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Android apps that have been simply ported to BlackBerry 10 are proving unpopular with users, BlackBerry’s head of developer relations, Alec Saunders said. He went on to add: “From a commercial perspective, users hate them. Our partners who have ported apps get dinged for them.” BlackBerry allowed developers to easily port over existing Android apps…
More and more Windows Phone developers are adding in-app purchases into their apps and games, with 40% of the top-15 highest grossing developers in the Windows Phone Store supporting the capability. The consumer adoption, however, “varies by market, depending on regional trends, consumer preferences, and other regional differences.” The strongest adoption has been in central…
Shortly before the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4, we had heard that Samsung would be bringing some of the Galaxy S4’s software features to the Galaxy S III. Thanks to a leaked Galaxy S III Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update discovered by SamMobile, it now looks as though Samsung’s promises are becoming a reality.…
We reported last week on the fate of the Nexus Q. The excellent Google Play Music update with all of its streaming content isn’t compatible with the Nexus Q device, effectively making it useless as a media (or at least music) streaming orb and leaving it essentially broken. The Q was introduced at last year’s Google…
Canadians obviously want BlackBerry to succeed and have flocked in numbers to support the company’s new BlackBerry 10 devices, including the Z10 and Q10. According to latest figures from the research firm Raymond James, BlackBerry is steadily gaining its Canadian market share back. From its sunk market share of 6%, it managed to grow to…
Few days ago, Square unveiled the Square Stand, a specially designed iPad stand with an embedded card reader that creates a fancy alternative to traditional cash registers. We must say the Square Stand + iPad installation reminds us little on the iMac but I guess that was the idea — to piggyback on the proven…
Looks like the water- and dust-proof version of the Galaxy S4 won’t have the same guts as the original Galaxy S4. According to the GFX Benchmark site, the upcoming Galaxy S4 Active won’t use either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 nor Samsung Exynos 5 Octa; rather the Korean giant will opt for Qualcomm’s slower Snapdragon S4…
We knew Samsung is the clear leader in the Android market but now we have numbers to put behind this claim. According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, the Korean company managed to capture an impressive 95% share of $5 billion Android smartphone profits in the first quarter of 2013. Neil Shah, Senior Analyst…
HTC One users may be looking at their Galaxy S4 “colleagues” with a dose of envy. You see, Sammy’s flagship comes with Android 4.2.2 out of box, whereas HTC’s baby is still “stuck” on Android 4.1.2. That, however, could change in the next two to three weeks with the Taiwanese company preparing an update that…
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega devices, it said that the two will be available in Europe in May. This original timeline may be postponed for at least a month. Last time we’ve heard, the bigger model (Galaxy Mega 6.3) should’ve been out in week 19 (May 6 – May 12), while Mega 5.8 should’ve…