Microsoft posted a fan letter it received from a very satisfied Nokia Lumia 900 owner to its blog. The man says he’s a diehard Apple fan, but prefers the Lumia over his iPhone .
An Apple Fanboy Loves His Nokia Lumia So Much That He Sent A Letter To Microsoft (NOK, MSFT, AAPL)
May 16, 2012 Updated at 1:52 pm
Social Travel Service Gogobot Passes 1 Million Registered Users
May 16, 2012 Updated at 1:00 pm
We’ve been covering Gogobot since it first launched in early 2010 . It took the social travel discovery and advice site a little while to find its niche, but since about the middle of 2011, it’s been adding new members rapidly.
HTC stock dives after Apple blocks smartphone shipments
May 16, 2012 Updated at 10:19 am
HTC’s stock price has been sent into a tumble, after imports of new HTC handsets into the US were blocked in customs by an Apple complaint to the ITC. The company had been riding high on positive reviews of the One X and EVO 4G LTE, but saw new supplies of the Android smartphones frozen indefinitely after the US International Trade Commission upheld Apple’s complaint that the handsets infringe a patent held by the Cupertino company.
Gartner: Q1 2012 Phone Sales Declined 2%, Dragged Down By Asia-Pacific. Samsung Leads All
May 16, 2012 Updated at 9:25 am
Sign of a maturing marketing flattening out, a lack of compelling devices, or a contraction in the economy? Gartner today released figures that note that worldwide sales of mobile phones were actually down by two percent this quarter, to reach a total of 419.1 million units — the first time the market has declined since the second quarter of 2009, the analysts say.
Tech darling Twilio cozies up to Android with new client
May 16, 2012 Updated at 4:00 am
Twilio has finally released its Android client with a new native software development kit that will allow Android developers to add VoIP features to any Android app. The startup’s iOS client has been around since February, and today, Android developers are basically getting the same set of tools — tools that allow you to easily make voice calls a feature, if not necessarily the main event, of your application.
Google Chrome update lets you share tabs across devices
May 15, 2012 Updated at 11:12 pm
Just over a month since Google introduced viewing open tabs in multiple browsers for Chrome Beta , the feature is coming to the stable release of the browser . The feature lets you manage open tabs across different computers and Android phones running 4.0 and higher.
13 Amazing Facts About Smartphone Use Around The World
May 15, 2012 Updated at 10:42 pm
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How HTC Can “One-Up” The Galaxy S III
May 15, 2012 Updated at 7:12 pm
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S III, the hype had already built to an unsustainable level. The buzz was pushing fans to expect incredible new hardware, artificial intelligence and a phone with a clean, crisp taste that won’t fill you up and never lets you down.
Smule Finally Makes Their Android Debut With The Auto-Tuning Songify App
May 15, 2012 Updated at 3:12 pm
Smule has been churning out scores of popular music-making iOS apps for years now, but they’ve been notoriously gun-shy about bringing those apps to other platforms. As of today though, that streak has finally come to an end — the company has just released their auto-tuning Songify app into the Google Play Store.
Apple patches Siri smartphone answer: Nokia not amused
May 15, 2012 Updated at 9:01 am
Late last week it was discovered that if you asked Siri what it’s favorite smartphone was, the Nokia Lumia 900 would pop up. it was mildly amusing, and a good time was had by all.