iPhone 5 users dominate Galaxy S3 users in web traffic!

 The on-going battle between Apple’s latest device, the iPhone 5 and Samsung’s forerunner, the Samsung  Galaxy S3, has produced a new winner in the latest contest. Recently, a study was carried out by Chitika to find out which of the phones had more web traffic and the results they got proved to be very interesting.

The Galaxy S3 Sapphire Black

 The expectation had been that the Samsung Galaxy S3 would have garnered another win seeing as how it was released in late May and the iPhone 5 was launched only a few weeks ago. However, according to the study performed by Chitika, that is not the case. In their study it became clear that the iPhone 5 won over the Galaxy S3! Or rather, the users did. Let us explain...

 So far, the Samsung has managed to sell over 20 million units of the Galaxy S3 in comparison to the 5 million iPhone 5’s that have been sold since it was launched 3 weeks ago. In addition, the sales of the Galaxy S3 are still more than those of the iPhone 5 according to recent reports. Even with those outstanding numbers, the study revealed that users of the iPhone 5 are more active than the users of the Samsung Galaxy S3 with regard to web traffic. 

The iPhone 5

 The Chitika analysis was carried out over a 7-day period between October 3rd, 2015 and October 9th, 2015. The analysis was based on a large number of mobile advertisement impressions from both the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. From those statistics, the analysts were able to track the difference in Internet traffic volumes between the two phones.

 It is expected that more studies will be conducted by Chitika as well as other companies to track various statistics for phones or devices that have been launched recently. The statistics are important because from them we are able to see how mobile development is growing. It is assumed that with time, mobile usage will surpass that of the PC, which may one day become obsolete. 

 Mobile advertisements are going to hold more weight as tablets and smartphones become increasingly available. From the data received by Chitika, it can be seen that search engines like Google would make more profits from mobile advertisements on the iPhone 5 rather than on the Samsung Galaxy S3.

Press Pics Of Huawei W1

We have already heard about the Huawei W1 .Though not an expensive high end WP8 phone it definitely has some killer looks . It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, a 1.2GHz dual-core chipset with 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, and merely 4GB of on-board memory. The good thing about the storage however, is that Windows Phone 8 now allows expansion via a microSD card slot(Remember,WP phones generally dont have micro SD card slots). A 2000mAh will power the handset, so there should be plenty of power to keep it going.

The Huawei W1 should launch soon after the launch of Windows Phone 8 OS on October 29. It should cost around $300.However,it will only be sold in China,if rumours are to be believed.

Halo 4 Trailer

Microsoft and 343 Industries released the Halo 4 launch trailer. It’s produced by David Fincher and directed by Tim Miller (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World).

The trailer is more of a story trailer than anything else as it shows many small bits of story, including the origin of Master Chief and other Spartans. Master Chief's mind is violated by a powerful new enemy, who in searching for Chief's weaknesses, finds the source of his strength. The video sheds some light on how Master Chief became a Spartan. This hints to the fact that Master Chief, who was known as John before he donned the armour, had a lot of experiments done on him.
The video features both live-action and CGI effects, just like previous Halo trailers. Enjoy!

32 GB Nexus 7 Is Real

Rumours have been around for quite some time about a 32 GB Nexus 7 model.According to a tip sent to The Verge, one of their readers was able to walk into a Staples outlet and purchase the 32 GB model.


This person, who seems to be aware of the launch of the 32GB model, called his local Staples store to confirm if they have it in stock, at which point he was told that they did. After that he went to the store, exchanged his recently purchased 8GB Nexus 7 for the 32GB model that costs $249 while paying the difference.


The 32GB model, as you may have noticed, costs the same as the 16GB model previously did. This makes me wonder what will happen to the 16GB model and if Google will use it to replace the 8GB model, although that seems unlikely as they are already selling the 8GB model at cost so they can’t just double its capacity. So then it seems the 16GB capacity would likely be discontinued.

Facebook For Android Gets Updated

Facebook 

While Android users are still waiting for this long-anticipated update, though, they have just been blessed with another, smaller update for the current app, bringing it to version 1.9.11. This "maintenance" update should improve the speed when tagging photos and organizing albums. In addition, it seems that some users who have been using "certain languages" were at times unable to upload photos using the app. This should now be fixed.

You can download the latest Facebook app here

1.3 Million Android Devices Activated Daily

Google

Google's shares fell over $60 or more than 8% on Thursday after the company unexpectedly released its third quarter earnings report in the middle of the day. Usually, Google waits until the market is closed before reporting its quarterly numbers. And if you think Google did this because they couldn't wait to get the good news out, better guess again.

For the third quarter, Google reported lower earnings of $2.18 billion ($6.53 per share) vs. $2.73 billion ($8.33 per share) a year earlier for a 20.3% year-over-year decline. More importantly, the earnings fell short of Wall Streets expectations for adjusted net of $9.31 a share, instead reporting $9.03 of adjusted net earnings. On the positive side, revenues rose 18.6% to $11.53 billion, topping Wall Street estimates. The outlook for Q4 is for Google to report net of $10.52 a share, down from earlier estimates of $10.61. Wall Street sees Google reporting $37.37 a share in net earnings for 2015, down from earlier predications calling for $37.65.

Thursday's Action In Google

Google blamed the early release of its earnings on financial printer R.R. Donnelley who accidentally filled Google's 10-K early this morning with the SEC, without authorization. With the report containing the earnings for Q3, Google was forced to go public with the announcement.

During a conference call held by Google after the market closed, Google's Larry Page announced that the company is activating 1.3 million Android devices a day, the same figure announced late last month. There are 500 million Android devices in use. You can listen to the entire call by clicking on the video below.

Blackberry 10 Is Gonna Change Everything

RIM

  RIM is sending out invites to a specific group of Canadian politicians for a November 7th event at which the Canadian manufacturer will show off BlackBerry 10. Canada's elected officials have a long relationship with BlackBerry thanks to the encryption that gives users another layer of protection when sending messages. In fact, each Member of Parliament receives a 'Berry on their first day of service.

While RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has been pounding the table for BlackBerry 10, on the invitation RIM might have given away its feelings about the do or die operating system that the future of the company is riding on. "Join us for an exclusive cocktail reception and presentation of BlackBerry 10 and get a sneak peek of the next generation mobile platform that will change everything," (emphasis ours) RIM boasts on the invitation

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins

On November 7th, RIM will show the politicos a run through of BlackBerry 10 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. At the same time, the politicians will get to mingle with RIM executives. But it's not only Canada where politicians favor BlackBerry. U.S. president Barack Obama was known to favor the device during his first campaign, although his passion for the device has apparently cooled.

Meanwhile, as we've documented, a number of U.S.companies like Yahoo have jumped ship from BlackBerry to the Apple iPhone or Android. The latest is U.S. government adviser Booz Allen Hamilton, which on Friday said it was shuttering its BlackBerry server and allowing its employees to switch to the Apple iPhone or an Android device.

Attendees to the November 7th event will have a chance to win a BlackBerry 10 phone or a 4G LTE enabled BlackBerry PlayBook