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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Android takes 68 of the Global Market Share in Quarter 2 of 2012

Operating system. Canalys reports that the Android Operating System has taken 68% of the Global Market share in Q2 of 2012. That is up from 47.6% for the same period last year.

Equally significant is that Android shipments in Quarter 2 of 2012 totaled more 107.8 million units, which is more than the total number of smartphones shipped during the same period last year. This represents a 110.4% growth.

Apples iOS also showed growth improving in terms the number of smartphone shipped, to 26 million units, up from 20.3 million in the same period last year. Its market share declined by over 2% to 16.4% since its 28% growth was below the in industries 46.9% growth.

Windows Phone tool only 3.2% of the market, with just over 5 million units shipped for the quarter, but that is a growth of 277.3% year on year.

RIMs BlackBerry and Nokias Symbian suffered steep declines in terms of units shipped for the quarter as compared to the same period last year.

Markets. Significantly, China is now by far the worlds largest smartphone market, with 27% of all smartphone shipments being shipped to China for the quarter. The United States accounted for 16% of all smartphone shipments.

Vendors. Samsung retained it position as top smartphone marker with shipping 45 million smartphones in the quarter, followed by Apple with 26 million. Nokia retained its third place position, while HTC moved up to fourth place, and RIM fell to fifth.

We are nearing the end of the first month of 2013, and as promised we are bringing you the top smartphones of 2012. So without further ado lets get started with it. 2012 was a total change for the mobile era in the post PC era. Last year we were there to witness that fall and growth of companies like Nokia, Apple, HTC, Samsung, etc. But overall last year companies pumped out quite a lot of very intuitive and powerful devices for consumers.

#1 in the list is the Samsung Galaxy S III, although the Galaxy S III was not the best selling device of 2012 but it did take the crown for being the best selling android powered device of all time. The reason why Samsung was successful in selling millions of this device is because they really built a very good device from the ground up despite the ranters which say it is built with cheap parts. Overall it proves that if you have the perfect formula you too can have a world class best selling phone.

Coming up next is the iPhone 5 which is really the best iPhone Apple has ever made period. The iPhone 5 shows boundaries which Apple is yet to conquer and with this new iPhone they finally increased the screen size. Apple was also very successful in the iPhone 5 because they preserved the iPhone style there; meaning that i asked a few iPhone 5 users which previously owned iPhones and they said that the iPhone 5 is exactly like an iPhone. That is where apple was most successful. The iPhone 5 overall is a pretty good device and it really is one of the best mainstream phones out there.

The next in the list is the HTC One X which at the time of launching, the first quad core powered phone. Although HTC did not quite sell much of this phone to create records but they did create a phone which has a very good feel in the hand. The One X overall has one of the best built quality among android phones last year. Putting things back to perspective, the HTC One X still made our cut because of its camera and overall build quality which is seemingly above average.

Coming in next is the Optimus G which is by LGs record a very successful device indeed. The device even became the baseline for the 4th google phone dubbed the Nexus 4. This device is also the first device to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor in which that time was a very beast of a CPU. The Optimus Gs design is truly amazing with the shimmering little dots on the back which gives that premium feel to it. Not to mention it also has a very good 13MP camera and that gorgeous screen which LG touts quite a lot a the launch. Overall i can say that LG has built a very solid and good phone but the software is still not close to what Samsung is giving users.

In the next run is the king of the phablets, the Galaxy Note II which has been a very successful. This device really defined what a phone and tablet was bridging the gap between the two and bringing productivity to something which fits right into your pocket. The Galaxy Note lineup also redefined the screen max screen size of phones which are seemingly getting bigger and also having big phones are also quite a trend in asian countries. The reviews for the Note II is also seemingly good and overall, i would still recommend this device to buy if you want a powerful and productive device and you dont care about the screen.

