News: Reads from WWW
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013
Kindle Fire Rules Android Tablet Market in the U.S.
According to app analytics company Localytics for Android devices, the U.S. accounts for 59 percent of Google's tablet market. Furthermore, one out of three Android tablets in the US is the Kindle Fire from Amazon.
Monday, 28 Jan 2013
Google+ Surpasses Twitter as Second Most Popular Social Network
In the final quarter of 2012, Google+ became the second most popular social media on the Internet, just slightly behind Facebook. In third place was Youtube, another Google product, while Twitter was in fourth place.
Unlocking Your Smartphone is Now Illegal in the U.S.
The U.S. Library of Congress has just passed a new law which makes it illegal for anyone to unlock a smartphone, with first time offenders subject to fines of up to US$500,000, imprisonment for five years, or both.
Friday, 25 Jan 2013
Lenovo Looking to Acquire RIM?
Lenovo has commented that it is currently "assessing potential acquisition targets and strategic alliances", including one with RIM as part of a strategy to boost its smartphone business.
Belkin Buys Linksys from Cisco
Cisco appears to be moving away from the consumer market and is looking for a buyer for Linksys. Belkin's purchase of Linksys is expected to be completed in March 2013 for an as of yet undisclosed amount.
Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Mozilla Unveils Two Dev Firefox OS Smartphones for Developers
To get gears up and running, the Mozilla Foundation also announced yesterday that smartphones running the Firefox OS will be available to developers in February. Because the devices are not designed for consumers, they will be running development versions of Firefox OS.
Google Slides Gets Offline Editing Feature
Google has been adding offline capabilities to their web office suite, and the latest to get this much needed feature is Google Slides. Now users can create, edit, and present Google Slides presentations without requiring an Internet connection.
Apple Records Revenue and Profits, Yet Shares Prices Continue to Dive
Despite raking up record revenue and profits for Q1 2013, Apple's share prices continue to fall.
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Samsung Breezes Past Apple As World's Leading Chip Customer
According to Gartner, Samsung has surpassed Apple in 2012 to become the world's leading buyer of semiconductor products.
Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013
Alleged Press Image of Samsung Galaxy S IV Surfaces
Rumors of the Samsung Galaxy S IV are coming fast and furious. This time, we are offered a peek at what possibly might be an official press image of the device.