With iOS gaining roughly 30 percent United States marketshare as of Q4 2011 at the expense of RIM, Nokia and Microsoft, new numbers from Nielsen’s latest study show just how much of a duopoly the U.S. market has become. While noting about 50 percent of mobile subscribers in the U.S. are now smartphone owners, Nielsen gave a breakdown of how the two leading platforms continue to dominate as of February 2012:...

A day after the French government said that it would not adopt the Apple/Google coronavirus contact tracing API despite it being ‘innovative and efficient,’ the same minister has issued a misleading statement claiming that Apple refuses to help France with its StopCovid app … Reuters reports. The statement is misleading on two counts. First, Apple is not refusing to allow apps access to Bluetooth tracking in the background: it has provided an API to do just that....

Chandler and Monica are probably the most adorable couple on Friends - taking things from a drunk one-night stand at a wedding to a wedding (and family) of their own. They are sweet, funny, and surprisingly good (for a sitcom) at working through issues and talking things out. From the start, these two were clearly going to be perfect together… but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have some bumps in the road....

A trailer for Frozen in 2013 revealed Disney’s admittance regarding the declining quality in their animation division. Walt Disney Animation Studios has been in operation since 1923 and it continues to work as one of the key divisions under Walt Disney Studios. The long-running studio, as well as Pixar, has made Disney one of the premiere animation developers in the world. To date, Disney Animation Studio has produced nearly five dozen films and hundreds of short films....

The FTC is alleging the merger would give Nvidia the means to control the supply of chips and designs used by competitors, which would undermine competitors and stifle innovation across various technology markets, such as cloud, data centres, and autonomous cars. “The proposed merger would give Nvidia the ability and incentive to use its control of this technology to undermine its competitors, reducing competition and ultimately resulting in reduced product quality, reduced innovation, higher prices, and less choice, harming the millions of Americans who benefit from Arm-based products,” the FTC said in a statement....

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy Note 10+ last week and it features Gorilla Glass 6 for the front and back of the device. Now PhoneBuff has put it head to head with the iPhone XS Max for a drop test. While the Note 10+ beat out last year’s flagship iPhone, the iPhone 11 landing next month may be more durable than ever. When Apple announced the iPhone XS and XS Max it touted the devices feature “the most durable smartphone glass in the world....

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau shares what Jamie Lannister thought upon seeing Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) waiting for him in Winterfell during the Game of Thrones season 8 premiere. HBO’s juggernaut series is back after a long hiatus, and with its final season underway, lingering plot points that have yet to be addressed are finally getting the attention they need. Cue the parting moments of this year’s first episode, where the Kingslayer is reunited with the Lord of Winterfell who was waiting for his arrival - a callback to the final scene in the show’s pilot....

You can count the number of spin-offs there have been on one hand, with Frasier being the most successful spin-off of all time. Its ability to stand out from under Cheers’s shadow was due to Frasier having excellent supporting characters of its own, the most popular one being Niles Crane. Frasier’s brother was a hilarious character to follow, and he was generally a quieter version of his elder sibling, because of which you’ll be surprised to realize that Niles did actually do quite a lot of bad things during the show’s eleven-year run....

The home of Fuller House faces further division as Full House creator, Jeff Franklin, is suing the series’ showrunner. Franklin, the creator of Full House and its sequel series Fuller House, has slapped current showrunner, Bryan Behar with a lawsuit after Franklin’s termination last year. Franklin is a renowned writer and producer, responsible for hundreds of hours of entertainment, including Bosom Buddies, Laverne and Shirley, and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. In 1987, Franklin created Full House - a sitcom about three Mr....

Ben Schnetzer is now set to play Yorick Brown in FX’s Y: The Last Man TV series following Barry Keoghan’s exit. FX has been attempting to adapt Brian K. Vaughn’s acclaimed DC Comic series since 2015, and the adaptation finally started to make progress in 2018. FX ordered the pilot and assembled a cast to bring the vision of showrunners Aida Croal (Luke Cage) and Micheal Green (American Gods) to life....

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the firmware file on G-Tab F2X based on Android 11. This device is powered by the latest Spreadtrum SC9863A chipset which comes in decent specifications and a budget price. If you’re using the G-Tab F2X handset, then you can check out the full guide on the steps and requirements to flash Stock ROM. Some of the users may experience soft brick or device boot loop issues while flashing any Custom ROM....

Today I got my hands on Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ for the first time. It being a direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone XS Max, I wanted to see how the two devices compared. In this initial hands-on video, I talk about my initial impressions about the Galaxy S10 from an iPhone user’s perspective. Unboxing experience One thing that hasn’t improved about the Galaxy lineup of phones is its product packaging and presentation....

The Last War has begun Game of Thrones season 8, episode 4, “The Last of the Starks”, but the journey there has left many questions. The Great War has ended with a victory for the army of the living, thanks to Arya Stark killing the Night King and becoming the Hero of Winterfell, and now the show is moving to Daenerys Targaryen grappling Cersei Lannister over the Iron Throne. The endgame of Game of Thrones is starting to take shape and things have once again gone very badly for Daenerys....

In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones’ final season, Daenerys Targaryen officially becomes the Mad Queen - and the series’ final villain. The Last War, as Dany puts it, began and ended in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5, with the Mother of Dragons riding Drogon into battle, annihilating the entire Iron Fleet (though not killing Euron Greyjoy just yet), and forcing the Lannister army to surrender. But that’s not how the war ended....

Game of Thrones season 8 just dropped a huge hint that dead characters could join the White Walker’s Army of the Dead. Therefore, just because some of our beloved characters may die at the Battle of Winterfell next week, it doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t reappear as Wights or White Walkers - and this could put a unique spin on Cersei’s threat to her enemies in the Game of Thrones season 7 finale....

The stock Camera app on iOS has gradually improved over the years, but it still lacks many of the features that are important to those focused on iPhone videography. In this week’s Friday 5, we go hands-on with Filmic Pro, the best advanced video capture app on iOS. Audio meters If you’re serious about video, then you should also be just as serious about audio. Filmic Pro features a handy audio meter that is prominently displayed on the right side of the app while in landscape mode....

Friends might be a television show that’s been off the air for years, but it’s been really popular lately. Ever since it arrived on Netflix, a new generation of fans have started to love the show. Many people have noticed that there are many things about the series that don’t hold up that well with age as some things are definitely outdated. There are also many storylines from the show that actually deal with rather deep, serious, or complex issues....

Apple has quietly ended the the option of funding Apple Pay Cash balances from a credit card. The company made the low-key announcement on the same day it announced the Apple Card. Previously, if you wanted to make a person-to-person payment via Apple Cash, and didn’t have sufficient balance, you could withdraw money from a linked credit card … Cheddar anchor Hope King noticed the change, sent to Apple Pay Cash users....

Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Game of Thrones Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke says she stands by Daenerys in light of the character’s evil turn and tragic fate in the show’s series finale. As one of the main leads of the HBO juggernaut project, fans had been rooting for her since season one. Through the years, she remained focused on her goal - to take back the Iron Throne from the people who stole it from her family causing her to be exiled....

Gartner today published its third quarter numbers, showing overall growth in the smartphone market and a strong quarter for Apple. Mobile devices overall saw as many as 456 million sold with smartphones taking a 301 million slice of that pie, which comes out to a solid 66% (up 20% from last year). This shift in the market seems to be hurting Samsung and Nokia the most, because while the Korean giant is still leading the pack, this year smaller companies with slimmer margins seem to be taking some of its foothold....