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Samsung launches a metal Galaxy Phone – Galaxy Alpha

On Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
Samsung’s ‘next evolution’ of smartphone design is the long-awaited metal Galaxy phone After a short flurry of leaks, Samsung has this morning taken the wraps off a new metal-clad Android smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha. [adsenseyu2] Boasting a metal frame and a 4.7-inch display, the Galaxy Alpha represents a departure from Samsung’s predominantly plastic-focused lineup, with ...

Apple-HTC Patent Agreement reveals Bad News for Samsung

On Friday, December 7th, 2012
A redacted version of the patent licensing agreement between Apple and HTC was released by Samsung ahead of today’s scheduled courtroom hearing between Apple and Samsung. [adsenseyu2] The two companies will present arguments to U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose concerning the $1.05 billion verdict levied against Samsung earlier this year. Samsung ...

Apple, HTC Settle Patent Dispute With 10 Year Licensing Agreement

On Sunday, November 11th, 2012
Apple, HTC Settle Patent Dispute With 10 Year Licensing Agreement   In a joint press release yesterday evening, Apple and HTC announced that a 10 year licensing agreement has been reached between the two warring parties. The agreement is good for around the world sales of both HTC and Apple devices and the deal includes a 10-year ...

iPhone market share hits all-time high, BlackBerry hits all-time low

On Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
  Over the last week, analytics firm Net Applications released its mobile operating system statistics for June 2012, revealing that Apple’s iPhone hit an all-time high in market share with 65.27%. This came after the iPhone actually lost market share in May (62.65%). Google’s Android platform gained slightly from 19.69% to 19.73%. Finally, Research in Motion’s BlackBerry platform dropped below ...

Apple granted preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales in U.S.

On Saturday, June 30th, 2012
According to a report from Reuters, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has granted Apple a preliminary injunction that bans the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States. This news comes just days after the same judge granted Apple an injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [adsenseyu1] This new injunction will go into place as soon as ...

Adobe won’t support Flash Player on Android OS 4.1, no new installations from August 15

On Saturday, June 30th, 2012
Yesterday, Adobe announced that it has no plans to support the Flash Player plugin on the just-announced Android OS 4.1 (a.k.a. “Jelly Bean”). The company revealed late last year that it would be halting development for Flash Player on mobile devices, and won’t be making an exception for the new Android release. [adsenseyu1] In addition, Adobe plans to ...

Android OS 4.1 “Jelly Bean” – offline voice typing, notification improvements, and more

On Friday, June 29th, 2012
During its opening keynote at the Google I/O developer conference this morning, Google announced the next major release of Android OS, dubbed “Jelly Bean.” Android OS 4.1 builds upon the work Google began in Android OS 4.0 (a.k.a. “Ice Cream Sandwich”), and introduces a new set of back-end tools, dubbed “Project Butter,” to improve performance ...

Google I/O: Latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Nexus 7 Tablet, Nexus Q, & Skydiving With Project Glass

On Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Lots of news at the Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference. Android Jelly Bean will feature Google Now, a revamped mobile search experience with improved voice search and increased integration of Google’s Knowledge Graph. Here’s a recap of the biggest stories today from Google I/O 2012 in San Francisco. Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Details Google ...


Huawei U8800 Ideos X5 Review

On Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Huawei U8800 Ideos X5 Price in Kenya: Ksh.18,999 + free 500MB (Safaricom) Remember Ideos? It keeps growing… Huawei U8800 Ideos X5 has all it takes to be the preferred smart phone in its category; it has some of the most desired features which are available only on pricy devices such as a 5Megapixel camera and ...