Archive for the ‘Smartphone’ Category
Globally, smart phone (smartphone) touch screen technology is far more popular than a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard or a conventional 12-button keypad. These preferences are revealed from the results of research conducted by Canalys research institutions as the first quarter of 2010.
In the report, note the number of outstanding global smartphone has touched 55.2 million units, grew significantly by 66.9 percent from 33 million units in 2009.
Of the 55.2 million smartphones were sold units, found that 59.1 percent of which is touch screen mobile phone, or approximately 32.6 million units. This figure jumped 187 percent from 11.3 million units in the same period the previous year.
Beneath the touch screen mobile phone, following a phone with a QWERTY keyboard-type input with 27.3 market share, or about 15 million units. This achievement has grown 60.6 percent compared to first quarter last year, which only reached 9.3 million units in the market.
Market share for mobile phone keypad, or 12-key normal declined dramatically for 39.2 percent from last year with 12.3 million units to 7.4 million units this year. Now, the phone keypad just grabbed 13.5 market shares globally.
Software Company Retina-X Studios released the Mobile Spy, spy application for a peek at the BlackBerry email and photos. New applications and services are tested in the U.S. this might be useful for parents who want to quietly monitor the activities of their children while using the smartphone or companies who apply strict rules for employees.
“We invite you to open your eyes to what the real facts of children or employees with BlackBerry devices,” said James Johnson, executive Retina-X Studios. In fact, the ease chatting and traffic information through the smartphone when it’s so open let alone with a subscription scheme that limits access to data without applied BlackBerry.
Mobile Spy previous version could only track down a list of short messages sent and received via a BlackBerry is being watched. However, the latest version can also track data changes in contacts, calendar entries, memos, emails, and photographs.
“This new feature allows parents to monitors whether their child sending indecent images. The company was also able to monitor the possible leakage of company secrets,” continued Johns.
Application itself must be installed on the device to be monitored, however, their activities hidden. Monitoring from a distance connected with the online service subscription fees charged 100 U.S. dollars a year. In addition to the BlackBerry, this application is also available for iPhone, Android, Symbian, or Windows Mobile.
