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Bloomberg is reporting today that Microsoft is making slow progress in entering the tablet market, with only 1.5 million Surface devices being sold in the quarter ending last December. One million of those units are the Surface RT version, with the other 400,000 or so being the Surface Pro version. Microsoft had projected it would sell 2 million…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was officially unveiled yesterday in New York, touting with it a an impressive spec sheet and a boatload of custom software. According to PCMag, some of the software features will eventually make their way to the Samsung Galaxy S3, such as AirView and some of the advanced camera filters. “Anything that…
After announcing the Galaxy S 4, Samsung also made some changes to its executive structure that added two new CEOs to its ranks. According to the Korean newswire, Samsung has promoted President Boo-keun Yoon and President J.K. Shin to co-CEOS at Samsung Electronics. The pair join Oh-Hyun Kwon, who is the current CEO. Oh-Hyun Kwon…
I was actually pretty excited to see the new Samsung Galaxy S4. I was looking forward to the launch for most of the day yesterday. Not because I wanted Samsung to fail, which I don’t. In fact, anyone who knows me well knows my opinion of Samsung is glowing compared to what I think of RIM.…
A leaked document obtained by PocketNow suggests that Verizon may be preparing to phase out the Droid DNA and replace it with the HTC One is its handset lineup. This change could happen sooner rather than later, says a report in Droid Life. The sunsetting of the Droid DNA could be a controversial move as…
Did you mis the spectacle that was the Samsung Galaxy S 4 announcement? Wondering why women were angry and grown men were talking about tap dancing kids? You can see for yourself on Samsung’s YouTube channel as the full one-hour event is now available for you to watch. Samsung, thankfully, also has a condensed commercial…
After the XOLO X900 which was the first-ever smartphone with an Intel-made processor, India-based Lava is launching another device with a CPU made by the company that we best know as a computer chip maker. The newly unveiled Lava XOLO X1000 uses Intel’s Atom Z2480 processor, which is basically an enhanced version of the Z2460…
During the Samsung Forum in South Africa, the Korean giant unveiled two new devices – Galaxy Star and the Galaxy Pocket Neo. As you can imagine, these two aren’t made for high-end users — there’s the Galaxy S4 for them — though they do run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of box. The Galaxy Star…
Bell Mobility will soon launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2 mobile hotspot. Set to hit the carrier’s stores and its web shop on March 25th, the tiny device comes with a 2.8-inch touchscreen that can be used for controlling the LTE-based connection as well as setting which devices can share the Internet and which are…
Samsung is now the top smartphone maker in China, overtaking that position from Nokia. Last year, the Korean company’s market share rose by 5.3% from 2011, while its sales volumes tripled from 10.9 million to 30.6 million units. As I’m writing this, Samsung firmly holds 17.5% of the market. As for other handset makers, Nokia…