A report released by the market research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics has found that the Samsung Galaxy SIII is the world?s best selling smartphone in the Q3 of 2012.? The numbers show that the SIII has sold 18 million units in Q3 and the iPhone 4S only sold 16.2 million.? Close to be sure, what was even closer is the global share of the smartphone market with the SIII having 10.7% and the 4S at 9.7%.? Now granted this is a big step for the SIII however it is downplayed a bit by the fact that the 4S had competition from its newest member to the iPhone family the 5.? Which sold 6 million units with a global share of 3.6%.? Now the question really comes down to can the SIII hold the spot in Q4 with the iPhone 5 picking up speed?? We shall find out in a few months.
If you have an iPhone and have Siri and have always wondered why you could never buy movie tickets before. Well because they just never programed it, well until now. In the 6.1 iOS update coming soon you can now ask Siri to buy movie tickets. Now what Siri will actually do is send you the the app Fandango. And if you dont have the app Sure will send you to download it. This will only be available in the US at launch and others to follow shortly for sure.
A few months back it was a bold statement made by Steve Ballmer the CEO of Microsoft? that a year from now between the Windows phone, tablets and PC?s that they will be close to 400 million new devices that will be running those new OS.? Right now Microsoft is at 1% of that goal.? Since Windows 8 has come to pass just over four million Windows 8 upgrades have been sold since last Friday.? This is a promising start but let?s remember that only ?175 million copies of Windows 7 sold within the first year on the market.? Now granted 7 wasn?t on mobile phones but I doubt that the phone market will make up the other 225 million needed to hit the 400 million mark.? So there is still a tall mountain to climb.
Amazon has taken a strong offensive to the iPad mini release.? They have released a comparison of the new Kindle Fire HD and how much better it is than the mini for a significantly lower price.? The Amazon website shows that the Fire HD is being sold for $199 and is being compared to the mini which is being sold for $329.? Amazon then shows why the HD is better and even puts a quote from the site Gizmodo on how much Hubertus Apple actually has with releasing this mini at the price it has.? This comparison is noted above.? Enjoy!
Well as we all though the iPad Mini was announced to the world yesterday and of course in my opinion Apple priced it wrong.? I am going to give you a nice break down of the mini for you.? Bottom line for me is that they were $30 off of where they needed to be for at least me to feel great about buying one.? Maybe it is the stigma of being the same price as what they would say is a lesser product compared to the iPad.? Such as the Google Nexus or the Kindle Fire.? The breakdown is as follows:
Wi-Fi
16GB $329
32GB $429
64GB $529
Wi-Fi + Cellular
16GB $459
32GB $559
64GB $659
Height:7.87 inches (200 mm)
Width:5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
Depth:0.28 inch (7.2 mm)
Weight (Wi-Fi):0.68 pound (308 g)
Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular):0.69 pound (312 g)
7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768 resolution at 163 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Dual-core A5 Processor
FaceTime HD camera
1.2MP photos
720p HD video
FaceTime video calling over
Wi-Fi or cellular3
Face detection
Backside illumination
iSight camera
5MP photos
Autofocus
Face detection
Backside illumination
Five-elements lens
Hybrid IR filter
?/2.4 aperture
1080p HD video recording
Tap to focus while recording
Video stabilization
Face detection
Backside illumination
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Wi-Fi + Cellular (AT&T)
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
GSM/EDGE
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
LTE4
GPS and GLONASS
Data only5
Wi-Fi + Cellular (Verizon or Sprint)
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B
GSM/EDGE
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
LTE4
GPS and GLONASS
Data only5
Nano-SIM
iPad mini is not compatible with existing?micro-SIM?cards.
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Siri
Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more.
Apple has actually confirmed that they will have a live video stream of its special launch event today.? This event will be on the Apple TV devices.? It has been about two years since Apple has had any event actually streamed live.? Above is a picture of what the app looks like and if you have the Apple TV you can stream the event live starting at 10AM PST.? Now this event is for most thoughts a launch of the iPad mini which is speculated to be around 7.85 inches and also along with that a strong emphasis on the iBooks applications which of course would go hand and hand with a new iPad mini.
