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Apparently so, according to a Bloomberg report. Ever wonder how Google the creator of the Android mobile operating system, rival to Apple’s own iOS, manages to have its search engine inside iPhone and iPad devices? Well, it turns out that Google has paid Apple a whopping one billion dollars just to have it search engine included in the iOS environment.
According to the latest forecast by research firm Gartner, it appears that this year, consumers will be buying less hardware products such as personal computers, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Yes, Gartner’s numbers indicate that the volume of end user sales will increase to 2.4 billion units this year, but the growth rate will be painfully slow -- only 1.9 percent compared to last year’s numbers.
Here is some rather unpleasant news for certain mobile users -- PlatinumTel (PTel) has decided to end its mobile service operations effective on January 30th of this year. As a direct result of the wireless carrier shutting down, its mobile brand, Giv Mobile, will also cease offering wireless services by January 31st of this year.
But wait -- these banned devices are not actually available in the market anymore -- well, mostly. United States District Judge Lucy Koh has decided that Samsung will not be allowed to sell specific models of its smartphones in the US. These handsets were found to be infringing on patents owned by rival phone maker Apple, who had filed for a motion for permanent injunction against a certain number of Samsung smartphones.
You may have felt bombarded with permissions and other privacy management concerns almost all the time. Permission to access contacts list. Permission to access photo library. Permission to use location information. Permission to use email login information. Quite frankly, you may be feeling kind of overwhelmed already.
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to conduct an auction of previously TV owned airwaves, to be bid upon by various wireless carriers looking to enhance their mobile network coverage. But due to recent slow growth in the wireless industry, as well as the ongoing price wars, some carrier bidders are rather cash strapped at the moment. This could mean that the money generated from the upcoming auction could fail to meet the expected yield.
Not many may realize this, but Skype, one of the most popular chat messaging platforms existing in the world today, is actually not a decade old. To celebrate its birthday, the company has revealed that it will be offering group video calling on mobile devices powered by Android, iOS, and even Windows 10 for Mobile, absolutely free of charge.
Like Hulu, yet another third party is trying to turn the Apple Watch into more than just a wearable device. Peel, a manufacturer of smart remotes, has just debuted a universal remote control mobile app designed to be used on Apple’s one and only smartwatch (so far).
Samsung has published its financial projections for the last quarter of 2015, and it appears that the South Korean tech giant is still continuing to recover. However, its latest numbers did not do well enough to meet expectations set by industry analysts. In its report, the company stated that it is expecting to post a profit in the amount of $5.1 billion on total revenues of $44 billion for the final three months of 2015.
It has been reported that for 2016, Apple is planning to produce fewer smartphones. Some industry watchers are now saying that this may be a sign that the iPhone maker might be having some sales related woes.
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