Monday, 6 October 2014
iOS 8 adoption keeps climbing though not as rapidly as iOS 7 did over the same period last fall.
Data released by mobile analytics firm Mixpanel showed iOS 8 with an adoption rate of 44.5 percent as of Monday -- 20 days post-launch. That leaves iOS 7
with nearly 51 percent of Apple's mobile device users -- and older
versions of Apple's mobile OS with a collective percentage of around 4.5
percent.Apple released iOS 8 to the public on September 17. Within less than a day, the adoption rate had reached 14.2 percent, according to Mixpanel. By September 19, that number had climbed to 21.6 percent.
But iOS 8 still trails its predecessor in popularity.
On September 18, 2013, when iOS 7 launched, Mixpanel reported an adoption rate of about 15 percent before the day had even ended. By October 7, 2013 -- 20 days post-launch -- iOS 7 had achieved an adoption rate of 69.7 percent, according to Mixpanel.
Mixpanel's data is based on its analysis of mobile-app usage.
"We get data from users using our customers' apps and heavily anonymize it," a company spokesperson told CNET in September. "We work with thousands of apps and that means tens (of millions) to hundreds of millions of users across all kinds of devices."
Fellow analytics firm Fiksu shows an even lower number for iOS 8 at this point. As of Monday, Fiksu's stats point to a 37.2 adoption rate for Apple's latest mobile OS.
Based on visits to the App Store, Apple's own stats paint a different picture than do Mixpanel and Fiksu. On September 21, Apple showed iOS 8 with a 46 percent share, iOS 7 with 49 percent, and older versions collectively with 5 percent. Those numbers measure only devices that visited the App Store on September 21 and would certainly be much higher at this point per Apple's own analytics.
What could account for the slower uptake of iOS 8 versus iOS7? Last year, iOS 7 offered a radically new look and feel for Apple's mobile OS. This year, iOS 8 offered no such radical changes in its interface, instead throwing in some new apps such as Apple's Health app and a few useful but not necessarily groundbreaking tweaks.
iOS 8 has also been plagued by a series of technical woes. On September 24, Apple released iOS 8.0.1 to fix some bugs in version 8.0. But 8.0.1 was even more bug-ridden than the original version, forcing Apple to pull the update until it could correct its snafu. Released on September 25, iOS 8.0.2 appears to be much more stable at this point, however, some users are still complaining of connectivity issues and other problems.
The closing of the deal follows last week's regulatory approval from the European Commission.
On February 19, Facebook revealed that it planned to pay $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire the popular messaging app, the largest deal in the company's history. As part of its attempt to win regulatory approval, Facebook promised that WhatsApp would remain a separate entity. The deal still raised privacy concerns from the Federal Trade Commission.
Though the FTC granted approval, the agency cautioned both Facebook and WhatsApp to continue WhatsApp's policy of not collecting usernames, locations, email address or other data, and that the company not share users' phone numbers with third parties.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Koum promised that WhatsApp's privacy policies would stay the same. But the FTC said it would keep a watchful eye on the two just to be sure.
"Hundreds of millions of users have entrusted their personal information to WhatsApp," Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich told Facebook and WhatsApp in a letter in April. "The FTC staff will continue to monitor the companies' practices to ensure that Facebook and WhatsApp honor the promises they have made to those users."
WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In contrast, the deal virtually sailed through regulatory approval from the European Commission, which didn't focus on privacy-related issues and instead dealt more with the potential competition posed by Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
"While Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are two of the most popular apps, most people use more than one communications app," European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a statement last week. "We have carefully reviewed this proposed acquisition and come to the conclusion that it would not hamper competition in this dynamic and growing market. Consumers will continue to have a wide choice of consumer communications apps."
The EC called the area of mobile messaging a dynamic market and cited several competing products, such as Line, Viber, iMessage, Telegram, WeChat and Google Hangouts. And that market continues to prove appealing to companies who want a stake in the action. Yahoo said last Friday that it acquired MessageMe, a service similar to WhatsApp, and it's reportedly in talks to invest in the popular messaging app Snapchat.
