News tagged ‘smartphones’
Monday, 13 May 2013
Cars Could Soon Have a Standard OS
If the automakers can get behind a unified standard, we could soon be seeing cars with a standard OS that will let us quickly setup our favorite radio stations, GPS and even seat position settings.
Monday, 29 Apr 2013
Massive Deposit of Lithium Discovered in Wyoming
Researchers have discovered a new source of lithium near Rock Springs, Wyoming. The new source could potentially contain enough lithium to meet US demand for a whole century.
Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013
Firefox OS Developer Phones Sell Out Within Hours
Geekphone has put out its two Firefox OS developer phones for sale. The phones have sold out within hours, but stocks are said to be replenished soon.
Friday, 5 Apr 2013
Nokia Lumia 720 & Lumia 520 Arrive in Singapore
The two Windows Phone 8 smartphones come preloaded with the HERE suite of applications, including HERE Maps and HERE Drive, for turn by turn navigation. True offline maps allow exploring without expensive data costs, particularly when roaming.
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013
Sales of LG Optimus L Series Surpass 15 Million Units
LG has announced that it sold an Optimus L Series device every second over the past two months, driving sales of the smartphones to over 15 million units. LG will also unveil a new generation of the L series at MWC 2013 with an upgraded design along with enhanced features.
Friday, 28 Dec 2012
Toshiba to Make Lytro-like Cameras for Smartphones
Toshiba is developing a light-field camera for use in smartphones and tablets. Like the light-field image sensor found in the Lytro camera, Toshiba's camera will allow photographers to change the focal point in an image after it's been shot.
Thursday, 27 Dec 2012
Samsung Aims to Ship More than 500 Million Phones in 2013
Samsung aims to ship more than 500 million phones in 2013, a target which is a 20% increase from the estimated 420 million devices shipped this year.
Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012
Samsung is Now The Biggest Name in Mobile Phones
According to iSuppli, Samsung is now the biggest name in mobile phones, overtaking Nokia for the first time in 14 years.
Monday, 17 Dec 2012
Launch of iPhone 5 in China Sees Over Two Million Units Sold in Three Days
The iPhone 5 was launched in China over the weekend and sales were in excess of two million units in just three days.
Friday, 14 Dec 2012
Dell Quits Smartphone Business
Dell has announced that it will quit the smartphone business and that it will focus its mobile efforts instead on tablets running Windows 8 and Windows RT.
