People judge other people with what they own. House, car, clothes, etc. – all these material things seem to give people the right to draw conclusions on someone’s personality.
As people ride the wave of technological innovation, judgmental people now include what smartphone or mobile device an individual owns in their criteria for social identity.
Sociology associate professor Coye Cheshire of the Berkeley School of Information said identity is closely linked into these kinds of …

Black Friday has just passed but by now we’re still seeing how people can do crazy things at Wal-Mart during this time of the year.
Reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic riot for food and water, customers at this certain Wal-Mart were caught on tape nearly rioting to get their hands on discounted consumer electronics device.
First noticed by The Telegraph in this report, the video is of the Wal-Mart in Moultrie, Georgia at its pay-as-you-go smartphones booth.
This certainly supports a report …

Microsoft has just unveiled Windows Phone 8 taking the time to showcase features the software giant thinks differentiates the new mobile operating platform.
“We can’t wait for the world to meet Windows Phone 8, the most personal smartphone there is,” said Microsoft’s Terry Myerson.
“Windows Phone 8 comes on a range of phones that are stunning, colorful and unique,” the Microsoft Windows Phone Division corporate vice president added.
Microsoft is putting emphasis on the Live Tiles of …

Authorities in France have arrested a 20-year-old hacker who was defrauding smartphone users via malicious apps.
According to the BBC, the hacker who has been described as “extremely smart”, used fake apps purporting to be popular apps to amass about 500,000 Euros since last year.
Authorities say that the hacker did not study computer science.
The hacker whose name has not been revealed reportedly worked from his parent’s home in Northern France and developed apps which he offered free to …

The rumors of a full-HD 1080p HTC smartphone have been proven right as the Asian gadgets maker debuted the HTC J Butterfly under Japan’s au by KDDI wireless carrier.
With the launch of the J Butterfly, HTC has become the world’s first smartphones maker to launch a smartphone with a full-HD 1080p display.
The announcement which was made by HTC and au by KDDI in Tokyo on Wednesday thwarts Chinese handsets maker Oppo’s plans to become the world’s first company to launch a 1080p smartphone …

According to the latest research by Strategy Analytics, there are now more than one billion smartphone users in the whole world. After sixteen years since the smartphone business started, the one billionth user was reached during the third quarter of this year.
According to Neil Mawston, Strategy Analytics’ executive director, “We estimate 1 in 7 of the world’s population owned a smartphone in the third quarter of

Acer is currently in the process of making a smartphone powered by Intel’s Atom line of processors, reports from Asia reveal.
As Acer launched the S500 smartphone, a report from China Post says “Peter Shieh, vice president of Acer’s corporate account business division in Taiwan,” has said that Acer plans to launch a new smartphone running on an Intel chip.
Furthermore, the executive is also reported to have confirmed that Acer will preinstall an in-house-developed cloud service in …

Preorders for smartphones running on the latest Windows Phone mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, will start on Sunday, October 21, a report notes.
Citing unnamed sources “familiar with AT&T and Microsoft’s plans,” The Verge reports that AT&T will start taking preorders for Windows Phone 8 devices on the date mentioned above.
According to the publication, AT&T will start taking preorders for smartphones, including the HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920, running on the latest …

With the high street as we know it under threat of extinction, according to some forecasters, retailers need to fight back by incorporating mobile into the heart of their marketing strategies, says a new report by Tradedoubler, the performance marketing and technology firm.
The report, which is based on Tradedoubler’s research among 2,000 smartphone users in Europe, shows that 38 per cent of people who research a product on their mobile phone will then go into a shop to buy it.  47 per …

Texas Instruments will shift its focus from making processors for consumer electronics devices such as smartphones and tablets, the company has revealed.
During an investor meeting on Tuesday, Texas Instruments said that it will instead focus on making chips for embedded systems such as those found in cars.
According to Reuters, the move is part of the company’s drive to have a more stable business strategy.
Reuters quotes Texas Instruments Greg Delagi, senior vice president for embedded …