With having cleared the coast to take his company private (to the tune of US$24.9 billion) with global technology investment firm Silver Lake Partners., Michael Dell, Dell’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, took some time this week to talk to media about the company’s next steps. Perhaps surprisingly, one of those will not be a return to the mobile phone market. Speaking […]
Smartphones
Poll: What is the perfect size for your smartphone’s display?
In our latest poll, we want to know what you think is the ideal smartphone display size. It was not long ago that a 4-inch display was considered gigantic but the latest generation of devices are blurring the lines between smartphones and tablets with displays now exceeding 6 inches. With our smartphones now our tool of choice for so much […]
Android accounts for 80% of smartphone shipments in Q2 2013
It may not matter soon what mobile operating system takes third place. Android and iOS already dominate the smartphone market and the latest numbers show that Android shows no sign of relinquishing the top spot any time soon. Market research firm Strategy Analytics reports that global smartphone shipments topped 230 million in Q2 2013 and that Android accounted for 80 […]
NEC exits smartphone business
Japan’s NEC yesterday all but confirmed that it is exiting the smartphone business. The company announced yesterday that it is conducting a review its mobile phone handset business but has already decided to stop developing new smartphones. It will limit itself to models already on the market. It will also continue providing maintenance and support services for existing smartphones. At the same […]
Samsung ships 72 million smartphones in Q2 2013 to remain world leader
Market analysis firm IDC has released its latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker and, no surprise, Samsung remains the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. Overall, the worldwide smartphone market saw shipments hit 237.9 million units, a 10% increase over the previous quarter and a 52.3% increase over the same quarter a year ago. “The smartphone market is still a rising tide […]
Mysterious HP Brave smartphone images and specifications leaked (Updated)
Hewlett-Packard has been promising a return to smartphones as recently as earlier this month when Yam Su Yin, the company’s Senior Director Consumer PC and Media Tablets Asia Pacific, said that “HP has to be in the game.” Now a leaked rendered image and specification details about an HP-branded smartphone have surfaced, suggesting that the company’s return may be getting […]
Nikon President eyeing smartphone market
It is no secret that more and more pictures are being shot with a camera attached to a smartphone – something that has not escaped the eye of Makoto Kimura, President of Nikon. Point-and-shoot cameras were the rage for years, allowing smaller budget minded users a chance to easily take photos more like the professionals who pay thousands of dollars […]
Dell officially exits smartphone market
The writing was on the wall already but today it became official. Dell confirmed back in March that it was pulling out of the U.S. smartphone market but it continued to sell its smartphones in a number of emerging markets. For example, it continued to offer the Venue Pro in India while Streak smartphones and tablets continued to be available […]