Getting promotional emails on Gmail is quite a nuisance. And it’s quite tough to rid them by unsubscribing. Google is now making it easy by offering the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the top of header fields in such marketing emails.
Firefox OS may be far from being a contender in the smartphone arena but the Mozilla team has been quietly and consistently building it. A number of vendors have unveiled Firefox OS devices at MWC this year, showing significant improvements.
Rockstar Consortium, backed by many tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft and BlackBerry, has launched suits against numerous Android partners in the past. Google has now launched a counter-lawsuit, deciding to fight back.
![[Video] LG Brings Its First Firefox OS Smartphone, The Fireweb](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/s-116x200.png)
LG is going to launch its first smartphone designed to run Firefox OS named LG Fireweb. Like ZTE and Huawei handsets, LG is also designing lower-end handset meant for those who are looking for an entry-level device.
HTC has long been cited as the sick child of the smartphone market. The company started with an excellent potential and a brand value that put it up there among the top players but over time, HTC’s smartphone market and its stock value has plummeted. Now, rumor has it that the Chinese company Lenovo may acquire HTC soon.
Apple has long enjoyed the position of being the undisputed champion of the smartphone arena. Until now the company was in the lead, in terms of profits, but Samsung has taken away the crown recently along with the crown for sales volume. In the light of the quarterly sales figures for the second quarter, Apple has hit the three-year low in terms of smartphone market share.
Mozilla is working hard to make its Firefox OS a dominant player in the mobile OS market. It has already secured hardware partnerships with some big brands. But the thing that is crucial to its success is the developers who will be building apps the users need. And to lure the developers under the umbrella of Firefox OS, Mozilla has floated a new scheme.
For long time, smartphone makers had been trying to ship more smartphones in a quarter than regular mobile phones. Unfortunately, it always remained a dream until recently. Research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has reported that for the first time, more smartphones have been shipped in the first quarter of this year than regular mobile phones; Korean tech giant Samsung leads the battle.