iPhone becoming less popular among teens

About 2 years ago, almost everyone wanted an iPhone, but now there are other great options such as Android or Windows Phone.
Tina Wells of Buzz Marketing Group told Forbes that teenagers think that Apple is not as popular. Apple has done a good job to attract the attention of adults to their smartphone , but that does not happen with the younger generations, which are becoming interested in other products.
This is not the first time, declined by iOS device popularity among teenagers, in the past has been the same and in many cases young people opt for the Android platform and a terminal created by Samsung . The main reasons are two flaws in Apple products and services, and also the emergence of application stores large rivals like Google Play and Windos Phone Store.
What do you think? Does Apple's popularity is down to youth level or even across the board?

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Russians create a giant iPhone to honor Steve Jobs

No matter if you are a fan of the products of Apple or Android faithful followed, one must admit that Steve Jobs was one of the greatest innovators in the world of technology in the last 20 years. People around the world offered their tributes when he left this world renowned magnate ago and just over one year, and in fact even today continue paying him homage, and one of the most striking is a gigant iPhone and it has been created in Russia.
This is an iPhone about 2 meters high whose screen really works and it can see details of some of the most important moments in the life of Jobs, as well as the history of Apple. The small "memorial" was the winner in a local competition to honor Steve.
In the back, the iPhone has a giant QR code, which when scanned brings up a page dedicated to the memory of co-founder of Apple.

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Pantech Discover, a powerful new 4.8-inch smartphone

Of the smartphones that are being presented so far at CES 2013, Pantech Discover is one of the most complete, but be careful because most models will continue to emerge in the coming days. The phone follows in the footsteps of his brother, the Pantech Flex, and seems to be a unique terminal AT & T.
The Discover runs Android and has a brilliant 4.8-inch display with 1280 × 720 pixels. It features speakers, has NFC connectivity and powerful 12-megapixel camera can record video in Full HD.
The phone has a special feature when driving that is to send calls directly to voice mail, but we can create a special list to accept calls from some people.
The Pantech Discover will be released in the coming days.

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Nokia could end up in the hands of Huawei and Microsoft

While Nokia became the king of the market for mobile phones , and it was several years ago. Since then they have dropped several positions and finally over manufacturing smartphones with Windows Phone operating system, which still has a long way to reach the industry giants: iOS and Android. But maybe Nokia's efforts during this time are not used much in case the company is sold. The analyst Tristan Louis says that in 2013 Nokia could be passed on to other companies such as Huawei or giant software , Microsoft .
Currently Nokia does not seem to have plans to be sold, and although they have had some bad times in recent months, since the launch of the Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8, things have improved a lot.
What do you think? Is 2013 the year that Nokia will improve your business or be the year that will be the company that we all know?

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Microsoft accuses Google of not wanting to develop a native YouTube app for Windows Phone

Before Windows Phone really into action, the two major market possible choices were iOS or Android, but since his arrival there who preferred to leave these two platforms and start using the Microsoft . And by the way, is Microsoft who accuses executives of Google to force the development team to avoid creating a YouTube application that is native to Windows Phone, which makes the experience of the famous video portal in mobile WP is pretty poor .
Microsoft also says that Google has prevented them from creating their own app for YouTube, which would give WP users an experience similar to that enjoyed by using the apps for Android and iOS. Besides this, the company claims to have evidence of YouTube employees that support these claims.
For now we add a new conflict to the list of problems between Microsoft and Google. What does the future hold?

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Ubuntu reveal its mobile operating system at CES

This is what I call great news. Ubuntu is probably the best-known Linux distro, but is far from being a significant share of the market for computers . But it seems that their plans are different, then decided to enter the market of mobile with its new operating system for smartphones. Yes, a version of Ubuntu for mobile.
The popular Linux system has been recreated and inserted into a mobile. To get an idea, this is equivalent to Microsoft Windows 8 reschedule and make a mobile version from it, which no doubt would take much time and effort, as they carried the Ubuntu guys.
Very unfortunately has not been released on hardware of mobile phones that use Ubuntu, but it uses the same drivers that at least we know that Android developers will give us some great surprises few apps and more.
The OS will be officially unveiled on Tuesday at the CES 2013.

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The tablets and smartphones will not replace PCs soon

While devices mobile with Android and iOS operating system have had excellent sales and more so in recent days over Christmas, smartphones and tablets that use the above operating systems are still far from being the replacement of computers and especially the laptops . We can be sure that the environment of the PCs will not be affected for now.
According to Frank Gillett, an analyst at Forrester Research, tablets will not end with computers, but that will force evolve, which in fact is already happening. Windows 8, but is SO bad for some, is undoubtedly part of the new generation. The operating system created by Microsoft is designed keeping in mind the touch interfaces, which until 1 or 2 years were not in the world of computers.
When someone goes on a business trip the idea of carrying only a smartphone or tablet sounds great, but eventually everyone realizes that to really work a laptop is necessary as it provides a larger screen and more processing power, not to mention another point as the physical keyboard.
What do you think about this? Will end up becoming tablets replacing notebooks?

