After Samsung released its Jelly Bean update for Samsung Galaxy S3 last week, users reported some issues with the UK GT-I9300 and the South Korean SHV-E210K models related to reducing the battery life, constant applications crash and unstable connection via Wi-Fi. In addition, the Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 brought also lags into the performance along with incomplete device...
Mobile OS / Phones / Samsung / Windows Phone
by Phones Review · Published 11/16/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
On October 14, Microsoft released the third update for Windows Phone 8, which was said to arrive to phones over the following months. As Microsoft promised, Windows Phone Developers were able to download this update in order to test their apps with the latest version of the operating system under a new Developer Preview Program. Now the GDR3 update is...
Android / Apple / Apple iOS / Mobile OS / Phone Business & Stocks / Phones
by Phones Review · Published 11/16/2013
A new report from Canaccord Genuity reveals interesting trends about the global smartphone market in Q3. Despite the fact Android destroyed iOS in OS market share, Apple made all the money in the quarter. Furthermore, the results show that Apple made more money than all Android vendors combined. The earlier IDC report revealed that Android dominates the market with the...
Android / Apple iOS / Applications / BlackBerry OS / Mobile OS / Windows Phone
by Phones Review · Published 11/16/2013
Do you know the app Snapchat? The fast growing company that is providing the successful app for communication Snapchat seems to be an appetite bite for the major players in the mobile world. A recent report revealed that the relatively small company of Snapchat has declined the offer of Facebook to purchase the app for $3 billion. If this seems...
The new operating systems like Firefiox OS are slowly making their way to the hearts of customers. There are three main factors for the success of the platforms – they need to feature user friendly UI with vast compatibility with other platforms and hardware, they need to be integrated in devices, they need to be popular and available to more...
Android / Mobile OS / Motorola / Phones
by Phones Review · Published 11/15/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
This week Motorola made an announcement that Moto G will be shipping with Android 4.4 KitKat preinstalled in the US. As promised in the handset’s recent launch event, The Moto G is releasing in other regions shipping with Android 4.3, with a 4.4 update expected down the line. We reported that CEO Dennis Woodside reported that KitKat is coming to...
Jolla / Mobile OS / Phones / Sailfish OS
by Phones Review · Published 11/14/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
Jolla announced in a Tweet that their very first smartphone will be sold on November 27 in Helsinki as the retail partner is none other than DNA which has been Jolla’s pre-order partner as well. The 4.5 inch IPS device with Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor (1.4 GHz), 1GB of RAM and 3G, 4G connection is expected to be a...
Jolla / Mobile OS / Phones / Sailfish OS
by Phones Review · Published 11/13/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
The Finnish company Jolla announced that the integration of Nokia HERE maps on their Sailfish operating system is completed and now the app is going to become its default navigation. Not only that, the Sailfish will easily access Android apps as the two operating systems’ compatibility allows the upstart OS to run on Android phones. Back in September, Jolla got...
Earlier this year a published report from sources close to Samsung claimed that the Intel and Samsung developed mobile operating system Tizen is almost dead. The news seemed believable after the lack of information about details for Tizen platform and the future plans of Samsung for the launching of the first devices running on the operating system. The last few...
Android / Mobile OS / Phones / Samsung
by Phones Review · Published 11/11/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S4 are finally getting the long-awaited Android 4.3 update starting this month. The rollout actually has already began for the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4 in different markets, so Note 2 is next to go though it was announced that that Samsung already have access to that update since, according...
