Apple’s iPhone might be loosing its coolness to Android opponents like Samsung Galaxy S III? The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that Apple is loosing demand for iPhone 5. The result is slashed orders for iPhone 5 display units.
Corning has apparently been working on a whole host of glass-related products. The company’s major release at the CES 2013 has been the Gorilla Glass 3 which comes with additional durability and many other features. However, Corning is also showing off its Willow Glass which is highly flexible and easily bendable, thus suited very well for future products.
During Samsung’s CES 2013 keynote, Microsoft also took the stage for a while. The company showed up a new display technology which apparently projects images and lights all across a given environment, rather than confining it to a screen. The company has dubbed the technology ‘Illumiroom.’
California-based consumer electronics manufacturer Belkin is specialized in making connectivity devices. At CES 2012, Belkin outed WeMo, its brand of electronic components that let users to control their electronics from anywhere using their mobile device. Now Belkin has brought an iOS compatible light switch, and announced that it’s going to add Android compatibility later this year.
Multiple countries have been investigating into allegations that LG, Philips, Samsung and others colluded to rig the prices of the LCD market, minting huge profits in the process. EU has already slammed the companies with a $1.9 billion bill and now, China has fined them another $56.6 million.
Back in August, we reported that despite a much-anticipated launch, Android Jelly Bean’s adoption rate has been rather slow. Back then, the new version was running on a mere 1% of the Android devices. Flash-forward to today and Jelly Bean has already captured more than 10% of the Android hardware.
Apple’s smartphone market share had taken a slight hit just before the launch of iPhone 5. The sales growth had apparently slowed down in anticipation of the launch of the new phone. Now that iPhone 5 is gaining momentum, Apple has yet again grabbed 35% of the market share.
How smart is a ‘Smart TV’? Study suggests, not much; at least not smart enough to entice the users with its ‘smart’ capabilities. While people are supposed to use the apps bundled with Smart TVs, we have found a very interesting finding that consumers are avoiding most apps like Facebook, Skype, Angry Birds on Smart TVs. What’s the mystery?