How’s this for doomed? Apple was once again the top smartphone vendor in the three months ending in April of this year, capturing 39.2% of the market for that period. According to the latest comScore report, Apple’s share grew 1.4% in a U.S. smartphone market of 138.5 million people. Samsung grew 0.6% to 22%, while [...]
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Apple reportedly still the top smartphone seller in the US, and still growing!
Posted by ryan on June 5th, 2013
Sennheiser offers smartphone-ready versions of popular headsets
Posted by ryan on May 9th, 2013
German audio products maker Sennheiser has announced the availability of three new headsets designed for use with smartphones- as “universal” designs, they’ll work with iPhones, BlackBerrys, Samsung, HTC handsets and all the rest. The headsets are based on existing designs, but now incorporate smartphone controls and microphones. The new headsets include two over the ear [...]
Switching back to the iPhone 5: Why the HTC One grass wasn't greener
Posted by ryan on May 8th, 2013
“Tried the HTC One for 2 weeks and have decided to stick with iPhone 5″fettym – From the [Android Central] forums Of all the recently launched phones, the HTC One is perhaps the one that’s most desirable to iPhone users, what with its Apple-like use of aluminum, and its beyond Retina display. It shares much [...]
iPhone 5 vs HTC One: Camera shootout
Posted by ryan on May 7th, 2013
Side by side, shot for shot, we put the iPhone 5 up against the HTC One to see which camera phone reigns supreme! It’s become a cliché for a reason — the best camera is the one you have with you, and for the vast majority of us, that’s the iPhone 5. It is, as [...]
Apple won't make a larger screen iPhone while trade-offs exist
Posted by ryan on April 24th, 2013
There’s been rampant speculation, rumor mongering, and punditing that Apple must be, has to, is, or really should be making an even larger iPhone. Recall that from the original iPhone launch in 2007 up to the iPhone 4S of 2011, the screen size was a steady and unchanging 3.5-inches. Then with the iPhone 5 in [...]
Do you want Facebook Home on iOS? [Poll]
Posted by ryan on April 13th, 2013
Do you want Facebook Home on iOS? Facebook Home has just launched on Google Play, the Android app store, today. Kinda. Turns out Android may be openy, but it ain’t easy. Right now the full Facebook Home experience is only available on the HTC First. An almost-full experience, minus the deeper system hooks HTC made [...]
Facebook announces Facebook Home for Android, HTC First for AT&T
Posted by ryan on April 4th, 2013
Facebook has just finished their new Home on Android event — see our live blog for the blow-by-blow) and… it pretty much went as expected. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg showed off their new home screen experience for Android, which he described as people-centric vs. app-centric. HTC’s Peter Chou introduced the first phone that’ll ship with it [...]
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Tags: Android Central, Facebook Home, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, HTC 
1 Comment »Facebook's new home on Android
Posted by ryan on April 1st, 2013
Next Thursday our own Phil Nickinson will be heading over to Facebook’s third event of 2013, and their first that promises to be focused on mobile. Perhaps even disruptive to mobile. Phil has questions about the Facebook Android event, important ones, and rightly so. I have no answers, but I do have this: Come See [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod Tags: Delicious Monster, Eric Tseng, Facebook Android, HTC 1 Comment »Facebook holding Android event on April 4
Posted by ryan on March 29th, 2013
Facebook is holding another mobile-centric event, this time seemingly specifically for Google’s Android operating system. Invitations for the April 4 — not April 1! — event went out earlier today: Come see our new home on Android. This, of course, has resulted in everything from yet more rumors and speculation about a Facebook phone like [...]
Facebook holding Android event on April 4
Posted by ryan on March 29th, 2013
Facebook is holding another mobile-centric event, this time seemingly specifically for Google’s Android operating system. Invitations for the April 4 — not April 1! — event went out earlier today: Come see our new home on Android. This, of course, has resulted in everything from yet more rumors and speculation about a Facebook phone like [...]
