Technology Trends and Insights: Device Usage at Airports: Nebooks vs PC vs Tablets: “Stat shot: Phones, tablets use airport Wi-Fi more than laptops — Mobile Technology News: “In terms of smartphones, Apple’s iPhone is the most used device for Wi-Fi on Boingo’s airport network, with 42.1 percent of usage, or nearly four times as much as Android smartphones. Some other key takeaways:
Wireless network provider Boingo Wireless notes that 58.9 percent of the total audience on its network in airports is made up of handsets and tablets, with the iPad alone accounting for 23.5 percent of these. While the recent growth of smartphone sales has surely contributed to this trend, Apple’s iPad may be just as big a factor; much of the mobile device growth Boingo has seen is from June 2010, or two months after the introduction of the original iPad. “ ‘via Blog this’
Facebook recently purchased Instagram for $1 billion. The New York Times, on that same day, had a market capitalizatoin of just over $946 million. How is it possibly that a 2 year old startup with 12 employees could be valued higher than one of the world’s most venerable media companies? In this infographic, we take a look at valuations of iconic companies and brands versus startups.
