smartphones

Samsung pushes past Apple to be first with 27.8 million smartphones sold

Published on: 9th November, 2011

According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung was the top smartphone maker of the summer, way ahead of its rival Apple. Although Samsung did not directly supply sale numbers, the firm found out the Korean company had shipped about 27.8 million smartphones. After claiming the top in the spring, Apple shipped 17.07 million devices in the run-up [...]

Samsung’s profit 23% lower in summer despite smartphone success

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Finalized summer results for Samsung show its net profit dropped 23 percent in a year-to-year comparison as its display and chip groups offset the smartphone success. The summer quarter brought a modest $3.1 billion, slightly down from the spring too. It had been dragged backwards by slow sales of traditional computers and TVs, which caused [...]

iPhone probably “last man standing” in prices of smartphones

Published on: 17th December, 2010

The iPhone might be, among smartphones, the “last man standing”, according to Charlie Wolf, analyst at Needham & Co. he says that, in the very near future, rivalry between smartphone platforms like Windows Phone 7 and Android may permit phone manufacturers like Motorola and HTC to dictate prices. However, on long term, such smartphones relying [...]

Mega phone based on Super AMOLED 2 planned by Samsung for 2011

Published on: 19th November, 2010

Samsung may start next year an ambitious project consisting of an Android phone using a more high-end screen than recently leaked. A two-slide presentation showed a Super AMOLED 2 screen with the size of 4.5 inches and capable of improving the quality of the image beyond everything already existing today. The most important improvement touches [...]

Sharp releases Android 2.2 handsets, with glasses-free 3D displays, in Japan

Published on: 10th November, 2010

A pair of 3D glasses-free handsets has been launched by Sharp in Japan for Softbank’s network. The 003SH and 005SH Galapagos models have both autostereoscopic displays and Android 2.2. The 003SH model has a candy bar/slate form factor, while the 005SH has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both include a 3.8-inch display with a resolution of [...]

Android phones sporting glass-free 3D unveiled by Sharp

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Sharp has presented two new Android phones sporting glasses-free 3D displays, the Galapagos 003SH and 005SH. The devices, both to be headed to Softbank in Japan, have Android 2.2 and 3.8-inch displays sporting 800×480 resolution. Other hardware specifications include, besides a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a GPS receiver and Wi-Fi. The Galapagos 003SH has a 9.6-megapixel [...]

Upcoming update of the HTC Droid Incredible to force Verizon’s app store

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Verizon has posted a note related to an upcoming update to the Droid Incredible of HTC. Along with some typical updates, this will bring for the first time the V Cast Apps store. There will be no option for the customers to decline the store. Whether or not the users will be able to uninstall [...]

Bank of America and Citigroup to replace BlackBerry with iPhone for their staff

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Citigroup and Bank of America are testing services that would allow workers to use iPhones instead BlackBerries, according to leaks coming from both companies. Contacts say software is under trial to keep e-mail secure. Bloomberg did not specify however whether the companies were simply trying built-in Exchange support or third-party applications were involved. Experiments have [...]

iPhone jumps over BlackBerry for second place in smartphones

Published on: 31st October, 2010

The 14.1 million iPhones sold by Apple made it jump over the BlackBerry’s market share, as Strategy Analytics say. The total of 77.1 million smartphones shipped in the summer helped the iPhone to leap to 18.3 percent of the whole market and pushed Research in Motion down to third place, with 12.1 million phones and [...]

Symbian CEO’s resignation effective immediately

Published on: 26th October, 2010

Symbian CEO Lee Williams has resigned his position as an Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation and his resignation is effective immediately. Williams only gave personal reasons for his departure and will be replaced by the CFO of the Foundation, Tim Holbrow. Multiple blows have affected Symbian recently and some of its main proponents at [...]

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