Quietly, Samsung has refreshed its Galaxy Tab line, which is the South Korean tech giant’s answer to Apple’s iPad, earlier this year, giving it some bump up to fit prevailing tablet lovers’ demands and trimming some excesses at the same time.
Erik Pineda Nov 23, 2012
Few months into its scheduled February 2013 launch for new generation of handsets and a revised mobile platform, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) saw considerable boosts on shares value, reports said.
Erik Pineda Nov 23, 2012
There is a third smartphone system outside the dominant Android and iOS world and it’s called the Windows Phone 8. Of course we know that already in the same way that we equate WP8 to Nokia’s Lumia handsets.
Erik Pineda Nov 23, 2012
One more bad publicity for Microsoft’s Windows 8 as Yahoo! News reported that influential gadget reviewer Jakob Nielsen will wait out for the next version of the operating system, judging the freshly rolled out OS as lacking the punch for a compelling PC experience.
Erik Pineda Nov 22, 2012
LG’s Optimus smartphone lines can be considered as the South Korean consumer electronic firm’s saviour. The handsets are largely credited for nudging LG out of the red column, chalking up respectable profits after the global smartphone scrambling had ended for the September 2012 quarter.
Erik Pineda Nov 22, 2012
HTC One S has been in the competition for quite some time but a second and really thorough look seems warranted for a device that enraptured quite a number of tech experts for its impressive and sturdy finish.
Erik Pineda Nov 22, 2012
Looking to get Samsung’s Galaxy S3 Mini minus the two-year obligation? The downsized mobile phone is currently available on Amazon, CNET said on Tuesday, but stocks are running very low.
Erik Pineda Nov 21, 2012
Global sales of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8, has been slow at best but devices running the cross-platform OS were moving in a much better pace, tech blog site Mashable reported this week.
Erik Pineda Nov 21, 2012
The power of online shopping could be both liberating and problematic if one is not as conspicuous as ever. Scanning through colourful and interactive catalogues of products and services spells fun as the new shopping flare. Nonetheless. shopping or just browsing, one should not let your guard down as there are those on the watch to do some online mischief.
Christine Gaylican Nov 21, 2012
Click Frenzy's website may have crashed due to the surge of consumers wanting to get first dibs on discounted products, and may have lost patrons along the way, but the real winners here were the retailers themselves prepared to serve online consumers.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 21, 2012
Looking to get Samsung’s Galaxy S3 Mini minus the two-year obligation? The downsized mobile phone is currently available on Amazon, CNET said on Tuesday, but stocks are running very low.
Erik Pineda Nov 21, 2012
The Finnish mobile phone maker is set to deploy its revamped and rebranded map application, now called Here, to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android ecosystems, which the company said should be up and ready for downloads in the next few weeks.
Erik Pineda Nov 21, 2012
The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is the tablet incarnation of everything about Amazon. As one reviewer observed – consumers so deeply entangled with the giant online retailer’s sub-ecosystem will find this new slate the quickest gateway in accessing products on the company’s store.
Erik Pineda Nov 21, 2012
Smartphone served as the tech industry juggernaut in the past five years that it catapulted tech firms to record revenues and profits, according to Asymco managing director Horace Dediu.
Erik Pineda Nov 20, 2012
Anti-virus specialist Symantec has unmasked a new malware that exploits a function of Google Docs to secretly communicate with its command and control (C&C) server, likely infecting even new machines running on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Erik Pineda Nov 20, 2012
Android appears well on its way to global mobile device dominance, likely to complete its tablet rally much sooner than Apple had expected.
Erik Pineda Nov 19, 2012
Rowing against the tide, Nintendo launched the Wii U Nov. 18, hopeful that gamers the world over will plunk down some cash for an upgrade of the experience that conquered the world six years ago.
Erik Pineda Nov 19, 2012
Activision executives were in euphoric mood as of Friday last week, overwhelmed by the incessant cash register rings generated by the latest Call of Duty virtual mayhem. The new game title clocked $US500 million sales after its full-day of commercial debut, reports said.
Erik Pineda Nov 19, 2012
If the first day sale of Nexus 4 were an indicator, it would be a Merry Christmas for Google since reports said that within hours, consumers snapped up units in Australia, United Kingdom and several other nations after the stores opened.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 16, 2012
Microsoft is poised to pull off more surprises over the next few years but its chief executive, Steve Ballmer, is keeping all the details close to his chest for now, refusing to confirm talks of upcoming hardwares from the software giant.
Erik Pineda Nov 16, 2012
Like Apple, Samsung thought it wise to have its own Mini but not a smaller tablet. Instead, the South Korean decided to serve a downsized version of its bestselling handset so far, the Galaxy S3, which recently outpaced the iPhone as the most sought-after smartphone brand in the world.
Erik Pineda Nov 16, 2012
Due to the growing popularity and higher demand for its use, Instagram just launched a PC version called Instagrille. This free desktop app provides all Instagram experience from the mobile to the PC.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 16, 2012
Gartner's third quarter report for 2012 released on Thursday showed that South Korean tech firm LG remained in fifth place in overall global mobile phone sales by vendors.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 16, 2012
To ensure growth and carving for Australia a bigger niche in the multibillion-dollar global industry, Australian Arts Minister Simon Crean announced on Thursday the creation of the Australian Interactive Games Fund.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 16, 2012
Nokia badly needs a lifeline, research firm Gartner said on its latest report, which showed that the Lumia 920 maker crashed out from the coveted list of the top five biggest smartphone makers in the world.
Erik Pineda Nov 15, 2012
BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion (RIM), is frantic but confident in conquering the world consumer market as the struggling company readies its new handsets topbilled as the new Blackberry 10.
Erik Pineda Nov 15, 2012
Small footprint and easy on the hand (but not necessarily on the pocket) easily land the iPad Mini on everyone’s shopping list, plus of course the excitement that gradually built up on the gadget prior to its unveiling last month by Apple.
Erik Pineda Nov 15, 2012
Much of the world barely noticed but yes Apple actually released the iPad 4 alongside with the iPad Mini a few weeks ago and it has generated enough buzz, at least for those paying keen attention.
Erik Pineda Nov 15, 2012
Anyone who has a mobile phone probably owned at least one Motorola unit in his lifetime. Motorola used to be the global leader in mobile phone sales in the 1990s until Nokia, Apple and Samsung stepped up their game and caused Motorola sales to plummet. Based in Schaumburg, Illinois, Motorola lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, which caused the company to be divided into two independent units, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 15, 2012
The Android dominates the global smartphone market. A recently released Gartner report found that for the third quarter of 2012, Android comprised 72.4 per cent of mobile sales worldwide.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 15, 2012
