Samsung Dominated Top 10 Android Devices For January 2013, According To Localytics

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Dominated Top 10 Android Devices For January 2013, According To Localytics.

Samsung Galaxy Series is a success for Samsung. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is set to launch after a few months which is expected to cause some buzzing around the gadget geeks again. 

According to Localytics report, Samsung dominated the Top 10 Android devices chart for the month January 2013. Amazon Kindle Fire and Motorola Droid Razr are the only two devices that under the top 10 Android devices. Samsung Galaxy S3 was ranked the top position followed by Samsung Galaxy S2 and Samsung Galaxy Ace.

Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy Y dominated the positions from fourth to sixth. The Amazon Kindle Fire took the seventh position. Another tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 took the eighth position. The Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 are the only two tablets in the list. 

Another non-Samsung smartphone that in the list is the Motorola Droid Razr. Another not so famous Samsung brand device is Samsung Epic 4G that took the tenth position. 

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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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Tegra 4 vs iPad 4 vs Nexus 10 vs Droid DNA vs Kindle Fire HD - Processors Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Tegra 4 vs iPad 4 vs Nexus 10 vs HTC Droid DNA vs Kindle Fire HD - Processors Comparison

Earlier today, NVIDIA unveiled its latest mobile processor known as the Tegra 4. It is said to be the world's fastest mobile processor.

NVIDIA did compare the Tegra 4 and other leading processors in the market. Tegra 4 goes head to head with Apple A6X (iPad 4), Exynos 5250 (Samsung Nexus 10), Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 (Droid DNA) and TI OMAP 4470 (Kindle Fire HD). Tegra 4 is definitely better than the second place Apple A6X processor with 3.5 times faster. 

NVIDIA Tegra 4 features 72 GPU cores, 4 CPU cores and 4G LTE modem. It is expects to arrive at smartphone and tablet soon. 

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Report: Foxconn Starts Manufacturing Smartphones From Amazon and Microsoft

(GSM Insider) - In the latest report, Foxconn already received the orders to produce the smartphones from Amazon and Microsoft.

Foxconn is the manufacturer for Apple, Sony, Nokia, Lenovo, XiaoMi, Huawei, ZTE and etc. The main point is Foxconn manufactured the Kindle for Amazon as well. 

In the latest reports, Foxconn already received the order to start manufacturing the smartphones from Amazon and Microsoft. The launch date of both products will be at around mid-2013.

Microsoft brand smartphone will still base on the Surface brand. It could be the arrival of Microsoft Surface Phone. It is set to run on Windows Phone 8. 

The Amazon phone is said to based on Android just like those Kindles. But it will have own Amazon Marketplace. It remains mysterious on the name of Amazon phone. 

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Happy 5th Anniversary To Amazon Kindle

(GSM Insider) - Today is the fifth birthday for Amazon Kindle. The introduction of this eReader to the market change human life on the ebooks.

Five years ago, Amazon introduce the first generation of Kindle to the market. It was a small Kindle eReader with qwerty keyboard. The display is a 6 inch in size and 800 x 600 e-ink resolution. 

Soon, more Kindles introduced to the market until the Kindle Fire HD today. You can see the evolution of Kindle in the five years. There are other Kindle devices that available in market as well. 

The Amazon continues to dominate the eReader market. There were many manufacturers that tried to tackle Amazon, but always failed. The King of eReader still belongs to Amazon. Happy Birthday Amazon!

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Amazon China Apologized For Pricing Error of Nokia Lumia 920T

(GSM Insider) - Still remembered we reported that the Nokia Lumia 920T available to pre-order at Amazon China with the price of RMB $3599? But soon the Nokia Lumia 920T being removed from the listing.

Seems like the secret finally being unveiled. The Nokia Lumia 920T removed from Amazon China because of pricing error. The statement from Amazon China proved that Nokia Lumia 920T is yet to release in China so, it is not sold out. 

According to Amazon China, it stated that "It is ashamed to tell you that your order being removed due to pricing error. The Nokia Lumia 920T not yet available at the moment". 

Since Amazon China already clarified the pricing of Nokia Lumia 920T. It is now believe that the price of the Nokia Lumia 920 variant for China Mobile will not lower than RMB $4000. 

