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February 2, 2013

Market Share Of Windows 8 Increases To 2.26% For January 2013, Windows 7 Decrease For The First Time

(GSM Insider) - Market Share Of Windows 8 Increases To 2.26% For January 2013, Windows 7 Decrease For The First Time.

According to the latest stats from Net Applications, Microsoft's Windows still dominates much of the computers around the world. Both Windows 7 and Windows XP dominate for more than 80% of the market share. 


Windows 7 still dominate with 44.48% but it has decreased for the first since it was launched years ago. On January 2013, Windows 7 decreases to 44.48% from 45.11% of December 2012. On the other hand, Windows 8 increases to 2.26% from 0.58% of December 2012. This shows that Windows 8 enjoys a steady growth in the past month. For Windows Vista, it continues to falter as its market share drop from 5.67% to 5.24% in 30 days period. 

Windows 7 takes the largest market share followed by Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.8, Windows 8, MAC OS X 10.6, MAC OS X 10.7, and other operating systems. 

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February 1, 2013

Total Domination! Android And iOS Control 98% Of World's Largest Smartphone Market, China

(GSM Insider) - Total Domination! Android And iOS Control 98% Of World's Largest Smartphone Market, China.

GOSH! What a duopoly domination of Android and iOS in China. Latest stats suggested that both leading operating systems dominate the world's largest smartphone market.

According to Stategy Analytics, Android and iOS has contributed to 98% of smartphone shipments in China for the 4th quarter of 2012.

On Q4 2012, the shipments of smartphone in China recorded 53 million units compare to 34 million units of Q4 2011. On Q4 2011, 79% of shipments is contributed by Android and iOS

For Q4 2012, Android contributed to 86% of smartphone shipment, followed by Apple that contributed 12%. Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Symbiam contributed to the rest 2%. 

A year before on Q4 2011, Android and iOS were contributed to 79% of smartphone shipments in China. A year later in Q4 2012, Android and iOS are dominating the Chinese smartphone market with 98% of market share.

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January 31, 2013

Temple Run 2 Is The Fastest Growing Mobile Game With 50 Million Downloads In Just 13 Days

(GSM Insider) - Temple Run 2 Is The Fastest Growing Mobile Game With 50 Million Downloads In Just 13 Days.

Are you one of those 50 million downloads of Temple Run 2? Go to download if you are not one of them. If you are one of them then you are one of those contributed to this record. Temple Run is officially fastest growing mobile game to-date.


Temple Run 2 has been downloaded for more than 50 million times across three different platform - iOS, Android and Kindle. Temple Run 2 from iMangi Studios used only 13 days to achieve the 50 million mark which is 22 days faster than the Rovio Mobile's Angry Birds. So Angry Birds needs to settle for second place now. 

The 50 million marks of Temple Run 2 is still short of the 170 million marks that set by the original Temple Run. But its just a matter of time before the Temple Run 2 hits 200 million marks. 

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January 30, 2013

Q3 2012 Financial Report: Lenovo Records $9 million In Sales And $200 Million In Profits

(GSM Insider) - Q3 2012 Financial Report: Lenovo Records $9 million In Sales And $200 Million In Profits.

When there were analysts stated that PC market no longer earning money, one company that certainly not agree with it. It is the Lenovo

The Chinese based company continues earning profits in the PC market. In the latest financial report of Q3 2012, Lenovo announces the sales figure of $9 million while net profits reach $200 million mark. This shows that Lenovo has an appropriate strategy for the PC market. 

Recently, Lenovo involved in the possible acquisitions of BlackBerry as it continues to strengthen its mobile phone division. 

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BlackBerry Playbook Outselling iPad With Retina Display In UK

(GSM Insider) - BlackBerry Playbook Outselling iPad With Retina Display In UK.

This isn't something good for Apple as a surprise news caught up. British electronics distribution specialist Context released a shocking statistic regarding the tablet sales in the United Kingdom.

According to Context, BlackBerry Playbook sold more than 160,000 units while the latest iPad (known as the iPad with Retina or iPad 4) only sold for about 113,000 units during the Christmas period last year. 

The iPad model that outselling by the BlackBerry Playbook is the iPad 4. The combined sales of all iPads recorded 203,00 units overall which is about 53,000 units more than BlackBerry Playbook. 

Of course the prices of BlackBerry Playbook and iPad 4 are different where the BlackBerry Playbook selling at £129 while iPad 4 selling at £399. But the data emphasizes an important shift of the tablet market in the UK. 

