NPD: iPhones recover market share in Q4 2011, but Android draws the first-timer crowds
According to the latest research from the NPD group, Apple has got its second wind in smartphone sales. In the same quarter that saw the iPhone 4S reinvent the wheel obey our every vocal whim, the trio of available models soaked up a total of 43 percent of the US smartphone market in Q4 2012, apparently knawing away at Android’s market share of 53 percent held during the rest of 2011
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NPD: iPhones recover market share in Q4 2011, but Android draws the first-timer crowds
Report: Google hires Apple exec to work on ‘secret project’
Google appears to have scored another coup in its ongoing rivalry with Apple, having reportedly lured one of the company’s senior directors to its Mountain View headquarters. Simon Prakash, pictured above, has worked at Apple for more than eight years, most recently serving as the firm’s senior director of product integrity. According to VentureBeat , however, that tenure has come to a close, now that Google has hired Prakesh to work on a “secret project.” The report speculates that this project could be helmed by co-founder Sergey Brin, and that it may be mobile-related, though declarative statements were few and far between.
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Corning and Samsung ink new joint venture, plot Lotus Glass future for OLED devices
Anyone keeping a close eye on the mobile market knows that Samsung and Super AMOLED , much like peanut butter and jelly, are inextricable bosom buddies. So, this recent tech marriage between the Korean electronics giant and Corning (of Gorilla Glass fame) shouldn’t come as much surprise for fans of super saturated screens. Under terms of the agreement, both parties will jointly manufacture Lotus Glass for use in smartphones falling under the Galaxy umbrella, as well as Super OLED TVs
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O2 data breach potentially shares your cellphone number with the world (Updated)
There’s an alarming rumor circulating that suggests that UK network O2 forwards your phone number to any website visited on a smartphone.
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O2 data breach potentially shares your cellphone number with the world (Updated)
O2 data breach potentially shares your cellphone number with the world
There’s an alarming rumor circulating that suggests that UK network O2 forwards your phone number to any website visited on a smartphone. Lewis Peckover built a site that displays the header data sent to sites you visit, finding a network-specific field called “x-up-calling-line-id” which displayed his number.
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O2 data breach potentially shares your cellphone number with the world
Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5:15PM ET!
We’ve recovered from the grueling week of CES… sort of. As you probably already know, technology doesn’t seem to take time off after the big show, and neither do we.
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Watch the Engadget Mobile Podcast CES edition, live tonight at 11PM ET!
Nope, it’s not a typo, folks: for tonight’s CES 2012 podcast we’re getting in front of a camera to discuss all of the latest happenings in Las Vegas. And there’s a lot to talk about, too, so you won’t want to miss seeing us rant live for a change! So join Myriam Joire, Sean Cooper (yes, the Sean Cooper) and Brad Molen as we show off some of the phones announced this week and converse on everything we’ve seen so far.
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BlueStacks brings App Player, 400,000 Android apps to Windows 8 (video)
Back in October, BlueStacks unveiled an alpha version of its App Player , bringing a slew of Android apps to Windows PCs, tablets and desktops. Today, the company expanded its reach with a new, Windows 8-compatible version of its software, integrating more than 400,000 Android apps into Microsoft’s latest OS. The latest App Player, which will support both standard desktop and Metro UI modes, effectively allows Windows 8 users to run “most every app” from the Android catalog, without having to conduct any porting magic
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Sprint gets 4G LTE, Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper: It’s official
In the midst of a rival’s developer conference , Sprint’s snuck out an official page for its ( already leaked ) 4G network. Anyone living in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio can expect to see 4G coverage pop up alongside “improved 3G coverage.” The first device to land will be an LTE-flavored Galaxy Nexus, and according to the official page, Google Wallet is coming along for the ride.
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Elpida starts shipments of next-gen Wide IO Mobile RAM
Tablets might be all sexy curves and Gorilla Glass , but it’s what’s on the inside that counts, right? Efficient DRAM mightn’t set your heart alight, but Elpida Memory did just start shipping its next generation 30nm “Wide IO Mobile RAM.” The firm claims it uses 50 percent less power compared with equivalent DDR2 sticks, letting you caress your beloved device for longer. This economy is thanks to it purring along at just 200MHz, which is even more impressive when you consider it brags a 12.8 GB/s data rate per chip.
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