The tablet market continued to show strong growth in Q3 2012. Shipments reached 27.8 million units, a 49.5% growth over the same quarter a year ago and 6.7% over Q2 2012. Apple continued to dominate despite slowing sales (tied in part to anticipation for the iPad mini). Android made strong gains thanks in large part to Samsung and ASUS. “After […]
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Rumour: Google still expected to launch entry-level Nexus tablet
Rumours persist that Google will release an entry-level Nexus tablet priced below its currently cheapest model, the 16GB Google Nexus 7, which currently sells for CA$209/US$199. Digitimes still expects the company to unveil this cheaper tablet and predicts it will “have the strongest influence on its competitors.” Earlier rumours suggested that this tablet could sell for as low as US$99. […]
Android takes 75% share of smartphone market in Q3 2012
According to the latest numbers from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Google Android shipped on an incredible three out of every four smartphones in Q3 2012. Year-over-year shipments increased 91.5% to account for 136 million units out of the toal 181.1 million smartphones shipped in the quarter. “Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone […]
Samsung Galaxy Note II sales top 3 million in 37 days
Sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note II [specifications], the successor to the original Galaxy Note phablet, are off to a brisk start. Samsung today revealed that sales of the smartphone/tablet hybrid had topped 3 million units in the first 37 days it was available. As it had predicted, it is selling at a faster rate than the original Galaxy Note. […]
Bell launches Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE
Bell today launched the Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE [specifications], a rugged Android smartphone with MIL810G and IP67 certifications: With its rugged design, the Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE is great for your active lifestyle. It will keep you connected even in extreme conditions. Bell is offering the Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE for CA$79.95 with a three-year contract. The Samsung Galaxy Rugby […]
Sony C2105 gets benchmarked
Another upcoming Sony smartphone appears to have surfaced on a benchmarking website. Based on the model number alone, this device should sit above the C150x (Sony Xperia E) and C160x (Sony Xperia E Dual) in a new family of devices. The GLBenchmark reveals a few details about the Sony C2105. It looks set to sport Android 4.1.1 and a FWGA […]
Samsung announces the Samsung Galaxy Premier
Samsung today announced the Galaxy Premier. Rather than being a new Nexus device as some earlier rumours suggested, it will be a mid-range device that blends the esthetics of the Samsung Galaxy S III with many of the hardware specifications of the older Galaxy Nexus. Samsung Galaxy Premier specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4470 Operating system: Google Android 4.1 […]
Google Nexus 7 sales closing in on 1 million tablets per month
ASUS, the manufacturer behind the Google Nexus 7 tablet, today revealed the first actual sales figures since the tablet launched this past summer. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Chief Financial Officer David Chang, revealed that sales have been steadily climbing. “At the beginning, it was, for instance, 500K units a month, then maybe 600, 700K. This latest […]