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Android grabs 59% of smartphone market share globally

A new report from research firm IDC makes it clear that smartphone OS wars are between Android and iOS only as others are losing the race while these two are gaining significantly. IDC has released it’s report on smartphone shipments in Q1 2012, the most interesting fact in this report is that both ... Read More →

Google Play now offers In-app subscriptions

Google has added in-app subscription to it’s Google Play Store. Google in this case is caring about developers and this is will give a boost to developers who want to offer subscription based apps for their audience. Google Play store added in-app billing more than a year before and today they ... Read More →

Rumor: Google and Asus to launch 7-inch Nexus tablet in June

We heard these rumors earlier that Google is launching a 7-inch Nexus tablet. Now Digitimes reports that Google and Asus might launch a 7-inch tablet as early as next month. The source of the rumor is upstream supply chain. The report also claims that initial shipments are estimated at 600,000 ... Read More →

Sony Officially Launches Xperia U, P and Sola in India

Sony has officially launched its Xperia series of handsets in India, Xperia U, Xperia P and Xperia Sola cater to different consumers with a range of features that are specific to the handsets. All these handsets are running Android 2.3 Gingerbread but upgradable to the latest Android 4.0, that is ... Read More →

Sony Mobile to phase out feature phones in India

Sony Mobile Communications will phase out feature phones from India market by September, according to a report on ET. The shift in strategy is related to Sony’s focus on smartphone market, It is betting big on its new line of smartphones released under Xperia brand. ... Read More →