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A Brief Summary Of What Transpired At Apple’s 2016 WWDC

by Staff on Monday, June 13, 2016

This year marks the 27th celebration of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and like what the tech giant has been doing for more than two decades now, it showcases the latest and coolest updates in the world of software for Mac and iOS users.

Appears in: Apple

Google’s Tango: Out To Map Everything That’s Out There, Even Indoors

by Staff on Friday, June 10, 2016

Just to be clear about it, Google Maps is an awesome thing. We sometimes do indeed take it for granted, but having this tool literally at the palm of our hands has allowed us to be more aware of the world around us -- streets, structures, and even that cool diner just around the corner. But like any new technology, users are bound to feel its flaws as time goes by.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Your Guide To Lenovo’s Newest Toys

by Staff on Thursday, June 09, 2016

Lenovo has just held its yearly Tech World conference in the city of San Francisco in California. In front of a live audience both physical and online (event was broadcasted live), Yang Yuanqing, the chief executive officer and chairman of the Chinese tech giant took the stage and personally announced new products. Here is the rundown:

Appears in: android, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

10 Percent Of All Android Devices Now Powered By Android Marshmallow

by Staff on Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Based on developer stats for early June, the newest version of Google’s Android mobile operating system has now breached 10 percent. By now powering more than a tenth of all Android devices, Android Marshmallow showed a significant improvement over the 2.3 percent it registered in March early this year.

Appears in: android, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Gartner: Smartphone Sales Growth Will Decrease To 7 Percent In 2016

by Staff on Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Market research firm Gartner is saying that in 2016, the growth of smartphone sales worldwide will drop from the 14.4 percent growth registered last year to only 7 percent for this year. According to Gartner’s estimates, the volume of smartphone shipments across the globe in 2016 will only number 1.5 billion units.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Uncarrier 11: T-Mobile Now Giving Users A Chance To Own Shares In The Company, Plus Freebies

by Staff on Monday, June 06, 2016

T-Mobile has just held its latest Uncarrier event (the 11th by latest count), and gamely took the opportunities to unleash a few ann

Appears in: Mobile, t-mobile, Wireless

Unicode Consortium Approves 72 New Emoji

by Staff on Friday, June 03, 2016

The Unicode Consortium, the organization that sets all standards for letters and other characters used for universal software applications, has granted its approval to a total of 72 brand new

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Xiaomi To Buy 1,500 Patents From Microsoft, Who In Turn Will Bring Its Software To Xiaomi Devices

by Staff on Thursday, June 02, 2016

This week, Xiaomi has inked a deal with Microsoft in which the Chinese mobile giant will purchase about 1,500 patents from the software company. Microsoft, on the other hand, will get the chance to have its software brands, such as Office and Skype, installed in Xiaomi’s smartphones and tablet devices.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Per PageFair: 1 Out Of 5 Mobile Users Have Ad-Blockers On Their Device

by Staff on Wednesday, June 01, 2016

According to a report published by PageFair regarding the usage of ad blocking software on mobile devices, more than one out of five users have ad blockers on their smartphones.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Almost 1 Out Of 4 Mobile Users Quit Using Mobile Apps After One Try

by Staff on Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Google Play Store is home to more than a couple of million mobile apps, while Apple’s iTunes App Store contains more than 1.5 million. However, a new study on the usage of apps reveal that quite only a small percentage of these apps do actually manage to get installed in smartphones and tablet devices.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

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