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Watch this: Stephen Colbert learns just how much data politicians have about him

By Jeff Blagdon on November 6, 2012 10:23 pm + 31 comments

With Americans voting today in the most hotly-contested election since 2000, it’s no surprise that Continue reading…
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Worldwide mobile subscriptions climb to six billion, adoption surges in developing countries

By Chris Welch on October 12, 2012 03:04 pm + 18 comments

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), there were more than six billion Continue reading…
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Apple by the numbers liveblog images

on September 12, 2012 01:16 pm

Apple revealed new usage statistics about Mountain Lion, the new iPad, and the iTunes App Store at Continue reading…
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Amazon's Appstore for Android tops 50,000 apps ahead of today's event

By Aaron Souppouris on September 6, 2012 11:04 am + 67 comments

Amazon's Appstore has passed the all-important 50,000 app mark after less than 18 months. The retail Continue reading…
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Ice Cream Sandwich now on 20.8 percent of Android devices, Jelly Bean up to 1.2 percent

By Aaron Souppouris on September 6, 2012 09:35 am + 48 comments

Google's monthly Android distribution figures are out again, revealing a significant leap in uptake Continue reading…
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The universe is smooth, not a fractal at large scales, say astronomers

By Jeff Blagdon on August 23, 2012 08:59 am + 104 comments

A new paper confirms a conventional picture of the universe, one that is smooth and homogeneous at Continue reading…
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Tracking athletes' Twitter mentions over the Olympics

By Dante D'Orazio on August 11, 2012 10:56 pm + 2 comments

The New York Times is back with another excellent infographic about the 2012 Olympics in London — Continue reading…
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Statistics on the go: Census Bureau releases 'America's Economy' app for Android

By Evan Rodgers on August 11, 2012 07:54 am + 25 comments

The US Census Bureau just released its public API last month, and now the agency has released the Continue reading…
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US smartphone sales increase 9 percent thanks to huge prepaid growth

By Jeff Blagdon on August 9, 2012 06:04 am + 27 comments

It’s impressive that despite an adverse economy, smartphone sales in the US are growing at a rate Continue reading…
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Samsung boosts Android to 68.1 percent smartphone market share in latest IDC figures

By Louis Goddard on August 8, 2012 07:53 am + 323 comments

Some 68.1 percent of smartphones shipped in the second quarter of this year were powered by Android, Continue reading…