From CNET: Huawei Technologies continues to be an up-and-comer in the smartphone world.
In 2014, smartphone revenue for the Chinese telecommunications company rose by nearly one-third to $11.8 billion, according to both Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, each citing an internal staff memo.
The...
From DailyTech: The Mozilla Foundation's Firefox OS mobile phone project has yet to pick up anything in the way of significant market share, but it continues to attract attention, thanks in part to a quirky (albeit, small) lineup. Mozilla writes that the lineup now features 16 devices sold in 29...
From DailyTech: One of the major pitfalls of Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935) "Galaxy Alpha" aluminum body smartphone was the decision to make it an AT&T Inc. (T) exclusive in the U.S. and price it at a relatively steep entry fee ($599 USD).
Samsung appears to have...
From PC World: Advanced Micro Devices wants its chips in more laptops, and is devising a new strategy to reverse a free fall it has endured in the PC market over the last few years.
The chip maker is reshaping the way it supplies chips and components with the hope that more PC makers will use its...
From CNET: Gmail is starting to see life again in China.
Google's e-mail service has seen a slight uptick in traffic going into the country, according to the company's Transparency Report. The Financial Times (subscription required) was the first to notice that access had returned.
The increase...
From DailyTech: LG Electronics, Inc. (KRX:066570)(KRX:066575) will reportedly be borrowing a page from domestic rival Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935) with the release of its next G Series smartphone. Asian leaks site ITHome is claiming to have [translated] inside info...
Recently, I had the sudden urge of reconsidering my future. I always had the mindset of having to spend money on "luxury" items I consider a need. After some careful evaluation, I eventually realized most of the items I buy, I usually end up rarely using. As such, I came to re-evaluate many of my decisions before actually forking over the cash on whatever it is I am looking at. This, of course, eventually led me to make an important decision on...
From CNET: Google's Gmail, the world's most widely used e-mail service, has been almost entirely blocked in China for the last three days.
GreatFire.org, a China-based anti-censorship group, indicated that Gmail might have been thrown outside China's firewall, accrording to Reuters.
Google's...
From DailyTech: The world's long-standing top smartphone seller (by volume), Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935), has searched for some time for an answer to its arch-rival Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) fall iPhone launch. Samsung typically launches its Galaxy S family smartphone in...
From CNET: The Chinese smartphone maker, which has been on a tear over the last four years, has raised $1.1 billion in venture capital funding, giving it a valuation of $45 billion. Bin Lin, Xiaomi co-founder and president, posted the news Monday on Facebook.
The valuation makes Xiaomi the top-dog...
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