Coming in right after the kind of phablets is the Nokia Lumia 920 which is in my eyes the best looking device out there now. The Lumia 920 was launched in late 2012 and brought to the table quite a number of new innovations like optical image stabilization on mobile phones, a supersensitive screen, and etc. The Lumia 920 was also the first device to start the trend of wireless charging which is now on quite a number of device. This is also the pioneer of the Windows Phone 8 ecosystem and the sales of it are pretty good with retailers not having stock. But despite all of the good comments the Lumia 920 it still is very bulky and heavy to some people that is why i did not place it in the third position.

Coming in the last is the Asus PadFone 2 which is a pioneer in the new hybrid category. Not to mention the PadFone 2 is actually a pretty beastly device with specs similar to the Optimus G and the Nexus 4. The design and specs of the PadFone 2 is really majestic with every thing thought of like how you dock the phone to the tablet dock. This closes up the top smartphone of 2012 list. I would like to say out also why the Nexus 4 did not make the cut, it is because the Nexus 4 is basically the Optimus G fully unlocked and supported by Google. 2012 has been an exciting and fun year for the mobile industry. Catch our top smartphones of 2013 next year at around this time also. So until then thank you and bye bye.

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Leaked Table Shows The Specs Of The Galaxy S IV

Previously we have seen leaked benchmarks of the Galaxy S IV which showcase the chipsets and specs found in the region specific units, but weve not quite feasted on leaks of the international models specs. Apparently this table above has been leaked and at the very right of the table is the Galaxy S IV which reveals some specs but there is not much to feast on. There is no product icon, size and weight. But what is there is the processor, OS, screen size, RAM, and the release date. The release date listed on the table is March 2013 and that is aligned with what is previously said. Stay tuned for more leaked details.

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It’s hard to believe that someone envisioned tablet PCs 18 years ago, but a dusty video clip from 1994 shows us that there were, in fact, technology visionaries before Steve Jobs (insert “ironic grin” here).

The video shows how newspaper company Knight Ridder saw the news of the future and, darn it, I must say that those guys were spot on with their assumptions. However, what they probably didn’t think their little video would do is seriously hurt Apple’s chances of winning the design patent war against Samsung and other Android tablet manufacturers, a war that is heading towards a conclusion these days.

How did something like this happen? Well, it’s pretty simple. Apple has been accusing Samsung numerous times over the past year or so of ripping off the iPad’s design with its Galaxy Tab slates.

The design in question is a rectangle with rounded corners and a big glass screen, which, for anyone with some sense, doesn’t sound like an awfully original concept. However, as today’s legal system is more complicated than some of us can understand, the legal heads at Apple really had a shot at proving they had invented the whole “rectangle with bla bla…” concept.

That is before this video surfaced, showing off and, hopefully definitively proving, that Apple didn’t, in fact, create a groundbreaking and innovative design concept with the iPad, but rather took something pretty simple and straightforward and refined it and gave it polish.

The 1994 Fiddler/Knight Ridder “tablet” shown in the video below created “the same basic visual impression” as Apple’s D’889 patent for the iPad, Judge Lucy Koh decided recently, basically squashing Apple’s last hope of squeezing some money from Samsung or other technology manufacturers.

Judge Koh’s Court found that “Samsung has raised a substantial question regarding the validity of the D’889 patent on obviousness grounds’’, so, while Apple will probably continue to look for “justice” in courtrooms in the US and all over the globe, Samsung has good chances to be allowed to continue selling and manufacturing Galaxy Tabs.

I’m not one to judge or cast a stone in any direction, but, in this particular case, I would like to offer a sincere and simple opinion, that probably most of you share. Apple, which, indeed, is one of the most innovative technology companies of the past decades, is certainly not honoring its name by continuing to fight pointless legal battle that they don’t even stand a chance to win.

Without having legal studies of any kind (watching every season of the original “Law and Order” doesn’t count, does it?), with some common sense and a bit of reason, I can safely say that hell will freeze before Apple will win any trial referring to one of their products’ designs. I mean, come on, guys, you’re not Picasso and you didn’t invent the straight line, so give up the whole patent folly and start thinking of how you can come up with better, prettier, and snappier devices!

