For those who figured that the mid-range Apple iPhone 5c would cannibalize sales of the Apple iPhone 5s, guess again; the new full-featured version of the iPhone managed to lead all four major U.S. carriers in smartphone sales for the month of September even though the phone didn't launch until September 20th. Over the opening weekend, Apple said it sold 9 million units of the two new iPhone iterations...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-5s-was-the-top-selling-smartphone-in-the-U.S.-last-month_id48007
Amongst the many accessories that Nokia launched along with the Lumia 1020, like the Wireless charging shell and the Camera Grip we already went hands on with, there was another limited edition accessory that made its way into the list, albeit very silently for any one to notice. And that accessory, as revealed by our friends at the PureViewClub is the Limited Edition Leather Case for the 41 Megapixel Lumia. We were in Hong Kong recently, and were really lucky to get our hands on it. So, here's a photo walkthrough of the case, with our hands on impressions. The case, which is leather on a silicone inner layer, fits like a dream on the Lumia 1020's back with appropriate openings for the ports and a knitted flap for the camera hump, with snap buttons.There is an opening on the back for the wireless charging contacts, which actually makes no sense because the wireless charging shell can't obviously fit over the already thick leather case. It looks weird but feels great in the hand. Also, notice that the back engraving is now just Lumia and not Nokia, like what the renders showed initially. The case definitely makes the Lumia 1020 bulkier, and you ...
In less than three weeks, Nokia World will be taking place in Abu Dhabi; during the event we expect to see the Finnish based manufacturer introduce six new devices including the Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet and the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet. In the United Arab Emirates, near Abu Dhabi, is Dubai where a Nokia Lumia 1020 descended into the country thanks to a skydiving team that carries the top-shelf Windows Phone 8 model in a bag...
BlackBerry's board, as you probably know, has agreed to sell the company to its biggest stockholder; while Fairfax Financial agreed to pay $4.7 billion or $9 a share for the troubled smartphone manufacturer, under the terms of the deal Fairfax was supposed to deliver a merger agreement to BlackBerry by Friday. Failure to do so would reduce the time that Fairfax would be allowed to conduct its due-diligence...
Last week, we asked the musical question, "are ads coming to the Gmail for Android app?" On Friday, we heard that indeed, they were; and on Saturday morning, we saw the ads start to appear. The ads are beginning to show up in the promotions mail folder, which is not the primary folder must of us use most often. Yeah, Google was able to keep the Android app free of ads up until now, and perhaps that is an achievement...
One of the most annoying things about the release of the Motorola Moto X was that the Moto Maker customization software was available only to AT&T customers and no one else. The early rumors on the topic said that Moto Maker would be opening up to other carriers in November, and a new leak is reiterating that claim at least for the Verizon variant of the Moto X...
Metrics firm comScore has its monthly update of U.S.market share, designed to get some of you excited and the rest of you picking a fight; it's like watching an NHL contest. Or better yet, it's like watching those now classic commercials by Microsoft that show iOS and Android fans going at it. So with your adrenaline all revved up, let's take a look at the numbers...
The last time we heard about Scott Forstall, the embattled iOS chief was leaving Apple after refusing to take the blame for the disaster that was Apple Maps. Forstall allegedly refused to sign an apology and was asked to leave the Cupertino campus; and apparently he was asked to take all of his skeumorphics with him. Jony Ive took over and iOS 7 ended up full of pastel colors...
Early this morning, when you were getting ready for work and we were already slaving over a hot QWERTY keyboard, we told you that Best Buy was offering the Apple iPhone 5c for just $49.99 with a signed two-year contract; now comes word from Walmart that they will undercut the big box retailer and offer the mid-range version of the iPhone for $45...
The HTC One Max is probably the most talked about and eagerly awaited handset that has yet to be unveiled by its manufacturer; it feels like we have been writing about this beast for months now, so it is with great pleasure that we can tell you that the device has received GCF approval. That allows Taiwan based HTC to scratch one more item of its 'Things to do' list pertaining to this model...
Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root has been modded to include an easy root for the just outed Samsung Galaxy Note 3, tested with the SM-N900 (Exynos), SM-N9005 (International Qualcomm), and SM-N900T (T-Mobile US) versions of the handset so far, as well as a few files for the rest of the US carrier versions that are still in testing...
On October 5 at around 3pm, Steve Jobs passed away in his home in Palo Alto, Califronia...
For a limited time only, Best Buy has announced that it'll be slashing the upfront cost of the Apple iPhone 5c and the Samsung Galaxy S4...
Sharp's finest sports a 4.8" Full HD IGZO display with 460ppi pixel density, 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 and 16 MP camera with the record for a mobile f/1.9 aperture, all wrapped in a slim waterproof body. The kicker, however, is that the Japanese have managed to fit a 3000 mAh battery inside, which, combined with the low-power IGZO display technology, Sharp says is making wonders for the battery life, though we couldn't find the exact endurance numbers.
