Samsung takes over the Chinese Market in 2012

First, we have to mention that in the past China was one of Symbian's strongholds, Nokia had a couple of deals with local carriers and basically everything seemed locked in for the future.

Turns out, though, a lot has changed in the last year and now Nokia has tumbled catastrophically giving away the lead to Samsung and Apple, of course. Samsung has now taken over as the biggest phone maker in China, followed by Cupertino, and that's one thing that makes the Asian country similar to the States.
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HTC One X took the 2nd place from Nokia LUMIA 900 on AT&T

HTC One X took the 2nd place from Nokia LUMIA 900 on AT&T

According to reports from AT&T, last month the Nokia Lumia 900 lost its 2nd place standing at AT&T, replaced by the HTC One X. The number one seller at AT&T remains the Apple iPhone 4S.

According to channel checks made by Canaccord Genuity, the Nokia Lumia 900 was second behind the Appl

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More Colors of Galaxy S III soon

Yesterday, We reported that AT&T will begin taking pre-orders for the Garnet Red variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III on July 15. In addition to the Marble White and Pebble Blue Galaxy S III available worldwide.


This obviously got a lot of people thinking, "What other colors might Sammy be cooking up?" While we don't exactly know what other looks the S3 will be sporting just yet, Samsung did hint that it is, in fact, working on some other variants.

A Samsung UK spokesperson talked about other color schemes by saying; "We will be announcing potential colour variants in due course.", So we should expect Some New colors to hit the Markets soon.
Green,orange Galaxy S III

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If The iPad Was Inspired By Microsoft Surface

If The iPad Was Inspired By Microsoft Surface

Ever since Microsoft announced their Surface tablet recently, people have been talking about the quite clever incorporation of an actual physical keyboard. It seems one of the really great things about this new tablet is that you are not entirely limited by the touchscreen and what it has to offer, but instead you can still type away in the old-fashioned style in order to make work a lot more efficient. Even Apple fans have started to envy the approach, and there are already numerous threads on the Internet trying to convince Apple to actually implement something similar into their already highly successful iPad. It’s hard to say if this will ever happen of course, but it would certainly be an ingenious move if they actually managed to implement it Apple-style.
Even if that doesn’t happen, there is no reason why we shouldn’t be able to see what it would look like, right? Luis Pedro Fonseca, a talented industrial designer, thought it was time to see what would happen if he took some inspiration from the Microsoft Surface table and incorporated some of its features into an iPad. Through that, he gives us the opportunity to check out what a physical keyboard would actually look like on an iPad.

This concept design, called iPad Surface, is a clever contribution to a world full of great designs that we will most likely never see in real life. However, innovation is all about trying to push what is already out there and make something new from it. Since Apple has their own opinion about where user friendly interfaces and controls are headed, I highly doubt we will see a standard physical keyboard on an iPad anytime soon. It’s kind of sad, but the iPad is already very successful and people have adjusted to the touchscreen keyboard, so why switch now right? Do you think you would use the iPad more in your daily work if you had a physical keyboard at your disposal? Or would you still prefer it the way it is now?

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Apple to launch new iPad in China on Friday, July 20

 That was fast. Just weeks after settling the dispute over iPad trademark rights in China, Apple is set to sell its latest iPad device in the country. The new iPad will be available for sale in China starting July 20, Apple announced Tuesday.
The latest iPad model, with Retina display and option for cellular connectivity, will sell for the equivalent U.S. prices in China. It will be available from Apple online and from its six retail stores, as well as other authorized resellers.

