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Eventually most of our computing efforts are expected to go mobile and come and go with us (or remain in the cloud), but in the meantime we dedicate this section to the latest smartphones and innovative mobile platforms, tablets, laptops and wireless technologies.
Samsung shipped six million Galaxy S4s in less than three weeks
- Korean tech giant Samsung is well on their way to setting new records with the recently released Galaxy S 4 smartphone. An unnamed Samsung executive recently told a Korean newspaper that the company supplied four million Galaxy S4 handsets to…
Samsung makes 95 percent of all Android smartphone profits
- During the first quarter of 2013, Android smartphones led to an impressive $5.3 billion in profits across all of the companies selling them. That's a lot of money, but who is actually benefiting the most? Turns out, Samsung is responsible for 94.7…
Windows Phone shipments surpassed BlackBerry last quarter
- When people think of smartphones, iOS and Android are the first operating systems that generally come to mind. The two have a stranglehold on the market, but there are still smaller battles occurring on the lower end of the sales…
Sharp to begin production on three new IGZO notebook displays
- Sharp is moving forward with their notebook-minded IGZO LCD panel initiative at a steady pace and will begin production of three new panel sizes next month at the company’s Kameyama Plant No. 2. The corporation is ramping up to build…
NPD: Nearly a third of all smartphone sales in the US are prepaid
- New data from market researcher NPD shows sales of prepaid smartphones are increasing at a rapid pace. Smartphone sales overall shot up 42 percent in the first quarter compared to the same time last year with 36 percent of the…
$1100 MSI laptop packs Radeon HD 8970M, AMD claims fastest mobile GPU
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In 2012, AMD began shipping its mobile line-up of Radeon HD 8000M-series just in time for the arrival of 2013. AMD unveiled today its latest addition to that mobile GPU line-up, its upcoming series of Radeon HD 8900M chips. The Radeon 8900M-series flagship, the 8970M, packs twice the number...
Google to ship custom Galaxy S4 starting June 26th for $649
- Google I/O is in full swing and as expected, the search giant is dominating today’s tech news. We’ve just received word that Google has unveiled a version of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 that’s unlike any other. That’s because the handset sports…
Google Play Store update brings UI tweaks, more syncing options
- Google's I/O conference is underway, but before it even begun, the company rolled out a new version of the Google Play Store. The update, which was first reported by Android Police, brings some nice visual improvements and plenty of fresh…
HP unveils new Android and Windows hybrid notebooks
- HP on Wednesday unveiled two new hybrid laptops, the Android-powered Slatebook x2 and the HP Split x2 that runs Windows 8. The former system appears to be positioned to compete directly with the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity while the Windows…
PayPal rolls out free mobile payment processing
- Processing credit cards can eat up a good chunk of businesses' profits. Fees add up quickly, which is one of the reasons why some places still impose minimum purchase amounts for credit card transactions. With this in mind, PayPal has…
BlackBerry finally bringing BBM to iOS and Android
- BlackBerry has just announced that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be released for Android and iOS as a free app this summer. That’s a major strategy shift for the company, which has long touted BBM as a key advantage of…
Nokia's Lumia 925 gets official with lighter aluminum body
- Nokia’s Lumia 925 smartphone is now official. As most expected, the device is basically a revised version of the Lumia 920 with improvements in several categories. Most notably, Nokia ditched the polycarbonate shell and replaced it with a more durable…
BlackBerry unveils budget-minded Q5 qwerty smartphone
- BlackBerry is once again on the offensive as the company unveiled a new smartphone at the annual BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, Florida. The budget-minded Q5 handset is designed with emerging markets in mind and is expected to go on…
Recent FCC filings could be for rumored Motorola X Phone
- A Motorola smartphone bearing the model number "XT1058" appeared in FCC filings last week. The "designed & assembled in the USA" device appears to be equipped with NFC, LTE 4G and geared for AT&T's network (GSM 850/1900) -- could this…
Zact launches flexible no-contract wireless plans, credits you back for unused minutes, messages and data
- We’ve seen a number of companies attempting to shake up the wireless industry in recent months, from startups like Republic Wireless to established carriers like T-Mobile. This week a new player is throwing its hat on the ring with what’s…
AT&T discontinues 'Facebook phone' after just one month, report says
- It appears as though the HTC First will join the ranks of the Microsoft Kin and the HP TouchPad as the most recent flop in technology. Sales of the “Facebook phone” are so bad that AT&T has already decided to…
Nexus 7 refresh expected at I/O: upgraded SoC and display, same price
- With Google I/O just around the corner, speculation is starting to mount about what the company might show next week in San Francisco. The next major update to Android seems like a given, but according to KGI securities analyst Mingchi…
Nokia's Lumia 928 gets official on Verizon, coming next week for $99
- Nokia’s Lumia 928 smartphone is now official as Verizon Wireless just announced it ahead of a planned Nokia media event next Tuesday in London. The new handset will carry a Gorilla Glass-coated 4.5-inch AMOLED display operating at 1,280 x 768…
Report: Amazon is working on two smartphones, one with a 3D display
- In what should be a surprise to nobody at this point, rumors of an Amazon smartphone are once again making the rounds. This time around, however, Amazon’s fabled handset is getting a boost in the way of a glasses-free 3D…
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean spotted in the wild, expected next week
- The next version of Google’s mobile operating system is already in the wild according to a number of reports around the web. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean hasn’t been officially announced yet but is already being field tested – effectively pushing…
T-Mobile sells 500,000 iPhone 5s in first month, quarterly profits drop
- T-Mobile has just released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2013, offering a first look at the company's iPhone 5 sales since it began carrying the device about a month ago. The self-procalimed 'uncarrier' was able to move…
"Dead in five years": The reports of the tablet's demise are greatly exaggerated
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There are wildly differing viewpoints on whether or not the tablet is on its way out, as you might guess. One perspective is that of the smartphone taking over what the tablet does; which is basically content consumption and creation, albeit the latter on a more limited scale than, say, a standard desktop or convertible Ultrabook.
Viber launches messaging app for PC and Mac as competitors stick to mobile
- Third-party messaging applications are big business on mobile, with many users looking to break away from the expensive text messaging plans offered by carriers. WhatsApp is likely the most used of these apps, but Viber is looking to take the…
Next iPad mini expected to feature Retina Display
- Apple is preparing a Retina version of the iPad mini for release in the third quarter of 2013, according to DisplaySearch NPD analyst Richard Shim. This is not the first time we are hearing about a Retina-equipped mini, however Shim's…
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