Samsung seems to enjoy its latest success on smartphones, with the numbers of the second quarter being more than satisfactory. As it seems, Samsung is finally a real competitor for Apple, with their recently popular Galaxy series selling even more than what they expected.
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There were many rumors the last months about a possible release of a Facebook smartphone in the near future. We even heard of its specifications. However, they do not seem to be realistic anymore. According to Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, "it wouldn't really make much sense" for such a move and the possibility of creating their own smartphone.
New rumors about iPhone 5 are spreading all over the internet and they refer to its possible short battery life. It is well known from the previous iPhones that battery drains easily, due to the heavy use.
Research in Motion, Blackberry's company, is trying to find a way to recover and one of their thoughts was to turn into Android. Blackberry used to be a very popular smartphone, but Apple's domination has significantly affected their sales. The popularity of iOS and Android did not leave any space for other operating systems.
A few days after the rival Apple announced its less spectacular results, it is time for Samsung to disclose the official figures of the financial performance in the second quarter, and they are pretty impressive.
Samsung has finally decided about the date that the new Galaxy Note will be launched: after all these rumors and speculations about the release of the brand new Note, Samsung announced that they will launch it at the Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin, in the 29th of August.
Nokia has decided to promote its popular Lumia 900 phone, not in the conventional way, but rather with a more creative idea. In order to promote the pink Lumia 900 phone, they decided to launch a matching pink nail polish.
Facebook is working with HTC to build a smartphone, which will be released mid next year. According to sources quoted by Bloomberg, initially, the two companies wanted to have the smartphone released until the end of 2012, but HTC asked for more time because it had to work on other products too.
Mobile phones are part of our daily routine, since we are using it wherever we go. Travelling could not be an exception. Nowadays, checking in on Foursquare for the new places we visit and uploading photos on Facebook is considered part of the trip for many of us. Technology has changed our lifestyle and it is not surprising that 39% of the total check-ins are done while travelling.
Twist is here and can become your favourite iPhone app, if you are usually running late. Are you among those that are never on time at their meetings with partners and friends? If you lose track of time without even realizing it, there is an iPhone app just for you. Twist is a new iPhone app that was released exactly for this kind of people.