As reported on TechCrunch. by CHRIS VELAZCO Now that Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will be revealed in a grand event in New York on March 14, mobile nerds only have one mystery to mull over — what is the damn thing going to look like? Well, Samsung isn’t telling just yet, but it has seen fit to release the first in a series of strange teaser videos for its newest flagship handset. The clip…
As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos A new job listing over at Microsoft has revealed when the outfit is planning to serve up the next iteration of its smartphone OS. According to the post, work on the current version is being finished up and they’re “getting ready for our next release targeting the holiday of this year.” Presumably, the update will be part of the widerBlue umbrella of tweaks for Windows. Though a vague “next release” doesn’t offer any…
As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent So, what are you up to on March 14th? If your idea of a good time is seeing a new smartphone unveiled, Samsung’s arranging just such a party at Times Square in New York for the upcoming Galaxy S IV, according to a recent tweet. We’d guess that revelers will get to watch a livestream of the recently announced Samsung Unpacked 2013 shindig for the new handset on the block’s famous big…
As reported on The Verge. By Chris Ziegler Has Mountain View moved past a chaotic Nexus 4 launch? At a roundtable session in Barcelona today, Jamie Rosenberg, VP of Google Play, noted that the model of selling devices directly to consumers through the Play store is “here to stay.” That has never been a sure thing: Google famously launched direct sales of its original Nexus device, HTC’s Nexus One, before reversing direction and deciding to sell the…
As reported on The Verge. By David Pierce Asus has been not-so-subtly teasing a new version of the Padfone, its wild phone / tablet hybrid device, to be launched at this year’s MWC. The company’s press conference (and presumably official announcement) isn’t until this afternoon, but we’ve spotted a sign in Asus’s booth displaying some key specs of the “Padfone Infinity.” The device will feature a 5-inch, 1080p LTE phone that will dock inside a 10.1-inch, 1080p tablet.…
As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU It appears that Samsung has once again joined a growing list of companies that have decided not to release their flagship devices at Mobile World Congress. Reuters reports that the South Korean electronics giant said it will launch its new Galaxy S smartphone on March 14 in New York after requests from U.S. carriers. We’ve emailed Samsung for confirmation. One likely reason why Samsung chose New York for its launch is…
As reported on The Verge. By Dante D’Orazio Qualcomm left out a few details when it announced its next-generation Snapdragon 800 mobile processor last month at CES. Every smartphone and tablet that utilizes the processor (none of which are expected until next year) will be enabled with what the company is calling Quick Charge 2.0, which is said to charge devices 75 percent faster than those without the technology. In the real world (if you count Qualcomm’s…
As reported on Wired. BY NATHAN OLIVAREZ-GILES HTC’s latest flagship phone, the One, features dual, front-facing speakers position above and below the handset’s touchscreen. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired HTC’s new flagship smartphone, the One, is an impressive bit of hardware and a big step forward for the company in three significant ways. The One is a top-notch, beautifully designed handset packed with the best specs and a ton of compelling features. It also runs a unique, fresh…
As reported on TechCrunch. by NATASHA LOMAS The Android + iPhone duopoly in the smartphone space will ease up slightly this year, according to a marketshare forecast by ABI Research. The analyst predicts Google’s platform will take a 57 per cent share of the global smartphone pie, while Apple’s iOS will cut itself about a fifth (21 per cent) — giving the two rival platforms a 78 per cent chunk of the market. (In Q4 last year the…
As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas There’s been indications that Apple staged something of a comeback in the US during the fourth quarter, owing partly to an iPhone 5-related spike. ComScore’ssmartphone share data for December appears to bear that out. It estimates that the Apple claimed a 36.3 percent slice of the American market in the last month of 2012: that’s a noticeable boost from 35 percent in November, and two points up since the iPhone 5’s September arrival. Android…