One technology expert has highlighted the features that he expects the Apple iPhone 5 to contain.
Although the release date for the model is yet to be confirmed, CNET UK editor Jason Jenkins points out the smartphone is likely to have a faster processor, known as the Apple A5, and come with iCloud, a service which [...]
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6 Sep 2011Android continues to be the dominant operating system in the UK smartphone market, according to new research.
Figures released by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show that in the 12-week period ending August 7th Android had a 47.1 per cent share of the sector, a 24.2 per cent increase from the same period in 2010.
BlackBerry was second with [...]
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5 Sep 2011Medion has unveiled details of a new smartphone at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin.
While the name of the device was not disclosed, it was confirmed that the German firm's new smartphones will use the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and will sport a 4.3 inch touchscreen.
In addition, it will come with a [...]
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1 Sep 2011The new Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S smartphone has been unveiled by the firm at a press conference in Berlin.
Boasting 25 per cent faster entertainment delivery through a 1.4 Ghz processor, the device can also render web pages 20 per cent more quickly than the Xperia arc.
Built on the Android Gingerbread 2.3 platform, [...]
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9 Aug 2011Smartphones account for the majority of mobiles sold in Britain, a new report has shown.
Research released by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals that in the 12-week period ending July 10th, 67 per cent of all handsets bought were smartphones, the highest proportion among the 12 countries studied by the firm.
Australia came in second place, with global [...]
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8 Aug 2011Canadian telecoms provider TELUS has cited the growing popularity of smartphones for helping to drive its financial growth.
With the firm revealing that revenue for the second quarter of 2011 stood at CAD $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion) – a 6.4 per cent increase from the same period last year – 42 per cent of its pay-monthly [...]
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5 Aug 2011A new study has offered an insight into the popularity of smartphones in the UK.
In the latest Communications Market Report published by Ofcom, more than one-quarter (27 per cent) of adults were shown to own such a device, with this rising to 47 per cent among teenagers.
And it appears to be over the last 12 [...]
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4 Aug 2011Android's substantial popularity is due to the wide range of mobile phones available that support the operating system.
Such is the view of Stuff magazine editor Will Findlater, who states that the "sheer weight" of models from numerous manufacturers that are compatible with Androids means there is something for "all different needs and budgets".
Among the devices [...]
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3 Aug 2011Android has increased its share of the smartphone market, achieving a global share of 48 per cent and seeing shipments climb by more than 379 per cent over one year ago to reach 51.9 million units.
This expansion was boosted by sales of Motorola, LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, ZTE and Sony Ericsson phones, according to [...]
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19 May 2011Globally, the total number of mobile handsets sold climbed to 427.8 million units in the first three months of 2011, up 19 per cent compared to the previous year.
Smartphones in particular proved to be a winner, with the devices accounting for 23.6 per cent of the sales up by a massive 85 per cent year-on-year.
The [...]