As BlackBerry rolls deeper into the smartphone world with the launch of BlackBerry 10, it looks like some countries will be left off of the map. The device maker confirmed today that it has no plans to launch any BlackBerry 10 smartphones in Japan. “We are in the process of launching BlackBerry 10 globally in …
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Lithium-ion batteries are notorious for overheating, catching on fire, or exploding. Yet, they’re in most electronics that people use daily. One such battery set ablaze over the weekend while in a man’s pants pocket, according to the Associated Press. The man was walking around with his Samsung mobile phone in his pocket when the battery caught on fire, giving him …
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It’s been said that Ubuntu’s open-source operating system would be available on smartphones by the end of the year, and now it’s confirmed that consumers can get their hands on such devices in October. Ubuntu is made by Canonical, and according to the Wall Street Journal, the founder and CEO of Canonical Mark Shuttleworth said that Ubuntu OS smartphones will …
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As Apple appears to be winning the U.S. smartphone race, Google still has a strong hold as the top mobile platform. New data by ComScore shows that Apple got the rank of “top smartphone manufacturer” by raking in 36.3 percent of the market share, while Google Android was the No. 1 platform with 53.4 percent share. ComScore tallied this data …
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Microsoft and Huawei announced today that they’re partnering to bring a new Windows Phone to Africa. The two companies are targeting the continent, which is one of the fastest growing technology markets in the world but has seen few smartphones to date and whose majority of users still rely on feature phones. “We believe there has never been a better …
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Forget diamonds, graphene is now the world’s hardest material. And all sorts of developers most likely want to get their hands on it. Nokia looks to be ahead of the game in this graphene race. The Finnish mobile-phone maker announced today that it was one of the recipients of a $1.35 billion grant from the European Union to do research …
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Rumors of a cheaper iPhone on the horizon may come as welcome news for fans of the device — especially because iPhone users reportedly pay the highest monthly phone bills, no matter the carrier, according to AllThingsD. Android, Windows, and BlackBerry users spend less per month to use their smartphones, according to data by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners that was …
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The rise in worldwide subscribers on 4G LTE has far exceeded expectations. In just three years since its nascent beginnings, the mobile technology has skyrocketed — going from 600,000 users in 2010 to nearly 100 million subscribers in 2012. Now, in a new report, market research firm IHS iSuppli is projecting that global users will double in 2013 and that …
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A slew of new devices have been tacked onto the patent lawsuit in a legal order that was jointly filed by Apple and Samsung today. Included in the devices are Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III. U.S. Judge Paul Grewal agreed to let both companies add devices to the case, which is scheduled to go to trial on …
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The Federal Aviation Administration looks to be tightening the screws on what personal devices pilots are allowed to use while in the air. A new proposal, which the agency published in the Federal Register today, aims to stop pilots from using electronic devices for any type of personal use while in the cockpit. The proposal comes after a handful of …
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