The pre-order process will be a bit different than previous device launches. Apple is inviting customers to come to its stores in the country to make a reservation during a three-hour period, between 9 a.m. and noon starting Thursday, July 19. All reserved iPads can then be picked up the next day. Apple is clearly looking to avoid the chaos that has engulfed previous device launches at its stores in the country, like the iPhone 4S launch in January — lines became very long and near riots broke out, forcing Apple to call in local authorities and close down stores.
Apple had been entangled in a dispute over rights to the iPad name with Proview, the company that originally sold Apple the global trademark in late 2009. Last year Proview said that Apple didn’t properly purchase the rights to use the name in China. After almost a year of court battles, Apple settled with Proview for $60 million last week.
That decision to settle, while it could already be inviting additional trademark and copyright lawsuits in the country, clearly was the quickest path forward to getting the device on stores shelves in China.
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Fake Galaxy S3 is out

 Fake Galaxy S3 is out

So, The first fake Samsung Galaxy S III is out and you can purchase it from the Android-Sale.com website. The price is noticeably lower than the original device and in order to get your Galaxy S III ripoff, you'll have to spend just $209. Of course, don't expect the high-end specs Sammy's superphone boasts, so HDC's Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.7-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) screen, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing one, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 4GB of built-in storage, with Android 2.3. Moreover, even though its specs sheet isn't on par with the original Galaxy S III, at 9.2mm - the HDC "version" is also a thicker device. Guess samsung has some special manufacturing process that can't be that easily copied.
So, Check out the HDC Galaxy S3 in a demo video below and let us know whether you can distinct it from the real deal?

 

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Nexus 7 is Now Available for pre-orders in Best Buy

Currently, Best Buy and Future Shop, have also started to accept pre-order for Google's new 7-inch slate.

Google Nexus 7 Specifications

Interestingly, the Nexus 7 is listed at $259.99 for the 16 GB version with a link to Best Buy's price match guarantee right underneath it. We're not sure why you would opt to pay $10 more for the device, unless perhaps you have some Reward Zone certificates to burn through.

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Verizon's website now shows July 12th launch date for Samsung Galaxy S III

Those Verizon customers who had the foresight to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III have to be thankful that they had followed their inner voice. The Samsung Galaxy S III has started to arrive at the front door of those who pre-ordered the sizzling hot phone.

Less thankful are those Big Red customers who were looking to buy the handset as soon as they were available in Verizon stores. Originally, the phone was supposed to be available at Verizon locations on July 9th. That was pushed back a day at a time until a leaked ad from a retailer pointed to July 12th as the launch date for the S3 device.

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Nokia Lumia 900 in Magenta is Now Official- Available on At&t Starting July 15th

So Today the addition of a stunning new color that's sure to make you stand out from the crowd. The Nokia Lumia 900 gonna be soon available in the US from AT&T in a beautiful pink color.

And this is NOT a cover, or a coat of paint; but pure magenta polycarbonate through and through (good to know); you can pick one up at any at&t store come July 15th or you can preorder online if you wish @ att.com

So it good to Release a new color until we get WP8, consider this a filler device; something to keep things interesting without putting too much effort into it, at least it's a lot more reasonable than releasing a whole new phone as we've heard rumors that the Lumia 910 might be another WP7.5 device; which honestly would be kind of stupid at this time.

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iOS 6 Maps Code hints at tie-in with OS X version

  iOS 6 Maps Code hints at tie-in with OS X version

Cody Cooper, The iOS developer did a code dump of the new Apple Maps app from the iOS 6 beta, and found some interesting pieces of information that could point to OSX integration with Intel-based Macs. Especially Cody found a reference deep within the altitude_manifest.xml file to a set of Intel-based chipsets for which certain features such as shading are disabled.

Right now it is not firm proof that Apple is working on OSX support for Apple Maps,But it could point to at least some new map functionality being worked into OSX Mountain Lion. For example, 9 to 5 Mac notes that location features in iPhoto for OSX could integrate with iOS maps on an iDevice.

yeah, it could mean absolutely nothing, and no Apple Maps functionality could ultimately be found in OSX Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion is scheduled to be released to the public later this month, so we should know before too long what the final version of the software would bring. If Apple Maps was included in OSX Mountain Lion, how would you use it? What integration between Maps for OSX and iOS you like to see, if Maps for OSX does in fact exist?

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