There’s no denying that Apple is still the leader in the tablet segment, but according to the latest figures from the IDC, Android OEMs are giving Apple a run for its money. In the third quarter, Apple’s tablet market share shrunk to 50.4%, down from 65.5% in Q2. Over the same time period, Samsung managed ... Read More »
Four years after the launch of the world’s first Android powered phone (the T-Mobile G1), there’s no denying that Android is the dominant player within the smartphone market sector. According to the latest numbers from the IDC, a total of 136 million smartphones powered by Android accounted for 75% of all smartphones shipped in the third quarter of ... Read More »
Google was scheduled to unveil the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 on Monday in New York, but we have just learned the event has been cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. We don’t know when the event will now take place, but Google says they will share their plans as soon as ... Read More »
Android fans have been able to customize their own virtual Bugdroid character with apps like Androidify, but now they can take things one step further and create a 3D-printed toy. Cubify just launched an online tool that lets you customize an Android character with great detail, and then place an order ... Read More »
There are a fair number of rumored HTC devices making headlines these days and now we have a couple pictures to add to all the confusion. The two blurry images depict a black HTC device with red accents along the side, a red ring around the camera lens, a Beats Audio logo and sticker on ... Read More »
Despite Apple’s victory over Samsung last week, new comments from HTC’s chairwoman, Cher Wang, suggest that the company has no intention of settling with Apple. Apple and Samsung have accused each other of infringing on multiple utility and system patents, but HTC has not been accused of copying any of Apple’s design patents, which proved to be ... Read More »
When you have a new product to launch, you want to make sure you get it in front of as many people as possible. Amazon had a huge advantage over its competition with the Kindle Fire since it’s able to prominently feature its Android tablet right on its home page, but what do you do ... Read More »
The verdict is in. The jury in the Apple versus Samsung case has found that an overwhelming number of Samsung phones infringed Apple’s patents and trade dress claims. While not all of Samsung’s phones were found to infringe on Apple’s intellectual property and design, the jury did grant Apple $1,051,885,000 in damages – a far cry ... Read More »
The Samsung Galaxy S III is currently the most popular Android phone on the market. While it’s been available in Europe and the U.S. for some time, we really have not gotten a close look at how the handset was designed and manufactured. We’ve all seen the official promotional videos which were shown ... Read More »
Earlier this year I started writing buyers’ guides for every carrier, and I intended to update them each month. Then I got fed up with the locked phones and service contracts that carriers offered, so I ported my number to Google Voice, paid Verizon my $300 ETF, signed up for a pre-paid plan, ... Read More »
