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Samsung Galaxy S3 has a new challenger, and it is not the iPhone 5. The Galaxy Note 2, which is slated for an Aug. 29 debut, is preparing to give its Galaxy S3 counterpart some stiff competition. With two robust Samsung devices on offer, the stage is set for the Galaxy Note 2 vs. Galaxy S3 saga.
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With rumors flying thick and fast about features of the much-awaited iPhone 5, iFans would by now be familiar with what to expect in the iPhone 5. Recently, industrial designer Don Lehman has asserted that the sleeker unibody design could make the next-gen Apple offering the thinnest and lightest iPhone yet.
The iPhone 5 release date is just around the corner. You can tell it with all the bits and pieces of the device that have been leaking out recently. The newest piece of the iPhone 5 to hit the Web, is the battery, which according to rumors is bigger in size, capacity, and voltage. However, don't get too excited in the capacity bump - it is just an increase of 10mAH, which is not a lot.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung will become the first company ever to use Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology in its Galaxy S3. South Korea-based SK Telecom confirmed that its HD VoLTE technology will be integrated with the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Good news for HTC fans! The Taiwanese phone manufacturer has started rolling out an update to HTC One X smartphones, bringing the highly-anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as a tweaked version of its Sense user interface. A spokesman for the company confirmed the rollout started Friday, Aug. 10, in the UK, but timings for other regions may vary. HTC expects to complete the rollout to ICS by the end of the month.
HTC's Droid smartphone lineup has proved very successful so far, both for the phone maker and for the wireless service providers carrying the handsets. The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Android smartphone is the latest addition to the Droid line, and early sales figures look very promising.
Google's domination of the smartphone industry with Android is slowly pushing Apple and its iPhone to the curb. We understand that in Q2 2012, Android smartphones outsold the Apple iPhone by a margin of 4 to 1, which is a pretty huge margin, if you ask us. The company that accounts for much of the Android smartphone sales is Samsung, probably the main reason the company is locked tight in a deadly battle with Apple.
The latest buzz is that Apple Inc. will be offering a discount of $49 on both the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. The news comes close on the heels of Sprint's $50 discount offer with the carrier waiving off activation fee. With the iPhone 5 debut knocking at the doorstep, the Apple price slash move comes as no surprise.
It's only been a few days since leaked images of a nano-SIM tray for the next-gen iPhone 5 surfaced on the Internet. French site Nowhereelse.fr has bettered its previous find by posting new images of purported iPhone 5 parts. The photo leaks appear to validate the perennial iPhone 5 rumors.
The ever-growing demand of Android smartphones has captured 68 percent of the worldwide market share. Reported malware on Android has also surged by 64 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2012.
The smartphone market has definitely picked up the pace in 2012, with exciting handsets already on the market and several highly-anticipated handsets on their way and due to arrive by the end of the year. In today's highly competitive smartphone market, the battle for supremacy is between two powerful tech giants: Samsung and Apple. Android devices have become immensely popular, but Apple holds firm in its position.
News suggests that IBM made an informal approach to Research In Motion (RIM) to buy BlackBerry e-mail and messaging service. After losing its market share to rivals like Apple and Google's Android system, will RIM have a second thought on IBM's proposal?
Although the hype surrounding the launch of the much-anticipated iPhone 5 has suppressed any news relating to the iPad Mini, it is likely that the iPad heir apparent will be released around Sept. 12 along with the iPhone 5.