Facebook shares are down around .3 percent to $77.20 on Monday mornin
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
First thing I should do is define what a “Nuked” device is:
A “Nuked” Blackberry is when it is stuck in a reboot loop. See Figure 1
What the device does:
It powers on with the hourglass display, it shuts off, and then it repeats this pattern over and over again.
Pretty annoying little situation when you find yourself in it.
Even when you plug it into your PC, it just won’t recognize the device.
Nothing to worry about though, we will get you fixed up again in no time.
Figure 1
*Click the image for a full-size view*
What is Required:
1. Approximately 1 hour of time.
2. You will need to have a copy of Blackberry Desktop Manager installed on your PC.
3. You will need to have the Operating Software for your device installed on your PC.
1. Do not connect your device to your PC. Leave it disconnected at this time.
2. Close the Desktop Manager if it is running.
3. Pull your battery from your phone but have the USB cord plugged into it and not the PC. See Figure 2
Figure 2
*Click the image for a full-size view*
4. On your PC, navigate to X*:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
If using Vista: navigate to X*:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
Figure 3
*Click the image for a full-size view*
5. If you are installing an OS that is not from your carrier, delete the vendor.xml file before continuing. See the highlighted file in Figure 3.
6. Double click on the Loader.exe file (looks like a miniature Blackberry phone), See Figure 4, then click Next.
Figure 4
7. You should now have a screen that looks like this. See Figure 5
Figure 5
*Click the image for a full-size view*
Read this next section thoroughly before you continue.
1. Referring to Figure 5, you will be looking at the Connection box.
2. What you need to do is plug the device into your PC using the USB cable that is already attached to your device.
Ok, you have been successful in interrupting the reboot loop…Congratulations!!!
Be sure to put the battery back in when the wizard starts erasing/installing apps. Otherwise, if you do not put the battery back in before the device reboots to re-initialize, you'll lose the install you just performed and have to start again.
All you have left to do now is follow the rest of the wizard and let it complete the installation of the operating system.
If you need help with installation instructions, we have a full procedure here: All In One Guide - How To Upgrade Your Device - w/Pictures & Video
We also have these instructions for advanced users in this thread: How To Recover A "Nuked" Berry (Advanced Users)
Thanks for reading; I hope that these steps have helped you recover your device so you can continue on with your Blackberry addiction.
A “Nuked” Blackberry is when it is stuck in a reboot loop. See Figure 1
What the device does:
It powers on with the hourglass display, it shuts off, and then it repeats this pattern over and over again.
Pretty annoying little situation when you find yourself in it.
Even when you plug it into your PC, it just won’t recognize the device.
Nothing to worry about though, we will get you fixed up again in no time.
Figure 1
*Click the image for a full-size view*
What is Required:
1. Approximately 1 hour of time.
2. You will need to have a copy of Blackberry Desktop Manager installed on your PC.
3. You will need to have the Operating Software for your device installed on your PC.
All OS's can be obtained in the BlackberryOS Downloads Tab.
4. You need to be using a computer with a Windows operating system installed.
The Process
1. Do not connect your device to your PC. Leave it disconnected at this time.
2. Close the Desktop Manager if it is running.
3. Pull your battery from your phone but have the USB cord plugged into it and not the PC. See Figure 2
Figure 2
*Click the image for a full-size view*
4. On your PC, navigate to X*:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
If using Vista: navigate to X*:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
* X is the Main Operating System Drive, In most cases it is C:\ See Figure 3
Figure 3
*Click the image for a full-size view*
5. If you are installing an OS that is not from your carrier, delete the vendor.xml file before continuing. See the highlighted file in Figure 3.
6. Double click on the Loader.exe file (looks like a miniature Blackberry phone), See Figure 4, then click Next.
Figure 4
7. You should now have a screen that looks like this. See Figure 5
Figure 5
*Click the image for a full-size view*
Read this next section thoroughly before you continue.
