Image Editing Tools

3)Apple’s gross margin was 39% compared to 38% in the year-ago quarter.Gross margin is a closely watched measure of profitability. It sold 48.04 million iPhones in its fiscal fourth quarter. Once again the iPhone was instrumental in Apples success which accounted 63% of revenue in this quarter

4)Fiscal 2015 was Apple’s most successful year ever, with revenue growing 28% to nearly $234 billion.In 2014, during the  quarter Apple sold a record 74.46 million iPhones.

5)The biggest news was that Apple was growing at the expense of Google’s android.Apple’s CEO announced that 30% of consumers who bought an iPhone replaced a smartphone running Google Inc.’s Android operating system during the quarter. He said this is the highest rate of Android “switchers” that Apple has ever measured. This is the first time ” Android has seen” such a switch to iOS OS according to Apple

6)International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue. Apple said its quarterly profit rose 31%, sparked by strong demand for iPhones in China.Sales to Greater China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, rose 99% to $12.5 billion.

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How is windows 10 doing ? post its recent release. Pretty well if the latest reports from NetMarketShare is concerned. Windows 10, released on July 29th, has seen faster adoption post-launch than its predecessors including the immensely successful Windows 7. In September, Windows 10 was installed on 6.6 percent of all PCs, which put it ahead of the most recent version of Apple’s OS X at that time (Yosemite).

source :Statista

This chart shows the timeline of  new  mobile app  submission across the Appstore  by developers

Data from  Pocket  shows that  developers are currently submitting more than 1,000 apps per day. In May, a record number of 39,992 apps were submitted for approval by Apple, indicating that developers aren’t running out of ideas of how to make our devices even smarter.

This statistic contains data on the number of apps available for download in leading app stores as of May 2015. As of that month, Android users were able to choose between 1.5 million apps. Apple’s App Store remained the second-largest app store with 1.4 million available apps..

Ulysse Speedometer is compatible wit Blackberry and Android

 This app is  a brilliant  multitasker  which has GPS  assisted speedometer which is more accurate than your factory fitted car speedometer, which   is prone to having variations  nd errors. The app notifies you every time you cross the speed limit in that particular region ( you have to set up the limits manually)

 It records the current, yesterday and weekly journey length speeds, can trace your journey  and export the data in SD card  or email this as  Google Earth KML format ★

Ulysse Speedometer  Multiple shift setting and latest version   has the ability to access the phone dialer and contacts within the app providing quicker access while you may be be  behind the  wheel

 The HUD mode projects the car speed at the windscreen, but  mostly this is readable once the suin goes down . The pro mode will remove the ad which is quite an irritation

THE WIN-ANDROID-IZATION OF MOBILE OS Just as Windows held a almost monopoly across desktop OS in the last 15 years.Android is set to rule the mobile OS  in the same way.Android’s mobile OS  share is increasing at record speed. From overall  49% market share  its expected to become 63% by 2016.. and by 2019 almost 85% unless  a mobile OS  become strong enough to challenge it . Apple’s iOS definetly wont make it and  windows mobile  is now where in the radar// So is it ripe for someone  to disrupt the Android monopoly?.

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