Nokia looks to launch another handset a month after Lumia December 15, 2011 NOKIA is preparing to launch a follow-up to its make-or-break Lumia 800 handset, less than a month after its launch, City A.M. has learned. The new smartphone, which may be called the Lumia 900, will be built into the same chassis as its predecessor but will feature a bigger screen and may be loaded with [...]
Samsung mobile sales best ever December 11, 2011 Samsung Electronics said yesterday its annual mobile handset sales this year had exceeded 300m units for the first time in the company’s history. The world’s second largest handset maker by volume said in a statement it had broken its sales record by the end of last month. Sales including 10m of the new Galaxy S [...]
French court denies iPhone ban December 8, 2011 A French court yesterday rejected Samsung’s request for an injunction to prevent Apple from selling its iPhone 4S in France, sought on the grounds it copied elements of Samsung’s Galaxy line of mobiles. Calling the request out of proportion, the court also ordered Samsung to pay €100,000 of Apple’s legal fees.
Samsung confident on 2011 target December 8, 2011 Samsung Electronics, the world’s top TV brand, said yesterday its television sales hit a record 5.7m units in November, helped by strong US sales during the long Thanksgiving weekend. November sales grew 14 per cent from the 5m units sold in October and Samsung is certain to keep its top global title for all of [...]
Apple loses its battle for iPad trademark in China December 7, 2011 APPLE yesterday lost a lawsuit in which it claimed infringement of its iPad trademark by Taiwanese-owned company Proview Technology. Proview registered the name IPAD for use in mainland China in 2001, and in several other areas including the EU between 2000 and 2004. In 2006 it agreed to sell the “global trademark” to Apple, but claims [...]
A Yuletide special: where the Nativity meets mobile tech December 7, 2011 JOSEPH is running the new Napster music service on the new iPhone (also works on the Android). It helps him soothe Mary whose tweets (Virgin Mary) show her to be increasingly exasperated. She’s also using the iHeal pain relief gadget sent by Homedics. But a bed would be better. Readers of Joseph’s tweets will see [...]
HTC sales fall 30 per cent in a month December 6, 2011 Sales of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC have dropped 30 per cent in November from a month before, as the world’s No.4 smartphone brand struggled to compete against bigger rivals Apple and Samsung. HTC says its consolidated sales for November fell to T$30.94bn (£654m) from T$38.48bn a year ago and T$44.11bn in October 2011. “It shows [...]
Samsung soars as Apple loses court bid December 6, 2011 APPLE has lost its most recent battle in a legal fight against Samsung, as its bid to stop Galaxy sales in the US was denied, causing shares in the South Korean company to jump by more than two per cent. Apple was trying to get an injunction against the sale of certain Samsung products in the [...]
MOBILES December 1, 2011 SAMSUNG GALAXY NEXUS, FREE WITH £34 CONTRACT* Google and Samsung’s latest tie-up is their best yet – a great Android advert. google.co.uk/nexus APPLE IPHONE 4S, FREE WITH £36 CONTRACT* The original – and probably still the best – blockbuster smartphone, the 4S is the gadget to have. apple.com/uk MOTOROLA RAZR, FREE WITH £36 CONTRACT* Motorola [...]
OTHER December 1, 2011 IHELICOPTER, £30 Flying a helicopter around your living room using your iPhone as a controller is exactly as much fun as it sounds. A lot. amazon.co.uk SAMSUNG NAVIBOT VACUUM CLEANER, £400 The future is here – get a robot to do your vacuum cleaning. And it actually works. samsung.com/uk DYSON HOT, £260 The latest innovation [...]