Being considering China as one of the most important nation by Apple, the Cupertino-based company digitally divide the country with 21 million iPhones and iPads, although urban areas dominating. According to figures from Stenvall Skoeld and Company, ownership is dominated by just a few select urban areas. Based on recent research from Flurry — which indicated that...
Microsoft in its April newsletter to developers has informed that Windows Phone apps and updates will now take at least one week to be approved as the company is down to the rising volume of submissions. Although the current delays are temporary, Microsoft’s Certification FAQ, updated on March 22nd, implies that once the backlog is dealt with, certification...
The Korean publication INews 24 reports that Kwon Bong-suk, Managing Director of LG Mobile Communications, has shared his company’s plans to introduce a new “thinking smartphone.” He says that the next great innovation in mobile does not require coming from Apple and that is on the companies like LG to identify their own values. A great example he cites is a situation where you’ve set your alarm for 6AM, but your phone notices that there’s unusually high traffic on the way to work and wakes you up at 5.30AM...
Lenovo starting from this Tuesday will begin taking orders for its Android 4.0-based smart TVs in China, according to a teaser page on the company’s Chinese store. The range comprises four LED TVs, from the 42-inch K71 to the 55-inch K91; all except the K71 are 3D-capable. It includes Wi-Fi, number of preinstalled apps for the Chinese market and a second remote...
Good news for IMDb Android app lovers as the official IMDb app for Android has been updated to support streaming high definition trailers. The users now have a choice to select between 720p, 480p, and “standard resolution,” and have the option to set independent quality rates for Wi-Fi and mobile data. ...
According to AllThingsD, Instagram is close to receiving new funding of around $50 million which set the company’s valuation at $500 million. Citing sourcing “close to situation,” Instagram will receive the Series B funding reportedly by Sequoia Capital. Instagram received Series A funding of $7 million led by Benchmark Capital just over a year ago. At the...
The Finnish mobile giant Nokia which has been laid off 1000 of its employees from its Finland plant, which is around one-third of total 3,500 workforces there, sees a further turnaround for small towns in the country as its impact. Nokia in 2010 accounted for 95 percent of the €60 million ($78.85 million) in corporate tax income the town received, but this year Salo’s mayor expects the number to drop as low as €14 million ($18.3 million). Salo has also seen a large percentage of its population become unemployed due to the downsizing....
The video sharing site Vimeo has updated its iPhone and iPad app, which can from now onwards automatically adjust the quality of videos based on your network connection speed as well as on the device you are using. With the updated app, the content can be stream now at 720 pixels and 1080 pixels. The company also says with this update, buffering become “more reliable”....
Just over a couple of days, Instagram launches on Android, the app is getting another update bringing support to tablets and Wi-Fi handsets. The new version 1.0.3 update is available now from the Google Play Store. The version can also be installed on an SD card also and moreover, the update fixes an audio mute bug that appeared during photo capture. ...
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is still taking some more time for release but still the things seems to be rounding up for the device as US retailer Office Depot posted an entry for the Wi-Fi model, listing a retail price of $399.99. The tablet is listed with 8GB of storage. Engadget reports that attempts to purchase the tablet were unsuccessful. The page which later on...
