Though the iPhone did incredibly well in the past three months in the US – getting nearly half of sales – Nielsen’s claim that it’s ‘catching up’ with Android isn’t quite right. Other platforms, meanwhile, have trouble “More US Consumers Choosing Smartphones as Apple Closes the Gap on Android” says the headline on the Nielsen blog , looking at sales of smartphone in the US over the fourth quarter.
Though the iPhone did incredibly well in the past three months in the US – getting nearly half of sales – Nielsen’s claim that it’s ‘catching up’ with Android isn’t quite right. Other platforms, meanwhile, have trouble “More US Consumers Choosing Smartphones as Apple Closes the Gap on Android” says the headline on the Nielsen blog , looking at sales of smartphone in the US over the fourth quarter.
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Android stays ahead of iPhone surge in US (despite what Nielsen thinks)
The towering cultural colossus that is Justin Bieber giveth, yet he must also taketh away. Merely days after appearing as the pitchman for dancing crotch-speaker robot Tosy mRobo , the last tech-product he was tasked with selling might have been quietly put to sleep behind Sony’s barn. The Dash was a pseudo-tablet powered by Chumby OS that, perhaps inexplicably, never caught on, angering the floppy-haired Canadian infant
The towering cultural colossus that is Justin Bieber giveth, yet he must also taketh away. Merely days after appearing as the pitchman for dancing crotch-speaker robot Tosy mRobo , the last tech-product he was tasked with selling might have been quietly put to sleep behind Sony’s barn. The Dash was a pseudo-tablet powered by Chumby OS that, perhaps inexplicably, never caught on, angering the floppy-haired Canadian infant
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Sony dashes Dash development: is Bieber’s favorite tablet on the way out?
Last week, rumors began circulating around Samsung’s Bada OS, with Forbes reporting that the platform would soon be merged with Intel’s Tizen project.
Last week, rumors began circulating around Samsung’s Bada OS, with Forbes reporting that the platform would soon be merged with Intel’s Tizen project.
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Samsung’s Bada – Tizen merger still looking pretty likely
Microsoft has a big battle ahead to overcome the overwhelming popularity of the iPad on the tablet computing front, and its Intel-powered slates might be starting at a distinct disadvantage if a DigiTimes report is to be believed.
Microsoft has a big battle ahead to overcome the overwhelming popularity of the iPad on the tablet computing front, and its Intel-powered slates might be starting at a distinct disadvantage if a DigiTimes report is to be believed.
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Intel-powered Windows 8 tablets to struggle for sub-$600 pricing?
It may not exactly be the good news RIM fans have been hoping for, but those committed to the company’s products do now at least have two more big-name apps at their disposal. First up is Spotify, which is now out of beta and available for GSM-based BlackBerry smartphones including the Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Bold 9000, and Curve 8520. The app itself is free but, as with the company’s other mobile apps, you’ll need a $10/month Spotify Premium subscription to take advantage of mobile streaming.
It may not exactly be the good news RIM fans have been hoping for, but those committed to the company’s products do now at least have two more big-name apps at their disposal. First up is Spotify, which is now out of beta and available for GSM-based BlackBerry smartphones including the Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Bold 9000, and Curve 8520. The app itself is free but, as with the company’s other mobile apps, you’ll need a $10/month Spotify Premium subscription to take advantage of mobile streaming.
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Spotify hits some BlackBerry smartphones, Angry Birds finally reaches the PlayBook
7digital brought its 13 million track-strong music store to the BlackBerry Playbook earlier this year , and it looks like it now has another new platform in its sights. The company confirmed today that it plans to release a music store app for Windows Phone 7.5 devices in January, apparently with a little help from a partnership with Microsoft.
7digital brought its 13 million track-strong music store to the BlackBerry Playbook earlier this year , and it looks like it now has another new platform in its sights. The company confirmed today that it plans to release a music store app for Windows Phone 7.5 devices in January, apparently with a little help from a partnership with Microsoft.
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7digital music store app headed to Windows Phone in January, North American expansion planned
Plus Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Nexus hit with volume bug in UK, and can the iPhone 4S replace a digital camera? A quick burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Anatomy of Facebook > > Facebook Two studies on Facebook promoted by, er Facebook. Worth bookmarking, at the very least
Plus Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Nexus hit with volume bug in UK, and can the iPhone 4S replace a digital camera? A quick burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Anatomy of Facebook > > Facebook Two studies on Facebook promoted by, er Facebook. Worth bookmarking, at the very least
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Boot up: Facebook ‘reduces degrees of separation’, Spotify heads in new direction, and more
Plus Jimmy Wales on cable maps of Africa, and the ‘end of the independent phone brand’ A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Eric Schmidt: Google does not dominate search, mobile > > PCMag.com “Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, appeared on Capitol Hill in September to answer questions about whether his company’s products are anti-competitive. He denied that Google gives its own products search preference over that of its competitors and took issue with Yelp’s assessment of a recent search battle, among other things.” In other news: water not wet, fire not hot
Plus Jimmy Wales on cable maps of Africa, and the ‘end of the independent phone brand’ A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Eric Schmidt: Google does not dominate search, mobile > > PCMag.com “Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, appeared on Capitol Hill in September to answer questions about whether his company’s products are anti-competitive. He denied that Google gives its own products search preference over that of its competitors and took issue with Yelp’s assessment of a recent search battle, among other things.” In other news: water not wet, fire not hot
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Boot up: Eric Schmidt answers Google critics (again), smartphone software comparison chart, and more
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup.
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup.
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