Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

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Unless you have someone to lug around your tablet around. And with the need to stay connected nowadays 24/7 for some....

Global tablet sales freeze up, survey shows
AFP NewsAFP News – Fri, May 2, 2014

The global market for tablet computers went into hibernation in early 2014, ending a long run of sizzling growth, a survey showed Thursday.

The IDC report said sales of tablets including newly introduced convertible PCs totaled 50.4 million units in the first quarter of 2014.
That was just 3.9 percent higher than the same period a year earlier, and down 35.7 percent from the busy holiday season that included the fourth quarter of 2013.

IDC said that the market is suffering from saturation, and that many people are using large-screen smartphones or "phablets" instead of tablets. The introduction of new "2-in-1" devices such as the Microsoft surface, which aims to serve as a PC and a tablet, failed to gain traction.

"The rise of large-screen phones and consumers who are holding on to their existing tablets for ever longer periods of time were both contributing factors to a weaker-than-anticipated quarter for tablets and 2-in-1s," said Tom Mainelli, an IDC analyst.
"In addition, commercial growth has not been robust enough to offset the slowing of consumer shipments."

Tablet sales have been surging and grew roughly 50 percent in 2013, but that pace appears to be slowing.

IDC said Apple remained the largest tablet vendor with 16.4 million iPads sold in the first quarter. But its market share slid to 32.5 percent from 40.2 percent in early 2013.

Samsung captured 22.3 percent of the market with 11.2 million tablets sold. Its market share has fallen from 32 percent a year ago.

Amazon saw a sharp decline in sales of Kindle Fire tablets -- down 47 percent from a year ago to one million units. That put Amazon in fifth place with a 1.9 percent share, according to IDC.

Taiwan's Asus was the number three seller with a five percent share, and China's Lenovo was fourth at 4.1 percent, IDC found.

Fewer people buying tablets in Singapore as large-screen smartphones catch on
25 per cent drop in shipments as bigger-screen smartphones catch on


PUBLISHED ON MAY 5, 2014 7:50 AM 77 103 0 0
BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT

FEWER people are buying tablet mobile devices these days as they turn to bigger-screen smartphones for their communication and entertainment needs.

The number of tablets shipped to Singapore fell 25 per cent to 255,000 units in the first quarter of this year from the same period last year, according to preliminary figures from market research firm IDC Asia Pacific.

This drop was sharper than the shipment decline in the fourth quarter of last year - when the tablet market dipped for the first time year on year.

During the last three months of 2013, 270,500 tablets were shipped, a 5 per cent decrease from the same period the year before.

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[miLes]

Boss, try mo yung sixaxis app, sya gamit ko sa ps3 controller ko, wireless connection. Though you need a PC or a USB otg on 1st connection para malaman yung bluetooth address ng controller.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...axiscontroller

Gamit ko sya sa mga GTA games, GTA detects the controller and supports it natively, no need to configure.

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Thanks sa suggestion, but saw on youtube hindi na gumamit ng sixaxis app, tho xbox controller gamit niya. hindi kaya plug and play lang din for ps3?

will check out usb otg later, try ko muna with that one only

[miLes]

Unless you have someone to lug around your tablet around. And with the need to stay connected nowadays 24/7 for some....



Singapore playing catchup to Hong Kong in phablet sales...



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hanap ng tao-portability. i seldom use my tablet now since it is easier to bring my smartphone anywhere

[dreamur]

Since I started using the gear2 watch, driving has never been easy. You can 'safely' drive without taking your eyea from the road with its voice command and notification modes.

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[ZENMasterTYL]

New York Times pits Galaxy S5 against iPhone 5s, says competition isn’t even close

Last week, we took an in-depth look at Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 smartphone to see how it compared with the HTC One (M8). While the competition was certainly intense, in the end we called HTC’s new flagship phone the best Android smartphone in the world. In terms of sales, however, the M8 will never compete with the Galaxy S5. Even HTC knows that. Apple’s flagship iPhone 5s is the only smartphone that sits at the top of the food chain alongside the Galaxy S5 when it comes to sales, and The New York Times recently pitted these two leading smartphones against each other to see which one should be called the best smartphone in the world.

Interestingly, the newspaper found that the competition wasn’t even close.