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Instagram updated their app with new filters and languages ​​available

Instagram, the popular service designed to upload pictures and apply filter effects to other people see them has received an update yesterday. If you like a lot of the filters or if you know English, this update will come in handy.
Both app for Android and iOS version has been updated and now supports 25 other languages ​​such as Spanish, French and Chinese. This is also available for the web version of Instagram.
In addition, a new filter is available called "Mayfair", which is a kind of filter that darkens slightly touched the edges of the picture and gives more light to the center. Besides the photos you take with the front of our camera smartphone no longer in mirror and you use an iOS device can select photos that are not on the roll of film. Of course that also includes fixes for bugs classics.
Here is the Android version, and here we have a version of iOS.

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Google and Motorola are working on a smartphone to rival the iPhone

Over the years, the iPhone from Apple and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones have become the best known devices of the phone market mobile terminal and currently no other has been able to compete with them. This could change as Google along with Motorola are working on a mobile to rival the rest of the market, including with top level competitors iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Recall that Google already has experience in the development of mobile phones and mobile devices, so for them there is a new market.
For now, the new device is known as the X Phone. It is said that it will be a very powerful phone with a camera and software for photos, but also have a flexible screen and outer ceramic. It speaks well of course X Tablet to be released sometime next year, although the data are about zero.
What Google and Motorola will bring up to? Let's wait a bit to see.

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Tumblr now has its app for tablets

Throughout the year, the app of Tumblr, either version on your iOS and Android version has been updated frequently and has been improved. But one of the problems that users had to face was that Android tablets were forced to access the web-site since it was not compatible with tablets, but only with smartphones such stage. But that is past history since the new update allows us to access Tumblr from an Android tablet.
In addition, the app has also received a redesign to general level that we notice when entering it. The bad thing comes to iOS users, who still can not access using your iPad as the only application is adapted to iPhone and iPod.
You can download the Tumblr app for Android, stop by the store Play of Google .

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RIM promises more than 70,000 apps when it launches BlackBerry 10

The applications are a key for any mobile operating system. Android does, iOS does, Windows Phone has them too and are the 3 most used smartphone market. BB10? Take them? Sure. That RIM has promised recently that your new platform will have a lot of applications at our disposal when launched. Frank Boulben, the marketing manager of the company, says there will be over 70,000 apps for BlackBerry 10 when the OS is released.
While this is an impressive number for a new mobile platform will be launched, it is still a small amount compared to what it offers iTunes Store and Play. Even WP has 100,000 apps, but its growth rate is much slower and gives the impression that BB10 will soon surpass.
So far, what is your opinion on what we have seen of BB10? Do you think it will be a good mobile platform?

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Facebook for Android 2.0, now faster than ever

Yesterday Facebook announced the launch of the new version of its app for Android, which is now available. This is version 2.0 and like the iOS version is now using native code, which has given a big improvement at speed.
Although the application may appear identical, the first thing we notice is a change in the level of performance, which is obviously far greater. Since Facebook for Android was released, this has certainly been the biggest challenge has been through the application of the company since between this version and the previous work there are plenty of level through code.
If before I was frustrated how slow the Facebook app on Android, then I recommend taking a look now.

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Sony could launch quad-core smartphones flights in 2013

The term "cheap" and quad-core smartphones are not two things that we see going hand in hand very often. Most mobile Android devices from Sony are using dual-core processors, while major competitors like Samsung and HTC launched quad core terminals earlier this year. The good news is that by 2013, is likely to start making Sony mobile quad-core and also that they be sold at prices below what the competition offers.
How is this possible? If we look at the current high-end phones, most of them have one thing in common: quad-core Snapdragon, Samsung or Nvidia. Sony's idea is to use less known chipmakers such as MediaTek, a company that usually produce processors for Chinese terminals.
It is believed that the specifications of the new smartphones from Sony include MediaTek MT6589 processor 1.2GHz quad-core, GPU PowerVR SGX544 one, HD resolution screen and a 13 megapixel camera. Of course not all models are equal, there will be differences.
Will Sony succeed with these new phones?

