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Samsung to overtake Nokia in 2012 mobile phone shipments

Rue Liu, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [9]

Samsung has already beat Nokia in terms of revenue, but now the South Korean company believes it will overtake the Finnish group in total shipments as well. Speaking to reporters in Las Vegas, Samsung CEO Choi Gee Sung revealed that the company had surpassed Nokia in revenue in the latest reported quarter and is confident it will be able to top Nokia in shipments, becoming the world's largest cellphone maker in 2012. Read The Full Story

Verizon reveals purple DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon announced some new additions to the DROID family today at CES 2012. It confirmed the DROID 4 earlier and now it's revealing a purple-colored DROID RAZR and a new variant called the DROID RAZR MAXX that boasts a longer-lasting battery while maintaining a still incredibly slim form at only 8.99mm thin. Read The Full Story

Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper with 4G LTE unveiled for the Now Network

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

The Galaxy Nexus and the LG Viper have been announced to be two new 4G LTE smartphones launching in early 2012. The two handsets along with a Sierra Wireless Tri-Network (3G, 4G, 4G LTE) mobile hotspot, will be the first three devices that will run on the third largest US carrier's brand new 4G LTE network. Read The Full Story

Nikon’s D4 proves megapixels aren’t everything

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [21]

Nikon's new D4 has no shortage of spec sheet hyperbole, in fact the huge numbers fall over themselves: ISO 204,800 support, 51-point AF, 91k pixel color metering. However it's the 16.2-megapixel sensor that has many talking, the number - on paper at least - looking low when you can grab a cheap(er) T3i with 18-megapixels. The megapixel race has been most obvious of late in the smartphone world, but DSLRs aren't immune to the lust for bigger numbers. If anything proves how little pure megapixels matter, it's the D4. Read The Full Story

Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone for AT&T images surface

Rue Liu, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [24]

New images purported to be of the Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone have accidentally been leaked via a Christmas card distributed by a Microsoft partner. According to PocketNow, there are several clues on the device that suggest it is actually the Nokia Ace 900 instead of the Nokia Lumia 800 despite the near identical design. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android still on top, Apple gets a boost

Rue Liu, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Market research firm comScore has released its November 2011 report on US mobile subscribers, revealing unsurprisingly that Android continues to take the lead in smartphone platforms while Samsung is still on top in smartphone manufacturer market share. However, Apple saw increasing growth while the others plateaued likely due to a boost from its iPhone 4S sales. Read The Full Story

HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel coming soon as LTE Windows Phones

Rue Liu, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [3]

HTC and Samsung are preparing two LTE-equipped Windows Phone devices that are expected to launch in early 2012, says The Verge, citing sources familiar with Microsoft's plans. The sources also reveal that the two devices will be running an updated Mango version of Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system instead of the next-gen Tango platform. Read The Full Story

RIM’s BlackBerry 10 delayed until late 2012, hints at dual-core 4G device

Rue Liu, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [6]

During RIM's conference call to discuss its fiscal Q3 2012 earnings report, the company revealed that its major platform transition to BlackBerry 10 will be delayed. New devices running the new QNX-based BlackBerry 10, such as the rumored BlackBerry London, will not reach the market until late 2012. Read The Full Story

ZTE plans high-end smartphones for the US in 2012

Rue Liu, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Chinese phone maker ZTE has expressed its plans to introduce high-end smartphones for the US market sometime in mid-2012. The company has been more well known for its low-end devices such as those offered contract-free through Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and MetroPCS as well as from major carriers such as AT&T. Read The Full Story

FTC asked to open investigation of Carrier IQ

Rue Liu, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [6]

The Carrier IQ controversy has snowballed quickly over the last week, with the company now possibly facing an investigation by the FTC. Following Senator Al Franken's demand for answers regarding the data the company collects, Massachusetts congressman Edward Markey has taken it a step further, requesting the FTC to open an investigation. Read The Full Story

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 devices do not support Carrier IQ

Rue Liu, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [9]

Following statements from several handset manufacturers and network operators addressing the Carrier IQ controversy, Microsoft has confirmed that its Windows Phone devices do not use Carrier IQ. The software, intended for diagnostic purposes, is now under fire for privacy issues after claims that it can track users' keystrokes, including SMS history. Read The Full Story

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 demo for iPhone and Android users

Rue Liu, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [12]

If you've been curious about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform, you can now try it out directly on your iPhone or Android device without having to download or install anything. Microsoft launched an HTML5 website that simulates the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango interface, allowing you to take a test drive by simply navigating to the site via your mobile browser. Read The Full Story