Report: Apple iPhone banned in Russia starting January 1st, 2015

Report: Apple iPhone banned in Russia starting January 1st, 2015:

According to a report published on Tuesday, Russia will ban the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad beginning on New Year's Day. Honestly, when we first saw the report, we figured that this was due to the same motives that caused a business group to dismantle a memorial to Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg. Instead, it seems that it is iCloud that has Russian authorities concerned.



The new law will ban any device that has the iCloud software inside. The reason is that the data saved in iCloud is not stored locally. The servers employed by Apple are based in the U.S., not Russia. This is not a law that ...

Worldwide smartphone shipments increase 25.2% in 3Q14, tablet shipments increase 11.5%, says IDC

Worldwide smartphone shipments increase 25.2% in 3Q14, tablet shipments increase 11.5%, says IDC: New smartphone releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets drove global smartphone shipments above 300 million units for the second consecutive quarter. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 327.6 million units during the third quarter of 2014, resulting in 25.2% growth when compared to the 261.7 million units shipped in third-quarter 2013 and 8.7% sequential growth above the 301.3 million units shipped in second-quarter 2014.

More notebook brands shifting focus to gaming models, say sources

More notebook brands shifting focus to gaming models, say sources: Notebook brands including Asustek Computer, Lenovo and Acer have been shifting focus to gaming notebook models as strong sales of comparable models rolled out by Micro-Star International (MSI) have encouraged rival companies to follow suit, according to industry sources.

Sony sold (only) 9.9 million Xperia smartphones last quarter

Sony sold (only) 9.9 million Xperia smartphones last quarter:

Sony today posted financial results for Q3 2014 (July - September, which is actually the company’s Q2 for financial year 2014), revealing an operating loss of 85.6 billion yen (about $762 million).

Most of the blame for the operating loss is taken by Sony’s Mobile Communications unit, which reported a 176 billion yen ($1.58 billion) loss. Sony’s other units have mostly posted operating profits - including the Devices division (which, among other things, is selling image sensors to Apple and other companies).



Sony sold 9.9 million Xperia handsets last quarter - ...

Strategy Analytics: Android's global smartphone market share has peaked

Strategy Analytics: Android's global smartphone market share has peaked:

With the latest data from Strategy Analytics showing a small decline in Android's global smartphone market share, the researcher says that Google's open source OS has peaked. The data shows that Android powered handsets accounted for 84% of all smartphones shipped globally in the third quarter. That was down 1 percentage point sequentially from the 85% global smartphone share that belonged to Android in the second quarter.



According to Strategy Analytics executive director Neil Mawston, barring a collapse in the number of Apple iPhone models that are sold worldwide, the highest market share ...

Panel makers continuing to eye opportunities in vehicle industry

Panel makers continuing to eye opportunities in vehicle industry: As global TFT LCD vehicle display shipments are expected to reach 85 million in 2014, up 30% on year, followed by 100 million units in 2016, makers are aiming to develop new technologies to meet diversified demand.

HP's Sprout Is a Creation Machine With No Mouse or Keyboard Required

HP's Sprout Is a Creation Machine With No Mouse or Keyboard Required:





Not satisfied with just revealing a printer , HP has also launched a new type of device that combines a computer, projector, and scanner into one machine called Sprout.

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