Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

How Do You Know Android? (Interesting Smartphone User Trends)

Did you know there are more male Android users, but more female smartphone users? That means well over half of iPhone users are female, making this cartoon from C-Section Comics surprisingly accurate:
We all know the anonymity of commenting online tends to lower inhibitions, but the comments about this cartoon were good-humored; iPhone, Android, and Blackberry users, alike, acknowledged the accuracy. Impressive.
These demographics, which are rather more interesting than significant, are courtesy of Hunch.

Android users are 10% more likely to be male; iPhone users are 18% more likely to be female. 

Android users lean toward the 18-34 age range, and are 20% more likely to be politically conservative. 
iPhone users are 37% more likely to have a graduate degree and 17% more likely to be politically liberal.

Android users are 12% more likely to have pets, while iPhone users are 13% more likely to play a musical instrument. A person owning pets and playing a musical instrument would be an indication that you're dealing with an alien species.

Though even iPhone users typically agree that phones like the HTC One and the Nexus 4 have eliminated the need to choose, Android users are 57% more likely to prefer an ugly device that's full-featurediPhone users are 122% more likely to prefer a sleek device that does just a few things.

Of course, Android users are over 100% more likely to be PC users and iPhone users are over 100% more likely to be Mac users.

I'm not sure what we can take away from this one, but interesting: iPhone users tend to hang up on telemarketers immediately, while Android users often listen briefly. Does that makes Android users polite or senseless?

Android users are 24% more likely to have a song for a ringtone, and iPhone users are 17% more likely to use pre-loaded digital tones or beeps... but of course; that's the point: Android is personalized.

And wrapping it up, with the least applicable demographic you'll hear all day, Android users are more likely to select Sirloin Steak, General Tso's Chicken, and Cheesesteak as an entree, while iPhone users choose Sushi, Pad Thai, and Tapas.

Monday, February 18, 2013

How do you sync an Android phone with an Apple computer?

Mind you, I'm not condoning such behavior; however, it's a step in the right direction to recognize that owning a Mac does not force you into choosing an iPhone.

Google's official (and free) solution to the Apple/Android integration problem is the most likely to suit. It's called Android File Transfer, and must be installed on your Mac. After it's installed, connect your Android to your Mac, via USB cable, and double click to open Android File Transfer on the computer (after the first use, the program will open automatically). Your phone should be recognized automatically, but if you run into any trouble here, try enabling USB debugging on your Android (Settings > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging). The Android File Transfer program is pretty self-explanatory... the amount of space available on your device is shown, and you can move files and folders around between your computer and your phone. 
To download Android File Transfer, click here
For Android File Transfer support, click here.

If you aren't concerned about syncing anything but music, between your Mac and your Android, you might want to try Google Play Music, another program directly from Google. Install the app on your Android, and navigate to http://play.google.com/music on your Mac. Click Upload Music in the top right corner, then click Download the Google Play Music Manager. Once the Google Play Music Manager is installed on your computer, personalize exactly what music is uploaded to Google Play Music (all of iTunes, including playlists, is an option). After the upload is complete, your music will be available in Google Play Music, on your Android. 
To download Google Play Music on your Android, click here.
To download Google Play Music Manager on your Mac, click here (then click Upload Music > Download the Google Play Music Manager.)

There are a lot more options for syncing an Android phone with an Apple computer, so if you don't like these methods, look around for others, such as Samsung Kies, HTC Sync, doubleTwist, Salling Media Sync, and SyncMate, to name a few.