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California may mandate 'Kill Switch' on smartphones, tablets from 2015
California may mandate 'Kill Switch' on smartphones, tablets from 2015
California lawmakers will propose mandating that all smartphones and tablets sold in the state from next year come equipped with a 'Kill Switch' than can render them useless if stolen. 07 Feb 2014 - 44 comments
comScore: Apple leads the way with 41.8 percent smartphone market share in U.S. followed by Samsung at 26.1 percent
comScore: Apple leads the way with 41.8 percent smartphone market share in U.S. followed by Samsung at 26.1 percent
Apple kept its crown as the top smartphone maker in the U.S., taking 41.8 percent for the quarter ended December 31st, 2013 says research firm comScore. 06 Feb 2014
Sony ends future software upgrades for most of its old Xperia smartphones
Sony ends future software upgrades for most of its old Xperia smartphones
Sony Mobile has confirmed today that many of its older Xperia smartphones will no longer be receiving future upgrades, and will stay with their current firmware and version of Android. 04 Feb 2014
Canalys: Android on 79 percent of nearly 1 billion smartphones shipped in 2013
Canalys: Android on 79 percent of nearly 1 billion smartphones shipped in 2013
While other firms reported that smartphone shipments broke 1 billion in 2013, Canalys believes the world got very close but did not hit the milestone. 31 Jan 2014 - 1 comment
IDC: Smartphones surpassed 1 billion shipments in 2013
IDC: Smartphones surpassed 1 billion shipments in 2013
As forecasted last year by research firm IDC, smartphone shipments reached over 1 billion in 2013. 29 Jan 2014
Report: Nintendo to make minigames for mobile devices
Report: Nintendo to make minigames for mobile devices
The Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported that Nintendo will create smartphone-based minigames for its more popular titles. 29 Jan 2014 - 3 comments
Don't expect Tizen phones to reach U.S. shores in the near future
Don't expect Tizen phones to reach U.S. shores in the near future
According to a Samsung executive, the company's first smartphones running on the Tizen operating system will not reach the U.S. market. 11 Jan 2014
Lenovo unveils 6-inch phablet, other new devices
Lenovo unveils 6-inch phablet, other new devices
Lenovo has unveiled a whole new lineup of smartphones, meant to offer something for every would-be device owner. 03 Jan 2014
Watching porn? You're probably on a smartphone then
Watching porn? You're probably on a smartphone then
According to online porn aggregator/indexer PornHub, the majority of visitors to the site are now from mobile devices, surpassing desktop users by the highest margin ever. 27 Dec 2013 - 6 comments
AT&T: Smartphone hardware subsidies are likely dead into the future
AT&T: Smartphone hardware subsidies are likely dead into the future
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has said that the company will likely kill off device subsidies into the future. 11 Dec 2013 - 6 comments
IDC: China smartphone shipments to reach 450 million by next year
IDC: China smartphone shipments to reach 450 million by next year
According to research firm IDC, the Chinese smartphone market will likely reach over 450 million units shipped in 2014. The major increase ...... 25 Sep 2013
Panasonic exits the smartphone market in Japan
Panasonic exits the smartphone market in Japan
Panasonic has announced it will be exiting the smartphone market in Japan, instead outsourcing production to emerging markets like India. 05 Sep 2013
HTC starts new, massive marketing campaign with Robert Downey Jr.
HTC starts new, massive marketing campaign with Robert Downey Jr.
HTC has unveiled their largest marketing campaign to date, showing off the Change brand platform and its lead spokesperson, blockbuster actor Robert Downey Jr. 12 Aug 2013 - 1 comment
IDC: Battle for third place in smartphone market heats up
IDC: Battle for third place in smartphone market heats up
Research firm IDC has released their global market share figures for the smartphone market for the Q2 2013. 28 Jul 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 sales to top 10 million this week
Samsung Galaxy S4 sales to top 10 million this week
Samsung has announced that it is confident they will surpass 10 million units sold of the Galaxy S4 by next week 19 May 2013
Samsung responds to criticisms over Galaxy S4 internal storage capacity
Samsung responds to criticisms over Galaxy S4 internal storage capacity
Says consumers now have more powerful features and a better display 04 May 2013 - 21 comments
Windows Phone 8 to support 1080p displays by end of year
Windows Phone 8 to support 1080p displays by end of year
An update before the end of the year will allow manufacturers to build 5-inch (or larger) phones with 1080p displays, on par with rival operating systems 10 Apr 2013 - 1 comment
Windows Phone GM moves to Amazon
Windows Phone GM moves to Amazon
Could lead to oft-rumored Amazon Phone 03 Apr 2013
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