Microsoft to rest Windows phone on low volume of users, concentrates on software development
Businessam StaffOctober 16, 2017
Microsoft has indicated that it is no longer develop new features or hardware for the Windows Phone as it has tried very hard to incentivize app developers who claim Windows Phone users are just too low for most them to invest. Thus the phones would soon be phased out. Joe Belfiore, Windows operating systems vice […]
Apple unveils iPhone X with new display as rivals grow
Businessam StaffSeptember 14, 2017
Apple Inc. unveiled its most important new iPhone for years to take on growing competition from Samsung Electronics Co., Google and a host of Chinese smartphone makers. Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officershowed off the iPhone X with an edge-to-edge screen during an event at the company’s new $5 billion headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. Cook […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a big phone with bigger expectations
Businessam StaffSeptember 8, 2017
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, the follow-up to the Note 7, or as it’s more commonly called, one of the worst public relations disasters in the history of consumer electronics, is finally here. And it’s quite the encore. Not only has the handset been completely redesigned from the Note 7, but it’s also got a larger display and, […]
Xiaomi aims to upstage the iPhone with successor to acclaimed bezel-less smartphone
Businessam StaffSeptember 4, 2017
Now the Chinese phone maker is getting more opportunistic with the follow-up version, which it plans to unveil at an event in Beijing one day before Apple’s iPhone launch. The timing is perfect for Xiaomi. Its last device was a smash and there’s huge expectations on the next iPhone. All eyes will be on Apple, […]
iPhone 8 will drive biggest iPhone growth since 2015, IDC says
Businessam StaffAugust 29, 2017
International Data Corporation (IDC) said Tuesday that it expects that the Apple iPhone 8 will “spur a major upgrade cycle” in 2018 and drive iPhone shipments up by 9.1 percent. The research firm said iPhone shipments were down 7 percent in 2016 and are on pace to grow just 1.5 percent this year. While there […]