Since your Note 3 and Galaxy S4 are sporting the current thermal envelopes, calculated to run with only four cores at once, the fix won't apply to them, at least officially, unless you don't mind the risk of frying your handset....
Japanese Fujitsu probably isn't on your list to watch, as far as mobile devices go, though the company has come up with some pretty compelling devices in the last week
It is a voice that is just as famous as the devices you hear it on; ever since the introduction of the Apple iPhone 4s, we all know the sound of Siri. On Friday morning, Susan Bennett of Atlanta stepped forward to claim that she is the original U.S. voice of Apple's virtual personal assistant. Bennett is a voice over artist who had no idea how famous her voice would become...
Google has undergone a remarkable transformation - from a quick search engine with non-existent design to suddenly a company that is in the fore-front of design trends…
Since your Note 3 and Galaxy S4 are sporting the current thermal envelopes, calculated to run with only four cores at once, the fix won't apply to them, at least officially, unless you don't mind the risk of frying your handset....
Best Buy might be in trouble, but Samsung got money and hunger for the US market - that seems to be the underlying motives behind top level meetings between executives of the two companies in Seoul...
Dropped from about 5 feet (1.5 meters), the premium materials of the handset barely registered a scratch, even when the Xperia Z1 landed flat on its screen, which with most phones results in glass shards under your skin if you try to operate it it afterwards. That all-important operation part, however, the Z1 didn't get right, as the screen lit up, but wasn't showing anything of substance after the three drops it consumed...
In light of today's record quarterly profit guidance Samsung just reported, we thought we'd share this "Rise of Samsung" infographic with you that puts the whole conglomerate in historical perspective. The mobile business might be maturing, but it still brings over 2/3 of Samsung's operating profit, which it forecasts to be the astonishing $9.2-$9.6 billion last quarter alone. That's a long way from the thirty bucks with which Mr Lee started the business in 1938, trading in fish and veggies...
Two pictures of a purported Nokia Smartwatch have leaked onto the internet. Could this be announced at the Nokia World event on the 22nd of October, or is it just some long forgotten prototype? We all know that the wearable gadget revolution is here. Google brought its Glass into the limelight with a firm vision(pun intended) on the future, Pebble made its Smartwatch, followed by Samsung with its Galaxy Gear and Sony with its second version of its pioneering Smartwatch. With the leak, it looks like even Nokia, which is all ready to get acquired by Microsoft, has or had its own plans for a wearable gadget. Remember the Nokia Morph concept? The bendable screens and the concept of a wearable gadget is not unknown to one of the largest R&D units in the world, as they have shown off the same with several working prototypes earlier. The innovations were always there, but as times have shown, they have always been restricted to the labs. But this is the first time we are seeing a Nokia branded device that at least looks like a watch. The black strap shown in the image above has uneven holes, which makes one believe they are ...
Now that the iPhone 5s announcement is behind us, and the iPad 5 and mini 2 launches seem imminent, what's in store for us from Apple for next year? Korean media seems to have the answer, confirming with its own sources once again that the team from Cupertino is working on a larger screen iPhone, even larger iPad, and a smart watch...
A mysterious Nokia device has surfaced on GFXBench and it’s a powerhouse featuring the latest and most powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 system chip with Adreno 330 graphics…
Next year Samsung is to go CCC, or Cheap Chinese Chipset, as reports are coming it will start using MediaTek's quad- and octa-core silicon for its low- to midrange handsets in the second half of 2014...
Next year Samsung is to go CCC, or Cheap Chinese Chipset, as reports are coming it will start using MediaTek's quad- and octa-core silicon for its low- to midrange handsets in the second half of 2014...
Owners of the new Nexus 7 started receiving an unannounced update of their devices, bumping Android to version 4.3.1…
Microsoft is apparently trying to court HTC, one of the major Android OEMs, to make Windows Phone run on its Android Phones, according to a report from Bloomberg. Another report from Android Central claims that HTC engineers are already looking at providing Dual Boot options of Windows Phone and Android for its upcoming devices. This is a surprising turn of events for the software giant, as the company has long stood by its licensing model that doesn't allow this option of dual boot, but things may be changing fast, as the strategy is rapidly moving towards "Devices and Services", especially with the announcement of a Nokia acquisition. The report clearly states that Terry Myerson, the Operating Systems head at Microsoft, asked HTC to make Windows Phone as an option in its Android phones. It's not clear if it's a dual boot option or something akin to a "Google Play Edition" which makes more sense for Microsoft. This way, companies that are making products, can now stop concentrating on making different hardware for Windows Phone and massively cut down costs. Microsoft seems to want to help further by totally subsidizing the license fees for WP8, by providing it almost for free to ...