The latest Ipsos Reid’s Mobil-ology report, which looks at smartphone, tablet and eReader usage in Canada, has found Apple as the top brand for both smartphones and tablets. The manufacturer accounted for 29% of smartphones and 42% of tablets in August 2012. Holding down second place is none other than Canada’s own Research In Motion. Its smartphones still hold 27% […]
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Samsung Galaxy S IV to be unveiled next February at MWC?
Samsung unveiled its current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, back in May. Unfortunately, its reign at the top may not even last a year according to The Korea Times. It reports that Samsung will announce a successor as early as next February at the next Mobile World Congress event. According to one unnamed source, “Samsung wants to keep its […]
Canadian Galaxy Nexus owners start receiving Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Good news for Canadian Galaxy Nexus owners who have patiently been waiting for their Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean upgrades. After last week’s minor update to Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich, users are finally starting to report that they are getting Jelly Bean upgrade notifications. So far, I’ve heard about confirmations from both Fido and TELUS. To check for your upgrade, […]
Samsung expects to sell 20 million Galaxy Note IIs
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II late last month, JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division, said that he expected it to outsell the original Galaxy Note. Shin has now provided some numbers to back this expectation. He is quoted as saying, “Sales may grow more than two-fold (compared with the previous model.” Given that the original […]
Samsung Galaxy S III to be upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean starting in October
Samsung confirmed today to CNET UK that it will begin to upgrade its Galaxy S III flagship smartphone to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in October. Confirmation came during an event at which UK-based carrier Everything Everywhere (essentially the merged version of Orange and T-Mobile) announced that the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy S III would be available with Jelly […]
Rumour: Motorola kills off Webtop software
Given that recent Motorola smartphones such as the Motorola ATRIX HD does not support Motorola’s Webtop software and Lapdock accessories, it should come as little surprise that the company has reportedly stopped developing the desktop companion software. Citing sources at both Google and Motorola, PhoneNews.com adds that the decision came from high up with Google driving the decision. The Webtop […]
Toys’R’Us unveil tabeo kid-friendly Android tablet
Both Gadgetorama headquarter Editors-in-Training are big fans of tablets and I suspect that they are not the only kids to have asked for their own tablets. Toys’R’Us today announced the tabeo, a tablet designed with children in mind. It will come with 50 free, preinstalled apps “that were carefully selected to entertain and educate children, while helping them explore the […]
Canadian Galaxy Nexus gets Android update – Just not Android 4.1
While most Galaxy Nexus owners have already received Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades, Canadian owners of the device have been stuck on version 4.0.1. That looked like it might change today when many received update notifications (including ours). Unfortunately, the update is only taking them all the way from Android 4.0.1 to 4.0.2. The Canadian version of the Galaxy Nexus […]