A new set of selections on Google Plays 25 cent sale

You might get different options depending on your country and device. Here is what I see on mine.

Click this link to see the current apps on sale at Google Play.

Good sales of HTC One lead to a second month of sequential growth for HTC

HTC hit the bottom low this February with revenues dropping and that’s when it announced the HTC One, its 2013 flagship. The HTC One still faces an uphill battle against heavyweights like the Samsung Galaxy S4, but initial sales are good and in March HTC rebounded, and now in April HTC grows sales once again by a healthy 26%.

The Taiwanese phone maker recorded sales of NT$19 billion (around $642 million) in April which is still way down compared to the NT$30 billion the company had in April of 2012. But those yearly comparisons aren’t really very indicative given the company’s troubled state. What matters right now for HTC is to make maximum use of the momentum with the One.

Those two months of continuous growth have analysts hopeful the company can start a comeback.

There are a lot of hurdles in the way but HTC’s own target of NT$70 billion for the second quarter of the year now seems realistic.

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Today is finally the day where RIM is going to show its latest new OS dubbed blackberry 10. The success of this launch will be the determining factor whether RIM will finally hit a success or will soon file bankruptcy. The launch will happen simultaneously at 8 countries world wide which include: NYC, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta and Delhi. The event will kickstart at 10AM EST, and RIM is also providing a webcast of the event here. If you are not watching the webcast you can head over to our facebook page or twitter page [ttot9] as we will be live tweeting throughout the whole event.

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Google Ten Best Apps of the Year One more should be added to the list

Google had named its ten best apps of the year. You will find the list at this link (will take you to Google Play). There is one app I think should be on the list, Tasks by Team Tasks.

Ironically, Android does not have a native app for its tasks list which is part of Google Calendar. I use tasks a lot, and when I got an Android the first thing I tried to do was find a great tasks app, which synced with Google Tasks. After over a year of jumping from one app to another, most of which I found too busy, I found Tasks by Team Tasks. It is a well designed app that does not overcomplicate the function of maintaining a task lists and really feels like a native Android app. It brings 100% of the functionality of Google Tasks to your phone with a a nice Holo themed user interface. It even has a option for a tablet optimized interface. I think Google should have placed this on their best ten apps list.

Anyway, give it a look yourself. Tasks by Team Task has a ten day demo, and the full version costs just a bit more than a dollar. Task users have give this app a 4.7 out of 5 rating.

The Future of Samsung Phones

We already know all about the quad core Exynos powering the international version of the Galaxy S III, and now weve learned about the companys next chip, the Exynos 5 Dual.

Samsung today announced the dual core Exynos 5 dual, which uses two ARM Cortex A15 cores running at up to 1.7GHz with a shared 1MB L2 cache and an ARM Mali-T604 GPU. The chip is designed with the 32nm lowpower process and offers support for up to 2560×1600 WQXGA display, 1080p 60fps video performance, OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenCL 1.1 full profile, WiFi Display, VP8 decoding, 12.8 GB/s memory bandwidth with 2 port 800 Mhz LPDDR3 RAM support, and (a first for a mobile device) support for the zippy USB 3.0 interface.

Android Authority reports that the dual-core 1.7 Ghz Exynos 5 Dual will compete with Qualcomms dual core 1.7 Ghz S4. It should outperform both the S4 and the other top dog in the mobile chip market, Nvidias Tegra 3, when it launches.

Source: Android Authority

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Android takes 68 of the Global Market Share in Quarter 2 of 2012

Top Smartphone Of 2012

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Leaked Table Shows The Specs Of The Galaxy S IV

Apple’s war on Android gets major blow in the form of 1994 “future tablet” video

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

A new set of selections on Google Plays 25 cent sale

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Good sales of HTC One lead to a second month of sequential growth for HTC

RIM Offering Live Webcast Of The BB10 Launch Happening Today The Moment Weve All Been Waiting For

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Google Ten Best Apps of the Year One more should be added to the list

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Future of Samsung Phones