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Smartphones make big gains in prepaid
Smartphones long ago lost their hoity-toity status as the toys of the technological elite, but in the last few years they have been moving down to the lower rungs of the mobile market ladder. Smartphones accounted for 29 percent of … Continue reading
Android this week: $20 smartphones; A must-have app; Frustrated devs
The period after Mobile World Congress is usually a quiet time for new phone announcements, but this week proved differently. Sprint announced the ZTE Fury, which will cost a mere $ 20 after 2-year contract and $ 50 rebate. This … Continue reading
PlayStation Vita OS could come to smartphones, tablets
Sony executives have reportedly hinted at the possibility of the upcoming PlayStation Vita’s OS being expanded to smartphones and tablets, and said the OS was designed with this expandability in mind. Read more… Neowin.net
Netra turns smartphones into a $2 portable eye exam
Having got my first pair of bifocals recently, this two dollar smartphone add-on that tests vision just caught my eye. Pocketables recently picked up on the Netra, which was shown off in a TEDxBoston event by Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor of … Continue reading
Samsung probably sold the most smartphones in 2011
Trying to count who sold the most smartphones is a difficult business. That’s mostly due to Samsung’s decision to stop releasing unit sales figures for its smartphone sales. The company has taken to releasing sales growth percentages, and market research … Continue reading