…Munster also mused that the latest unit would be a blockbuster in terms of sales, but hasn’t backed that up with any “wow’ factors that would put the smartphone ahead of its rivals. Sales of Apple products have been flat compared to previous years, but it still managed sales of…
…only what is going on with family and friends, but around the world. Commissioned by SIM card reseller amaysim, the poll asked over 1000 people aged between 18-34 about their smartphone and tablet habits. Results showed that almost two thirds (64 percent) of Aussies are now using their smartphone…
A leaked internal document from a major US retailer hints that Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Smartwatch may not be doing well in terms of sales and adoption. The smartwatch is bundled with the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, but according to the leaked document, majority of the smartwatches sold in Best Buy…
LG today officially announced its G Flex smartphone with curved display in Korea. The smartphone features a 6.0-inch OLED that bends at the horizontal axis. There’s also a “self-healing” film at the back at the device that allows the phone to deal with minor scratches on its back in a…
…two agencies – OpenTide Taiwan Co. and Sales and Profit International Co. were fined around $102,000 and $1,700 respectively. It’s also good to note that Samsung was also fined earlier this year by the FTC for $10,000 for a misleading advertisement about the camera of its Galaxy Y Duos smartphone….
…competitor in the smartphone market… You’ve probably heard of that story from China wherein a person was injured after her iPhone exploded while she was charging it using a third party charger. Since then, Apple has discouraged consumers to use knock-off accessories that may not be compatible with their…
BlackBerry’s BBM for Android and iPhone has just reached 10 million downloads yesterday. Today, the Canadian smartphone manufacturer has just announced another downloadable goodie aimed for BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5 owners. Within the week, BlackBerry OS 10.2 will start rolling out to BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5 users, while…
HTC’s Desire 300 is its cheapest handset in the Desire range and is aimed at those who want a smartphone but don’t want to break the bank when purchasing. Coming in at under $180 it has a 4.3-inch full lamination display, runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jellybean operating system, and…
…charge not only your smartphone or tablet but … By Eryk Bagshaw Almost every portable electronic device now runs off a USB input, there are almost 10 billion of them in use across offices, bedrooms and airports. But as the Economist reports, there’s a bigger change underway. Next year, the…
Surprisingly, it’s not a high-end smartphone with a world-renowned brand that snatched the chip. Instead, it was the Chinese phone maker UMI who put the octa-core chip on its smartphone – the X2S. The X2S now features the MT6592 chipset with an octa-core Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The phone…
Don’t be confused when you unpack the G G2 smartphone and can’t find the ‘on’ button. Traditionally, the button is at the side, or on top the handset. Not so with the G2. In its wisdom, LG has decided that the switch should be located on the backside of the…
BlackBerry today announced the BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, the company’s first entry into the phablet market. The Z30 is now available for pre-order from Harvey Norman and will soon be on sale from Telstra, Optus and other authorised resellers by the end of October. The BlackBerry Z30 features a 5-inch display…