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Smartphone Shipments In Third Quarter Hit Near-Record Numbers

In terms of smartphone shipments across the globe, the third quarter of 2015 did really, really well, no doubt helped immensely by the worldwide release of Apple’s newest iPhone models (the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus), and strong sales from Chinese made smartphones, especially those built by Huawei.

 

Ericsson CEO: 5G Won’t Just Be About Speed

When you think of 5G, you would probably think of network speeds far quicker than the 4G LTE networks existing today. But according to Hans Vestberg, the chief executive officer of Ericsson, 5G will be more than just speedy networks, but also about features that are more intuitive and efficient in bringing about a more enhanced connectivity experience for all mobile users of the world.

 

Introducing AirConsole: A Games Platform That Turns Smartphones Into Controllers

Just recently launched, AirConsole is an Internet browser based games platform that actually has the capability of turning a user’s smartphone into a game controller. The cool thing about AirConsole is that users never have to download any game or mobile app, or even pull out their old Nintendo 64 controllers.

US Mobile Makes Changes To Voice, Data Pricing Structure

US Mobile is a T-Mobile mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that lets its customers create their own wireless smartphone plans. The carrier makes this possible by offering a “choose your own” setup wherein customers can just select specific tiers for their voice calling, text messaging, and data usage needs. This setup is certainly ideal for some customers, especially those who like to be flexible when it comes to their monthly wireless requirements. 

 

iOS 9 Achieves 61 Percent Adoption Rate Among iOS Users

When Apple first released iOS 9, the latest version of its iOS mobile operating system, a month ago, its adoption rate enjoyed an initial spike, but has since steadied recently.

Aging Your Smartphones: How Attackers Do It

Mobile attackers have found a way to infect smartphones with a series of attacks that actually ages the integrated circuit components of devices, effectively causing them to wear themselves out. This is the subject of a research paper entitled “MAGIC: Malicious Aging in Circuits/Cores” by researchers from New York University (NYU).

 

Android Device Makers Need To Do More To Protect Users From Old Bugs, Per Study

According to a new study conducted by University of Cambridge from the United Kingdom, almost 90 percent of all Android powered mobile devices are at risk because of the Android device makers’ failure to deliver patches.

Samsung To Experience First Ever Yearly Decline In Smartphone Shipments

The nightmare continues for Samsung. It appears that the South Korean phone maker will suffer its first ever decline in yearly volume of smartphone shipments. According to research firm TrendForce, shipments of Samsung’s smartphone devices are expected to decrease 1 percent compared to last year’s shipment volume.

 

Has Teen Texting Behavior Become Akin To Compulsive Gambling?

It is sort of a common sight these days -- a teenager glued to his or her smartphone, busy text messaging somebody. But what is starting to become disturbing is that when you interrupt a teenager texting, the youngster seems to snap always or most of the time; or begins to actually lack sleep because of texting; or starts to lose track of chores or homework because of too much texting. 

 

Mobile Searches: Finally Overtaking Desktop Searches In Number

Amit Singhal, search chief at Google, has revealed that during this year’s summer, more Google searches were done using mobile devices than desktop computers. As explained by Singhal, this marks the first time that mobile searches have surpassed desktop searches in number, offering further proof that more and more people nowadays are really going mobile in browsing the Internet.

 

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