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Top 20 Most Trusted Companies For Privacy: Google, Apple, Samsung Out; Microsoft, Amazon In

(GSM Insider) - Top 20 Most Trusted Companies For Privacy: Google, Apple, Samsung Out; Microsoft, Amazon In.

According to Ponemon Institute that conducted the annual privacy survey, Apple is among a few technology companies that not included in the list. 

Last year, Apple was ranked at no.14 position but Apple isn't included in the list of top 20 companies. Samsung, Google, Facebook, Dell, Yahoo and Nokia were left out of the list as well. So it isn't a good news for both rivals Samsung and Apple.

On the other hand, Hewlett Packard (HP) was ranked at no.2 position, Amazon at no.3, IBM at no.4, Verizon at no.11, Microsoft at no.17 while AT&T and Mozilla at no.19 and 20 position. 

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Q4 2012 Financial Report: LG Records $80.75 Million Of Net Profit, Ships 8.6 Million Smartphones

(GSM Insider) - Q4 2012 Financial Report: LG Records $80.75 Million Of Net Profit, Ships 8.6 Million Smartphones.


Korean company LG just announces its Q4 2012 financial report. It's quite a good news for the Korean company as it successfully turns from losses to profits.

LG managed rake in $80.75 million of net profit. The revenue decline 6% from last year but the operating profit moves up to $1.01 billion from $342.06 million. 

Its TV division also hit record sales and a full year profit of over $480 million. On the other hand, the cell phone division record revenue for Q4 was the highest of the year as it shipped 8.6 million units of smartphone.

LG hopes that impressive performance of the cell phone division in Q4 2012 able to continue for this year. We can expect better and more powerful smartphones from LG soon. 

Read the press release at below:


LG ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS All Business Units Report Improved 2012 Operating Income from Previous Year
SEOUL, Jan. 30, 2013 – LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced consolidated revenues of KRW 50.96 trillion (USD 45.22 billion) and a net profit of KRW 91 billion (USD 80.75 million) for full-year 2012. Despite a 6 percent revenue decrease from 2011, operating profits increased significantly in 2012 to KRW 1.14 trillion (USD 1.01 billion) from KRW 379 billion (USD 342.06 million) in full-year 2011.
Fourth quarter 2012 consolidated revenues were KRW 13.50 trillion (USD 12.37 billion) with an operating profit of KRW 107 billion (USD 98.08 million). Unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2012 showed a net loss of KRW 468 billion (USD 428.96 million) which reflects a fine related to alleged cathode-ray tube pricing issues imposed by the European Commission in December.
The LG Home Entertainment Company reported record sales of flat-panel TVs with 9.3 million units in the fourth quarter resulting in a 17.4 percent revenue increase quarter-on-quarter to KRW 6.44 trillion (USD 5.91 billion) and full-year operating profit of KRW 542 billion (USD 480.92 million). Revenues from 3D and Smart TVs increased with higher unit sales in the United States, Europe and CIS countries. Although the Home Entertainment Company had the strongest quarter of the year in terms of revenue, profitability declined somewhat due to lower average selling prices and increased competition. LG will continue to aggressively market 3D and Smart TVs and plans to expand its share of the premium TV segment in 2013 with Ultra HD TVs and OLED TVs.
The LG Mobile Communications Company reported a 7 percent unit increase quarter-on-quarter in mobile handset shipments to 15.4 million with more than half of the units coming from smartphones. Smartphone shipments grew 23 percent compared to the previous quarter, increasing to 8.6 million devices from the 7 million in the third quarter. Fourth quarter revenues were the highest of the year, growing 15 percent to KRW 2.81 trillion (USD 2.58 billion) quarter-on-quarter. Sales of premium LTE smartphones such as Optimus G and Vu:2 increased in the fourth quarter, as did the L-series and Google Nexus 4. With more European and emerging markets introducing LTE services this year, LG plans to increase smartphone revenues and market share by launching follow-up devices to Optimus G and the L-series as well as the new F-series.
The LG Home Appliance Company posted almost flat revenues year-on-year, with sales of KRW 2.94 trillion (USD 2.7 billion) in the fourth quarter as strong sales in the U.S. and CIS countries were largely offset by sluggish demand in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Profitability was affected by unfavorable foreign exchange rates and increased marketing investments, even though average selling prices for home appliance products rose in the fourth quarter. The company plans to improve its revenue and profitability in 2013 with more competitive products, advanced technologies and a stronger focus on profitable regions.
The LG Air Conditioning & Energy Solutions Company reported sales of KRW 683 billion (USD 626 million) in the fourth quarter, essentially unchanged year-on-year. An operating loss of KRW 11 billion (USD 10.08 million) in the quarter showed improvement from the same period last year due to operational efficiencies. For full-year 2012, the company recorded revenues of KRW 4.35 trillion (USD 3.86 billion) and operating profit of KRW 156 billion (USD 138.42 million). The priority in 2013 will be to introduce more energy-efficient and localized products to bolster revenue growth.
2013 Business Direction
For 2012, LG Electronics is targeting a revenue goal of KRW 53.5 trillion with plans to spend KRW 2.5 trillion in capital expenditures.
2012 4Q Exchange Rates Explained
Starting from the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has modified its disclosure of operating profit or loss in accordance with the newly issued Amendments to Korea-International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS) 1001 "Presentation of Financial Statements." Due to this change, the Company has also reclassified comparative financial data in accordance with the new disclosure requirement. Amounts in Korean won (KRW) are converted into U.S. dollars (USD) at the average rate of the three month period in each corresponding quarter: KRW 1,091 per USD (2012 4Q) and KRW 1,146 per USD (2011 4Q). Average rate of the twelve-month period in 2012 was KRW 1,127 per USD.
Earnings Conference and Conference Call
LG Electronics will hold a Korean-language earnings news conference on Jan. 30, 2013 at 16:30 Korea Standard Time at the LG Twin Tower Auditorium (B1 East Tower, 20 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea). An English language conference call will follow on Jan. 31, 2013 at 10:00 Korea Standard Time (01:00 GMT/UTC). Participants are instructed to call +82 31 810 3069 and enter the passcode 9084#. The corresponding presentation file will be available for download at the LG Electronics website (www.lg.com/global/ir/reports/earning-release.jsp) at 13:00 on Jan. 30, 2013. Please visit http://pin.teletogether.com/eng/ and pre-register with the passcode provided. For those unable to participate, an audio recording of the news conference will be available for a period of 30 days after the conclusion of the call. To access the recording, dial +82 31 931 3100 and enter the passcode 142680# when prompted.


