Smartphones Finally Overtook Dumbphone Sales Globally In Q2, Android Now At 79%, Says Gartner

TechCrunch » android Smartphones Finally Overtook Dumbphone Sales Globally In Q2, Android Now At 79%, Says Gartner Analyst Gartner has put out its latest smartphone market report, and the Q2 2013 numbers show the inevitable finally occurred: smartphone sales exceeded feature phone sales for the first time. Android has been strangling the life out of dumbphones for years, but it looks like the market tipping point is being reached.In Q2, Gartner says  worldwide smartphones sales rose...

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Pressy Is The Customisable Hardware Button Your Android Phone Has Been Waiting For

TechCrunch » android Pressy Is The Customisable Hardware Button Your Android Phone Has Been Waiting For Most physical keys have been chased off phones, thanks to the rampant rise of touchscreen technology, but here’s a Kickstarter project that wants to bring smarter kind of physical key to your phone. Pressy is a hardware button that plugs into the headphone jack of your Android phone and can be customised to trigger a range of functions.So, for instance, if you always wanted a shortcut...

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HTC Reportedly Building New Mobile OS Specifically For China Market, In Partnership With Chinese Government

TechCrunch » android HTC Reportedly Building New Mobile OS Specifically For China Market, In Partnership With Chinese Government HTC’s Hail Mary play might not take the form of another new smartphone: The Taiwanese company is reportedly working with Chinese government officials to build a mobile OS that includes “deep integration” with China-specific services like Weibo, aimed specifically at the Chinese market. The project could see the new mobile OS launch before year’s end, according...

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