mobile

Windows Phone and Android plans could be paused by Dell

Published on: 8th November, 2011

Dell might back out the plans for Windows Phone as well as for all mobile in the near future. According to information provided by WPCentral, the Wrigley, a sequel to the Venue Pro, has been cancelled as well as have been plans for any Windows Phone 7 hardware for 2012. The smartphone may still be [...]

Sprint’s device strategy centered on the iPhone

Published on: 8th November, 2011

During the recent Strategy Update event of Sprint in New York, the company outlined that the iPhone was the core of its future device strategy. It reiterated that the absence of an iPhone was the main reason for customers leaving the carrier. Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO, claimed that the iPhone would bring customers back. He [...]

Mac near 6.5% web share, while Safari reaches 5%

Published on: 8th November, 2011

The Mac reached a few web share record highs in September as a consequence of the back-to-school time, according to NetApplications. The Mac had one of its best gains during the past year and went up to 6.45 percent, about half a point more than before. Thanks to the new leap, the company’s stake in [...]

FCC requires built-in GPS for phones by 2018

Published on: 30th October, 2011

A new rule has been put by the FCC, requiring carriers to sell phones with built-in GPS. Cellular, VoIP and landline providers will have to be found in a 911 call by 2018. Carriers do not have o limit themselves to GPS-capable phones, this way preventing worries about an eventual tracking of phone owners by [...]

iPhone 4S and Galaxy S II compared: Apple might win

Published on: 30th October, 2011

The launch of the iPhone 4s may be the answer Apple prepared to Samsung’s Galaxy S II. Some analysts say it is only catching up, as both devices have dual-core processors and eight-megapixel cameras and provide 1,080-pixel video. However, Apple is not only bringing itself up to par. There are aspects where the iPhone 4s [...]

Apple’s iPhone 4S antenna may violate Samsung patents

Published on: 30th October, 2011

The new iPhone 4S antenna is expected to eliminate antenna issues suffered with the first handset version, but it may violate patents. Gert Frolund Pederson, a Danish professor, along with other colleagues at Aalborg University, spoke to ComON and said that Apple may face a legal battle from Samsung as a further counter to Apple’s [...]

Nokia supposed to pay application writers for Windows Phone support

Published on: 25th October, 2011

Nokia is thought to take a cue from Microsoft and pay developers with the intention of supporting Windows Phone. It seems that developer teams are getting cash incentives as well as extra perks in return of accepting to write applications, says CNN. The bonuses might include the gem and are preloaded on Nokia Phones or [...]

Windows Phone camera believed to mark locations illegally

Published on: 8th October, 2011

Rafael Rivera, Windows Phone 7 jailbreaker, has made the demonstration that the WP7 camera application gathers user information without permission. While testing Microsoft’s assertion that it does never collect data without having the permission, Rivera observed that data packets were sent back to Microsoft even in case users chose not to share their location. Tests [...]

Ten million sales for Samsung Galaxy S II in five months

Published on: 8th October, 2011

Samsung a few days ago cracked another milestone by announcing its Galaxy S II had passed ten million sales. The record comes after only five months and is higher than that of the original Galaxy S, which needed two extra months to hit that amount. Samsung’s native country South Korea detains the largest slice of [...]

Dual-mode chip and 1GB of RAM for the new iPhone 4S

Published on: 8th October, 2011

The new iPhone expected to come next month would have 1GB of RAM, according to a source quoted by 9to5Mac. This way, the iPhone should be brought up to par with its high-end Android competitors, which are frequently equipped with 1GB. Apple is said to be utilizing a Qualcomm Gobi baseband chipset, in order to [...]

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