comScore have published the latest figures regarding smartphone subscriber market share in the US over a period of three months ending in June 2013. According to these figures, Apple is the leading smartphone OEM with a 39.9% of the market. In second place is Samsung with 23.7% and then comes HTC with 8.5%. Apple experienced a growth of 0.9% from March 2013 whereas Samsung saw 2% growth...
Several sources with knowledge of the situation say that Canadian manufacturer BlackBerry is considering going private; by doing this, BlackBerry would buy the time needed to turn the company around without the pressure of having to report ever increasing earnings for Wall Street analysts, hedge fund managers and investors...
We've seen Microsoft take on the Apple iPad with a side-by-side comparison ad against the Windows 8 powered ASUS VivoTab Smart; we watched as the Redmond based software giant used the same tactic matching the Apple iPad against the Windows RT flavored Dell XPS 10. Now, in another ad in the series, Microsoft is pitting its own Microsoft Surface RT against the fourth generation Apple iPad...
LG has announced a new low-end Android smartphone, tailored for the needs of developing markets and budget-conscious consumers. The handset is a member of the company's L-series and will be marketed as the LG Optimus L1 II...
Several owners of the new Google Nexus 7 have resorted to posting on online forums about a problem they are having with their new tablet; the problem has to do with the GPS system on the slate. According to one owner of the new Nexus 7, the device will lock on to the satellite with no problem and you can be located or navigate your way around town for 10 to 30 minutes before the tracking suddenly stops...
Leak after leak, we're getting more and more convinced that the next full-sized iPad model will look a lot like a larger iPad mini. Last week we took a look at what's probably the rear housing of the iPad 5, and now we're presented with a front panel, supposedly made for the very same tablet. The component is said to be large enough to accommodate a 9.7-inch screen...
