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Apple Announces Third Quarter Earnings with Revenues Falling Below Expectations
0By: Jeff Stewart | July 26th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Apple announced its third quarter earnings for 2013 on Tuesday, July 23rd, but things did not look as good as they were in the same period during the previous year. Apple posted a revenue of $35.3 billion for the third quarter, while the net profit was $6.9 billion. In contrast, the Cupertino-based tech posted revenues of $35 bill...
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Popular Messaging Service ‘Line’ Gains More Than 200 Million Users Worldwide
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
The popular mobile messaging service Line revealed on Tuesday, July 23rd that it has achieved a new milestone by surpassing 200 million downloads internationally. The Japan-based service stated on this occasion that it has been able to achieve this mark by adding 50 million new users from May and 100 million in the last six ...
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Nokia Announces New Inexpensive 4G Enabled Lumia 625
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | News, Smartphones
After announcing the 41-megapixel rear camera Lumia 1020, the Finnish mobile maker, Nokia has now announced an inexpensive Windows-based handset on Tuesday, July 23rd. The new handset is called Lumia 625 and it is powered by Windows Phone 8 GDR2. The size of the screen in the Lumia 625 is 4.7-inches and it will be made avai...
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German Security Expert says Flaw in Encryption Technology of SIMs can Allow Cyber Criminals to Control Mobile Phones
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | News, Smartphones, Tablets
Security Research Labs founder, Karsten Nohl, has recently revealed that he has found a major defect in the encryption technology of some SIM cards and by making use of this flaw cyber criminals can easily control the mobile phone of an individual. According to the security expert, with this encryption flaw cyber criminals can gain the digital key of a SIM card that will open up the chip for modif...
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TELUS CEO says Ottawa Should Provide Equal Opportunities to All in Spectrum Auction
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Talking to the Financial Post, TELUS CEO Daren Entwistle, said that Ottawa’s aim to bring in four wireless companies in the region could cause lot of problems for existing carriers. According to Entwistle, “His primary concern is that if a foreign player with massive resources such as Verizon Communications Inc. takes part in t...
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New Leaked Images Confirm Moto X Phone Specs
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Android, Google, News, Smartphones
After seeing a lot of leaked specs and images of Motorola Mobility’s forthcoming flagship smartphone, the Moto X, the Google owned company eventually sent out invites for an August 1st event last week in order to bring the device to light for the first time and unveil its features. So far various reports ha...
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Apple Gets Hold of Online Transit Service HopStop to Improve its Maps App
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Google, iOS, News, Smartphones
Although, Google Maps 2.0 is now available to iOS device users, Apple has not given up on its very own Maps App service yet as the Cupertino-based company is still looking to improve its in-house service. Therefore, in a bid to improve its Maps app, Apple has ...
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Nokia Looking to Cut 440 Jobs from Mobile Phone Division; Smartphone Division to Stay Untouched
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones
Nokia issued its 2013 second quarter earnings report on Thursday, July 18th, which not only showed the declining income and overall sales of its mobile phone sector but also revealed that the Finnish mobile maker is going to cut 440 jobs from its mobile phone division. This is not the first time that Nokia has gotten job cu...
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Australia Ranks Second For Global Smartphone Usage
By: Zain Nabi | July 22nd, 2013 | News, Smartphones
Smartphones, tablets and other modern gadgets are fast replacing the traditional equipment that once used to be the defining feature of our homes. As the world advances further into the new realms of technological innovation, the number of people use smart devices is increasing like never before. Many developed countries, and some developing countries as well, are now very much famili...
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LG Officially Names its Next Gen Flagship Smartphone LG G2
By: Ali Raza | July 21st, 2013 | Android, News, Smartphones
Numerous leaked images and videos have already unveiled the forthcoming flagship smartphone from LG, the G2, which the Korean OEM is most probably going to announce at its upcoming August 7th event. However, several recent reports have also hinted that LG might also take the Optimus name out of its next gen smartphone, as the ...
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