11.25.2011

Various Sales Happening This Weekend, Apple Leads in Loyalty & FlyScreen Launches an iOS 5-Like Lockscreen API for Android

Various Sales Happening This Weekend
This is supposed to be the busiest shopping weekend of the year – Black Friday and Cyber Monday will both see huge discounts on various products. Apart from the carrier monthly rate plan discounts, BlackBerry Playbook price cuts.
MobileSyrup

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Verizon’s LTE-enabled Galaxy Nexus Priced at $200?
Spotted by Smart Keitai, the Galaxy Nexus ad has reportedly been making the rounds on sites like Android Police, Phandroid and Droid Forums, offering an LTE-enabled version of Sammy’s new handset at a price of $200 on a two-year contract.
Engadget

Apple Leads in Loyalty: 84% of iPhone Users, 60% of Android Users Plan to Stay Loyal, Study Finds
Market research firm GfK conducted a survey of 4,500 consumers in various regions around the world and found that 84% of current iPhone owners plan to purchase another iPhone as their next handset. 60% of Android users plan to stay loyal according to the study, and 48% of BlackBerry owners intend to purchase another BlackBerry smartphone as their next device.
BGR

FlyScreen Launches an iOS 5-Like Lockscreen API for Android
Thanks to app maker FlyScreen and its brand-new “SuperFly API,” Android users may soon get their own lockscreen notifications, too. The API is just launching today, with messaging app Kik as the first API partner.
TechCrunch