iOS Remains More Popular Than Android Among Holiday Shoppers in the U.S.
The majority of Christmas day shopping from mobile devices was done by iOS users rather than Android users, according to new report from IBM. 23 percent of total online sales on Christmas in the United States were made from iOS devices, while just 4.6 percent were made from Android devices. Overall online traffic from iOS devices was at 32.6 percent, compared to 14.8 percent for Android.
As a percentage of total online sales, iOS was more than five times higher than Android, driving 23 percent vs. 4.6 percent for Android. On average, iOS users spent $93.94 per order, nearly twice that of Android users, who spent $48.10 per order. iOS also led as a component of overall traffic with 32.6 percent vs. 14.8 percent for Android.
iOS users also spent nearly twice as much on their online orders, with the average order coming in at $93.94 compared to $48.10 per order from Android devices. When comparing tablets to smartphones, consumers made more purchases via tablets (19.4 percent vs. 9.3 percent) on smartphones and paid slightly more than smartphone users.
Overall online sales were up 16.5 percent in 2013, with mobile sales surging up to nearly 29 percent of all online traffic for a year-over-year gain of 40 percent.
IBM’s data was gathered using its IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, which analyzes data from approximately 800 retail sites in the United States. The company saw similar sales numbers during Black Friday, where iOS was responsible for 18.1 percent of sales with an average order amount of $127.92, compared to 3.5 percent and $105.20 for Android.
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Daily Roundup: Taiwan fines Apple, LG HomeChat, Siri photo-tagging patent and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Samsung’s latest developer kit
Samsung’s new Smart TV SDK 5.0 gives developers the ability to tap into home automation. Follow the link for more information about its January 6th release.
Apple photo-tagging patent
Apple’s latest patent hints at potential photo- and geo-tagging functionality through Siri voice commands. Click through for more details.
Taiwanese FTC fines Apple
Apple awoke to a not-so-merry surprise on Christmas day as Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission accused the company of unlawfully mandating pricing to iPhone carriers. According to WSJ, Cupertino can appeal the ruling, but could face steep penalties. Click the link for more information.
LG announces HomeChat
LG announced that its 2014 Smart Appliance lineup will be able to be controlled through natural language commands via the Line messaging app. Click on through for details on the feature’s 2014 arrival.
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Possible 3D Model of the HTC One 2/M8 Photographed
The HTC One 2, or M8, has possibly been caught on camera. It looks like HTC has decided to jump into the soap bar business, how about that? HTC One soap? Sign me up for that.Wouldn’t surprise me if they decided to do that, but of course this is just a 3D 1:1 scale model of the supposed HTC One 2 made purely out of wax.
This comes from a Chinese blog named weibo.com, but the images have been taken down by the person who posted them. I am sure he got some heat from it, even though the model looks almost identical to the regular HTC One. Other than this image you see above, we have no further information about the new flagship phone at this time.
The little bit of information we do have about the HTC One sequel, is that it might be unveiled as early as February of next year. Rumored specs have also been floating around as well, but we got to be patient and wait for the actual confirmed specs. Don’t you hate that word, patient? Let us know if you are excited for the HTC one follow-up, and also chime in on the HTC One Soap bar you see above.
Source: Phandroid
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