How Do People Shop for Mobile Phones?

Demand for mobile phones shows no signs of slowing down. Google teamed with Compete to gauge the impact of digital on mobile shoppers, and discovered that online has fundamentally changed the purchase path. With wireless related searches up 82%, and four times as many shoppers using online video to research, brands need to raise awareness and inform shoppers’ decisions online. Source: goog...

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What I learned about mobile in China

In China I met several entrepreneurs and others at the Bluetooth World conference there. China has a very different mobile culture, so thought I'd share what I learned here:1. Facebook and Twitter and many other sites don't work. Neither do their mobile apps. Yes, you can use a VPN or a proxy server, but most sites are very slow compared to when I use those sites in the US. (The government blocks those sites. Most of the entrepreneurs...

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Google Drive Now Comes With More Options for Android Apps Storage and Sync

One of the advantages of Apple’s storage in the cloud service iCloud is that it allows the developers to user their available storage as a secure environment for synchronizing and backing up data and settings. Google’s Drive was inferior until now, as the options provided to the Android app developers were limited, but the Mountain View-based company announced the inclusion of new options that make Drive a more powerful...

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Facebook Android-powered Smartphone To Run Facebook Home UI

It seems that Facebook will announce its own smartphone this week, one that will allegedly run a new Android UI, which will be named Facebook Home. The name of the users interface comes from two different sources, according to which Facebook Home is going to be the appellation of the new Android UI. According to 9to5 Google, Facebook has already sent invitations to the press members for its media event, invitations which read...

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Facebook Update for Android App

Facebook is out with another update for its Android app exactly one day after it released an update for its iOS app. This new app lets users change their profile picture using the app. Additionally, users can even choose and control what News Feeds they want to receive notifications for and what information they want displayed. Users can hide stuff they don’t want to appear, and can even report spam on a post in News Feed. Users can...

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Magic 2014 coming soon to Android

Look, we all know that you have a really bitchin' black/blue Magic: The Gathering deck tucked somewhere in the closet from high school, so it's okay if you're a little excited that the famous trading card game is finding its way to Android devices later this year. We got some time to play it at PAX East 2013, and it proved to be as reliable a game as its predecessor. Magic 2014 will have a lot of the same elements that iOS and...

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Apple’s new iPad out in April, iPhone 5S in Augus

The iPhone 5S and iPad rumour mill is getting stronger. iMore has reported that the Apple will launch new versions of the iPad, the iPad mini in April while the iPhone 5S will be released later in August. The report states that sources familiar with the plans have told iMore that the iPhone 5S does indeed have the same basic design as the iPhone 5, with a more advanced processor and an improved camera. The report...

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IDC: More Than 50% of the Phones Sold in 2013 Will Be Smartphones

There’s no doubt now: in 2013 we will be officially entering the smartphone era, as the latest studies show that the smartphone sales will overtake the mobile phone sales for the first time. According to a study by IDC (International Data Corporation), the main promoters of the explosive growth of the smartphone segment are the emergent markets like Brazil, China, or India where the quick spreading of the 4G networks and...

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How to Turn An Old Android Phone into a Networked Security Camera

If the idea of a networked security camera that you can remotely view and receive alerts from appeals to you (but the $$$ of a commercial model does not), read on as we show you how to turn older generation Android phones into sophisticated security cameras. Why Would I Want to Do This? Well, we hate to presume, but we imagine you opened this tutorial because you have something you want to keep on eye on. Whether that’s your backdoor...

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BlackBerry launches first Z10 device in India at Rs 43,490

BlackBerry today launched its much-awaited smartphone Z10, powered by its latest operating system 'BlackBerry 10', in India at a price of Rs 43,490, taking rivals Apple and Samsung head on in the world's second largest telecom market. The Canadian smartphone maker has launched its latest model in India nearly a month after the global launch of new operating system 'BlackBerry 10' and two devices Z10 and Q10 on this platform on January...

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