1. Referring to Figure 5, you will be looking at the Connection box.
2. What you need to do is plug the device into your PC using the USB cable that is already attached to your device.
When the connection box displays “USB-PIN: UNKNOWN” you will click NEXT to knock it out of the reboot loop that it’s in. See Figure 6
Figure 6
It may take you a few tries because you have to time it properly.
Figure 6
Ok, you have been successful in interrupting the reboot loop…Congratulations!!!
Be sure to put the battery back in when the wizard starts erasing/installing apps. Otherwise, if you do not put the battery back in before the device reboots to re-initialize, you'll lose the install you just performed and have to start again.
All you have left to do now is follow the rest of the wizard and let it complete the installation of the operating system.
If you need help with installation instructions, we have a full procedure here: All In One Guide - How To Upgrade Your Device - w/Pictures & Video
We also have these instructions for advanced users in this thread: How To Recover A "Nuked" Berry (Advanced Users)
Thanks for reading; I hope that these steps have helped you recover your device so you can continue on with your Blackberry addiction.
This a solution for your Nuked / Bricked Blackberry 9900
REQUIREMENTS:
-PATIENCE IS A MUST
-Basic knowledge
-Blackberry Bold 9900 (Nuked/Bricked) ( Full or half Charged battery, Of course.)
-USB Cable for Blackberry 9900 (Original Blackberry USB Cable)
-Windows XP/Vista/7
-Blackberry Desktop Manager (Clean Install )
* If you already have BDM in your Desktop/Laptop , Follow these Steps :
- Uninstall BDM ( DO NOT RESTART )
- Go to Program Files > Common Files
- Delete "Research In Motion" folder
- Go to Users > "Your User/Computer Name" > AppData > Roaming (Folder View Option should be set to "Show Hidden Files"
- Delete "Research In Motion" folder , again.
- Go One step back to "AppData" then Go to "Local" and search again for "Research In Motion" folder, Delete it!.
- We need to make sure that after uninstalling "BlackberryDeviceManager" from the Program Installed Lists, All Programs that are related to Blackberry should also be uninstalled. "Blacberry Device Manager Software Updater" should also be uninstalled.
- Now, RESTART your computer.
- Then , INSTALL again the BDM. (There should be NO BLACKBERRY DEVICE CONNECTED, Take Note!) , Restart computer after the installation process. DELETE Vendor.xml (Program Files>Common Files>Research In Motion>AppLoader)
- Install the "blackberry bold device software OS 7.1" (it can be be downloaded online) so that we can bypass the Error of Getting "it is only available for Blackberry users subscribed to blackberry subscription service" from usual BDM update.
STEP-BY-STEP Process to Unbrick Your Nuked/Bricked Blackberry Bold 9900
- Create a new USER ACCOUNT (It should be Administrator) , then Log off and Login to your new Admin user Account.
- Connect your Blackberry Device, Wait until the "device driver installation process" completes.
- Open BDM , Wait til your device being detected. There will be a window that will Pop-up letting you choose whether to "Repair , Update or just Cancel" , Just choose or Click the "update" button.
- After clicking the Update button, Just wait for a few moment, until a new window pop-up again saying that you're now going to install an update and should not be interrupted by just disconnecting or unplugging your usb cable, click the "Install Update" button there.
- Now , A new window will pop-up again and for this time , You're in the process of loading the OS 7.1 into your device.
- In the part of "Install" process , if you encounter problem in the middle of "Reconnecting JVM" process and AppLoader Unable to Connect to your blackberry device, Just Click "retry" (do not disconnect or unplug the cable uh) , if it still persist, just retry and retry , do it 3x . and if it didn't work and the error window is still there, Do not click "retry'' , just leave it there for a moment and try to PULL OUT YOUR BATTERY while your device is connected to the computer , then PUT IT BACK and click "Retry" , your device will now boot-up and will continue until the process of loading OS 7.1 is done. and the last process would be "REBOOT" , your device will restart and wait until the device boot-up. it would take a few minutes. So be patient.