“Although it offers no spectacular advances over the previous version, Samsung seems to have done just enough with the S5 to stay ahead of every other Android phone maker,” NYT columnist Farhad Manjoo wrote. “The only plausible competition comes in the form of the HTC One, which, as my colleague Molly Wood wrote, is prettier than the S5 but not as functional. The upshot of all these reviews is that if you’re looking for the best Android phone, Samsung’s is the one to buy.”

He continued, “But that’s not the whole story. While there are probably some people who go out to shop for the best Android phone, I suspect that most people want to know which phone is best of all, whatever operating system it runs. In other words, how does the Galaxy S5 compare to the iPhone 5S, Apple’s six-month-old flagship device and the champion to beat?”

The answer, Manjoo says, is “not very well.”

According to The New York Times, the brand new Galaxy S5 really doesn’t complete on any level with the iPhone 5s, which is nearly seven months old at this point.

“By just about every major measure you’ll care about, from speed to design to ease of use to the quality of its apps, Samsung’s phone ranks behind the iPhone, sometimes far behind,” Manjoo wrote. “If you’re looking for the best phone on the market right now, I’d recommend going with the iPhone 5S.”

Manjoo says the Galaxy S5′s three biggest advantages over the iPhone 5s are slightly longer battery life, water-resistance and the phone’s larger display. The first two are minor advantages according to Manjoo, and the display size discrepancy will reportedly disappear later this year when Apple launches a larger iPhone 6 and an iPhone phablet.

The columnist concludes that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is the best smartphone with a large screen that money can buy right now, and that will continue to be the case for the next few months. But Manjoo says that once Apple launches its larger iPhones, “Samsung’s smartphone ascendance may look a bit uncertain.”

New York Times pits Galaxy S5 against iPhone 5s, says competition isn?t even close

[dreamur]

^ This is the most confusing article I have ever read.

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kaya nga ako kahet anu mag labasan ng mga smart pone o apol e die hard sony ericsson users padin ako..lalo pa ngayon xperia na sila.

[Manilablock]

Qube PhoneTab Review: Double The Fun | TeknoGadyet

meron na bang nakabili ng QUBE phonetab dito, medyo tempting ung specs.

[miLes]

^ This is the most confusing article I have ever read.

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clearly apple fanbois. ios has been doomed since the start because of their closed system.

battery is a minor advantage? what good is a thin small phone when you have to lug an extra battery pack as big as the phone itself just to survive one day of usage. what a load of crap

[miLes]

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kaya nga ako kahet anu mag labasan ng mga smart pone o apol e die hard sony ericsson users padin ako..lalo pa ngayon xperia na sila.

when it comes to technology, dont be a die hard fan of anything. change to where progress flows

[d'flash]

been a user of iOS for more than 4 years, but switched to samsung galaxy last april no regrets at all

[dreamur]

And what's with the selfie stick? Are SCs getting that desperate?

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[dr. d]

And what's with the selfie stick? Are SCs getting that desperate?

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it's really convenient! it ensures that everyone is in the picture. you don't have to get someone to click it for you. great for tourists!
now if only they have one for the real slrs...

[12vdc]

^Thats what's tripods for.

[jut703]

it's really convenient! it ensures that everyone is in the picture. you don't have to get someone to click it for you. great for tourists!
now if only they have one for the real slrs...

The best camera is the one that you can bring.

When I went trekking last week, I had my SLR in my bag but used mostly my iPhone and monopod simply because it's much more convenient to use.


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[SiRbossR]

It actually convenient using the monopod. but using it out of context or just for being a stupid vain person is simply being a huge eyesore

[antonath]

Android helps me alot few days ago.. hiningian ako ng printed copy ng reports ko while nasa meeting. Buti na lang bluetooth capable yun printer namin so no hussle. Di ko alam pano kung ios gamit ko.. 😈

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[miLes]

Android helps me alot few days ago.. hiningian ako ng printed copy ng reports ko while nasa meeting. Buti na lang bluetooth capable yun printer namin so no hussle. Di ko alam pano kung ios gamit ko.. ��

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that is one of the main reason why i would never support ios

[beginnerz]

that is one of the main reason why i would never support ios

Meron dn s ios nyan, wifi

[Monseratto]

Would IPhone fanbois give up Steve Job's ideal size and leapt to a "bigger" 4.7"?