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Apple’s once-commanding lead of the tablet market is shrinking, according to the latest IDC report. In the third quarter, 27.8 million tablets were shipped worldwide, with Apple’s iPad representing 50.4% of all shipments in the quarter. That represents a marked drop for the company, which represented 65.5% of all tablet shipments in Q2. IDC attributes…
Apple has announced this morning just how many iPads the company sold on opening weekend. The company claims the 3 million iPads sold is a launch record for the iPad line, and represents double the number of iPads (3rd generation) sold on opening weekend back in March. Of course, the company had two new iPads…
Up until this point, mophie juice pack was reserved for the iPhone users, only. No more with the company unveiling such a product for the super popular Samsung Galaxy S III. Available now for $99.95 at mophie.com and in select retailers nationwide, the popular battery case is packed with a 2300mAh rechargeable battery, providing users…
Virgin Media unveiled an interesting deal for its PAYG clientele. The brand new Big tariffs pack a solid bang for the buck. For instance, the Big Data & Texts plan gets you unlimited data, 300 texts and 10 GBP airtime. Add 5 GBP on top of that (for a total of 15 GB) and you…
Panasonic launched an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for its Eluga smartphone. The device, which was introduced in Europe and Japan, never managed to impress a critical number of users despite boasting a solid specs sheet along with waterproof and dustproof chassis. Instead of providing users with “classic” over-the-air update, Panasonic took a different…
One of the little known capabilities of the new Android 4.2 Jelly Bean platform is the ability to scan your phone for potential malware. The feature builds on top of the security technology Google introduced for the Play Store in February. However, now it works on your phone too, scanning the apps you install from…
After announcing sales figures for the Galaxy Note II, Samsung decided to do the same for the Galaxy S III. As you would imagine, it’s a best-selling product, one that 30 million people all around the world have bought thus far. It’s an impressive figure that’s right on spot with earlier expectations. If you still…
The soon-to-be-launch Droid DNA has been leaked once again. This time the source is EVleaks, which quickly emerged as one of our favorite Twitter accounts. The image isn’t too revealing – we see a big screen, front-facing camera and three touch buttons at the bottom. We do, however, know that under the hood there’s the…
The new Samsung Galaxy Premier has been caught at the FCC though unfortunately it lacks LTE connectivity support many of us crave for. Those interested to grab the phone — which BTW sits somewhere between the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III — will have to settle for HSPA+ speeds on AT&T’s network. That,…
Twitter apparently doesn’t like the fact that Facebook is now the owner of Instragram and is reportedly working to add photo filters to its mobile apps. The information from The New York Times though as I’m writing this we can’t really say with certainty something like this will happen any time soon (if it happens…