Samsung has just toppled Nokia's 14-year run as the world's biggest vendor of mobile phones in terms of shipments. In the first quarter of 2012 Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets—36 per cent more than a year earlier—overtaking the Finnish phone giant who shipped a mere 82.7 million. Read More >>
Featured comment by emmanuel.makris:
""you were insinuating that it’s arbitrarily better to sell more of fewer devices"
Not at all, at least not in terms of what's better for consumers...." More »
The third-party Reddit app Reddit is Fun has been rudely tugged off the Google Play Store, with Google removing both paid and free versions from its app listings due to it violating policies. Read More >>
Today Google took steps to get all of its entertainment ducklings in a row. Google Play is the new umbrella that will cover the company's Apps, Movies, Music, and Books offerings. It'll cover both desktops and Android phones. Think iTunes for the Android set. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
"According to the ad, you can play a book down on your phone.
I'm going to repeat that: YOU CAN PLAY A BOOK DOWN ON YOUR PHONE.
This has to becom..." More »
You know what we need more of in our mobile gaming? We need a round of applause every time we complete a stage. And maybe some sympathetic groaning when we heroically fail at a tricky juncture. Alas, your fellow commuters on the train are not likely to oblige, they're too busy thinking about what they're having for dinner tonight. Fortunately, Rick O'Shea has a built-in audience that's ready to cheer you on, every step of the way. Read More >>
Google's latest update of its Android Market app adds a few nice little tweaks, most notably the option to have all apps automatically update themselves by default, rather than users having to select the auto-update toggle manually for each. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Also, the Paypal stuff has been in the market app for about 4 months now,so they're taking their time about it, possibly because Google pinched one of..." More »