Android over 50% of smartphone sales as Nokia and RIM feel strain
Android continued its relentless march on the mobile market in the first quarter of 2012, making up 56% of world smartphone shipments as that sector grew by 44.7% to 144.4m, even while the overall world market for mobile phones shrank by 2% year-on-year to 419m, according to new data from research company Gartner. A year ago Android
Cellphone market shrank in first quarter: Gartner
Global sales of mobile phones shrank 2 percent in the first quarter due to slower demand in the Asia-Pacific region, the first year-on-year fall since 2009, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday. 'The first quarter, traditionally the strongest quarter for Asia ... saw a lack of new product launches from leading manufacturers, and users
China Mobile in talks with Apple for iPhone
China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology is not supported by the chips used in current iPhone models.
Apple drops 4G from new iPad name in UK online store
Apple has removed claims that its new iPad has '4G' capability from its UK and other non-US online stores, after complaints that its high-speed mobile connection could not work outside the US. The UK Apple Store now describes the mobile-capable device as having 'cellular' capability, rather than 4G. The latter offers superfast mobile
Gameloft sees faster growth from second quarter on new launches
Mobile video game group Gameloft expects growth to speed up from the second quarter of 2012 as it launches a record number of smartphone games based on a money-making model which allows it to double a game's revenue over its lifespan. The French company expects sales to reach 192 million euros ($248.52 million) in 2012, compared with
Twitter now has 10m users in UK
Twitter now has 10 million active users in the UK, out of 140 million worldwide, the company has revealed - and 80%, an unusually high number, access it through mobile phones. The data about the UK, revealed for the first time by the company, indicates that 8 million who logged in to the company's site in the past 30 days did so from a
iPad gives voice to kids with autism
Sharia stood immobile in front of the television, transfixed by its images, unaware of the world around her. Her family called her name over and over again, but she did not respond. It was that moment when they knew something was wrong. Initially, they thought it was a hearing problem. When they
Huawei sees consumer devices sales up a third this year
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL, the world's No.2 telecom equipment maker that has diversified into making mobile phones, expects sales of its consumer devices to rise to $9 billion this year from $6.8 billion last year, a senior executive said on Thursday. Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei Mobile, made the comments during an industry
Mobile social game giants GREE and DeNA report sharp financial growth
Japan's two largest social mobile games firms, GREE and DeNA, have reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2012, although regulatory scrutiny could rein in their growth in the months ahead. GREE generated revenues of $560m (around £348m) during the quarter, posting a net profit of $162m (around £101m). That's up 182%
Report: Smartphones, not computers, drive most Facebook use
According to comScore's new Mobile Metrix 2.0 report released Monday, Facebook's mobile usage is on the rise. In fact, the report revealed that Facebook users spent more time accessing the social network on smartphones than on computers in March. Facebook users spent an average of 441 minutes —
AT&T expands into wireless home security, automation
AT&T is joining the expanding field of home security and automation, introducing a wireless service that will let homeowners use their mobile devices to remotely set alarms, turn on lights or even shut off water. Called AT&T Digital Life, the service will connect users with a vast array of
Angry Birds, Mad Money
Finnish mobile games company Rovio Entertainment, creator of the hugely popular 'Angry Birds' series of games, reported total revenues of US$98.3 million for 2011, according to The Guardian. From The Guardian:Rovio says that the total number of 'Angry Birds' game downloads reached 648 million by the end of 2011, with 200 million
Android and iPhone users fuel fervour for Pebble, a wristwatch that runs apps
In the old Dick Tracy comics, the detective had a wrist TV-cum-mobile he used to talk to his associates. Now something that looks just like it is days away from production after a Silicon Valley startup raised more than $8m (£5m) from individual pledges to build a watch that will connect to the internet and run apps. Eric Migicovsky, 25,
Lenovo to launch mobile devices facility in central China
Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker by sales, said on Monday that it will invest about 5 billion yuan ($793 million) over the next five years in an integrated mobile devices facility in China to meet rising global demand for smartphones and tablet computers. The Lenovo (Wuhan) Industrial Base, located in the city of Wuhan in
Galaxy S III Serves Up Big Dollop of Ice Cream Sandwich
'We believe the Galaxy S III is the most anticipated product in the 20-year history of Samsung Mobile,' Blythe Makenzie, Samsung Mobile's representative, told TechNewsWorld. 'We will continue to share information as it becomes available.'
The Galaxy S III's Specs
The Galaxy S III has an 4.8-inch Super AMOLED 1,280 by 720 pixel
Judge says Googles Android lost money in 2010
Google Inc's Android mobile platform resulted in a net loss for the company in every quarter of 2010, despite generating roughly $97.7 million in revenue for the first quarter of that year, a U.S. judge said in court. The discussion on Thursday of the finances of what has become the world's leading mobile operating software in just four
Intel wants to plug a smartphone into your brain
An Intel-commissioned white paper released Wednesday on the future of mobile technology concludes that connected devices interfacing with the human brain is an inevitability. Here's how the paper's authors, from consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton, put it: 'As convergence continues across device types, functions, and capabilities, the melding
Global Smartphone Market Is on Fire
A recent flurry of reports analyzing the state of the mobile market has provoked some head-spinning. Some issues, such as the global competition between Samsung and Apple, are being hotly disputed by dueling consulting firms. About other trends, though, there is no doubt whatsoever.
'Here is what we know is true --
