Study finds smartphone and tablet users are spending more time on apps than surfing the web

You probably don’t realize it all that much, but apparently tablet and smartphone users are spending a good majority of time using mobile apps – as opposed to surfing the web on their devices.

The surprising results are realized in a recent study conducted by Flurry Analytics, where they found mobile device users are spending more time within apps, thus, reversing the previous trend of people surfing the web. Well, compared to a year ago, both activities have actually increased, but mobile app usage has managed to eclipse and exceed web surfing since then.

Tracking usage on over 140,000 different apps for its study, the report from Flurry Analytics shows that mobile device users spend on the average, 94 minutes of their time each day within apps – up from 66 minutes previously. In contrast, they spend approximately 72 minutes surfing the web, which is up very little from the 70 minutes per day reported last year.

So you’re wondering what apps are people using as opposed to surfing the web? Not surprisingly, most of the time is being spent on the Facebook app, which accounts for most of the result’s driving force. Actually, that’s not much of a shocker considering the amount of updates the popular app has been seeing, which now offers the perfect balance of convenience and features.

Study finds smartphone and tablet users are spending more time on apps than surfing the web
Well, Facebook isn’t the only thing gaining a lot of attention from mobile users, and in fact, games take a good majority of the share as the report finds 49% of time is spent on it – in comparison to 30% for social networking activities.

If you’re not sold on this new trend, just try to actually break down what you do on your mobile device on a daily basis – you never know, the results might actually astound you.

The New LG S367

The company LG is going to introduce its new Dual SIM mobile phone named LG S367 in Indian market with latest features and specifications.

LG electronics, one of the giant in Electronics product, launched Dual-SIM phone “LG S367”. The phone has a 2.8 inch TFT touch screen display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 256K colors. The phone works in GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM1 and GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 2 network frequency.

Feature and Specification :

Display of the phone is 2.4 inch TFT touch screen display which supports 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 256 K colors.The phone has a micro SD memory card slot which supports up to 8 GB memory card.Dual GSM SIM with dual standby support.Bluetooth version of the phone is v2.1 , USB v2.0 and audio jack is 3.5mm.It has Social networking application ,MP3/eAAC+/WAV audio player and MP4/H.263 video player.LG T510 works on GSM network and supports 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz frequency.The phone has a FM Tuner, Music player, Video player and Games .Internet supported by GPRS, and EDGE , WAP 2.0/xHTML browse .Camera of the phone is 2 MP rear facing camera with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. Dimension of the phone is 116 x 50.5 x 11.5 mm and weight is 86 g. The battery backup of the phone is Li-Ion 900 mAh standard battery .

I’m pleasantly surprised by the S367’s specifications.

It got Released at the last day of 2011.

Man Builds Smartphone Dock in Prosthetic Arm

man born without his left arm devised a prosthetic limb to contain his smartphone, highlighting technology's increasingly important role in assisting the disabled.

Nokia C7

Trevor Prideaux of Somerset, England, asked medical and communications experts to build him a plastic arm that contained a cradle for his Nokia C7 smartphone.

"Now when I get call I can either hold my arm up to my ear or put it on speaker phone. I can also take it out if I need to. Texting is also much easier and a lot safer," said Prideaux.

The 50-year-old catering manager says it was difficult to text with just one hand, prompting him to seek assistance from technicians at Exeter Mobility Centre.

Prideaux adds he contacted Apple, requesting a blank iPhone casing to test out his idea, but says the company refused, so he chose to use a Nokia phone instead.

Prideaux' idea follows other breakthroughs in technological aids for the disabled, like the Vanderbilt leg.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University created an artificial leg from smartphone parts, reasoning that the mini-computers, with their sensors, motors and batteries, will be better able to give amputees a more natural gait.

The leg is light and holds power for three days, a breakthrough compared to other prosthetic limbs.

Also, services like the JayBee system from Txtlocal and Time Is Limited help disabled people text more easily using hand, head and eye movements.

JayBee even translates texts into voice commands as needed to signify "I need help" or "Come quickly."

An iPhone app created by Singapore's Republic Polytechnic School of Engineering reads signals from handicapped users' brains to help them move wheelchairs without physical force.

Prideaux, along with countless other disabled people, may benefit as mobile technology continues to claim a place in medical science, in both breakthrough advances and improvements for everyday living.

Qualcomm releases Skifta 1.0 Android app for easy media streaming to/from your smartphone or tablet

Qualcomm Atheros just announced that Skifta 1.0 is available in the Android Market for any smartphone or tablet with Android 2.2 Froyo and above. The app, which was in beta versions until now, allows for your media to be streamed easily to your phone, regardless of whether it is stored in the cloud or on your home computer, and, more importantly, you can stream multimedia from your phone to any DLNA-enabled gear like TVs, computers and home stereos, without having to use a 3rd party media server software.

Skifta is the first DLNA Certified app from the respective association, which should stand for something, and you can use both Wi-Fi or 3G data connections for the festivities. The app transforms your Android device into a "global media remote control", and features a Channel library. The Skifta Channels grant you immediate access to Facebook photos, Picasa, Flickr, Soma, Napster, TED Talks and many other media outlets, so you can manage streaming all from one place.

"Extensive discussions with our beta group boiled down to this: Skifta should eliminate the barriers between consumers and their media," says Dan Rabinovitsj, GM of the networking business unit, Qualcomm Atheros. "The new version of Skifta addresses this issue with 3G support and media server software, and it goes a step further to deliver a powerful solution that puts the smartphone or tablet at the center of the connected home."

Toyota's iQ the first vehicle to MirrorLink your smartphone screen on the infotainment display

Toyota Touch Life is the name of new feature that the company will add to its cars, first in the iQ city soapbox. The large 7" infotainment display there will be able to literally mirror your smartphone screen, becoming the first to employ and use the MirrorLink standard, developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium.

Nokia's phones are on tap to use MirrorLink via the dedicated Nokia Car Mode app, which gives you easy access to the most used phone functions, as well as multimedia and navigation features on your smartphone. Apple iPhone users can download the Application Launcher app from the App Store for similar operations.

In addition, everything displayed on the phones' screens will be projected on the car's display as well, including responses to your touchy fingers like scrolling or swiping. While the car is stationery, of course, we doubt any car manufacturer in their right mind will risk a frivolous lawsuit enabling you to mirror your phone's display on a larger screen in the car while driving - smartphone usage in the car is distracting enough as it is.

LG Optimus Q2 LU8800 with Full QWERTY Sliding Keypad

LG has announced another Android based Optimus smartphone. The Optimus Q2 LU8800, as it is called, has a full QWERTY sliding keypad below the display. This is the same phone we wrote about a couple of weeks ago but back then it was known as the Optimus Note. We are guessing LG had to drop 'Note' as a name for their phone because Samsung managed to reserve it before them.

Other features include a 4-inch WVGA IPS display with 700 nits of brightness, a dual-core 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, a 5 megapixel camera on the back and a VGA camera on the front. The phone will be just 12.3mm thick and weigh 147g.

The Optimus Q2 LU8800 will be launching in South Korea next week in black and white color options. No word on the availability and pricing for other markets, though.