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Q4 decline in PC shipments worse than expected – IDC News
11.01.2013 The decline in shipments of PCs in the fourth quarter was worse than expected, IDC has confirmed. Some 89.8m personal computers were shipped during the quarter, down almost 7pc...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
#2013CES: Windows 8 OEMs are out in force (video) News
10.01.2013 Microsoft may have opted out of appearing at International CES 2013, but it seems it didn’t even have to be there as its OEM partners have proudly taken up the Windows 8 flag,...Categories: Computers, Operating Systems -
Expect six new BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013, says RIM’s CMO News
10.01.2013 BlackBerry fans are eagerly awaiting the launch of two much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 devices on 30 January, and reports now claim the struggling smartphone brand will have a... -
A cheaper iPhone on the horizon for later this year – hello iPhone mini News
09.01.2013 Expectations that Apple may launch a cheaper iPhone are on the rise and new reports suggest that in order to address a decline in its supremacy in the smartphone market against...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
New stats show Jelly Bean is third most popular Android OS News
04.01.2013 Android’s latest flavour, Jelly Bean, is starting to gain real ground among users, with the latest stats from Android Developers ranking it as the third most popular of its...Categories: Operating Systems, Mobile -
Ubuntu to unveil new mobile OS at CES – targets Android OEM heartland News
03.01.2013 Fast-growing operating system maker Ubuntu and Canonical have unveiled a new mobile OS that can be installed on devices made by OEMs manufacturing Android devices. It describes... -
Review: Sony Xperia Tablet S Android tablet computer News
04.01.2013 John Kennedy took the Sony Xperia Tablet S for a spin. At its heart, this machine exemplifies Android’s potential as a leading OS for the tablet computing space. -
Google escapes charges in FTC anti-trust probe News
04.01.2013 Following a 19-month anti-trust investigation into Google’s search engine practices to investigate whether the company manipulated search results to disadvantage competitors,...Categories: Web, Search Engines, Search, Operating Systems, Internet, Intellectual Property, Enterprise, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Apple opts not to fix Do Not Disturb bug, advises users to wait it out News
03.01.2013 An iOS 6 bug discovered on New Year’s Day that keeps users’ Do Not Disturb function switched on even after it was scheduled to switch off will not be fixed by Apple, but will... -
Microsoft accuses Google of blocking a quality YouTube app for Windows Phone News
03.01.2013 One of Microsoft’s senior legal guns has alleged that Google is preventing the software giant from creating a fully-featured YouTube app for Windows Phone devices. -
App usage logs imply testing of new iPhone and iOS 7 News
02.01.2013 Keen-eyed developers have spotted references to new hardware and software from Apple in app usage logs, suggesting that a new smartphone and operating system have reached... -
Review: Huawei Ascend G 330 smartphone News
24.12.2012 The Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is definitely going to be a force for change in the smartphone market over the next few years. It’s no fuss but tech heavy G330...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Energy, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Operating Systems, Phones, Wireless Communications -
250m Android products are activated every year (infographic) News
21.12.2012 In just seven years the Android operating system has moved from being a start-up’s product acquired by Google to now some 250m Android products are being activated every year,...Tags: Android, Google, Microsoft, Apple, iOS, Licensing, HTC, Mobile Devices, Operating Systems, Smartphones, Tablet Computers -
Apple reaches highest ever share of US smartphone market, Android leads in Europe News
21.12.2012 Apple has achieved its highest ever share of the US smartphone market with 53.3pc share, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel ComTech report. Android still leads in Europe...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer TechTags: iPhone, Europe, US, Windows Phone, Microsoft, Nokia, Smartphones, Android, Samsung, Google, Apple, Everything Everywhere, 4G -
Instagram backs down on privacy terms, ads rules roll back to 2010 News
21.12.2012 Instagram has acted speedily to the negative reaction to the changes to its terms of use earlier this week and in particular is reversing its ad rules back to the original...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Operating Systems, Social Media, Software, Software & Web Development -
Review: Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini smartphone News
20.12.2012 When mobile phones first became popular a decade ago there was a race on to see who could produce the smallest phones. Now everyone is trying to produce the phones with the...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Hardware, Operating Systems, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Windows Phone will be the fastest growing mobile OS over next five years News
20.12.2012 While Microsoft’s Windows Phone will be the fastest growing operating system in terms of shipments in the next five years, it won’t get anywhere near Apple’s share of the...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Marketing, Hardware, Operating Systems, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Samsung abandons Apple injunctions in Europe News
18.12.2012 In the latest twist in the patent wars between the two companies, Samsung is to drop its patent injunction applications filed against Apple for standards-essential patent...Tags: Android, Smartphones, Brand Identity, Tablet Computers, Smartphone, iPhone, iPad, Apple, Patents, Samsung -
Product review: the new HTC One X smartphone (video) News
06.04.2012 Innovative and fresh-looking the new HTC One smartphone with its quad-core processor and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS is a seriously strong statement of intent from HTC....Tags: Ice Cream Sandwich, Android, iPhone, Apple, Samsung, HTC, Smartphones, digital camera, Instagram