Links for January 4th through January 5th

A little something extra…

In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve sort of “soft launched” another blog here at RedMonk: MonkGear. Stephen and I have been posting a tad there, when we find the time, reviewing things, mostly tech junk. That said, I’m excited to use it for some of the more, uh, “tech life-style” things I’d like to do, like the tea latte tasting above.

Check it out, and tell us what you think – and what types of things you’re curious about!

The Links

• How You Became the Next Mogul in Mobile (and a Millionaire)
  A lengthy slew of ideas for mobile businesses
• Adobe offers top 10 list for Flash Platform in 2010
• US Tablet Sales Will More Than Double This Year | Forrester Blogs
  "All of these inputs have led us to revise our US consumer tablet forecast for 2010 upward to 10.3 million units, and we expect sales to more than double in 2011 to 24.1 million units. Of those sales, the lion's share will be iPads, and despite many would-be competitors that will be released at CES, we see Apple commanding the vast majority of the tablet market through 2012."
• HP holding webOS event February 9th; PalmPad line may be revealed | BGR | Boy Genius Report
• Online Holiday Spending Up 12 Percent To A Record $32.6 Billion
  "comScore is reporting that retail e-commerce spending for the entire November through December holiday season reached $32.6 billion, up 12 percent and representing an all-time record for the season." Good news if you're looking for budgets to loosen up, from man in the street to board room wallets.
• Dominos UK: We made a million quid from our iPhone app
• Has HP given up on smartphones and tablets?
  Yeah, this is the year HP needs to start delivering or they'll remain that Dell+CA like combo that generates billions in revenue, but little in brand/corp. excitement.
• Help desk calls on the rise
  "What HDI found is that the number of incidents reported to help desks via chat, e-mail, telephone, self-help systems, social media, the Web and walk-ins is rising, with 67% of all help desk operations experiencing increases in 2010. That’s roughly the same percentage who reported an increase in 2009."
• Amazon readies Android Market competitor
• Research Report: Constellation’s Research Outlook For 2011 « A Software Insider's Point of View

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