Market research firm IDC, has released market share figures for Q3 2012 and boy does it look good for Android. Continuing to dominate smartphone market share, Android accounted for 75% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in Q3 2012. Those numbers are absolutely insane, and to put things into perspective, if you round up all smartphones ever shipped in the year 2007, it still wouldn’t be as many as Android has shipped in Q3 2012 alone!
The Galaxy Note II may just be the most powerful phone when it comes to productivity. With its 5.5-inch screen, S-pen, multi-window and more, it’s obviously built to get things done. So, of course, if there was to be an accessory for the Galaxy Note II, it should be just as large and just as powerful. Introducing the Samsung Galaxy Note II Smart Dock!
Amazon Wireless is no stranger to deals, and their latest price drops on the RAZR HD and MAXX HD are nothing to overlook. Both colors of the RAZR HD have been dropped down to $129.99 for new customers and $149.99 for those looking to upgrade. If you’re more interested in the battery on steroids, Amazon Wireless has the MAXX HD for $179.99 for new customers and $199.99 for upgrades.
The Kindle Fire/Fire HD and Nexus 7 have given birth to a small, yet powerful, sub-category of affordable 7-inch tablets. One that has been slowly eating away at a market that has been dominated by the much larger Apple iPad. To battle this growing trend, Apple decided to break down — after vowing to never to make a 7-inch tablet — and create a smaller version of their highly successful iPad line. Apple’s iPad Mini may not be a 7-inch tablet (it’s 7.9-inches), but it’s clear Apple’s intentions are to disrupt the sales of those pesky 7-inch competitors out there who keep chipping away at their market share.
Now that Google has unveiled its Trifecta of Nexus devices, I can’t help but feel underwhelmed. I can’t exactly pin-point why I feel this way, but alas, I do. Perhaps my perception of what a Nexus device should represent has become misguided. I’m not sure when I began to expect more than just a Vanilla experience, but the latest batch of Nexus devices has knocked me back to the reality that “Nexus” means nothing more than having an untainted Android OS with certain end-user freedoms and timely updates.