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Apple becomes the second largest manufacturer of smartphones

Many details have been revealed by the company comScore for the industry of mobile phones in the United States between August and October. As the study revealed, Samsung is still the market leader with a share of 26.3%, while Android remains the dominant operating system, obviously followed by iOS.
And who is behind Samsung? For the first time Apple achieved second place with a market share of 17.8%, followed closely by LG which owns 17.6%. The fourth is for Motorola, which has a share of 11%.
We must also remember that the iPhone 5, the smartphone that Apple undoubtedly allowed his current position, was released in mid-September, so probably the market share of the company to increase slightly in the coming months.

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Angry Birds Star Wars already has an evil twin

Angry Birds Star Wars was released not even a month ago and the famous video game has fallen into the clutches of the dark side.
These days, most popular applications have their evil twin. Criminals create applications similar to the better known to elicit information from users who downloaded and commit all kinds of fraud.
This new Trojan Angry Birds-like Star Wars only affects Android users and is dedicated to sending text messages to premium services underground, he found the firm GFI Labs. Victims realize this is just when they get their bill and telephone numbers are exorbitant. It should be noted again that this affects only users of Android, iOS can be reassured that they are safe.
The strange thing is that after giving us a slap on the cheek, the " app "on the other we kiss and proceeds to install a fully legitimate version of Angry Birds Star Wars.
Be very careful with downloaded applications.

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Skype 3.0 for Android now available

If you usually use much the app from Skype on your Android device, then we have good news for you. Yesterday was released the new update of the Skype application, which is now in version 3.0. As said, this new version has been optimized to run perfectly on tablets, so you can enjoy Skype at its best when using one of these devices. Now the app works perfectly in popular tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Google Nexus 7, Acer Iconia, Asus Transformer Prime, Motorola Xoom and Sony S, among others.
Besides this, it has also improved the audio level using the SILK codec, designed specifically to capture all the details of the voice of a person speaking, and the best part is that even with very good connections is obtained good quality.
What do you expect to upgrade to Skype 3.0? Do it now!

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Google launches augmented reality game for Android smartphones

It is said that the glasses Glass of Google will be revolutionary when they are launched in the market, but it is possible that not all those who really know how to use them to purchase. As a possible form of prior training, the search engine company has launched a sort of game of virtual reality for Android smartphones.
Ingress is the name of the game and uses real life locations. The goal is to uncover clues Ingress and augmented reality messages in different places to assemble a virtual energy allows us to continue playing.
To first of all you need to send an invitation request, and if it is confirmed, you can proceed to the game drop from Google Play to install on your smartphone Android. Note that this game is only for smartphones with Android operating system and will not work with other tablets or smartphones OS.

Does anyone around here has already played?

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Android has a large presence in the Chinese market

Generally the world looks with attention to China when something concerning that country. Currently, China is not only the most populous country in the world, it's actually the second largest economy in the world, leaving behind the United States, but according to predictions will become the number one in several years. Leaving aside the economy, it is remarkable the work of Google in this Asian country.
The search engine company is quite successful at the level of smartphones, as the Android operating system has a market share of 90% in China according to the latest report from Analysys International.
This is surprising given the fact that last year the share was 58.2% Android, Symbian being his great rival, but as we see now virtually no longer used. And if you wonder why the iPhone, its share is only 4.2%, down 1.8 points when compared to 2011.
The oddest thing about all this is that, as you know, the Chinese government tries to block all Google services that can, but it seems that he can do nothing against mobile Android.

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New on the YouTube app for Android

The team at Google has relaunched a new update to its app for Android and YouTube as big news we have a new feature that allows us to send videos to other devices.
The videos we ship can be transferred to other devices such as smartphones and tablets Android or a Google TV, provided they share the same WiFi connection. Note that this is a real-time transfer, that is similar to a stream, and while the play YouTube video on a TV or on a tablet can use our smartphone to surf for another video to play. In short, pretend that the Android device that makes sending a remote control and a television receiver. Remember also that the video can be sent to multiple devices at once.
In addition, the update also brings the ever-present bug fixes and bugs.

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Pipo M2, a tablet Android 4.1 with good price

More and more tablets and Android devices start to use 4.1 as its operating system, and a new tablet that incorporates what is the Pipo M2 we see above.
The Pipo M2 has a 9.7-inch multitouch screen with 1024 × 768 pixels, uses a dual-core processor at 1.6GHz, its GPU is a Mali-400 and has 1GB of RAM that are accompanied by 16GB of memory which we can expand using a microSD card.
The new M2 also has a 2-megapixel front camera and a rear 3-megapixel camera, supports Flash 11.1 and their connectivity including 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0. Among her find a HDMI port, TV-out and USB OTG.
The battery is 7000mAh M2 Pipo and the operating system is Android 4.1.1 specifically Jelly Bean. It costs $ 250.

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