Apple vs. Samsung – The Battle for China [Infographic]

Apple vs. Samsung - The Battle for China [Infographic]

With the battle getting hotter by day for Samsung and Apple in the scramble for the Chinese market, none of the tech giants are opting to back down. The battle has become hotter with each of the two deploying different techniques. In a move aimed at precipitating Samsung from the Chinese market where it enjoys a clear lead of 18.3%, Apple is rumoured to have entered a deal with China’s lead telecom company, China Mobile. For the telecom company, this has come with a fall in its shares by 2% following its earnings release. With Apple’s fourth quarter coming into an end this October, the results are hotly anticipated.

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4 BlackBerry Apps for the Z10 to Get You Organized Fast

Blackberry Z10

People love smart phone devices for professional and personal reasons. Beyond making communication convenient, manufacturer galleries offer an array of applications, helping users do everything from generate and maintain a grocery list to tracking health metrics during a morning jog. BlackBerry, facing fierce competition from iPhone and Android phones, offer users a variety of professional and personal applications. BlackBerry’s new BBM application, with video conferencing abilities, excites scores of faithful fans.

How Smartphone Features are Driving the Cellphone Market

How Smartphone Features are Driving the Cellphone Market

The global smartphone market is maturing fast, with over one billion smartphones and tablets expected to be shipped in 2014, according to the IDC. Because of this, the differentiating quality for manufacturers to sell to consumers is all about features. Smartphone shoppers are increasingly faced with more options, more features, more power, more screen and more of just about everything. And manufacturers continue to bring us these features on the new cells.

In an average good quality smartphone, the features list is amazing: it’s your ultimate communications tool all in one. In your hand resides a:

  • telephone
  • payment device
  • mini-work station
  • entertainment console
  • communications tool
  • medical / emergency alert
  • video and music player

Mobile phones are simply the center of many of our lives, and we’re paying for that privilege. Samsung’s sales skyrocketed in 2013’s first quarter, to nearly 70 million smartphones sold, according to Forbes.

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HTC Desire 200 Set to Capture the Low-end Android Market

HTC Desire 200 Set to Capture the Low-end Android Market

HTC has been known for releasing remarkably aesthetic and technically sound smartphones ever since the Korean giant started manufacturing its first models a little more than half a decade ago. Technology geeks have been enthusiastically welcoming every new model in HTC’s lineup, since nearly every phone that HTC has ever released has fulfilled the company’s reputation by oozing quality in every category.

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How to Buy iPhone Parts Online and Repair/Upgrade Your iPhone Yourself

If you’re part of the faithful few who have dropped their phone down the toilet, or the magnificent many that have cracked their screen, then your iPhone may be in need of repair. The number of people who have accidental damage cover however, pales in comparison to those who need it. Sending it off for repair could sometimes mean a hefty bill, but it’s actually far easier to do it yourself than you think. Here is how you can buy the parts, and repair or upgrade your iPhone yourself.

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Apple iPhone 6 Rumoured Features

Apple iPhone 6 Rumoured Features

With the rumour mill in full swing regarding the future release date of the iPhone 6 and its new features it seems that the Apple phone is looking at a massive upgrade. With the likes of HTC, Samsung and Sony all hot on the heels of the iPhone’s crown it’s growing increasingly obvious that Apple needs to reassert its authority in this market place.

As normal Apple is saying very little and leaks are not common place for this company. What is for certain is that Apple is looking to retain it placing for the iPhone as the most desirable Smartphone on the market.

However this new fantastic phone might not be launched to market until next year. Bearing in mind that Apple will normally only release one new product per market per year and with rumours that the iPhone 5S may be released in the autumn of this year, it would seem sensible to assume an early 2014 release date. This means you have plenty of time to sell your iPhone online and start saving.

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Top Cellphone Technology for 2013

Top Cellphone Technology for 2013

Cellphones are becoming more and more technological every day and it’s wonderful to live in a world where we have the internet in the palm of our hands at all times.

Over the past year we have seen some impressive technology appear on the market in the cellphone arena. Here is a quick look at some of the latest technology for cellphones that have appeared on the market.

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iPhone 5 Made Quite A Buzz Lately for Being the Slowest Phone

iPhone 5 Made Quite A Buzz Lately for Being the Slowest Phone

A test conducted by Which Tech Daily? has made quite a buzz for the last few days. After studying the processing speed of a few phones, the iPhone 5 came in last. What does this mean for the iPhone? Apple has set the standard for a category of phones, and now it seems they are not meeting that standard. Is it that Apple is getting lazy, or that technology is moving too fast? Perhaps it is just a simple difference in priorities between companies.

The iPhone has made quite a name for itself since the first unveiling. Hype always builds for a new release and there seems to be a feeling of “what will they do next?” It is because of the innovative company’s promise to do better that they have earned a reputation for excellence. After it has been suggested that the company make a “cheaper” phone to keep up with the Chinese market, a quickly growing customer, Apple refused. After all of this time, we as consumers expect nothing less than what Apple expects of themself: the best.

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