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Despite Android Nearly Doubling Activations, iOS Still Leads The Enterprise

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Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. ? Learn More This morning, enterprise solutions provider Good Technology released the results of its latest activation report which offers a snapshot of mobile device trends in the enterprise. The company found that, despite the fact that Android smartphone usage in the enterprise nearly doubled quarter-over-quarter, iOS continues to be dominant platform there, currently led by the iPhone 4S. The results further back up a report arriving earlier this week from mobile platform development company Appcelerator. It released data from a large survey of its developer community, finding that iOS has been surging ahead of Android, at least in terms of developer interest (53% said Apple was better positioned to win the enterprise, compared with 38%...

Despite Slower-Than-Expected Subscriber Growth, Netflix Pushes Forward With International Plans

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Ryan has spent more than five years covering business, technology, and telecom-related subjects for a variety of publications based in New York and San Francisco. Ryan currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. ? Learn More Netflix announced that it returned to profitability in the second quarter, after a slight dip into the red during the prior three-month period. But despite slower-than-expected subscriber growth, the company said it is committed to pushing forward into a new market in the fourth quarter. Netflix added almost 600,000 international streaming customers in the second quarter, ending with 3.6 million outside the U.S. But that’s lower than its forecast from the first quarter. Nevertheless, Netflix remains committed to adding an additional market by year-end, which is expected to push it into the red again. Nearly two years ago, Netflix streaming launched in Canada, its first international market. It’s already hit 10 percent of Canadian households in that market and it’...