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Windows Store Passed 40,000 Apps Mark

(GSM Insider) - Windows Store Passed 40,000 Apps Mark.

Previously, Microsoft predicted that the Windows Store will have about 100,000 apps on February and about 400 new apps added to the store everyday. The reality is the apps will not reach what Microsoft predicted. 

According to MetroScore Scanner, Windows Store has about 40,000 apps to-date. The apps number is definitely short of 60,000 from the 100,000 mark from Microsoft. MetroScore Scanner added that there are about 158 apps added to Windows Store average per day.

The 40,000 apps mark is not reaching the target from Microsoft anytime soon since there are less than five days for the arrival of February. But the growth of the apps is consistent. Developers might step up for development of more apps. 

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January 29, 2013

Apple Announces iOS 6 Now Running In Nearly 300 million Devices

(GSM Insider) - Apple Announces iOS 6 Now Running In Nearly 300 million Devices.

Besides announcing the iOS 6.1 update available for downloads, Apple does release some important statistics about the iOS as well.

iOS 6 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and with nearly 300 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices on iOS 6 in just five months, it may be the most popular new version of an OS in history,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

To-date, iOS users have uploaded more than nine billion photos to Photo Stream and sent over 450 billion iMessages and received more than four trillion notifications. Yes. Its trillion!

While the App Store has more than 800,000 apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. About 300,000 apps are for iPad usage. App Store users have downloaded more than 40 billion apps and Apple has paid more than $7 billion to developers.

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January 28, 2013

Samsung Manufactured More Than 300 Million AMOLED Display Panels To-Date

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Manufactured More Than 300 Million AMOLED Display Panel To-Date.

Six years ago, Samsung announced the AMOLED display panel. It was the first time AMOLED being introduced to the world. At that time, Apple did unveil the first ever iPhone to the world. The iPhone and the AMOLED display panel had changed the world since then.


Today, after six years, Samsung announces that it has manufactured more than 300 million AMOLED display panels. Samsung took nearly five years manufactured the first 100 million AMOLED display panels, the second 100 million took 11 months while the third 100 million took only 7 months.

The third 100 million took only 7 months thanked to the impressive sales of Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. This is why the numbers increased so fast at only 7 months.

The AMOLED display panel might not impress as the IPS display panel. But it doesn't affect the truth that most of the Samsung devices are using the AMOLED display panel. Not so good, but many people still buying it. Right? 

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Research: British Retailers Recommend Samsung More Than Apple To Customers

(GSM Insider) - Research: British Retailers Recommend Samsung More Than Apple To Customers.


According to research by Informa Telecoms and Media, most of the retailers in the United Kingdom recommended the Samsung Galaxy S3 to customers more than other devices in the market. 