The price of Nokia Lumia 920 for China Unicom also leaked few days ago. We are unsure whether it will available at RMB $3399. 

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Amazon Kindle Tablets And e-Readers Set To Enter China

(GSM Insider) - Chinese is the world's largest gadget market in the world. Since the Amazon already entered the China a few years back, it is time for Amazon to release its Kindles. There were proves showed that Amazon has the intention to enter the Chinese market.

According to Tech 163, they analysed out that there are possibilities that Amazon set to bring its Kindles to China. After the released of 5.3.0 version, Kindle Paperwhite software supports simplified Chinese language support and it did mention on Amazon Chinese (Amazon.cn and Z.cn).

There are several products from Amazon, Kindle keyboard, Kindle Touch e-Reader and Amazon Kindle Fire HD already approved by Chinese government. 

According to someone from Amazon China stated those e-Readers and tablets are set to release in this month while another source stated that all still under testing process. 

E-Books are very popular in China. At the moment, most of the e-Readers were made in China and some Kindles were purchased from overseas market. 

Recently, there were some changes at the executives of Amazon China as the CEO left the position. Perhaps, Amazon still searching for the ideal person to take over the position as he will responsible to spearhead Amazon in the Chinese market. 

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Apple Continues To Dominate The Tablet Market Despite Huge Dropped of Market Share

(GSM Insider) - It has been long enough for Apple to dominate the worldwide tablet with the iPad. There are four iPads up to date. These fourth different iPads are the key tool for Apple to dominate the worldwide tablet market. 

According to the latest report releases by IDC, Apple still dominate the tablet market. But the market share dropped significantly. The market share dropped from 65.5 to 50.4%. With the 50.4%, Apple iPads still account for  half the amount of 27.8 million units of tablet shipments. 

After Apple, Samsung shipped 5 million units of tablets, followed by Amazon and the partnership of Google and Asus. Amazon's Kindle shipped 2.5 million units as the same goes to the Nexus 7 as well. 

Seems like Apple on the declining in the tablet market. It is important for Tim Cook to sort out perfect strategy for the upcoming tablet from Apple. It seriously needs innovation and creativity to bring iPad competitive again. 

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Reuters: Amazon Interested To Purchase OMAP Processor Division From Texas Instruments

(GSM Insider) - Early before, there are rumours stated that Texas Instruments set to quit smartphone and tablet market. But Texas Instruments clears the air and denied that rumour. On the latest rumours, it is suggested that Texas Instruments set to sell of its mobile Processor division to Amazon.

Texas Instruments' OMAP mobile processor is the main processor for Amazon's Kindle eReader and tablets. It is logic that Amazon really interested to takeover the processor division and this is surely makes them a real player in the tablet and smartphone market.

If Amazon successfully acquired the mobile processor division of Texas Instruments, it will provide no other better chance for them to enter the smartphone market. This will definitely cut the costs especially the processors are made by own subsidiary. This is the golden moment for both Amazon and Texas Instruments. We hope that Amazon smartphone coming soon.  [source]

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Samsung Are Among Top 10 Best Global Brands 2012

(GSM Insider) - Interbrand just released their latest list of Best Global Brand for 2012. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Samsung Are Among Top 10 Best Global Brands 2012.

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Here is the top 20 of Interbrand's Best Global Brand 2012 with values:

1. Coca-Cola - $77,839 million
2. Apple - $76,568 million
3. IBM - $75,532 million
4. Google - $66,726 million
5. Microsoft - $57,853 million
6. General Electrics - $43,682 million
7. McDonald's - $40,062 million
8. Intel - $39,385 million
9. Samsung - $32,893 million
10. Toyota - $30, 280 million
11. Mercedes - $30,097 million
12. BMW - $29,052 million
13. Disney - $27,438 million
14. Cisco - $27,197 million
15. HP - $26,087 million
16. Gillette - $24,898 million
17. Louis Vuitton - $23,557 million
18. Oracle - $22,126 million
19. Nokia - $21,009 million
20. Amazon - $18,625 million

