iPhone 5S rear housing leaked, shows minimal differences
After hearing earlier this month that Apple may be speeding up its update cycle for the iPhone, several photos have leaked that are claimed to be of the rear housing of the iPhone 5S, a.k.a. the next iPhone. The photos show both the inside and outside of the shell, and…
BlackBerry Curve 9320 Allegedly Explodes On A Boy’s Bed, Setting It On Fire
An 11-year-old boy named Kian McCreath from the UK says that a BlackBerry Curve 9320 exploded on his bed after being removed from the charger, leading the bed to erupt into flames and burn the boy’s legs. RIM is preparing to launch a full investigation into the matter once the According…
Korean regulator warns against illegal iPhone 5 subsidies
Telecom regulator Korea Communications Commission (KCC) says it will punish SK Telecom and KT if the two local telcos offer illegal subsidies to attract more iPhone 5 customers. According to The Korea Times on Tuesday, the regulator will conduct a thorough investigation of the mobile carriers from Dec. 7 onward, the KCC…
TomTom updates its Android app to make it, you know, work
London, 4 December 2012 In October 2012, TomTom brought world-class navigation to Android with its smartphone app for drivers. Today, TomTom releases a new update to the app that makes it available to more Android owners. The latest version is optimised for use with the latest and most popular smartphone As well as…
IDC predicts smartphone growth to reach 45% in 2012
The mobile phone market is a growth industry, but according to the latest IDC report growth for 2012 is predicted to only be 1.4% compared to last year. More than 1.7 billion mobile phones will ship this year with the predicted number reaching 2.2 billion in 2016. If you look I don’t put a lot…
Short Selling: Are Bets On BlackBerry 10 Leaving RIM Ripe For A Slide Or A …
This is a guest post by Karl Loomes, a market analyst at Astec Analytics, part of SunGard. The views expressed are those of the author. When looking at securities lending data and short selling activity in a stock I am always cautious when I see a rise in a company’s…
Top 3 Android phones on any carrier [December 2012]
As a guy who writes about Android, the question I get asked most often — other than “How do you manage to be so handsome?” — is “Which Android phone should I get?” It’s an understandable inquiry: As a platform, Android is all about diversity. And while lots of choice…
iOS tops Android in smartphone sales, survey says
Android sales have declined in the U.S., helping iOS regain the top spot among smartphone platforms sold in the three-month period ending in October, according to the latest research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. The survey found iOS now has 48.1 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, an increase of…
Salang: Probe on alleged 1Malaysia netbook sale online
SARIKEI: Investigations will be carried out if there is evidence over allegations that have resurfaced, of people offering for sale the 1Malaysia netbooks. Information, Communications and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said although there were such allegations in the past, no evidence had arisen to substantiate them and for…
Orange preloads Lookout Android security suite after funding boost
People in the UK who buy an Android phone from Orange, T-Mobile or EE will soon find a mobile security suite from Lookout preinstalled, following a deal struck between the operator and the anti-malware firm. Lookout announced the move in a blog post on Tuesday, in which it said the…
