Apple's IOS Defeats Android in Battle of Christmas Day Shopping

Here’s one category where Android is still no match for Apple Inc. (AAPL): mobile shopping.

On Christmas day, Apple’s iOS devices were used to make 23 percent of all e-commerce orders, according to a report yesterday from International Business Machines Corp. Phones and tablets running Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android, meanwhile, only accounted for 4.6 percent. IOS customers also spent $93.94 per order, almost twice the amount of the average Android shopper.


Mobile devices in general have emerged as a more common way to buy things online, gaining ground on personal computers. They were used for almost 29 percent of Internet sales, up 40 percent from 2012, IBM found. Smartphones were more popular for browsing, while consumers spent more money when using tablets.

Apple’s iPhone and iPad have maintained their edge as shopping tools, even as Android products sell in far greater numbers. Android, which is used by Samsung Electronics Co. and other top manufacturers, accounted for 81 percent of smartphone shipments last quarter, according to IDC. Apple had 13 percent of the market.

Pinterest Inc. and Facebook Inc. also helped drive online shopping on Christmas, IBM found. Customers referred to sales through Pinterest, an Internet-scrapbooking startup, spent almost $87 per order, while those referred through Facebook spent $72. Still, customers that came from Facebook were four times more likely to make a purchase than the Pinterest users, possibly because they trust their Facebook friends more, according to the report.

[Games] Bejeweled Blitz

If you are always on the go and in between you have about few minutes of break, there is a game that you might play in between the break. The game is short, addictive and you can even challenge your friends for high score over the Facebook account.

The game is Bejeweled Blitz by PopCap. In this game, you have 60 seconds to strategize, match and detonate as many gems as you can - just like the normal Bejeweled games, but only this time you have up to 60 seconds to play, which is good especially when you are playing it on a very short break.

Page to see where you rank among your friends in Facebook playing the game

There are options to play either offline aka challenging the imaginary challengers by the game itself (with the latest update), or you can login to your Facebook and compete with Facebook friends to see who get the highest score and the high score is not there forever, the competition will restart every week. Give the game a try and you will see how addictive it is.

Checking personal statistic of the game