Among technology companies, Apple still leading competitors like Google, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung,  Hewlett-Packard, Nokia and Amazon. From the list, you can clearly see that half of the companies are the technology companies. Apple is the top riser with the value rose more than 129% since last year thanks to iPhone, iPad and iPod. Samsung rose 40% compared to last year due to the strong performance of its Android devices. Please hit the source button for full list of Interbrand's Top 100Best Global Brand 2012.  [Interbrand.com]

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Kindle Fire vs Google Nexus 7 - Web Traffic Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Amazon unveiled the new Kindle Fire HD about two weeks ago with enhance features. The price of Kindle Fire HD at $199 which is similar to the Google Nexus 7 and the initial price of older Amazon Kindle Fire.

From the stats released by Chitiki from September 14 to 18, 2012, we can see that the Kindle Fire HD already owns 3.5% of web traffic of tablet when compared with Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7. This clearly shows that Kindle Fire HD growing in the rapid rate. 

Since Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus7 having almost same specs, it is interested to see whether the Kindle Fire HD can match the Google Nexus 7 in the near future. It is interested to see how Amazon promotes their latest Kindle.  [Source]

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Walmart Stopped Selling Amazon Kindle Devices

(GSM Insider) - We dont know whether this is a good news for those Kindle fans or not. Perhaps this is a bad news for Kindle fans as Walmart no longer selling Amazon Kindle devices at all their hypermarkets in the United States.

According to Sarah Spencer from Aamzon, Walmart no longer selling Amazon Kindle devices after clear out all the current Kindle stocks. Because of this, Amazon shares drop 0.3 percent at that day. 

As a e-Reader and tablet manufacturer, Amazon does not have a store for customer to get their hands on the devices before making any purchase. This is a disadvantage for Amazon as users only able to purchase Kindle devices from Amazon online store.  [Source]

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Kindle Fire 2, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 All Come With Advertisement From Amazon

(GSM Insider) - As a consumer, we hate advertisement on mobile app. Those app with spam and lots of mobile ads are not popular among users. So what if your tablet come with the annoying advertisement? This will cut down your interest on this device. Right?

According to news, the new Kindle tablets come with integrated advertisements include the most expensive Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. It is a very disappointed news for Kindle fans. We are unsure over the move by Amazon on integrate advertisement on their Kindle tablets since the Kindle tablets are not free. The new Kindle tablets include Kindle Fire 2012, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. In opposite, there are no advertisements on chepear eReader. 

You might ask, what Amazon doing? We also dont know. Try to imagine if Apple iPad comes with ads and Android tablet integrated with advertisement. Will you buy them?  [Source]

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Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs New iPad 3 - Can Amazon Challenge Apple?

(GSM Insider) - Days ago, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a series of new Kindle tablets to the market. These are Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Kindle Fire HD LTE and Kindle Fire 2. Besides these tablets, Amazon announced another eReader as well -- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. Kindle Paperwhite is purely for reading eBooks. The battery life is about six weeks standby time. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is said to be the challenge of Apple new ipad 3. The New iPad set another benchmark for manufacturers after it equipped with HD resolution Retina Display. The HD version of Kindle Fire comes with HD display that able to mount challenge on Retina Display. Lets look at the key specifications comparison between Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and New iPad.

Display:

Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 8.9" 10 point capacitive touch high definition color display; 1920x1200 resolution at 254 ppi, video playback up to 1080p, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology

Apple New iPad - 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology, 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution 


Processor: 


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 1.5GHz TI OMAP4470 Dual-Core

Apple New iPad - Dual-core Apple A5X


ROM


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 16GB or 32GB on Wi-Fi device, 32GB or 64GB on 4G LTE device

Apple New iPad - 16GB / 32GB / 64GB


WiFi Connectivity


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - Dual-Band WiFi (40% faster connection than new iPad)

Apple New iPad - Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)


Camera


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - No rear camera, only front camera with HD quality

Apple New iPad - 5MP rear camera, VGA front camera


Dimension


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 240 mm x 164 mm x 8.8 mm

Apple New iPad - 241.2 mm x 185.7 mm x 9.4 mm


Weight:

Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 567g

Apple New iPad - 652g


Dimension: 


Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - N/A

Apple New iPad - Built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery


Verdict

From the overall performance, Kindle Fire HD 8.9is more toward for internet surfing, media playing and reading ebooks. The price cheaper than New iPad due to the low specs on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Apple New iPad has 5MP rear camera and VGA FaceTime camera. But Amazon decided to feature only front camera to keep the cost low. The size of Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is 8.9 inch while the New iPad is 9.7 inch. Both have different sizes in comparison. It is hard to decide what to choose for. But the Kindle only available in the United states and now available in other countries while Apple New iPad available in most of the countries around the world.  [Source]

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Kindle Fire HD vs Kindle Fire 2 - New 2012 Kindle Tablets Comparison

Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Inch (Available in 3G and 4G LTE versions)

Amazon New Kindle Fire 

(GSM Insider) - At the event earlier today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced three new tablet -- Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Amazon Kindle Fire 2. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD comes in 7 inch and 8.9 inch two versions. For the 8.9 inch version, it comes with 4G LTE version. The rest dont have 4G LTE version. For the Kindle Fire 2 also known as Kindle Fire 2012 or New Kindle Fire. It is the revised version of the original Kindle Fire. Besides these three Kindle tablet, Jeff Bezos also announced a new eReader -- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. But at this post, lets compare on these three latest tablets from Amazon. 

Here are the comparison of key specifications between Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Amazon Kindle Fire 2:


Display:

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 8.9" 10 point capacitive touch high definition color display; 1920x1200 resolution at 254 ppi, video playback up to 1080p, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology, advanced polarizing filter, and anti-glare technology

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: 7" 10 point capacitive touch high definition color display; 1280x800 resolution, video playback at 720p, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology, advanced polarizing filter, and anti-glare technology

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: 7" multi-touch color display; 1024x600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, IPS (in-plane switching) technology


Processor:


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 1.5GHz TI OMAP4470 Dual-Core

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: 1.2GHz TI OMAP4460 Dual-Core

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: 1.2GHz TI OMAP4430 Dual-Core


WiFi: 


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): Dual band, 40% faster than iPad 3

Amazon Kindle Fire HD:  Dual band, 40% faster than iPad 3

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: Single band



ROM: 


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 16GB or 32GB on Wi-Fi device, 32GB or 64GB on 4G device

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: 16GB or 32GB on device

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: 8GB on device

*All devices get free cloud storage for all Amazon content


Size: 


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 9.4" x 6.4" x 0.35" (240 mm x 164 mm x 8.8 mm)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: 7.6" x 5.4" x 0.4" (193 mm x 137 mm x 10.3 mm)

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: 7.44" x 4.72" x 0.45" (189 mm x 120 mm x 11.5 mm)


Weight:


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 20 ounces (567 grams)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: 13.9 ounces (395 grams)

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: 14.1 ounces (400 grams)


Battery:


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): N/A

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: Over 11 hours of reading, surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music.

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: Up to 9 hours of reading, surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music


Charge Time: 


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): N/A

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: Fully charges in under 4 hours via the Kindle PowerFast charging accessory, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have. Charges in approximately 13.5 hours from your computer via the included USB charging cable

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: Fully charges in 3 hours via the Kindle PowerFast charging accessory, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have. Charges in approximately 11.5 hours from your computer via the included USB charging cable


Price:


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (4G LTE / 3G versions): 4G - $499, 3G = $299

Amazon Kindle Fire HD: $199

Amazon Kindle Fire 2: $159


Verdict: 

Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE version is the most expensive among all new Kindle tablets. While the revised version of Kindle Fire is the cheapest with $159. All new Kindle tablets equipped with OMAP dual-core processor from Texas Instruments. Both versions of Kindle Fire HD equipped with dual band WiFi connectivity that allows the tablet to access the internet 40% faster than other tablets in the market. However, the cheaper Kindle Fire 2 only get single band WiFi. All three tablets will get free cloud service from Amazon as well.  [Source]

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7.7 and 8.9 Inch Promo Videos

(GSM Insider) - Here are the promo commercial videos of Amazon Kindle Fire HD for 7 inch and 8.9 inch. Enjoy!

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