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Read More »And the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer is… not Apple!
Samsung has become the largest manufacturer of smartphones on the planet. Shipments in the last quarter grew 44 per cent to give it 23.8 per cent of the market.The firm sold 27.8 million units in Q3, up nearly four times from a year ago, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.That …
Read More »‘Its difficult to run a games business on smartphones’
The current iPhone and Android app models are not good enough for gaming, says SCEE chief Andrew House. His comments come ahead of the launch of PlayStation Suite, a cross-platform system for PlayStation games that run on both mobiles and NGP. House says Suite can become a ‘destination for games’ …
Read More »3DS threatens iPhone growth
Games market analyst Colin Sebastian has claimed that Nintendo’s freshly confirmed 3DS could potentially threaten iPhone’s rise as a viable portable games machine With a differentiated 3D display, high quality games, and profitable business model for publishers, we believe the 3DS could help reduce the competitive threat from smartphones,” Sebastian …
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Read More »Handhelds competing with consoles
A new study entitled ‘Portable Devices’ from North American market stats firm NPD claims that the use of portable devices is on the rise – and that gaming is increasing in popularity amongst users. In addition, the top location for using portable devices is still the home, suggesting that the …
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