Thursday 5 December 2013

Mobile

Apple tops smartphone market, but Samsung, Motorola gain

Apple tops smartphone market, but Samsung, Motorola gain
While Apple has continued to crush the US smartphone market, Samsung and Motorola also have seen some gains.
New data from ComScore analyzing the smartphone market in August through October shows that Apple nabbed 40.6 percent of the market share, up 0.2 percent from July. However, Samsung and Motorola also saw market share boosts. Samsung's share went up 1.3 percent to 25.4 percent, and Motorola nailed the third spot by rising 0.1 percent to 7 percent share.

Dragging behind were HTC and LG, respectively. Both of these phone makers lost market share during the … Read more

BlackBerry turned down Bieber because 'he's not going to last'

BlackBerry turned down Bieber because 'he's not going to last'
Time and cruelty have a wicked relationship.
I fancy they sit in a bar together most nights and look back to see what they both have wrought.
That's why tonight they might be having a beer, a giggle, and dance at news that has just emerged about the company formerly known as RIM.
Bloomberg Businessweek has been chatting to quite a few current and former employees of BlackBerry in order to understand what went right and what went less right.
While you might be fascinated with some of the technological debates surrounding this fascinating company, I was moved by … Read more

Google Voice Search learns new languages

Google Voice Search learns new languages
With Voice Search a key component of Google's search strategy, the company announced Thursday that it now works with three other languages besides English.
Google Voice Search, part of the Google Search app for Android and iOS, can now respond to many queries in French, German, and Japanese in the language that they were originally asked.
Google did not immediately respond to questions about what languages are planned next, or why these three languages were chosen. However, given how many people speak Hindi, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese, it would stand to reason that they would be high on Google'… Read more
Originally posted at Internet & Medi

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