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Half of all mobile phone owners now have smartphones
Smartphone ownership levels According to a Nielsen survey in January, your age correlates with the likelihood of your being a smartphone owner, based on a survey of over 20,000 mobile consumers. Overall, the volume of consumers owning smartphones is on the rise, now up to 48 percent as iPhones and Androids take over the market. Smartphone ownership is also linked ...
Evernote Hello forever changes how you remember new people
Innovation in the palm of your hand As mentioned in the video above, the brain does not categorize new contacts the way a Rolodex does, no, we remember people based on what they look like, where we met them, and other contextual clues like chronology. Evernote Hello app for iPhones is not new, but the company has completely overhauled the ...
Find your missing iPhone, even when it is dead
Last Alert app Modern mobile technology is fantastic. It keeps you connected to your loved ones, clients, and acquaintances. It allows you to search the internet easily, and from pretty much anywhere. These days, it seems that smartphones can do just about anything. But there is one thing they can’t do—direct you to where it is when the battery has ...
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Genius BlackBerry smartphone concept changes the game
Survival mode for BlackBerry With a dwindling market share, it is no secret that in recent years, RIM/BlackBerry has lost its edge against Apple and Android devices and while devoted “crackberry” users will defend the BlackBerry to death, sexier smartphones with less expensive apps have eaten away at RIM’s dominance. For this reason, designers rarely pay attention to BlackBerry, as ...
Viddy app brings Instagram-like features to mobile video
Instagram for video If you’re a fan of Instagram and how you can basically give your photos an entirely new feeling by using different filters, you’ll love the Viddy mobile app. Viddy is essentially the Instagram of video. Viddy allows you to take 15-second videos of your life and share them with friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or ...
7 newly free Android apps for business
Free quality Android apps don’t come around as often as you may hope. And a lot of the time you have to sift through ridiculous and unrelated apps to find the one that matches your professional needs. So, we’ve done the work for you so you can spend your valuable time elsewhere. Here are seven newly-free Android apps that can ...
Google finally brings Chrome browser to Android
Incognito browsing, bookmarks now available The Google Chrome browser launched in 2008 for desktops and in 2012, the company is announcing the long awaited launch of the browser for Android devices running the latest operating system (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), bringing all of the functionality of Chrome to mobile users. Often when a desktop feature becomes available on a ...
Smartphone plugs directly into the wall, no wires
Autonome smartphone concept Over the years, AGBeat has addressed a variety of new tools for purchase and in the concept phase that tackle the problem of smartphones’ drained batteries, one of the most common complaints of these expensive devices. Designer Francois Rybarczyk has created a smartphone concept with a charging feature that requires no wires, no funky base to plug ...
Android dominates market, mobile use going mainstream
More phones are Androids A new comScore report notes that in the three month period ending in December 2011, Samsung was found to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.3 percent market share and Google Android increased to 47.3 percent of all smartphone operating systems, approaching the 50 percent mark nearly a year ahead of what was originally projected. ...
Google takes steps to remove malware in Android Market
Android security In the last year, Google has taken heat for their Android Market being vulnerable to viruses and malware as their open attitude towards app developers sharply contrasts the closed door, approval-required Apple app environment. According to Google, device activations rose 250 percent year over year and the total number of app downloads from the Android Market surpassed 11 ...
Google Docs for Android updated, offline access added
Google Docs looks a bit different Android users that open their Google Docs on a tablet app will notice a few changes, and although minor, the aesthetic changes alongside the function updates make the app extremely useful for anyone who relies on their phone in the field while working, especially in rural areas that drop signals frequently. First, Google has ...
Genius smartphone cover that repairs itself when scratched
Self-repairing smartphone Phones are expensive. And because your phone is so expensive, you probably spend some extra money trying to protect it, like screen protectors scratch-resistant cases and shields. While these investments can help protect your phone from damage caused by drops and other events, once the damage is done, it’s pretty much there for the life of your phone. ...
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