The A-series processors production might end in the hands of TSMC Recent rumors claim that Apple wants to move its chip production to the TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation). The production of Apple’s A series of chipsets currently operated by Samsung and according to the Chinese media, the issue concerns low yields in the 20mm process for the next generation...
Three quick ways to reduce the data consumption on your Android device Recently the US based Internet content delivery network released the numbers of true data consumption over the last year (figure). While world’s data speed averagely increases to 3.6Mpbs, the mobile data consumption rises 80%, which means we normally use about 2GB of data per month. Unfortunately, the trouble...
HTC is aiming to win the trust of its fans once again Unfortunately for owners of HTC devices, there has been a serious lack of updates provided for the flagships in the past couple of years. On the other hand, due to bad strategy HTC is no longer on the top of the Android food chain. Realizing all of this,...
Android / Apple iOS / BlackBerry OS / Mobile OS / Phone Business & Stocks / Windows Phone
by Phones Review · Published 02/16/2014
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...
Mobile OS / Nokia / Phone Business & Stocks / Phones / Windows Phone
by Phones Review · Published 02/15/2014 · Last modified 02/16/2014
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...
Android / Applications / Phone Business & Stocks
by Phones Review · Published 02/15/2014 · Last modified 02/16/2014
Rakuten will access a global user base of over 300 million users thanks to Viber The ambitious Japanese company Rakuten has acquired the Viber messaging app for $900 million. According to the official statement, the owner of Kobo and the online Play.com retailer is aiming to become the world’s number 1 internet service company and acquiring one of most popular...
Android / Apple iOS / Mobile OS / Phone Business & Stocks / Windows Phone
by Phones Review · Published 02/14/2014
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%...
Chinese market decreased 4% for first time in 2 years According to a new IDC report, overall smartphone shipments in China have declined by 4% in Q4 2013, which marks the first drop for over 2 years. ‘Only’ 90.8 million smartphones were sold during the last quarter, by contrast to the 94.8 million shipments in Q3 2013. After nine successive...
Speed hints the new Samsung Exynos processor on board We just reported the possible dimensions of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 and since, as we promised, the last few days will be pretty much dedicated to the hot-topic device, we will continue with the updates. In a more official manner, this time around the official Twitter account of Samsung posted...
This is most likely the pre-final device We are already expecting Samsung Galaxy S5 to surface during the new Unpacked event by Samsung on Monday February 24 in Barcelona. In all, the only clue we’ve got so far is the number 5 on the invitation photo that the Korean company is teasing us with. Whether we’ll finally see the fifth...
