When Lenovo entered the global PC market by acquiring IBM’s PC business it instantly became a major player with PCs, building on the business-centric ThinkPad with the consumer-facing IdeaPad. Now, the company intends to do the same thing with smartphones. Google unexpectedly announced on Wednesday that it’s selling Motorola Mobility to Chinese PC giant Lenovo …
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The holidays proved to be a boon for the tablet market. Worldwide shipments of the iPad, Kindle, Galaxy Note, and other tablets grew to 76.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. That’s 62.4 percent growth over the previous quarter. For the full year of 2013, tablet shipments totaled 217.1 million, up from 144.2 million in 2012 — which equals …
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Like a cat, BlackBerry appears to have nine lives. Just as investors seemed to be writing off the struggling smartphone maker, it was reported by some media outlets that the company landed a massive US government contract and its share prices skyrocketed. The US Department of Defense announced last week that over the coming year it would be bringing “new …
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Gartner announced some numbers on Monday that sound like good news for consumers but bad news for app developers. According to predictions by the research firm, less than 0.01 percent of mobile apps will be considered financially successful by their developers in the next four to five years. Part of the problem is the plethora of apps on the market, …
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Leave it to Xiaomi to come up with a $50 smartphone. The Chinese smartphone maker is said to be looking to bring uber-cheap phones to Japan in the near future, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Xiaomi is considered China’s high-end smartphone maker that sells sleek devices at low prices. In 2012, the company sold more than 7 million handsets and …
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Mobile veteran Sanjay Jha has been named the new chief executive officer of chipmaker GlobalFoundries. Jha is the former CEO of Motorola Mobility and also previously served as the COO of Qualcomm. “Sanjay is one of the most respected leaders in the technology industry and has a proven track record of consistently delivering shareholder value,” vice chairman of GlobalFoundries’ board …
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Motorola’s Moto G has already debuted on its own Web site and on Amazon, but it has yet to make an appearance with wireless carriers and at retail stores. However, that’s about to change. Best Buy has confirmed it will be selling a Verizon version of the smartphone for as low as $99.99 and it could be arriving within the …
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While song identification software is nothing new, Shazam’s new update for iPhone and iPod Touch seems to be stepping up the game. Dubbed “Auto Shazam,” the app’s new feature, which debuted on Thursday, is able to continuously recognize popular music and TV around a user even though their phone may be locked. This means if someone is unable to whip …
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As holiday air travel starts to ramp up and the Federal Communications Commission just took the first step in easing restrictions on in-flight calls, Delta airlines wants to be certain no cell phone conversations will be taking place on its planes. The company’s CEO Richard Anderson penned a memo to its 80,000 employees on Wednesday to say no way to …
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It appears the i’s have been dotted and the t’s have been crossed for a new policy that will now let consumers unlock their cell phones more easily. The Federal Communications Commission has reached an agreement with the five major US wireless carriers that requires the carriers to disclose how and when cell phones on their networks can be unlocked, …
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