HTC hopes to reach 15% market share before end of 2013

By Jean-Louis Petrod 21 June 2013

If HTC could boast, 10% market share in the year 2011, the company has the sink in the two years that followed, to 4% by the year 2012. The emergence of competitors like Samsung has a lot, and many are those who are pessimistic about the future of Taiwanese manufacturers. That's not all the opinion of Peter Chou, CEO of the group, good listen, who do everything to cause a turnaround.

At a meeting with the shareholders of the group, which took place a few hours ago, Peter Chou has reaffirmed that you maintain the position of Managing Director of the company, and the same very optimistic for the coming months statement, i.e. 10-15% of the market share for HTC.

The CEO of HTC is expected to reach 15% market share.

He asks then tried his shareholders, the companies recognize that it was still on the board give more time. However, the Taiwanese group wants to crush Apple and Samsung thanks to heavy investment in research and development, and a little more weight on the market.

Of course the sceptical accuse Peter Chou constantly repeating the same refrain, but the last $12 million endorsement contract with the actor Robert Downey Jr. shows how the company, to go far, communicative is ready.

HTC to achieve 15% of international market share? Hard to say at the moment but it seems that their goal is not possible. After the market is constantly evolving and back was the Group during the first two years. And above all could change with the next launches mini, HTC HTC Butterfly S and HTC is a Max.

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Galaxy S4 zoom: first test of photo Phon 16 mega pixels before its announcement! [SHIFT]

By Gabriel Manceau 12 June 2013

From a Russian site before even its formalization of Samsung the Galaxy S4 zoom test ! If its existence was a secret de pole walls in table for several days, it is very rare to see presentations, to end a device to a site, while packet arrives, but the constructor has not yet presented the product. This time, it seems that this is the case.

Galaxy S4 zoom is that sports a wide can be found 4.3 inch screen as on some Smartphone of brand a cameraphone of the 16 Megapixel camera with optical zoom 10 x. If this product known not same technical characteristics should expect it as the last high-end Samsung phone, the product prior to the round turned remaining on the photo and video. The whole thing is pretty compact and zoom unfolds when the device as a classic Compact is switched on.

First test of Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

Page technical specifications, the Galaxy S4 zoom sports a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixel, dual-core processor of Exynos 4210 to 1.5 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 8 GB memory with MicroSD card, a removable 2330-mAh battery and a 16-Megapixel camera sensor. Everything runs on Android with TouchWiz interface 4.2.2 nature UX. Of course, you can use it as a phone and take advantage of Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, or NFC. The device will be sold off to EUR 470 from July 2013.

Galaxy S4 zoom tested, before the official announcement

On the software side, it will shoot all the innovations of the last Samsung terminals with 26 modes perform, which will enjoy the 16-Megapixel sensor. By default, the device is in 16:9 is-mode with 12 megapixel configured, but free to modify you settings. Hope that there is not yet a falsification in Russia, but the test, which you will find in the source the air seriously made. Are you convinced by this new model of Samsung cameraphone?

[Update]

Samsung has just its formalize Galaxy S4 zoom. The photos and the official functions correspond to those of the performance by the Russian side! The photo in the following Gallery.

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Sony Xperia Z confirms Google Edition, but not before end of 2013 available?

By Jean-Louis Petrod June 7, 2013

It is every two days, you could learn that a Sony Xperia Z Google Edition was currently in the works for American and Japanese companies. Very good news in itself, is supposed to come this new device and the extension of the HTC and Android Galaxy S4 one has performed version. However, it seems that only the existence of the device visible unofficially would be confirmed by a Japanese Android Central, close to Sony, the introduction of the device before the expiration of the year unfortunately.

Boot loader how to the ARMA223TF for the Smartphone Edition-version of Google without overlay constructor, does this Sony Xperia Z a the user completely unlocked and running a pure version of the Android OS. In addition, devices can benefit when compared to him, the OS updates from Google in real time, in the same way as the nexus series.

Sony Xperia Z Google Edition will not happen before the end of the year.

The voucher amount if the launch has already been achieved. Unfortunately, as mentioned by the Italian side Androidhdblog, it will not be sold by the end of the year. A restriction, which are distributed to the list of those who already save to the extent that whatever the device only in the United States about the game and local operators, also added.

After the announcement of this new, one question remains. Why wait, when it comes to market this Sony Xperia Z Google Edition to know that the device is probably already ready and waiting for long to come on the market? And it probably is the one on the side of Sony, first response element found, as far as this is the only one of the two players capable of an interest be found. This is not sales of the classic version of the device with this has to cannibalize Android version. It is a pity that the Japanese have not agreed to, the game such as Samsung or HTC.

Shown Android 4.3 jelly bean finally before Android 5.0 key lime pie?

Would be Android 4.3 jelly bean the next version of Google? Android 5.0 key lime pie could be not presented in fact on the Google i/o, which will be held from 15 May. It is the founder of Android police, Artem Russakovskii, which it claims, and explains the different reasons that led him to this conclusion.

He would have found several nexus 7 nexus-4, and the Android 4.3 jelly bean turns. This is a build number for that noted that this version of the mobile operating system to the various products enabled on the server. Employees at Google could information that he cross with the implementation of IP addresses.

Featured Android 4.3 jelly bean on Google i/o?

Artem says his claims in this way:

"Google does not Android version number before the weeks prior to their presentation. Talking about weeks or a few months. But Google version assigning a number for the testing internally. They are called usually something like JellyBeanMR1 and then get a version number, as soon as their introduction in the vicinity. "said Artem Russakovskii to his statements to the next version of the system to explain.

Android 4.3 jelly bean leake

If there is no doubt that a new version of the operating system on the Google i/o will be presented, doubt exists more than ever to the version number. A presentation of Android 4.3 jelly bean would be surprising, and there is speculation a few weeks after the official presentation. Keep Google version 5.0 for the introduction of new products end of nexus? After doubts about the products, which next month is to be presented, it is the next version of the system itself is not yet fixed.

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