CHART OF THE DAY: Android Users Are Bigger Data Hogs Than Anyone (AAPL, GOOG, T, VZ)

Remember when people would talk about AT&T's network being crushed by iPhone users and all the data those users needed for websites and apps? And people would say that's why AT&T's network was so weak?

Well, we never heard those complaints about Verizon when it got a bunch of Android users. And it turns out Android users are bigger data hogs than anyone else, including iPhone users, according to Nielsen.

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CHART OF THE DAY: Android Users Are Bigger Data Hogs Than Anyone (AAPL, GOOG, T, VZ)

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Steve Jobs On Location Data: "We Don't Track Anyone" (AAPL)

Steve Jobs has fired off one of his characteristically terse emails in response to the furor around Apple keeping location data on iPhone users.

Jobs supposedly told a MacRumors reader, "We don't track anyone. The info circulating around is false."

It sure is vague, so it's hard to know what he's actually talking about here.

The information we've seen circulating is that Apple is holding onto your location data for longer than it should. That claim is easily verified by getting the file with your location data from your iPhone.

The idea that Apple is tracking people seems a bit of a stretch, but if it has location data for their iPhone, then, yes it seems like Apple could track people if it wanted.

The MacRumors reader also said in his email that he might get an Android phone since they it wouldn't track him. Jobs shot that down saying Google does track its users.

Here's the full exchange from the MacRumors reader:

Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It's kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don't track me.


Jobs: Oh yes they do. We don't track anyone. The info circulating around is false.



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WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER BUY AN ANDROID PHONE? Take Our Smartphone Survey And Tell Us!

Google Android has come out of nowhere in the last couple of years to dominate the smartphone industry.

Is Google's dominance going to continue? Or will Apple's move to sell the iPhone with more carriers -- especially Verizon in the U.S. -- neutralize the Android threat?

We'd love to learn more about your smartphone purchasing thoughts. Do you have a smartphone now? Will you buy one soon? Which kind? And why?

Please fill out our survey below. We'll publish the results in a few days.

 

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YouTube Is Giving Away $35,000 To Anyone Who Wants To Be A YouTube Star

YouTube is giving up to 25 up-and-coming partners, with less than 300,000 subscribers, $35,000 to become the next big YouTube stars.

The initiative, called YouTube NextUp, also includes a four-day "YouTube Creator Camp" and the partners' channel and videos will be promoted on the site.

It makes sense for YouTube to promote its partners as some of them have become millionaires because of their videos. Google's recent acquisition of Next New Networks is also meant to help existing YouTube partners. Next New Networks will act as a management team for partners to make more and better videos.

You can find out more about the YouTube NextUp program here.

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