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Rumor has it that one of the next big players to make a name for itself in the Smartphone stakes will be none other than Facebook. Until now an exclusively software company, so many big names in the tech industry are straying toward new territory that Facebook’s move toward hardware development has been interpreted by some as a given In fact, it had been suggested … [Read more...]
Sony surprised one and all yesterday be revealing a pair of brand new Walkman media players powered by Google’s coveted Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Of course, neither represents the first media player from Sony to carry Android as its primary OS – rivals including Samsung and Archos has also given some of their media players the Android … [Read more...]
Recent studies have revealed data suggesting that the number of internet users in China has rocketed from 485 million in 2011 to a staggering 538 million as of the end of June this year. Internet use also grew on a percentage basis, reaching a national average of 39.9% from the 36.2% of the same time last year. Perhaps more importantly however, the way in which … [Read more...]
Rumor has it that Apple’s iTV or Apple TV project is not in fact a rumor at all, but a guaranteed fact about to see the light of day for the first time. When it comes to accredited backing of ideas and suggestions in the world of technology, few names carry more weight than Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray. This week, Mr. Munster has gone on record to suggest that he … [Read more...]
Any notions of the iPhone 5 somehow not living up to the enormous hype have been spectacularly doused this week, as new research suggests that no less than 65% of consumers are looking to invest in an iPhone at some time in the near future. And of the 65% heading Apple’s way, a staggering 51% said that they will be investing in iPhone 5 as soon as possible following … [Read more...]
Consult a snapshot of a hotel poolside, wilderness camping retreat or outback adventure holiday of any kind today and you’ll notice one enormous difference from another taken 20 years ago – you’ll seldom see a soul present without his or her mobile phone. Even if not using theirs religiously, chances are 90% will be glancing at their iPhone in-between drinks, checking … [Read more...]
Research in Motion’s (RIM) dark cloud just will not seem to go away, with today bringing the news that Australian airline Qantas is to replace its entire contingency of BlackBerry Smartphones and devices with iPhones. While the loss of approximately 1,300 sales is of course a less than significant number on a global basis, the negative PR resulting from a shift to … [Read more...]
If you were planning on heading down to the High Street this week to finally get your hands on the already-legendary Google Nexus 7, let me be the first to advise you not to bother doing anything of the kind. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve nothing against Google’s new tab and can’t wait to get hold of one myself, but reports are flying in from all angles that third-party … [Read more...]
If you were under the impression that one of the biggest selling-points of all carried by the upcoming iPhone 5 would be that of 4G LTE connectivity, newly gathered sales figures would seem to argue otherwise. In fact, despite the fact that the iPhone 4S delivers no 4G LTE bragging-rights and is becoming more antiquated by the day, it is still attracting more sales … [Read more...]
It seems that the predictions are being fulfilled, and Apple really is preparing a version of the huge 13-inch Macbook Pro Retina Display which was presented during WWDC this year. The latest "evidence" of this model has emerged with the annuncement of the results of benchmarks performed with Geekbench 2, listing the new Macbook Pro 13-inch Retina with CPU model and … [Read more...]