What is Mark Zuckerberg thinking? Seriously. After he bought out 13 employee-having, no revenue-generating Instagram, comes news that Facebook might be looking to enter the smartphone space. Really? Considering the heavy weights that are already kicking butt and taking names in that seriously competitive space, can Facebook have a realistic shot? Before you roll your [...]
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2012 marks new high point for smartphone hack attacks
2012 is not looking to good for consumers. The year is not even halfway over and already, smartphone users are being hit by an onslaught of hack attempts. In fact, some security experts forecast 2012 as “The Year of the Smartphone Hacker.” Smartphone users face a lot of risks. From infected apps to spyware to [...]
Microsoft seeks to transform gaming with smartphone business model
Microsoft may be huge and it may be relatively older than many tech companies. Don’t let its size or age fool you. It is hardly the old and slumbering behemoth that is too set in its ways some of its detractors would like to imagine it to be. Beneath the size of this Redmond Washington [...]
Samsung and Android Smartphone Brand Market Leaders
The third quarter market research results are out this week and Samsung emerged as the largest smartphone vendor internationally while Android surpassed fifty percent of the market share for the first time, disclosed Gartner, a market research company. Android’s 52.5 percent market share can be attributed to the support Samsung has given the operating system [...]
Wi-Fi Tethering: How your smartphone can become a mobile hotspot
Smartphones have the capacity to act as a Wi-Fi hotspot which enables nearby tablets, computers and other devices to access the Web. This feature is called “tethering”. According to In-Stat’s Allen Nogee, tethering lets smartphone users have Internet access all the time minus the extra equipment. Tethering in general, works by supplying Web access to [...]
IBM to allow employees to bring their own Smartphone or Tablet
IBM opens its doors to the growing trend of “bring your own device” (BYOD) for all of its employees globally. By the end of the year, IBM will allow its current 100,000 workers to bring their own mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) to work and use them to accomplish work related tasks. IBM’s Bill Bodin, [...]
Sony to make Sony Ericsson a subsidiary
Sony revealed Thursday that it will buy the whole of Ericsson’s share with their mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson. This in turn will make the latter a subsidiary of the Sony by January next year. The Japanese electronics brand Sony, disclosed that it will be spending €1.05 billion (US$1.47 billion) to buy Ericsson’s business [...]
New smartphone Startup turns Outdoor Activities to Interactive Video Games
Explorence, a new startup outdoor-video-game maker introduced its new beta smartphone outdoor mobile game innovation this week. Smartphone technology has advanced even more with various amazing features, one of which is with mobile gaming wherein motion-sensing consoles and customizable game controllers are but a staple. The latest innovation is presented by Explorence that aims to [...]
Mobile pioneers RIM and Nokia struggle over growing competition
Research In Motion (RIM) and Nokia are currently adjusting to the growing competition brought about by giant newcomers Google and Apple with their smartphones and tablets. The two wireless communication pioneers that were the top contenders in the mobile phone industry are now “fighting to regain balance” according to reports considering that the new mobile [...]