The announcement of the Windows Phone 8 revealed that Windows Phone 7 devices would effectively be unsupported, barring the Windows Phone 7.8, which brings the new start screen three tile sizes. A manufacturer falling into the category is Nokia, developer of the Lumia Windows Phone 7 devices. Nokia, reportedly, is building a new marketing campaign for a new Windows Phone device.
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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has been the one of the best selling smartphones at Verizon Wireless, with just iPhone 4S to beat. The smartphone is well known for its Kevlar design, gorgeous display and monstrous battery. And, after the Android 4.0 ICS update, the Droid Razr Maxx is nothing short of a beast. However, the recent arrival of Samsung's latest flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S3 – has posed a strong challenge to Droid Razr Maxx sales.
Eastman Kodak Co has lost an appeal of a patent dispute over digital image preview technology with Apple Inc and Research In Motion Ltd, which could set back the onetime photography giant's efforts to raise money in bankruptcy by selling patents.
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp's shares fell as much as 4 percent on Monday after the sale of half of its holding in audio technology firm Beats Electronics back to Beats' founders raised concern over its strategy.
Nokia is considering ripping up its traditional mass marketing strategy ahead of the unveiling of its new Windows 8 smartphone in the autumn, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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Apple Inc's new iPhone will drop the wide dock connector used in the company's gadgets for the best part of a decade in favor of a smaller one, a change likely to annoy the Apple faithful but which could be a boon for accessory makers.
Samsung Galaxy S3, which has dethroned iPhone 4S as the most popular smartphone of 2012, added another laurel to its wreath by breezing past the 10 million sales mark earlier than expected. The launch of 64GB variant later this year is expected to push the sales figure up further.
The rumor mill has been on an Apple overdrive and much has been said and written about the fabled iPhone 5. Apple, it seems, is unlikely to get any reprieve from the surrounding brouhaha with its next smartphone being scrutinized and dissected to the core. By now, we are all-too-familiar with the features of much-touted 4-inch Apple wonder, but do we know what not to expect from the iPhone 5 and why?
According to a new report, Samsung's flagship phones are scheduled to get the much-anticipated Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade, Google's new mobile platform. Jelly Bean is the latest version of the popular Android mobile operating system and comes a slew of exciting new features such as Google Now, smoother user interface, improved search with voice, new camera features, bug fixes, software enhancements, and much more.
Analysts cut their price targets on Nokia to little more than the value of its cash and patents on Friday as hopes fade that phones using new Microsoft software can revive the ailing mobile company anytime soon.
While rumors and speculation regarding the upcoming iPhone 5 keep intensifying, Apple has given no clues except setting the launch of its next mobile operating system to "this fall." The upgraded version, called iOS 6, is expected to ship with the next-generation iPhone.
As Apple introduced the new iPad in 2012, the 2048x1536 Retina display meant a 70 percent bigger battery appeared. With a four-inch iPhone 5 all but confirmed, and the Retina display continuing to be used, how will Apple approach the implementation of Li-ion batteries in the upcoming device?