Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) overtook Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to recapture the title of world's top smartphone maker by volume in the first quarter of 2015, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Wednesday.
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iPod 6th Gen Specs, Price: Water Resistant, Siri Ready Plus Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor To Arrive with the Revved Up iPod Line
Apple brings back the old times with the revved up iPod 6th Gen on the way. The next generation iPod Touch is said to have similar features to that of the latest iPhones. It is said to be water resistant, Siri ready and with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.
Microsoft Announces Windows 10: Will They Be Bringing Android Apps to the Latest Windows Phone?
Microsoft seems to be getting ready to run Android Apps in their latest Windows phone operating system. This may be an attempt to encourage more users and developers to opt for the upcoming Windows 10 since they will be able to use and/or develop essential Android apps in their new devices.
Microsoft opens door to Android, Apple phone apps
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is making it easier for apps written for rival Google Inc's (GOOGL.O) Android and Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iOS systems to work on Windows phones, in a bid to attract users to its unpopular mobile devices, the company's operating systems chief said on Wednesday.
Apple Seeds Latest OS X 10.10.4 Yosemite Beta; Will Become Available to Developers and Public Users
The latest OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 beta is now available for beta testing. It is available to both developers and registered Mac PC users.
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Qualcomm recently reduced Q2 earnings for 2015, and considered Samsung as a big factor to it. However, what led Samsung to drop Qualcomm chips seems to stem from Apple’s move about the iPhone 5s. Without noticing, Apple’s “checkmate move” had a ripple effect against Qualcomm and Android devices.
Apple reaped 71% (US$16.8 billion) revenue of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from China. It is expected that the iPhone 7 will continue this momentum as its release is speculated to be this year coming out with wireless chargine, VoLTE, and many more.
A teardown of the Apple Watch discovered that it can not only monitor a wearer’s heart rate, but could also measure a person’s blood oxygen levels.
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) beat Wall Street's revenue and profit forecasts on Monday as it sold more iPhones in China than the United States for the first time, but the company gave no sales figures for its new Apple Watch.
Both Samsung and HTC released promotional videos of their flagship devices. Samsung featured impressive Galaxy S6 features, while HTC released promotional video of the One M9 in a funny way.
A patent showed Xiaomi’s Mi 5 with a fingerprint scanner, similar to the iPhone Touch ID technology. Upon its release, features are expected to include 5.2-inch 1440 x 2560 resolution QHD display, 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 SoC, MIUI versions that evolve with the user’s needs, and others.
Major improvements for the 2016 MacBook Air is expected to be included such as Skylake processors, screen resolution greater than 1366 x 768, and many more. Its release date is expected to be on early 2016.
Details about the Galaxy Note 5 point to a September-October 2015 release date. The device is also speculated to have 2160 x 3840 Super AMOLED display, metal body bonded to a glass rear, and others. On the other hand, the Galaxy S7 release date might be postponed until April 2016. It might come out with 5.5-inch AMOLED display, foldable design, and others.
Wall Street was higher at the open on Monday and the Nasdaq inched closer to its record intraday high ahead of Apple's (AAPL.O) results after the close.
