Social network Facebook (FB) isn’t losing teens as quickly as some investors feared, according to survey results released by Forrester Research this week. The research firm queried 4,517 teens about their habits, and 46% said they’re using Facebook more often now than they did a year ago. About 57% of teens say they use Facebook more than competing networks such as Twitter (TWTR) and Google’s (GOOGL) Google+. Facebook is used with a higher
Google (GOOGL) on Wednesday rolled out new software aimed firmly at Internet-enabled devices for living rooms, cars and people’s wrists, a sign the company has learned a thing or two from Apple. Here are some key takeaways from the spate of software announcements during the keynote at Google I/O. 1. Universal Android Design Google has always struggled to make its Android mobile software’s visual design consistent across all devices. Part of the
Google leads in smartphone market share with its Android operating system, but Apple is crushing Google in paid app downloads. At its I/O developer conference on Wednesday, Google (GOOGL) announced that it has paid more than $5 billion to app developers during the past 12 months for app sales through its Google Play store. Last year, Apple (AAPL) paid app developers about $8 billion, up more than 100% from the prior year, Cowen analyst Timothy Arcuri said in a research note Thursday. Arcuri estimates that Apple is generating at least twice the app sales as Google, with a current annual run rate of $10 billion to $11 billion.