The so called HAL is that part of the OS set to handle all communications with the actual hardware Google wants the same thing you Android users want- a better camera. Now your camera hardware is getting better with the future updates by Google. All the rumors that the company will launch RAW files support to Android appear to be...
The new processor will remain quad-core This is the year of the quad-code processors for smart devices and we’re already on the starting line of a new octa-core era, because the need for speed grows every day. In the meantime, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 got revealed to bring more speed than the older 800 version. The new processor will remain...
So far the only device featuring a 64-bit processor is iPhone 5S Samsung met with ARM to discuss 64-bit CPU for its Samsung Galaxy S5 that will launch in 2014, but that didn’t go without speculations. According to DailyTech, an unnamed senior at ARM who attended that meeting suggested that the 64-bit chips weren’t the only topic of the discussion....
Two days ago Samsung tried to stop damages retrial based on the USPTO comment that Apple’s ‘pitch to zoom’ patent may not be valid in which case Apple was required to present more documentation in order to prove them wrong. Unfortunately for Samsung Judge Lucy Koh has already denied such request of patent investigation once. As the final invalidation is...
The “New Nokia” will face new obstacles after the deal with Microsoft Nokia shareholders have finally approved the $4.7 billion deal with Microsoft for Nokia’s smartphone business and many of us are quite curious to see how this valuable asset transfer would influence both Nokia and Microsoft. Redmond is jumping seriously into the mobile business after years of unproductive efforts,...
Apple / Phone Business & Stocks / Phones / Samsung
by Phones Review · Published 11/20/2013 · Last modified 11/21/2013
The everlasting trials for patent infringements between Apple and Samsung are very close to a further 3-year delay. This is because Samsung is struggling in every possible way to avoid a damages retrial by Judge Lucy Koh and a competent jury. So far, the question how much exactly does Samsung have to pay is still unclear. The Korean manufacturer does...
Nokia shareholders have approved the deal with Microsoft 99.7% of all Nokia shareholders who participated in yesterday’s meeting agreed with the Microsoft sale, representing four / fifths of all Nokia shares. That means the deal is officially approved and it is a subject to other formal approvals and regulations which should be completed in Q1 2014. Nokia agrees to sell...
Recently, Apple launched its trading program that enables users to exchange their old iPhone devices for brand new ones with a certain percentage of discharge. Titled iPhone Reuse and Recycle Program, it applies to both standard and business customers. The rules of the program are pretty simple: you go to an Apple store and tell the employees you’d like to...
Huawei / Phone Business & Stocks / Phones
by Phones Review · Published 11/17/2013 · Last modified 11/19/2013
MediaTek was the very first system-on-chip supplier to develop an octa-core mobile SoC device that is capable of processing tasks within eight CPU cores. The True Octa-Core solution even pushed Qualcomm to start prepping their next generation processor and in the middle of the two giants, the company Huawei couldn’t resist not to get involved, so Xu Xin Quan, the...
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...
