Gartner says smartphone sales grew 44 percent in Q1 2012
By Hanleigh Daniels 16 May 2012Market research firm Gartner analyses global smartphone and mobile phone sales during Q1 2012. FULL STORY >
Nielsen releases latest US mobile phone market research
By Hanleigh Daniels 8 May 2012Nielsen reveals its latest research focusing on the mobile phone market in the States, showing that Android is the mobile platform of choice, whilst Apple emerges as the preferred smartphone vendor. FULL STORY >
Skype 1.0 for Windows Phone OS now available
By Hanleigh Daniels 24 April 2012Microsoft makes version 1.0 of Skype for Windows Phone Mango-powered smartphones available for download. FULL STORY >
Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts 80 000+ apps
By Hanleigh Daniels 5 April 2012Microsoft has reportedly reached the 80 000 mark in terms of applications added to the Windows Phone Marketplace. FULL STORY >
Android Market gives way to Google Play
By Ryan Noik 7 March 2012Google has announced that the Android Market will be replaced by its new Google Play digital offering. FULL STORY >
Android grows to 850k activations a day, 450k apps
By Hanleigh Daniels 28 February 2012Google announces the latest milestone figures achieved by the Android Market and its Android mobile operating system. FULL STORY >
PwC analyses trends within the local and global gaming industry
By Staff Writer 9 February 2012PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at industry trends for the local as well as the international computer and videogames market. FULL STORY >
Android Apps of the month February 2012
By Ryan Noik 8 February 2012With over 100 000 apps available for Android smartphones at the Android Market, TechSmart would like to help you get to the good ones first. Here are our top Android Apps of the month. FULL STORY >
Google sets its bouncer on Android malware
By Ryan Noik 3 February 2012This week, Google announced a new service named Bouncer to show malware on its Android Market the door and toss wayward developers to the curb. FULL STORY >
Global handset shipments reach 1.6 billion in 2011
By Hanleigh Daniels 30 January 2012The latest research from Strategy Analytics puts Finnish phone giant Nokia on top of the mobile phone world, with Samsung hot on its heels and Apple also making a strong showing. FULL STORY >
iOS App Store outsells Android Market
By Ryan Noik 22 December 2011App sales on Apple's App Store are enjoying better sales than Google's Android Market, according to a new report. FULL STORY >
Android app sale starts celebrating 10 billion downloads
By Ryan Noik 7 December 2011The Android Market is celebrating 10 billion app downloads with a ten day sale. FULL STORY >
China overtakes US as largest smartphone market in Q3 2011
By Hanleigh Daniels 23 November 2011Market research firm Strategy Analytics has revealed that China has overtaken the US as the biggest smartphone market in terms of volume. FULL STORY >
Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts 40 000+ apps
By Hanleigh Daniels 21 November 2011Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace now houses more than 40 000 applications and mobile gaming titles. FULL STORY >
Research firm expects ultrabooks to deliver ultra-fast growth
By Hanleigh Daniels 10 November 2011Market research firm IHS iSuppli sees ultrabook sales climbing rapidly to eventually snap up more than 40% of the notebook sales landscape by 2015. FULL STORY >
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