Category: Mobile OS

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The latest market research show that Android smartphones rule the world

Android made it up to 79% of the entire smartphone unit shipments on global scale There’s no surprise that one of the hottest debates amongst users of mobile devices is focusing on which operating system is the best- Google Android or Apple iOS. Fans of any of those can be very passionate about the platform they prefer, but in the...

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Sea Change Coming Out with Windows Phone 8.1, Media Files Downloaded Directly

Sea Change to Bring Out More Capabilities and Fewer Limitations, Media Files Downloaded Directly, File Manager Expected Too The sea change that is anticipated with Windows Phone 8.1 enjoys a lot of attention. There is news leaking on different aspects of the new version to come out soon. It is described as the counterpart of Windows 8 for mobile devices....

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Tizen Association grows some more with 15 new members

Tizen Association grows at an increasing rate New members are joining the Tizen Association. Just a few weeks before MWC held in Barcelona and the first unveiling of Tizen powered devices the association now grows from previously having 36 members to now 51 resulting in 15 members increase. The members of the association are certainly there set the standards and...

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Shipment Data for Brazil by IDC on Windows Phone Peg It As the Second Most Popular OS There

Shipment Data for the Brazilian Windows Phone Market Show the OS Is the Second in Popularity in the Country Shipment data on Windows Phone show its popularity in Brazil is growing. Now it is considered the second most popular OS in the country. That is the conclusion on the basis of shipment data by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Users...

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Why would Nokia launch an Android phone?

Nokia goes green – the main Android color Nokia has recently changed the background color of its social profiles such as Facebook and Twitter to green and the main reason for that move could be the ‘X’ – Nokia’s first Android-powered device expected to debut on February 24 at MWC. But why would Nokia launch and Android phone now? Pocket...

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Sailfish OS to be installed on old Samsung’ models, rumors say

New rumors suggest that the Sailfish OS will run on Samsung’s old devices One of the newest and fastest progressing operating systems is Sailfish OS. The platform has already passed through the first big challenge before any new operating system – to run on a real device with a fulfilling performance. The company that created Sailfish OS designed the smartphone...

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iOS leads in the business market with a 73% share in Q4 2013

Android activations account for 26%, while Windows Phone is third with a tiny share Good Technology has published a new report about OS, app and device preferences from the FORTUNE 100 companies, leaders in banking, healthcare, retail, defense, insurance and other business sectors. According to the figures, iOS activations accounts for 73% of the market in the last quarter (54%...

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Microsoft Goals May Include Enabling Android Apps for Windows and Windows Phone

Microsoft Goals Include Apps Development, There Are Suggestions Microsoft May Enable Android Apps A Microsoft goal in the mobile area includes developing more apps. For the purpose the company is trying to attract and stimulate developers. Because apps for Windows Phone are fewer than those for Android, recently there have been ideas about what Microsoft goals should include. It is...

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Samsung Heron passes through FCC, ready to land in Verizon

Samsung Heron will be released by Verizon, according to a new leak One week ago we shared the rumor started by @evleaks about the upcoming Windows Phone-powered smartphone by the Korean manufacturer Samsung. The tipster revealed a lot of juicy details about the SM-W750V. First, it seems that the handset has the codename Huron. It is still unknown what the...