I didn't use AppLoader alone, itself, to install or load the OS , Cause if your "USB-PIN" becomes "USB-PIN: UNKNOWN" , it would be 70%-30% chances. 70% that your device won't be able to undergo the whole process of Loading/Updating OS 7.1 , 30% chances that your device might be successfully recovered. No man is an Island - Apploader LOL
Now , Your Blackberry Bold 9900 is unbricked!
The only problem is your attitude towards the problem
REQUIREMENTS:
-PATIENCE IS A MUST
-Basic knowledge
-Blackberry Bold 9900 (Nuked/Bricked) ( Full or half Charged battery, Of course.)
-USB Cable for Blackberry 9900 (Original Blackberry USB Cable)
-Windows XP/Vista/7
-Blackberry Desktop Manager (Clean Install )
* If you already have BDM in your Desktop/Laptop , Follow these Steps :
- Uninstall BDM ( DO NOT RESTART )
- Go to Program Files > Common Files
- Delete "Research In Motion" folder
- Go to Users > "Your User/Computer Name" > AppData > Roaming (Folder View Option should be set to "Show Hidden Files"
- Delete "Research In Motion" folder , again.
- Go One step back to "AppData" then Go to "Local" and search again for "Research In Motion" folder, Delete it!.
- We need to make sure that after uninstalling "BlackberryDeviceManager" from the Program Installed Lists, All Programs that are related to Blackberry should also be uninstalled. "Blacberry Device Manager Software Updater" should also be uninstalled.
- Now, RESTART your computer.
- Then , INSTALL again the BDM. (There should be NO BLACKBERRY DEVICE CONNECTED, Take Note!) , Restart computer after the installation process. DELETE Vendor.xml (Program Files>Common Files>Research In Motion>AppLoader)
- Install the "blackberry bold device software OS 7.1" (it can be be downloaded online) so that we can bypass the Error of Getting "it is only available for Blackberry users subscribed to blackberry subscription service" from usual BDM update.
STEP-BY-STEP Process to Unbrick Your Nuked/Bricked Blackberry Bold 9900
- Create a new USER ACCOUNT (It should be Administrator) , then Log off and Login to your new Admin user Account.
- Connect your Blackberry Device, Wait until the "device driver installation process" completes.
- Open BDM , Wait til your device being detected. There will be a window that will Pop-up letting you choose whether to "Repair , Update or just Cancel" , Just choose or Click the "update" button.
- After clicking the Update button, Just wait for a few moment, until a new window pop-up again saying that you're now going to install an update and should not be interrupted by just disconnecting or unplugging your usb cable, click the "Install Update" button there.
- Now , A new window will pop-up again and for this time , You're in the process of loading the OS 7.1 into your device.
- In the part of "Install" process , if you encounter problem in the middle of "Reconnecting JVM" process and AppLoader Unable to Connect to your blackberry device, Just Click "retry" (do not disconnect or unplug the cable uh) , if it still persist, just retry and retry , do it 3x . and if it didn't work and the error window is still there, Do not click "retry'' , just leave it there for a moment and try to PULL OUT YOUR BATTERY while your device is connected to the computer , then PUT IT BACK and click "Retry" , your device will now boot-up and will continue until the process of loading OS 7.1 is done. and the last process would be "REBOOT" , your device will restart and wait until the device boot-up. it would take a few minutes. So be patient.
I didn't use AppLoader alone, itself, to install or load the OS , Cause if your "USB-PIN" becomes "USB-PIN: UNKNOWN" , it would be 70%-30% chances. 70% that your device won't be able to undergo the whole process of Loading/Updating OS 7.1 , 30% chances that your device might be successfully recovered. No man is an Island - Apploader LOL
Now , Your Blackberry Bold 9900 is unbricked!
The only problem is your attitude towards the problem
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