Apple iPhone 5 did mention by some of the retailers but the devices from Huawei, ZTE, LG, Motorola and BlackBerry had little or no presence at all. 

Apple and Samsung devices are likely to be featured in the advertisement of the shop or the advertisement on the windows of the shop. But the sales assistants are likely to recommend the Samsung because Samsung devices as a safe bet to earn greater commissions. 

GSM Insider reported that Samsung leading the UK smartphone market followed by Apple in second place. But Windows Phone did gain the market share in previous 12 months. 

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Nokia 1110 Is World Best Selling Mobile Phone With More Than 250 Million Units Sold

(GSM Insider) - Nokia 1110 Is World Best Selling Mobile Phone With More Than 250 Million Units Sold.


A lot of people able to guess that the best selling mobile phone is from Nokia, but what model? It isn't the Nokia 3310. It is the Nokia 1110. 

Nokia 1110 achieved more than 250 million units sales to-date. Of course the numbers are still growing as it is still available in some parts of the world. 

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Windows Phone Enjoys 50% Growth Of Market Share In Europe

(GSM Insider) - Windows Phone Enjoys 50% Growth Of Market Share In Europe.

The market share of Windows Phone still far behind Apple and Android, but the growth has been impressive recently especially in European countries. 

According to Kantar Worldpanel Com Tech, market share of Windows Phone in UK increased from 2.2% to 5.9% which is twice as much. Rivals BlackBerry suffered loss from 16% to 6.4% while Symbian decreased from 3% to 0.7%. Other rivals like Android increased from 60.7% to 66.6%. Apple declined as well from 34.1% to 32.4%. 

In European countries include UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, Windows Phone increased 2.8% in market share. Windows Phone enjoyed the highest growth of 2.8% a year earlier to 13.9%. Seems like Italian are getting interested in Windows Phone. 

It is true that the Windows Phone enjoyed high growth rate in Europe, But it isn't impressive in China and United States. Microsoft needs to put more effort on Windows Phone for year 2013. 

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Samsung And Apple Leading In UK Smartphone Market, Sales For Nokia Increase 50%

(GSM Insider) - Samsung And Apple Leading In UK Smartphone Market, Sales For Nokia Increase 50%

According to Kantar Worldpanel Com Tech report, Samsung still leads the smartphone market in the United Kingdom while Apple not far in second place.

This is totally opposite with the case in the United States. In the US, Apple dominates the market with 51% while Android isn't far behind with 42.2%. 

Finnish manufacturer Nokia enjoys a certain degree of recovery as it owns about 6.2% of UK smartphone market. 

Canadian company Research in Motion continues to slump in the UK smartphone. But the BlackBerry 9320 enjoys impressive sales during the holiday season of last year. Two third of BlackBerry 9320 were purchased as a gift. 

In the UK mobile phone market, 82% of devices are smartphones

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Google+ Overtakes Twitter As Second Largest Social Network In Terms Of Active Users

(GSM Insider) - Google+ Overtakes Twitter As Second Largest Social Network In Terms Of Active Users.

Are you using Google+ (also known as Google Plus) now? If no, it means that you are outdated.

According to the latest statistics from Global Web Index, Google+ overtakes Twitter as the second largest social network in terms of active users. 

The report estimates that Facebook has 693 million users in December 2012 while Google+ has 343 million users at second place. Surprisingly, Youtube and Twitter are sharing the third position that isn't far behind from Google+.

There is obviously overlap between the Google+ and Youtube in terms of users since both are from the Google. So it is impossible to add up the users of Google+ and Youtube and say that the Google only 70 million active users behind Facebook. But if all Youtube users become active Google+ users, it would likely improve the amount of users. 

After Twitter and Youtube, Chinese social networks that dominate the rest of the 5th spots. Qzone, Sina Weibo, Tencent, Youku and Tudou are from China before Linkedin completes the top 10 list. 

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LG Optimus LTE Records 1 Million Units Sales To-Date

(GSM Insider) - LG Optimus LTE Records 1 Million Units Sales To-Date.

LG Mobile announced that its LG Optimus LTE (Long Term Evolution) handset sold more than 1 million units to-date. It is not sure whether the sales record covered worldwide sales or just sales in South Korea.

LG Optimus LTE available in the US, Japan, South Korea and Canada. The LG Optimus LTE in the US known as the LG Nitro HD for AT&T. LG Optimus LTE was launched back in October 211 as it achieved 600,000 units sales in first three months, in South Korea.

LG remains focused on the global LTE market. The latest LTE device that is launching in the global market is LG Optimus G as it is coming soon to more than 50 countries soon

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