LG Display is preparing to demonstrate a new, flexible smartphone panel that promises to be unbreakable. The new screen is set to pop up at the Society for Information Display’s annual exhibition, Display Week 2013. The event, which showcases display products, is taking place this week in Vancouver, Canada. The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology …
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Android scooped up more than half of all ad impressions seen by Millennial Media last quarter, according to the ad network’s new MobileMix report. For the first quarter, Android won 52 percent of all impressions (the number of times a mobile ad is displayed), up from 49 percent in the year-ago quarter. In second place, iOS accounted for 39 percent …
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone grabbed third place from BlackBerry in global smartphone shipments in the first quarter, market researcher IDC said Thursday. Windows Phone accounted for shipments of 7 million smartphones, earning itself a market share of 3.2 percent last quarter. That was a gain from the first quarter of 2012, which saw shipments of 3 million and a market share …
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Verizon subscribers eying Nokia’s new Lumia 928 can now pick up the phone either online or offline. Related stories Nokia Lumia 928: A mighty Windows Phone for a great price Windows Phone jumps to third place in smartphone market As previously promised, the 928 went on sale Thursday, available through Verizon’s Web site and its brick-and-mortar retail stores. Selling the …
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Samsung took home almost all of the profits generated in the Android smartphone world last quarter, according to a report today from Strategy Analytics. For the first quarter, global Android smartphone profits totaled $5.3 billion. Samsung captured a hefty 95 percent, or $5.1 billion, of that amount. Strategy Analytics senior analyst Woody Oh pinned Samsung’s success on an “efficient supply …
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Apple and other mobile phone vendors are being asked to amp up the fight against cell phone theft. In a series of letters sent today to the heads of Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola, and Microsoft, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman requested information on what they’re doing to make their phones more safe and secure from thieves. Schneiderman also …
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Nokia is shining a light on the camera and flash of a new Lumia smartphone. A video posted on YouTube today takes us on a tour of the phone from the camera to the lens to the flash, promising “more than your eyes can see” and telling us that “the new Nokia Lumia is coming.” So, just which model Lumia …
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Sony is launching a new Xperia smartphone designed to be dunkable. Announced on Monday, the Xperia ZR phone can stay under as much as five feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Using the phone’s 13-megapixel camera, you can shoot underwater photos and videos in full HD. The dedicated camera key also allows you to quickly take a shot …
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Nokia’s Lumia 928 is again duking it out with Samsung’s Galaxy S3. In a YouTube-posted video of a jam session in a New York subway, Nokia touts the Lumia 928’s ability to record high-quality audio. Pitted against the Galaxy S3, the 928 naturally comes out on top — a given since it’s Nokia’s spot. In the video, the 928 is …
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Nokia has something “colorful” up its sleeve for Thursday, though the company is mum on the details. The Finnish phone maker said Wednesday that an event is taking place in New Delhi, India, and teased it by asking if you’re “ready to add some color to your week?” A live global Webcast of the event will kick off at noon …
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