Samsung Electronics saw explosive growth during the second quarter, primarily due to the roll-out of its venerable Galaxy S2 smartphone, but the expected iPhone 5 from rival Apple could put the breaks on the S2.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired more than 1,000 technology patents from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), after it lost the bidding war over more than 6,000 patent filings from Nortel Networks.
Social networking phenomenon Google+ (or Google Plus), whose early growth has been meteoric, has finally hit turbulence - Web analytic firm Experian Hitwise said the site witnessed a drop in traffic growth and average usage time - but it still poses a threat to Facebook.
Computer maker Dell Inc. entered the 10.1-inch tablet race by releasing its Android Honeycomb tablet, Dell Streak 10 Pro, especially for the Chinese market. However, the tablet has to deal with the iconic Apple iPad 2, as the benchmark for design and performance has been set by the Cupertino giant.
With Apple recently claiming the number one spot as top smartphone vendor, Samsung will look to dethrone its rival after coming in as a close second. The showdown between the iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S2 may happen later this fall as the two tech giants battle for smartphone supremacy.
The sluggish sales of Nintendo's new gaming device 3DS pushed the company to make a surprising move to slash the price by $80, or more than 30 percent, possibly losing money for each sale of the device.
Nokia and Samsung has been demoted with Apple becoming the top smartphone vendor in the fierce global mobile device war. According to reports, Apple has sold over 20 million iPhones along with over 9 million iPads in the second quarter.
The sluggish sales of Nintendo's new gaming device 3DS pushed the company to make a surprising move to slash the price by $80, or more than 30 percent, possibly losing money for each sale of the device.
Apple's so-called No. 1 smartphone, the new iPhone 5 is speculated to be released in early September, specifically on Sept. 5. According to a tech site, the claimed sighting made by an anonymous tip of the Apple's fifth prototype model being used by an employee was credible information.
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Alibaba, the cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group is about to come up with its own cloud operated system for mobile phones.
Google acquired over 1,030 IBM patents in mid-July, as it readies itself for a potential onslaught of lawsuits.
Leaked photographs of an all-white Samsung Galaxy S2 Android phone has been doing rounds on the web sphere.
Google's new social networking site, Google+, witnessed a dip in traffic growth, according to Experian Hitwise, which tracks Web traffic.
Apple is the largest smartphone vendor surpassing Samsung and Nokia not only in terms of revenue, but also in volume accounting for 18.5 percent of the smartphone shipments in the second quarter.
Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android tablet makers, Apple Inc., HP and BlackBerry maker RIM.
Coinciding with the launch of T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, Powermat has released a dedicated wireless charging solution for the smartphone.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE: MMI) launch of several sub-$200 smartphones for emerging markets will boost units but hurt average selling prices in third quarter, Jefferies said.
Mozilla on Monday announced a new project called Boot to Gecko (B2G) to develop a Web-based open-source operating system that will eventually work on phones and tablets.
Google's popular operating system (OS) Android claimed the largest share with 39 percent of the U.S. consumer smartphone market in the month of June, while Apple's iOS trailed by 11 percent, accounting 28 percent of the entire market, said a new report released by Nielsen.
Motorola Mobility which was spun off from Motorola this year managed to report a 40 increase in second quarter revenues largely due to strong sales of its Google Android-based Smartphones.
Stiff competition from Apple and other competitors using Google's Android system are dragging on the company's profits. The company forecast today it will likely miss estimates from analysts in the third quarter and for the full fiscal year.
