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Monday 26 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Android may lose its competitiveness in the entry-level segment
The Android platform's gradually increasing demand over hardware specifications is expected to endanger the platform's share in the entry-level segment as hardware prices are gradually...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Half of top iPad apps either unavailable or not optimized on Android, says Canalys
New Canalys' App Interrogator research highlights one of the deficiencies of the Android ecosystem: limited availability of high-quality, tablet-optimized apps in the Google Play...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
BlackBerry likely to be sold in parts as it looks for strategic alternatives, say sources
The chance is low for BlackBerry to be acquired by any rival companies after the Canada-based smartphone vendor announced recently that it has formed a special committee to explore...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
HTC seems to be drifting away from WP8, say Taiwan makers
HTC is likely to drift away from Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform as it has seen its share in the global WP8 market drop to below 5%, while rivals Nokia has taken an 80% share in the...
Monday 12 August 2013
Samsung reportedly delays Tizen development
Samsung Electronics reportedly has slowed down the development of its Tizen operating system, which it co-developed with Intel – a move which could dash hopes of other Android...
Thursday 8 August 2013
Apple cedes share in smartphone OS market as Android and Windows gain, says IDC
Despite beating Wall Street expectations in terms of shipment volumes, Apple's share in the worldwide smartphone operating system market posted an on-year decline during the second...
Friday 2 August 2013
Small tablets drive big share gains for Android, says Canalys
Over 34 million tablets shipped in the second quarter of 2013, a 43% on-year increase. Tablets now account for 31% of worldwide PC shipments. But Apple's performance faltered. Its...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Bluetooth Smart support in Android 4.3 expected to boost demand for Bluetooth devices, say Taiwan makers
Android 4.3's native support for Bluetooth Smart is expected to drive growth in demand for Bluetooth-enabled devices mainly for health care, sports and physical fitness, home entertainment...
Friday 21 June 2013
Firefox OS aimed to become alternative to Android, says Mozilla vice president
While Mozilla has offered Firefox OS for less than two years, the operating system based on HTML5 and Web technologies has been adopted by a number of smartphone vendors including...
Monday 17 June 2013
First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
Smartphone players such as Apple, Samsung Electronics and High Tech Computer (HTC) have started showing interest in adopting ultra-thin heat pipes for their smartphones and are expected...
Thursday 6 June 2013
Over 1 billion Android phones to ship in 2017, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments are set to top 1.5 billion units in 2017, contributing 73% to overall mobile phone shipments, according to Canalys. Shipments of Android models will...
Monday 3 June 2013
Digitimes Research: 2Q13 brand tablet shipments to reach 34 million units
Following the low season in the first quarter of 2013, many vendors from the non-iPad tablet camp will introduce new affordable models running on the Google Android platform in the...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
BlackBerry plans to offer its messenger app, BBM, to competing platforms such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
Monday 6 May 2013
Android LCD monitors are a new opportunity for vendors, says WitsView
Research firm WitsView expects the LCD monitor market to be on the decline in 2013, adding that several vendors have begun orienting their business strategy to reduce shipments of...
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Asustek to push Padfone Infinity in China
Asustek Computer has recently partnered with China Unicom to sell its new Padfone Infinity in China and the company will also host a launch conference later this month (April) to...