Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 improves sales in Europe and US

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 04:47 AM PST

When Samsung revealed its earnings call for the third quarter last week the news was pretty desperate as sales and profits went south. The company's latest flagship effort, the Galaxy Note 4 arrived too late to make a difference in Q3, but it is the device that Samsung hopes will drive recovery through the Holiday Season. However, it got off to a successful but rocky start, although the Korean company now says the Note 4 is going from strength to strength in terms of sales.
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HTC launches MediaTek powered Desire 820s

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:59 AM PST

HTC's more aggressive handset strategy continued today with the company launching a new smartphone, although this is mere a variation of one of HTC's other devices. The new Desire 820s is a variation of the recently launched Desire 820, a handset that was launched at IFA back in September. The new version will land aside a growing 820 range that also now includes a Mini version.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 software on your Note 2

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 01:23 PM PST

Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 is getting a little old now, in fact it has already been replaced by the Galaxy Note 3 and the brand new Galaxy Note 4. However, the Note 2 remains a potent device two years after its release and as it is the device the kicked the phablet trend into gear. Indeed, if you want a phablet then arguably only the Note 3, 4, and iPhone 6 Plus are better, and the Galaxy Note 2 just got more interesting thanks to a new software update.
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Xiaomi to launch Mi4 Youth Edition

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:10 PM PST

Xiaomi's Mi4 smartphone is a solid piece of kit, even if from an aesthetic point of view it is a fairly accurate rip off of an iPhone 5s. The newly crowned third biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world is now apparently working on a toned down version of the flagship.
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HP MB Chronowing is a high end smartwatch

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:25 AM PST

HP has entered the smartwatch market with a pretty big splash today, raising the curtain on a new wearable designed by Michael Bastian, the Chronowing. Pulling a renowned American fashion designer in for the device probably tells you what HP's goals are. While most smartwatches are trying to marry design over function, HP's effort seems to put the former before that latter.
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Sony explains Chinese spying complaint

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:10 AM PST

Sony has had some problems over the weekend as there have been question marks over the security and privacy on some of its Xperia smartphones. A Sony Xperia user found a folder for Chinese internet company Baidu on his device, and he learned that the "myXperia" app was pinging data to servers located in China.
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Motorola updates 2013 Moto G to Android 4.4.4

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:53 AM PST

Motorola is maintaining its position as the smartphone company of choice if you want a good Android experience that sticks close to Google's core platform. Interestingly, Motorola was sold to Lenovo last week by the ties to Android will remain strong with the company maintaining a stock Android experience on its devices, while of course Motorola also makes the new Google Nexus 6 flagship.
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Nokia to make Android comeback in 2016

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 05:41 AM PST

Microsoft purchased Nokia's devices and services business earlier in the year and now build the company's old Lumia smartphones. However, Redmond left plenty of Nokia behind and it seems the old Finnish giant is getting itself ready to re-enter the smartphone market. Although, how Nokia goes about this is quite complicated and will depend on the ins and outs of the deal with Microsoft.
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Monday, November 3, 2014

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Apple Watch for Spring? Maybe Sooner

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:42 AM PST

When Apple launched the Apple Watch back at the start of September, the company announced that the device would not be available until 2015. That is a lot of waiting for a product that was dangled so enticingly in our faces, but Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores Angela Ahrendts has now put a more concrete time on when the smartwatch will land. She said in a video message to employees that the device will be arriving in spring next year.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014

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Samsung to Revamp Smartphone Strategy

Posted: 01 Nov 2014 09:34 AM PDT

Following second consecutive quarter where profits have tumbled, Samsung is facing up to an uncertain future. Sure, the company has a long way to fall before things get really seriously, but still the strategy moving forward has been muddled by a poor 2014, and the Korean company's standing at the top of the pile is under scrutiny for the first time. Now the company is being forced to revise its smartphone output and there will be plenty of changes afoot.
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Smartphone Platform Market Share, the Winners and Losers

Posted: 01 Nov 2014 08:58 AM PDT

The latest round of mobile platform market share numbers are in as Strategy Analytics has compiled the statistics for the three month period ending September 30th. The results show that Android is now utterly dominating the market, and Google software has been described as unstoppable by the data compilers. However, what do these market numbers mean for the three main platforms, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone?
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Saturday, November 1, 2014

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Amazon Admits Fire Phone Price Fumble

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 12:50 PM PDT

The Amazon Fire Phone has been the tech disaster of 2014, a fact that has been abundantly clear since the first day of its launch. For the most part Amazon has stood by its ailing handset, but a write off of stock inventory to the tune of $174 million and tumbling losses through the third quarter have been hard to defend.
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DROID Turbo has an amazing battery

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 09:25 AM PDT

Verizon launched the Motorola made DROID Turbo earlier in the week and in this age where phones are mini computers the Turbo comes with a standout feature. Leaping from the already impressive spec sheet was a massive 3,900mAh battery, which on paper suggests that the new DROID is going to have stellar battery performance. PhoneArena has discovered that is indeed the case as the Turbo is the best of the best.
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HTC continues recovery and has cautiously good outlook

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 08:49 AM PDT

HTC continued its road to recovery through the third quarter, but the according to the company?s latest financials it is a long road ahead. The Taiwanese giant has now recorded two profitable quarters in a row, following a string of losses for the 18 months previously.
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