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Indian women use smartphones to ‘pin the creeps’
With virtual bodyguards, panic buttons and maps to pinpoint harassment blackspots, women in urban India are using their smartphones for protection after a notorious gang-rape in New Delhi. Interest in safety apps and websites has surged since the fatal December attack, in which a 23-year-old student was set upon by…
Tech firms pitching smartphones as the ‘remote for your life’
It can talk to your car, your refrigerator, water your plants and help you stay fit and healthy: the smartphone is become the consumer’s remote control for life. That was the message delivered by dozens of firms at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where terms like “appification” were tossed around…
‘Jailbreaking’ now legal on smartphones, but not tablets
Smartphone ‘Jailbreaking’ Legal, but Not Tablets (via NewsLook) On October 28th, new rules will let consumers root their phones. However it is still illegal to jailbreak tablets.…
Smartphones dominate Tokyo Game Show
Sophisticated gameplay and cheap downloads that are fuelling a boom in software for smartphones and tablets were on display Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show, the biggest of its kind in Asia. Developers from all over the world flocked to the town of Makuhari outside the Japanese capital to showcase…
How Microsoft is looking beyond an app-centric world
Microsoft may have stolen a march on its smartphone rivals by putting social connectivity at the heart of the user experience When my kids were small, one of their favourite walks was down Staithe Street in Wells-next-the-Sea, a charming seaside town in Norfolk. Staithe Street is long and narrow and…
Microsoft sets October release for Windows 8
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s next-generation operating system will be available in October as the software giant strives to stay relevant in a blossoming mobile era centered on tablets and smartphones. “This will be the biggest product and services launch year in our company’s history,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said…
Android, Apple extend gains in smartphone market
WASHINGTON — The Google Android platform extended its lead in the US smartphone market while Apple increased its market share to nearly a third in March through May, a survey showed Monday. Android accounted for 50.9 percent of all smartphones used in the US during the three-month average period, according…
The iPhone makes up half of smartphone sales the U.S. even though Android wins globally
Here’s a statistic: in the first quarter of 2012, of the 18m smartphones sold in the US through carriers, the majority went to existing smartphone owners. Less than half – about 8.6m – went to new smartphone owners: people upgrading from a featurephone or getting their first phone. (The former…
74 percent of smartphone owners use geolocation tools: Study
More smartphones means more Americans are using the devices to get location information or to share their whereabouts with friends, a study showed Friday. A Pew Internet & American Life Project report found 74 percent of US smartphone owners use the device to get real-time location-based information, and 18 percent…
86 percent of smartphone owners rely on devices for ‘key activities’
More Americans can’t live without their smartphones anymore. A study released Monday shows people using their mobile devices increasingly to settle a dispute, coordinate a meeting, find a restaurant or get emergency information. The Pew Internet & American Life Project said 70 percent of all cell phone owners and 86…
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