Google Executive Sundar Pichai Launching Android One Google tightened its grip on Apple’s cojones in emerging markets like India with the launch of the new Android One “turnkey solution” initiative for smartphone manufacturers. Over the last couple of years, Google has extended the sway of its Android mobile platform through various partnerships pushing Apple’s marketshare […]
Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developer Conference today in San Francisco. The conference provided Apple CEO Tim Cook the opportunity to take to the stage and present some drool-worthy facts to the audience and outline new cool stuff that’s on the way: What’s Coming OS X Yosemite – Apple’s successor to OS X Mavericks […]
2014 will be the year of the great shakeout in the smartphone and phablet arenas. Feature phones are starting to fade into the mist and the year will likely end with over 60% of mobile phones sold in 2014 being smartphones. This year will also be make and break time for high profile vendors like […]
Millions of Americans pay less than $99 for their spanking new iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C. That’s because a huge number of American consumers trade in their existing iPhones when Apple puts out a new model. For instance, I paid a mere $59 for my new iPhone 5S (16GB) at Best Buy last year after […]
Americans and Europeans have been paying through their nose for smartphones, boosting the fortunes of greedy corporations like Apple and Samsung to stratospheric heights. The latest model of unlocked iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones purchased at retail (which few do in the U.S.) will set you back at least $650. Together, Apple and […]
) Google’s Android platform will see a huge leap in its smartphone user base in India in 2014 and drive Apple into an insignificant status. Kinda like what South Indian superstar Rajinikanth does to his foes in movie after movie. As Tamil movie fans know well, by the time Rajinikanth leaves the battle field his […]