Archive for July, 2011

Samsung Sold 5 Mln Galaxy S II Devices

July 31st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Phones & Devices, Platforms: AndroidOS | 2 Comments »

It took them 85 days, but Samsung now confirms it has managed to sell 5 million Galaxy S II devices. That news comes only 30 days after hitting 3 million sales.

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WebOS Hits Four New Markets

July 31st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | Comments Off

WebOS keeps rollin’ on, though a bit slower than pretty much any other OS. HP now announced that developers can submit their WebOS apps for sale in four new markets.

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Mozilla Works on Mobile Operating System

July 26th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

As if we didn’t have enough already, Mozilla has announced the organization is working on their own mobile operating system, though the basis of the project is Google’s Android OS.

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Google Books Removed from App Store

July 24th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

Though some folks on Twitter noticed it earlier this week, it then seemed to be a small error. Now however it seems the removal of the Google Books app for the iPhone has been on purpose.

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Android Market to Support Multiple APK’s

July 23rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | Comments Off

Google announced that Android Market will finally bring support for apps that have multiple APK’s for different devices. This brings various advantages compared to the old single-APK model it used.

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New iPad 2 Runs on Different GFX Chip

July 23rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Phones & Devices | Comments Off

Keeping a tap on Hardware, something you can rely on with the boys and girls of iFixit. iFixit has just announced their latest finding; the newer iPad 2 models are running on different graphic hardware.

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Microsoft Prepares App Hub for Mango Launch

July 22nd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | Comments Off

Microsoft is preparing the Windows Marketplace for the launch in new markets and of course the launch of the new Windows Phone 7 Mango update.

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Apple Testing HD Displays for iPad 3

July 19th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

Apple is rumoured to be testing two new screens for the production of the iPad 3. Contenders for the bid to produce them are Korean competitors LG and Samsung.

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Nomura: iPad To Dominate Until 2014

July 19th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

According to research from Nomura, Apple will maintain the most dominant player in the tablet market until the year 2014. By that time, competitors will have a far bigger share of the market.

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RIM Stats

July 14th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | Comments Off

Though the company is a bit shaky at the moment, RIM keep stopping the Dutch sales charts with the BlackBerry Curve 8520 being the best selling prepaid Phone in May.