Year-end and the end of another quarter is upon us, that means research numbers are out! According to Taiwan`s MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, worldwide mobile phone industry`s shipment volume in the third quarter of 2013 topped around 465.2 million units, up 7% sequentially. Of the total […]
The smartphone, past, present and future Visualized
It’s always enjoyable viewing the history of cool technology, in particular via some awesome graphics and infographics. Here’s a nice visualization (with some glaring omissions though!) that reveals the history of the smartphone, from the creation of AT&T wireless, the introduction of the Blackberry smartphone, the rise of Symbian OS, and finally to the explosive […]
Samsung Introduces the richer, stronger, better, Samsung Galaxy S 4
The next killer Android and perhaps iPhone killer?? Today in New York a a special event billed as “Unpacked”, Samsung Electronics announced the fourth generation GALAXY S, the GALAXY S 4, according to Samsung “designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together”… and no doubt designed to continue […]
The Keystone ECO MarineCase II for Popular Smartphones
Here’s a clever product designed to keep your smartphone safe in very rugged environments – and best of all its a universal size that will fit a number of popular devices. Unlike other products, like Otterbox, for example, The Marine case is not designed for everyday use, but rather for those circumstances when smartphones need […]
Telenav US Smartphone Survey – Android Users seek Style, iPhone users Buy Apps
You may not have caught wind of this interesting smartphone user survey conducted by Telenav a couple of months ago… indeed some interesting results. The survey looks at habits of smartphone users, asks what they would give up for their device, and examines the various different smartphone platforms. Of interest, iPhone users are most likely […]
facebook video chat – my first call and a first look
Yep, facebook has rolled out video chat using Skype technology, just what most of us guessed was coming. Here’s a quick look at the UI as seen by creating a chat session from https://www.facebook.com/videocalling. Perhaps no rocket science here, particularly since Google beat facebook to the punch with the launch of last week’s Google + […]