Bill Gates bets $2B to beat climate change with faster innovation
Aside from being the cofounder of one of the largest tech companies known to man, Bill Gates is also known for his tremendous philanthropy work. Gates …
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U.S. to use mobile internet more than wireline by 2015, IDC says
U.S. citizens will use the mobile networks to access the Internet more than wireline networks by 2015 according to IDC’s Worldwide New Media Market Model, …
Verizon to launch BlackBerry Torch 9850 on September 8th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it will offer the BlackBerry Torch 9850 on September 8th for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The Torch …
Android steals 20% of tablet market from iPad over past year
Android-powered tablets have taken 20% of the global tablet market from Apple’s iPad over the past 12 months according to new data from ABI Research. While …
Gartner says smartphone sales grew 74% in Q2
Gartner on Thursday issued its global mobile phone sales data for the second quarter, which shows that the industry grew 16.5% from the same quarter …
IDC latest to proclaim Apple world's top smartphone vendor
Apple was once again reaffirmed as the world’s No. 1 smartphone vendor on Thursday as market research firm IDC released its data for the June …
Apple may sell 30 million iPhones in Q4, including 1.5 million Sprint iPhones, analyst says
The launch of Apple’s next-generation iPhone will propel global iPhone sales to 30 million units in the calendar fourth quarter of this year, BTIG Research …
Canalys: Android shipments balloon 379% in Q2, iOS now No. 2 smartphone platform
While Apple owns the largest share of handset shipments and profits among the world’s top smartphone vendors, Android is still the No. 1 smartphone operating …
SA agrees: Apple now top smartphone vendor in the world with 140% growth
BGR reported last week that Apple had passed Nokia in the second quarter of 2011 to become the world’s top smartphone vendor by volume. The …
IMS: Annual smartphone sales to reach 1 billion units by 2016; Apple, Samsung winners so far
More than 420 million smartphones will be sold around the world in 2011, accounting for 28% of total cell phone sales according to market research …
Android tablets now 30% of the market, Windows tablets outsold PlayBook in Q2
Microsoft has yet to launch its tablet-optimized operating system and yet slates running various versions of the Windows operating system still managed to outsell Research …
Google: Android activations up to 550,000 per day
Google’s Android activations aren’t slowing down anytime soon. The search giant announced in its second-quarter earnings report yesterday that there are now 550,000 Android smartphones …
Windows operating system share slides in June while OS X, iOS continue to climb
Microsoft announced on Monday that it has sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses to date, but that hasn’t stopped the tech giant’s share of the …
Tablet shipments fell by 28% in Q1, full-year forecast still up on iPad demand, IDC says
Tablet shipments following the 2010 holiday season dropped by more than a quarter according to market watcher IDC, but the firm still raised its full-year …
Google’s Chrome web browser now has 20.7% of web browser global market share at cost of IE, Firefox
According to the analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s Chrome web browser now has a 20.7% grip of the web browser market — seven times more than …
Apple iPad responsible for 1% of all web traffic, 2.1% of traffic in U.S.
According to a new report from NetMarketShare, the iPad accounts for 1% of global web traffic and 2.1% of web traffic in the United States …
As analysts and investors jump ship, Macquarie sees opportunity in RIM
Following first-quarter earnings that sent investors and the media into a tizzy, analyst coverage of RIM has been fairly monotone. The consensus? The company is …
Sprint Motorola XPRT hands-on
FedEx just buzzed by and dropped off Sprint’s latest QWERTY Android smartphones, the Motorola XPRT. The XPRT reminds us a lot of the DROID Pro …
Verizon CFO reaffirms next iPhone will be ‘world phone’, LTE status unknown
In an interview with Reuters, Verizon Communications’ chief financial officer, Fran Shammo, reaffirmed several details about his company’s next iPhone offering. “Verizon’s [next iPhone] version …
Android grabs 53% of global smartphone market share; iOS 50% of application revenues
A new report published by Millennial Media paints a picture of the global smartphone landscape in April of 2011. The company found that Android continued its domination …
Windows Phone will beat Android in 2013, analyst explains
Late last week, BGR wrote about a recent report suggesting Microsoft’s share of the global smartphone market would overtake Google’s share in 2015, and Windows …
CyanogenMod 7 downloaded over 215,000 times
CyanogenMod is one of the most popular custom Android ROMs currently available. With a wide rang of supported devices, and active developer community, the Android …
Verizon: Our next Apple product will be a 'global device'
Verizon Wireless on Thursday confirmed that its next Apple device will be a world phone. The company reported a solid first quarter on Thursday morning, …
Android to grab nearly 50% of global smartphone market by end of 2012
According to a new research report issued by Gartner on Thursday, Android smartphones will account for 49.2% of the smartphone market by the end of …
Entry level Android handset sales to top 20M in 2011, report suggests
Budget Android handsets are poised to takeoff in 2011, a new report from Digitimes suggests. The firm states that it expects 20 million to 25 …
Apple iPad 2 launches internationally; ridiculous lines form in 25 countries [video]
Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale Friday in 25 countries around the world, and early reports from Australia are showing monumental lines for Apple’s latest …
Visa announces PayPal-like payment service for U.S. consumers
Credit card giant Visa has announced a new payment service for U.S. consumers set to launch in the second half of 2011. The new offering …
