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Motorola and Google unveil upgradeable modular smartphone platform
2013-10-29 17:38:59| Extremetech
Motorola's R&D department is working on an "open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones," with the aim of doing for hardware what Android has done for software. If an open, modular smartphone ecosystem can be realized, it could do wonders for innovation, massively drive down development timelines and total cost of ownership, and finally allow you to do whatever you want with your smartphone, rather than being constrained by draconian measures imposed by carriers and device makers.
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Motorola's new smartphone: Digital Legos
2013-10-29 17:23:07| InfoWorld: Top News
We might finally have a hint of what Google spent its money on when it acquired Motorola Mobility: a really customizable line o
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Why curved smartphone screens massively increase image quality, daylight readability
2013-10-29 15:49:57| Extremetech
Believe it or not, the curved screen on the Samsung Galaxy Round smartphone isn't just a marketing gimmick: The curvature actually causes a series of optical effects that result in improved contrast, color accuracy, readability, and overall image quality -- especially under ambient light that usually makes smartphone screens almost unreadable, such as daylight or fluorescent office lighting.
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Samsung's share grows while Apple's declines in Q3 smartphone market
2013-10-29 13:11:45| InfoWorld: Top News
Samsung Electronics continued to dominate the smartphone market in the third quarter, which also saw quarterly shipments cross 250 million for the first time, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. The South Korean electronics giant shipped more than two times the number of smartphones shipped by its second-placed competitor Apple in the quarter. Samsung shipped over 88 million smartphones in the quarter, up 55 percent from the same quarter last year, to get a record 35 percent share, Strategy Analytics said Monday.
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Smartphone market grows 45% in Q3, Huawei moves to 3rd place
2013-10-29 09:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Global smartphone shipments grew 45 percent annually to reach a record 251 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung took a record 35 percent share of the market, and Huawei moved up to third place. Smartphones accounted for 6 in 10 of all mobile phones shipped worldwide, driven by strong demand for LTE models in developed regions like the US and 3G devices in emerging markets such as China. Samsung's share was up 2.3 percent points from a year earlier as it grew shipments an estimated 55 percent to 88.4 million units. Apple's growth was slower, and its market share fell to 13.4 percent from 15.6 a year ago. Huawei took a 5.1 percent share, as it grew shipments 67 percent annually to 12.7 million units in Q3. LG was in fourth place, with 12.0 million smartphones good for a 4.8 percent market share. LG was also the fastest-growing vendor among the top five brands, with shipments up 71 percent year-on-year. Lenovo came fifth, with 10.8 million smartphones shipped and a 4.3 percent share of the global market.
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