Apple may be winning the smartphone battle stateside, but Android is winning the global smartphone war being fought all over the world.
Global phone shipments hit 1.6 billion units in 2012, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, with Samsung shipping an massive 396.5 million phones last year.
Both grew spectacularly, with Samsung up 28.9 percent, and Apple up 13.6 percent, while HP and Dell dropped 12.7 and 13.4 percent, respectively.
YouSendIt is best known for its software to help users send and receive large files via a desktop PC. But today, it launching a suite of mobile apps for iPhone, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, so you'll be able to access documents, videos and presentations on the move.
Guest Post As of Wednesday night the stock was down about 3 percent, after having been down as much as 5 percent. And over the past three months, it’s down 22 percent, equivalent to $130 billion in market cap.
Advertising on mobile platforms continues to grow, and SponsorPay is one of the companies at the forefront.
Smoke, meet fire?
Will the iPhone 5 be coming to China Mobile's 700 million subscribers? Apple needs this, sure, but make no mistake: China Mobile needs it just as bad.
Paradoxically, the new, cheaper iPhones are supposed to come with a bigger 5" screen and a brand-new form factor. And, a new CPU: Qualcomm's Snapdragon.
Guest Post 2013 is the year of mobile-first development. What does this mean for you and your team?
Google has released five major Android updates since 2010, most named for something sweet. Today, Android's developer site revealed that for the first time, more than 10 percent of Android smartphones in the market are running Jelly Bean, the latest version.
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When picturing the average gamer, I wouldn’t blame you if your mental image depicts a teenage male. He’s got the latest gaming console and the greatest mobile gadgets – loaded with every imaginable game app – all but surgically attached …
The beefed-up show will offer a wider range of content -- and it won't compete with other Q1 mobile events like Mobile World Congress and CES.
If you're thinking of launching an app this year, consider making it a New Year's resolution. And, perhaps, take advantage of Ooomf's new Launch This Year: a personalized step-by-step guide to making it happen.
Sponsored Post SAP's Sanjay Poonen makes his predictions for the big trends for 2013.
Guest Post Imogen Heap, the statuesque singer-songwriter who recently scored a massive hit on her own with the a cappella “Hide and Seek,” is a gadget and technology super-fan.
The Defense Intelligence Agency is looking for anyone who can break into a phone and exploit it.
Cisco Systems announced on its blog today that it will acquire Denver-based BroadHop for an undisclosed sum. The technology will be used to shape mobile data traffic and will be folded into Cisco's service provider networking group.
Health and wellness app developer Noom raises $2.6M in "pre-Series A" financing to enter the Korean market.
Apple's smartphone marketshare is growing slower than the overall smartphone market, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said today in a research note to investors. That fact will push Apple to release a cheaper iPhone for mass markets.
