Manufacturers are fighting it out on the tablet market – with the notable exception of BlackBerry… iPad 5 and a new iPad mini According to leaks from Taiwanese suppliers, Apple will be launching two new tablets by the end of the year. The iPad 5 (in the middle of the photo), is thinner, lighter [...]
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21 Mar 2013Smartphones are getting so easy to use, you don’t even have to touch them anymore, thanks to eye-tracking Smart pause, smart scroll… Samsung innovates with the Galaxy S4 Launched in mid-March this year, the Samsung Galaxy S4 made quite a splash, bringing new technologies to the mobile device market, such as eye-tracking and motion detection. [...]
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6 Mar 2013After stealing the show at the 2013 Mobile World Congress, big smartphones and mini tablets are set to be very popular with mobile workers. Phablets: half-tablet, half smartphone The trend for big smartphones and mini tablets, already revealed at the CES in Las Vegas last January, was confirmed at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, with [...]
The new BlackBerry 10: a phoenix from the ashes? BlackBerry 10 and the all-touch Z10: wow factor? In an attempt to catch up with its competitors, BlackBerry is pulling out all the stops with a new OS and 2 new devices: the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 and the keyboard-equipped BlackBerry Q10. Another scoop from the Canadian [...]
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8 Jan 2013High-end smartphones with 5-6” displays are the stars of this year’s CES in Las Vegas. Smartphone or mini-tablet? This is a question people will be asking a great deal, judging by the dominating trend in the high-end smartphone market in 2013 and 2014. Manufacturers are increasingly bringing out Full HD 5-6 inch (13-15 cm) models, [...]
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18 Sep 2012Design, connectors, 4G, features: an overview of the new features on the iPhone 5 and the new OS. What’s new on the iPhone 5? The iPhone 5 has got smaller. The new design of Apple’s flagship product is thinner and lighter, but with a larger 4” display. Size and weight: 123.8 mm high; 58.6 mm wide; [...]
Tablets: quad-core and multitasking capabilities to stand out from Apple At the MWC 2012, tablet manufacturers took advantage of Apple’s absence to assert their competitive edge. A challenger for the iPad? In an attempt to oust Apple, manufacturers are focusing on state-of-the-art technology and some novelties: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, a Galaxy Note smartphone but with [...]
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1 Dec 2011Google’s OS is on 440 million phones worldwide, but iOS still generates more web traffic. Android in the lead After rising astronomically since its launch, due to mass adoption by a number of manufacturers worldwide, Android soared to the top of the mobile OS market in Q3 2011, according to Gartner. The market share of [...]
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18 Nov 2011Will mobile devices with bendable screens be available in 2012? Nokia and Samsung are working on it. Samsung Samsung has announced that mobiles devices with bendable displays will be on the market by H1 2012. …but didn’t expand any further, apart from posting a demonstration video illustrating the merits of these new devices These screens [...]
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7 Sep 2011Hybrid devices, ultrabooks, new OS, Smart 3D TVs…. this autumn sees a wave of exciting new products. Here are the main trends to look out for. Hybrid devices As the war between tablets and smartphones rages on, some manufacturers have decided to compromise… Samsung Galaxy Note: this latest arrival is an impressive one. Mini-tablet or [...]
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