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New comScore numbers out, Android now makes up 50% of U.S. smartphones
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The latest comScore numbers have hit the street; quick, all you fanbois need to go sharpen your pitchforks for the ensuing debate! Are they gone? Ok, let’s take a sober look at the numbers before they get back!
In some sense comScore is just reporting more of the same – Android and iOS grew their share of the smartphone market, while Microsoft and RIM continue to shed market share. This quarter’s numbers are punctuated by the fact that Android has now eclipsed the 50% barrier for all smartphones owned in the U.S.
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Sprint begins employee training for Galaxy Nexus, launch looks imminent
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First it appeared in a slipped ad, and then on The Engadget Show during CES. More recently, Sprint's variant of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was spotted coasting through the FCC, and now it's practically a lock to launch between three and six weeks from now. We've received word that Sprint has initiated employee training specifically for the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0, which will enlighten staff on the benefits of the handset, ICS and Google Wallet. Those involved with the training have to wrap things up within the next fortnight, leading us to believe that it'll make its way into retail outlets in late April or early May. In related news, the coursework also makes mention of enabling LTE on a...
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Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx set to hit Europe and Middle East in May
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While Stateside folks have been enjoying the thicker, but longer lasting RAZR Maxx for a few months now, those from across the pond have been missing out. Good news is you won't have to wait it out on the sidelines much longer, as Motorola's announced the extra juice-packing Maxx is set to make its Euro and Middle Eastern debut come next month. However, Moto wasn't clear about how much you'll have to shell out to grasp onto this Droid, or which specific countries it'll make the trip toward. Whatever it may be, let's hope it's already been fed that Ice Cream Sandwich we spotted a while back...
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Samsung Epic 4G gets a small software fix
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Sprint and Samsung released a small software update for the Epic 4G, fixing the force close error when receiving a call and adding what is called the “Sprint Connections Optimizer.” According to the Now Network, software version S:D700.0.5S.FC09 will be released in stages with 100% of devices having received the update within approximately 6 weeks.
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ARM gathers the best NFC and nano-SIM minds to coin a security solution for mobile chipsets
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ARM has invited Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient to come up with the ultimate hardware-based security solution for our mobile devices. The result should be ARM's TrustZone embedded security, which has been present in its Cortex line of chip designs, bur brought up to speed with the modern times of NFC-enabled mobile payments and nano-SIM connection standards.
Gemalto is providing the secure network authentication in current SIM cards, and has working NFC solutions in mobile payments pilot programs - for more info read our dedicated article here. It got in the spotlight last year when Apple was allegedly asking for a programmable SIM card that will let you choose your carrier via an app and pr...
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Sprint Galaxy Nexus specs leak, no bump in processor speed
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Before a new smartphone is launched, a carrier must first make sure that its employees are well familiar with the device. Same is the case with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which Sprint is expected to release later this month: tipsters say that the carrier is already running training sessions with its personnel. And what a great opportunity for some insider intelligence to leak on the web, don't you think?
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HTC One X and One S come to Orange, T-Mobile on Thursday
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If you've already decided whether you're Team One X or Team One S, and live in the UK, then get ready to flex the plastic on Thursday. Both T-Mobile and Orange have announced that's the day you can pick one up in store and online (and even over the phone if that's how you roll.) Both networks are offering the One X for free if you don't mind paying £41 a month, or you can scoop up the One S for a slightly more reasonable £36 -- if you're okay with the smaller screen estate and number-of-core bragging rights.
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Alleged Nokia poster template reveals Windows Phone 8 branding
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Make of that what you will, but a tipster just sent us a picture, which is claimed to be originating from the confines of Nokia, and allegedly is some sort of a non-final poster template.
Whether real or fake we'll let you decide, we don't know what the pro-printing jargon is for such a seemingly transparent plastic poster sheet, if that's it at all, but what we found most interesting in case this has some merits, is the Windows Phone 8 signage.
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Ice Cream Sandwich melts and leaks for the Samsung Galaxy Note
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A functional Android Ice Cream Sandwich build for the one and only Samsung Galaxy Note has leaked on the Internets, and it even comes as a trendy one-click installer Odin file.
Don't expect the Premium Suite with this leak, just Android 4.0 covered in a layer of TouchWiz, but it should be good to play around with until the official thing hits this quarter. Your internal memory gets wiped during install, so make sure you move the stuff out temporarily while updating.
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AT&T expanding its LTE footprint next Sunday; carrier set to release the Nokia Lumia 900
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Next Sunday, AT&T is all set to launch the first Windows Phone model to support LTE, the Nokia Lumia 900. This explains why Sunday will also see the carrier increase its LTE footprint to 12 markets. Among the cities that will offer LTE from the nation's second largest carrier after next Sunday are Bloomington and Muncie, Indiana, along with Bryan-College Station, Texas. The other markets offering LTE for AT&T are St. Louis, Missouri, Naples, Florida, Lafayette, Indiana, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, Akron, Canton, and Cleveland, Ohio, and Staten Island, New York City.
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Brightstar to bring Sony Xperia smartphones to the U.S.
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Wireless equipment distributor Brightstar announced plans to bring Sony’s Xperia smartphones such as the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U to the U.S. market. Under the deal, Brightstar will use its vast distribution network (including more than 450,000 square feet of warehouse facilities) across North America to help the Japanese company get a decent market share.
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ZTE to ship 40 million smartphones this year?
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ZTE is super bullish on its prospects in the smartphone market this year. According to DigiTimes‘ sources at the Taiwan-based makers of handset components, the Chinese company will ship between 35 and 40 million smartphones this year, which is a significant increase from 11 million units shipped last year. Judging by their extensive line-up unveiled during this year’s Mobile World Congress, we tend to think ZTE will manage to reach this goal and who knows, maybe even surpass its own estimates.
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Canada's Rogers Wireless HTC One X pre-order now live, could be yours for $169.99 on a 3-year contract
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Rogers Wireless has opened the floodgates and is now accepting pre-orders for the HTC One X, asking $169.99 for the device along a new three-year contract commitment. Canadian carriers are known for their way-too-long contracts but I guess not many folks mind that since that practice continues to live on all networks.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 may have 10 million pre-orders
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The latest rumblings from the Samsung Galaxy S3 rumour mill suggest that the highly-anticipated device has already racked up 10 million pre-orders.
The new comes via well-known industry insider Eldar Murtazin, who tweeted: "10 mln preorders for sgs3".
There were no other details provided, so we're not sure who has placed the order which Murtazin is referring to, but it's expected to be from operators who are looking to stock their stores in time for the Samsung Galaxy S3 launch.
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Sony details ICS upgrades for Xperia smartphones, warns about stability
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Sony revealed the timeline for upcoming Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) updates to their Xperia range of smartphones on their blog Friday, as well as suggesting that they are set to receive the update prior to their tablet models.
"Our developers have been hard-at-work to ensure we’re on track and the highest standards are met to deliver you the best possible user experience on Xperia 2011 smartphones with the upgrade to Android 4.0 platform release," Sony’s blog post read.
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