Tagged: Smartphones
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Samsung to address Galaxy S4’s storage shortage following Watchdog exposé (video) News
17.05.2013 Following an appearance on BBC One’s Watchdog, Samsung claims it’s working on improving the internal storage available to users on its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4. -
Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers coders the opportunity of a lifetime News
16.05.2013 Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon which appears in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide in 70 countries and 25 languages, wants someone to build him a mobile video...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Apps -
#io13: Google to offer TouchWiz-free Galaxy S4 from 26 June News
16.05.2013 Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will undergo a UI makeover from Google that will see the device sold on Google Play with stock Android from 26 June. -
#io2013 – Google gets its game on – 900m Android activations and 48bn app installs News
15.05.2013 At its sixth annual I/O shindig, Google revealed that there are now 900m Android activations, up from 400m a year ago. The internet giant, in a very games-oriented keynote,... -
How to fix a phone dropped in the toilet (infographic) News
15.05.2013 Ten per cent of smartphone owners have acquainted their handsets with a watery grave by dropping them in a toilet. In an effort to prevent and lessen the impact of such toilet... -
ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
Apple hurtles towards 50bn app download milestone News
14.05.2013 Tech giant Apple is on the verge of reaching another major milestone – 50bn iPhone and iPad app downloads. It is expected to cross the threshold this evening or early tomorrow. -
Nokia brings new camera innovations to its Windows Phone 8 range with the Lumia 925 News
14.05.2013 When Nokia introduced the Lumia 920, it went with the lofty tagline of ‘the world’s most innovative smartphone’. Now, with the Lumia 925, it believes it has improved on this... -
Smartphone sales not accelerating fast enough to stem decline of feature phones News
14.05.2013 The rise of smartphones is not happening fast enough to stem the decline of feature phones in key markets, with users not upgrading or replacing old devices at a pace the mobile...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Images of rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini surface online News
13.05.2013 Rumours of a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini came almost immediately after the flagship S4 was announced by the South Korean manufacturer last month and images of the device appear to...Tags: Smartphones, Samsung, -
Amazon reportedly working on new devices, including 3D smartphone News
10.05.2013 If Amazon does indeed decide to enter the smartphone race – as has long been speculated – it could be with a great deal of aplomb and impressive technology if the latest rumours... -
Nokia takes on iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III in new video for Lumia 928 News
08.05.2013 Of the few details we know about Nokia’s forthcoming Lumia 928 smartphone, the biggest selling point among them is perhaps the 8.7MP PureView camera, which the Finnish... -
Instagram boosts tagging capability with ‘Photos of You’ News
03.05.2013 Photo-sharing network Instagram has just launched a new tagging feature called Photos of You that makes it easier to add people and things to photos.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Media, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Delay of HTC One smartphone costs HTC dearly – reports a mere US$2.8m profit News
02.05.2013 Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has published unaudited results which present a damning picture – instead of basking in the success of sales of one of its best smartphones yet,...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Financial Results, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 (video) News
29.04.2013 Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has arrived and will probably be the biggest Android smartphone release of the year, what with Samsung’s previous dominance in this market with the S-series... -
Gadgets of the month: the PC flails as mobile devices flourish in Q1 2013 News
29.04.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news this month and look ahead at what’s to come. -
Incentives could increase use of mobile phones as payment devices – Accenture survey News
27.04.2013 Financial incentives and mobile-based financial-management tools just may persuade consumers to use their smartphones more as payment devices, a survey by Accenture suggests. -
More smartphones sold in Q1 than feature phones - IDC News
26.04.2013 Smartphones have overtaken feature phones for the first time. According to IDC, more than half the mobile phones shipped worldwide in the first quarter (51.6pc) were smartphones.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications