APPLE
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ANDROID
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Asia leads the way as mobile web traffic explodes
Samsung may be dominant in its home country of Korea but its influence doesn't extend to all Asian countries. According to a recent report from MM Research Institute, one in every ....read more
Juniper Research predicts a strong growth in green handset shipments, from 31 million this year (estimate) to 392 million by 2017, more than a half of which will be smartphones. By....read more
Asus Eee Pad Slider is getting the Android 4.0 updated in the U.S. as we speak. The Taiwanese company turned to Twitter to spread the good news and as far as we know, those of you ....read more
Mobile web traffic is skyrocketing and Asia is leading the way with its world-leading number of mobile phones. According to a report in Pingdom, the share of mobile web traffic in ....read more
It’s been rumored for a couple of years now, but it looks like Apple is finally cutting cords with the competition. 9to5Mac has uncovered that in iOS 6, Apple will ditch Google Maps in favor of a custom-tailored Maps application of its own. Apple is working on a mapping database so it will no longer have to rely on Google’s backend to power the Maps app on iOS. Since Apple and Google have been fighting back and forth over accusations that Android copies from iOS (if you’re just learning of this … Read more
Since Apple released the iPhone 4S in October, its flagship feature Siri has been able to help tremendously in users’ daily lives with productivity and even offering advice. In fact, I bet you didn’t know it can help you with buying or recommending a smartphone. So what’s the best phone out there? According to Siri, the Nokia Lumia 900 is. Yes, this is one of those twisted stories in tech when something doesn’t go quite as expected and the story ends up being a bit humorous. Apple’s Siri integrates Wolfram … Read more
Samsung may be dominant in its home country of Korea but its influence doesn’t extend to all Asian countries. According to a recent report from MM Research Institute, one in every three smartphones sold in Japan between March 2011 and March 2012 was an Apple iPhone. While Apple grabbed 30 percent of the Japanese smartphone market, Samsung trailed far behind the market-leading iPhone with a relatively small 8.3 percent share. Apple was able to grab such a large percentage of Japan’s smartphone sales because of the popularity of the iPhone … Read more
Mobile web traffic is skyrocketing and Asia is leading the way with its world-leading number of mobile phones. According to a report in Pingdom, the share of mobile web traffic in Asia has jumped 192.5 percent since 2010 and now accounts for 17.84 percent of total web traffic in the region. Mobile web is also booming in Africa where Zimbabwe and Nigeria lead the world with 58.06 percent and 57.89 percent of total web traffic coming from mobile devices. Worldwide, mobile web traffic has jumped 162.73 percent and now accounts … Read more
Samsung has just announced a new Windows Phone called the Omnia M. It has a 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 4 inch Super AMOLED display, 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity, and a decently sized 1,500 mAh battery. What makes it strange though is that it has 384 MB of RAM. That’s not enough to run the full version of Windows Phone 7.5, but it’s also too much to run the low end version of Windows Phone 7.5. The Lumia 610 for example, Nokia’s “cheap” Windows Phone, has an 800 MHz … Read more
Prepaid is increasingly becoming popular in the United States. With all this economic uncertainty, people are looking to take control of their phone bill, and what better way to do that than to not lock yourself into a two year contract? TracFone is America’s largest prepaid operator, with over 20 million customers using their various sub-brands. You’ve probably heard of Straight Talk, which offers “unlimited” everything for $45 per month. We say “unlimited” because after you consumer 2 GB of data you get a very angry phone call informing you … Read more
Nokia’s 808 PureView is a technological achievement that not everyone, this writer included, understands at first glance. Companies can’t just say they’ve made a smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera and not expect people to call bullshit. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: You take a picture with the 808 PureView and the sensor captures 41 megapixels worth of data, then the dedicated image processing chip onboard will average out the values of a block of several pixels and spit out what it thinks is an accurate representation of … Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy S II was the first smartphone to ship with support for Mobile High-definition Link, better known as MHL. It’s essentially a technology that enables the microUSB port on a mobile phone to also output video via HDMI. When you connect an MHL compatible phone to an MHL compatible TV, the TV will also be able to charge the phone, which is great if you spontaneously decide to have a Lord of the Rings marathon at your friend’s place. Today TranSwitch is introducing a new standard called HDmobile. It’s … Read more
Yep we’ve told you LG Optimus Elite will be available through both Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA. While the former is already selling the entry-level Android smartphone, the latter has started accepting pre-orders, with the device release date set for May 15th. Virgin Mobile is asking $150 for LG’s baby, which BTW comes with a 3.5-inch screen, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash, 3G (EV-DO Rev. A) and Wi-Fi connectivity with mobile hotspot, GPS, and NFC with Google Wallet support. In other words, it’s a nice device for first-time … Read more
Although HTC CEO and president Peter Chou promised that all HTC Android devices launched after September 2011 can have their bootloaders unlocked, AT&T obviously didn’t want to comply with this for the brand new One X. To make things worse, HTC did release the source code for the One X though AT&T’s version was not included in the package. The way I see it, we have AT&T to blame for this, though you never know… All this prompted users to gather and ask for AT&T and HTC to do something … Read more
Asus Eee Pad Slider is getting the Android 4.0 updated in the U.S. as we speak. The Taiwanese company turned to Twitter to spread the good news and as far as we know, those of you owning this particular tablet should get the new software (version 9.2.1.21) during the next couple of days. This sort of updates are usually rolled out in stages so even if you don’t see it yet, don’t worry – it’s heading your way. Of course, if you own the Asus Slider, you should know you’re … Read more
Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a new smartphone running their in-house operating system. The rumors said it would cost roughly $160 and have a 3.5 inch screen. According to Reuters, Baidu will indeed release a handset. They quote Wang Jing, Baidu’s Vice President of Engineering and Head of Mobile as saying: “We have a few partnerships coming up and will announce it in a week.” Said device will run “Baidu Cloud” which is a newer version of the “Baidu Yi” operating system … Read more
A new survey conducted by Guohe among mobile users in China reveals who is buying mobile apps, user preferences for iOS or Android, and user tolerance for ads appearing in their apps. Here are the highlights: 54% of users interviewed had Android phones, and 39% had jailbroken iPhones. Users were most accepting of ads within news apps and least tolerant of them in apps such as photography, graphics, or even location and map apps. Gaming as a category is a hit with both iOS and Android users, and it works … Read more
Juniper Research predicts a strong growth in green handset shipments, from 31 million this year (estimate) to 392 million by 2017, more than a half of which will be smartphones. By green handsets, Juniper thinks of those devices that contain 50% or more recyclable materials and are free of certain hazardous chemicals. The new “Green Handset & Tablet” report forecasts that handset vendors will increasingly follow the Samsung Replenish approach, currently available through Sprint, which offers an eco-friendly Android smartphone, made with 82% recyclable materials. However, the research company also … Read more
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