iOS, Android control more than 90 percent of worldwide smartphone market

iOS, Android control more than 90 percent of worldwide smartphone market

IDC has released a new report on global smartphone shipments broken down by operating systems, revealing that iOS and Android collectively account for a staggering 92.3 percent of worldwide smartphones.

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Cydia creator Saurik releases Substrate, Winterboard for Android

Cydia creator Saurik releases Substrate, Winterboard for Android

Cydia creator Jay Freeman, a.k.a saurik, has today released a version of his popular Mobile Substrate framework for Android. Mobile Substrate, in case you’re not aware, is the powerful framework that powers most tweaks on your jailbroken iOS devices.

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Apple asks Google for Android source code related documents in Samsung case

Apple asks Google for Android source code related documents in Samsung case

In its ongoing infringement trial against Samsung, Apple has asked San Jose, California Judge Paul S. Grewal to force Google into handing over confidential documents related to Android’s source code.

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EU Commission says Motorola is using their strength in an abusive manner against Apple

EU Commission says Motorola is using their strength in an abusive manner against Apple

Motorola’s in terrible shape right now, but that didn’t always used to be the case. The company invented many of the technologies that gave birth to the mobile telecommunications industry.

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Microsoft’s New Windows Phone Ad Pokes Fun at iPhone-Android Flame Wars

Microsoft’s New Windows Phone Ad Pokes Fun at iPhone-Android Flame Wars

We all know how worked up people can get when it comes to defending their mobile platform of choice, be it iPhone, Android or even Windows Phone. The sheer number of Android and iPhone users, however, make iPhone vs. Android flame wars much more common than ones that involve Windows Phone or Nokia.

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews are out, so what’s everyone saying?

The Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews are out, so what’s everyone saying?

If you’re a tech journalist, you often get courted by hardware makers to review their latest wares. There’s usually a catch though. You can’t publish your findings until an agreed upon time and date. This is called an embargo. According to my Twitter stream, it looks like the embargo for reviews of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 lifted roughly few hours ago. I’ve spent all morning reading a number of them, and here are some snippets I’d like to share.

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Facebook Home Review Roundup

Facebook Home Review Roundup

Facebook Home is going to launch tomorrow.

What is it? It’s a replacement Android launcher that takes over nearly every part of your phone. It changes your lock screen, it changes your home screen, it changes your app launcher, and it also installs this neat little messaging client called “Chat Heads”.

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Mark Zuckerberg Comments on Facebook Home For iOS, Google vs. Apple in Mobile

Mark Zuckerberg Comments on Facebook Home For iOS, Google vs. Apple in Mobile

Yesterday, Facebook unveiled Home for Android, which transforms an Android phone into a Facebook/social phone.

If you’re wondering or terrified about Facebook Home coming to iOS, especially since it is deeply integrated in iOS then we’ve some good news or bad news depending on which party you belong to.

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Apple Continues To Grab Smartphone Market Share In U.S.

Apple Continues To Grab Smartphone Market Share In U.S.

comScore’s latest numbers for the three month period ending February 2013 show strong growth for Apple in the U.S. smartphone market, as it continues its lead as the top OEM in the region with 38.9 percent market share, up from 35 percent in November.

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Here’s everything that Facebook announced today, including the HTC First

Here’s everything that Facebook announced today, including the HTC First

Facebook is a social network that none of my friends like, but we all use it anyway because you kind of have to these days in order to be social. With that thought in the back of you’re mind, here’s what the company announced today at their event in California.

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