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Thursday, 20 February 2014

Gionee, a Chinese smartphone maker, has introduced its slimmest smartphone, dubbed Gionee Elife S5.5. At just 5.5mm thick, the smartphone may just be the slimmest smartphone in the world. The device has been listed for pre-order on the company's China page, at roughly $370 (translating to about Rs. 23,000).

At its thickness, the Gionee Elife S5.5 surpasses the Vivo X3 smartphone, which is 5.75mm thick, and is way thinner than the Xperia Z Ultra which is 6.5mm thick.

The smartphone will runs the company's Amigo UI on top of Android. The Gionee Elife S5.5 features a 5-inch display with no word on its resolution and display quality. The Elife S5.5 is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core CPU paired with 2GB of RAM. The camera options of the handset include a 13-megapixel rear shooter and a 5-megapixel front camera for video calls.

Maintaining its slim profile, the Gionee Elife S5.5 manages to pack in the same battery as seen in the firm's flagship, Elife E7 - 2300mAh that can run for a whole day in a single charge.

The 3G model of Elife S5.5 is up for pre-order in China, and will be launched in 40 more countries globally. Engadget reports the LTE version of the Elife S5.5 will arrive in June.

Gionee on Monday launched two new Android smartphones in India. The Gionee M2 (http://gadgets.ndtv.com/gionee-m2-1285) and the Gionee Gpad G4 have been are priced at Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 18,999 respectively, as per their listing on the company's India page. Both the dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphones run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and are now officially available for purchase.

The firm also launched the Elife E7 Mini in December, priced at Rs. 18,999. As of now, the Chinese handset maker has not revealed the availability details of the Elife E7 Mini for the Indian market.

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

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Apple Back Among The Top Five Smartphone Vendors In China On iPhone 5s Success, IDC Reports

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Apple has gained an entire percentage point of market share and cracked the top five smartphone manufacturers, according to the latest figures from research firm IDC. Apple’s share rose from 6 to 7 percent during the fourth quarter of last year, according to a new report (via WSJ) and though that isn’t a huge bump, it makes Apple the fifth-largest smartphone maker in China.

There’s also reason to believe that Apple could climb higher still: These numbers don’t include any sales made through Apple’s partnership with China Mobile, which only began selling the iPhone on January 17, and is in the process of building out its new network to support the device across a wider swath of the population.

Apple’s rise late last year might have something to do with the fact that the company opted to launch its latest iPhone models in the Greater China market simultaneously with its North American and major European market launches – this marks the first time it has done that, and likely helped boost overall iPhone sales by a considerable margin in the company’s fiscal holiday quarter. Apple also won a bigger chunk of a Chinese smartphone market that isn’t growing with nearly the speed it has in the past, so the China Mobile deal is even more significant, as it represents a way for Apple to grow its share in the key market without having to seek out new smartphone buyers.

For Apple, the China Mobile deal represents a huge potential new buyer pool, and signs are good if the iPhone 5s and 5c are already helping drive up their share. But China’s own Xiaomi is nipping at its heels, coming in sixth overall among smartphone makers in the country per IDC, so that could make for a tight race between the two as the Android-based startup OEM continues to chart impressive growth at home.

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

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iPhone 6 Rumors: Apple Reportedly Will Drop Samsung A8 Manufacturing For TSMC Due To Low Yields [REPORT]

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While Apple Inc. continues to battle Samsung in court over alleged patent violations, the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant has had to rely on the South Korean semiconductor manufacturer for production of its Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) A8 processor, which has yet to be unveiled in future iPhone and iPad devices.

Unfortunately for Samsung (OTCMKTS:SSNLF), its relationship with Apple in regards to the A8 may come to an end, according to a new report by a Taiwanese news site.

According to TechNews Taiwan, Apple may have to shift the entire responsibility of A8 processor manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Why is Apple abandoning Samsung for the production of its next A-series processor?

According to the report by TechNews Taiwan, low A8 processor yields using a 20nm manufacturing process are the root of the problem.

Last summer, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple struck a deal with TSMC to handle manufacturing of Apple processors for iOS devices in 2014. But manufacturing of the Apple A9 processor may continue to be split between Samsung and TSMC, according to the TechNews Taiwan report.

While Samsung may no longer be handling the production of the A8 processor, it’s still unclear whether this will eventually lead to an eventual break between the relationship of Apple and Samsung.

However, as Apple and Samsung have begun competing with each other directly with several products, such an outcome seems almost inevitable.

According to WSJ, Apple has attempted to reduce its reliance on Samsung by procuring screens and flash memory from other manufacturers as a way to slowly distance itself from the South Korean rival. Unfortunately, until recently, Apple has had to continue to rely on Samsung in order to manufacture its A-Series chips, which power iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices.

The Apple A8 processor is expected to debut alongside its rumored iPhone 6 sometime in late 2014.

Do you believe Apple is setting itself up to leave Samsung for good, or is this merely a snag in the manufacturing chain? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.