Speculation is rife that Samsungwill debut the successor to its popular tablet-smartphone hybrid Galaxy Note at the upcoming IFA event scheduled to be held inBerlin in August end. Likely to be called Galaxy Note 2, the hybrid device also known as phablet, is expected to hit retail stores in October. According to MK Business […]
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Research In Motion Ltd’s (RIM.TO)(RIMM.O) new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled company with a successful launch of its next-generation BlackBerrys next year, telling shareholders he would transform RIM into a “lean, mean, hunting machine.” Thorsten Heins — who was presiding over his first annual meeting since being named chief executive […]
Google has rolled out the source code of Android4.1 (Jelly Bean) for developers, who can receive it from Android Open Source Project. With this release, the manufacturers who use Android in their smartphones and tablets can begin working on the latest edition of Google’s open source mobile operating system for existing and upcoming devices. […]
The first device with Firefox OSwill cost less than $100 (Rs 5,500). This was revealed by Matthew Key, the chief operating officer of Telefonica, a telecom operator which will be using Mozilla’s upcoming mobile operating system that was announced recently. He also revealed that Brazil will be the first country to receive the device, […]
Apple has only just begun to address the consumer electronics market in China, but it is seen by many industry watchers as being integral to Apple’s continued growth. On Tuesday, Apple announced that it will finally launch its current-generation iPad tablet in China on July 20th, and pricing will align with U.S. pricing. Apple’s […]
Have a mobile app? Wondering if advertising can help you make money from that app? Here are eight must-know tips to help you turn mobile app inventory into dollars. 1. It takes customers to make money While this is a piece about monetizing apps, the amount of money you can generate from an app is […]
Halfway into 2012, there are now more than 1.2 million mobile applications available to download to iOS and Android devices. With so many options literally at our fingertips — including dozens of worthy titles introduced to us each day — the task of compiling a mid-year “best of” list of new apps is more […]
On the last day of the Google I/O developers conference, we sat down with engineering director Peter Magnusson to digest the introduction ofCompute Engine, which adds Google-scale processing power to the company’s list of cloud offerings designed to take on Amazon Web Services. Here are the announcement’s five key implications: 1. Forget Web vs. Native. […]
‘Firefox OS‘ coming to smartphones in 2013 A new operating system for mobile phones akin to the Mozilla Firefox internet browser has got the backing of several major telecom companies, turning up the heat onGoogle and Apple in the smartphone market. Mozilla said on Monday that mobile network operators Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, Smart,Telecom Italia […]