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Skype ‘closely collaborating with BlackBerry’ to make sure ported Android app runs well on BB10Discuss Posted by Admin 101 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
The bad news for BlackBerry (BBRY) fans: The BlackBerry 10 Skype app is an Android port and not a native app. The good news: Skype has told CrackBerry that it is “closely collaborating with BlackBerry” to make sure that the ported app runs smoothly on the new platform. Among other things, Skype says it plans to ”open up some of the integration points available to native apps in the OS so that they can also be used by the Skype application” and thus “allow Skype users to see notifications, to start the app from the Hub, and to see their Skype contacts in the native phone book.” Although BlackBerry’s first BlackBerry 10 device is reportedly off to a hot start so
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New Qualcomm chips promise phone video in ultra-HDDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — TV makers are trotting out sets with "Ultra HD" resolution at the International CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas this week.
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Samsung sees record-high 4Q profitDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Read More Samsung racks up record $8.3 billion Q4 profit as sales approach 500 handsets per minuteDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
As other vendors struggle, Samsung (005930) continues to make selling Android smartphones look easy as it narrows the profit gap with chief rival Apple (AAPL). The company released preliminary unaudited earnings estimates for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, and it expects to post record sales and profit when it reports Q4 2012 later this month. Samsung estimates that it earned a staggering $8.3 billion on sales of up to $53.6 billion. The company said it sold close to 500 handsets per minute in the fourth quarter, suggeting that total combined smartphone and feature phone sales may have approached 65 million units in the quarter.
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Galaxy powers Samsung to record $8.3 billion profitDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Read More AT&T sold a record 10 million smartphones in Q4 as Android and iPhone sales hit all-time highsDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
AT&T (T) on Tuesday announced that smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 were higher than ever before. The wireless carrier sold more than 10 million smartphones in the quarter, topping its previous record of 9.4 million units from the same quarter last year. The company also experienced best-ever quarterly sales of Android and Apple (AAPL) smartphones. “We had another incredible quarter of smartphone sales as the mobile Internet continues to drive strong growth in wireless,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer for AT&T Mobility. “These are the industry’s most valuable postpaid subscribers with average revenues twice that of non-smartphone subscribers.” The executive revealed that the company sold an average of more than 110,000 smartphones
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With BlackBerry 10, there’s no place like homeDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Research In Motion (RIMM) has a steep hill to climb as it prepares to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system later this month. Launching sleek new BlackBerry 10 handsets that prompt a healthy portion of its current user base to upgrade is of the utmost importance, of course. Just as important, however, is creating a user experience that showcases compelling differentiation and might draw users away from leading smartphone platforms. Early glimpses at BlackBerry 10 revealed software that attempts to take a fresh look at the smartphone experience in some ways, but after our first look, we wondered if RIM was going far enough with its new OS. Now that we’re just weeks away from the BlackBerry 10 launch event, RIM
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With BlackBerry 10, there’s no place for homeDiscuss Posted by Admin 134 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Research In Motion (RIMM) has a steep hill to climb as it prepares to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system later this month. Launching sleek new BlackBerry 10 handsets that prompt a healthy portion of its current user base to upgrade is of the utmost importance, of course. Just as important, however, is creating a user experience that showcases compelling differentiation and might draw users away from leading smartphone platforms. Early glimpses at BlackBerry 10 revealed software that attempts to take a fresh look at the smartphone experience in some ways, but after our first look, we wondered if RIM was going far enough with its new OS. Now that we’re just weeks away from the BlackBerry 10 launch event, RIM
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