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The ever-expanding smartphone, or why are phablets so darn popular?
2013-08-13 17:13:39| Extremetech
One of the most striking trends in smartphone designs is the push towards ever-larger screen sizes. Not only has average screen size increased steadily since 2008, the so-called "phablet" market is poised to explode. Nearly 26 million crossover devices shipped in 2012, with an estimated 60 million shipping in 2013 and 146 million by the end of next year. That's a huge growth rate for a market at a time when both tablet and smartphones are growing more slowly than in past quarters. But what's really surprising about phablets is that manufacturers continue pouring money into the category even as the devices grow increasingly unwieldy for many of the basic functions of a smartphone. We've dug into the trends behind this push
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BlackBerry turns to 7 OS with social networking features for new 9720 smartphone
2013-08-13 14:38:20| InfoWorld: Top News
BlackBerry has launched the 9720 smartphone running the 7 OS in a bid to stay relevant in the growing low end of the smartphone market. The launch of the new device comes as BlackBerry on Monday formed a committee to explore strategic alternatives for its future that could include joint ventures or a sale of the company.
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Smartphone Give-Away Goes Wrong; 20 Reported Hurt
2013-08-13 05:30:54| Electronics - Topix.net
A promotional stunt went awry Friday in Seoul, where LG Electronics promised to give away 100 advance models of its upcoming G2 phone to anyone who caught a balloon holding a coupon for the $850 device.
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NBC News buys Stringwire smartphone streaming-video service
2013-08-12 19:43:45| InfoWorld: Top News
NBC News hopes to take advantage of smartphone-wielding eyewitnesses to news events by streaming video from their handheld devices straight into NBC's news room. The news organization announced Monday it had acquired Stringwire, a new online service currently in private beta. Stringwire lets you take multiple live smartphone video feeds and turn them into an online news broadcast. The person controlling the webpage can switch among camera views and invite others to stream video as well.
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North Koreas first smartphone and $200 tablet run Android, are shrouded in mystery
2013-08-12 17:42:25| Extremetech
North Korea is a land of mystery, the details of which only a select few non-North Koreans like Dennis Rodman are familiar with. The nation infamously doesn't have normal internet access, but the supreme leader graced his followers with a nationwide intranet. Now, it appears the supreme leader has graced his disciples with a domestic smartphone and tablet, generous though he is.
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