T-Mobile to Acquire MetroPCS
German-based Deutsche Telekom AG, the owner of T-Mobile Company, claims to be negotiating a deal to buy MetroPCS Inc. in an effort to merge the small company with T-Mobile US. MetroPCS itself has confirmed the news regarding the negotiations. On 2nd October 2012, T-Mobile’s parent company stated that no decision has been made thus far [...]
In the current mobile industry, iOS leads the market, followed by the Android. However, Microsoft (being the No. 1 name in computer technology), has failed to work wonders with its Windows Mobile, especially in comparison with the aforementioned brands. However, the present situation hasn’t faded out Microsoft’s hopes of making a name in the mobile [...]
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Microsoft and Nokia have recently revealed the Lumia 920 phone based on Windows 8. Since the last few years, Nokia has somewhat lost its old popularity and must strive to gain back the lost fame. Lumia 920 might just be the key to this; at least the tagline indicates so. In Nokia’s words, Lumia 920 [...]
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Rovio, the creator of the immensely popular Angry Birds app, has announced that it will launch Bad Piggies on the 27th of September, 2012. This highly anticipated mobile game app is projected to be one of the most downloaded apps this year. Feeding off the success of the Angry Birds franchise, Bad Piggies would allow [...]
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On the 29th of August 2012, Samsung made breaking news in the world of smart phones by introducing the world’s first Windows 8 phone, the ATIV S. The ATIV S was made public in a press conference that Samsung held at the IFA Conference in Berlin. Samsung is making a habit of introducing cutting edge [...]
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This year when Apple reported its financial performance, a new phenomenon was noticed. The public held back iPhone purchases and Samsung’s latest Galaxy S entrant was launched in the market which achieved success with a thinner frame and larger screen. The once innovative and sleek iPhone has now started to look old-fashioned and small. This [...]
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Samsung‘s lead in the smartphone market widened in the second quarter, according to a Reuter’s poll of analysts. Domination over Apple in the next generation smart phones has been Samsung’s aim for the past year, this dominance further increased by the introduction of Galaxy S 3. The Battle of the Giants It has been almost [...]
Continue reading …Apple Embraces New Technology for Thinner Screens, iPhone 5 Production Begins- WSJ
July 20, 2012 No CommentJapanese LCD makers Sharp, Japan Display as well as South Korean LG are presently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using In-Cell Technology, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The new technology is said to be ground-breaking as it combines touch sensors into the LCD; this makes a separate touch screen [...]
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Google Inc. is ready to enter the tablet market with its first tablet PC, “Nexus 7”. The director of product management at Google, Hugo Barra unveiled the tablet on Wednesday at the annual developers’ conference held in San Francisco. Barra, in the conference said, “It has always been a goal of the Nexus program to [...]
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On Wednesday Lucy Koh, the California district Judge ordered a ban on the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Samsung Electronics. This was a clear victory for Apple who had claimed that Samsung had infringed the look and design of their popular iPad. Regarding the ban, Koh said, “Although Samsung has a right to [...]
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