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Huawei grabs third spot from LG in global smartphone shipments for Q3 2013 Oct 29th 2013, 03:50, by Juan Carlos Torres The third quarter has ended and the financial and industry reports are all just coming in. While the smartphone industry has shown robust growth, the biggest performer of all is Huawei, who has surprisingly managed to climb up to third place in market share at the expense of LG. Huawei has just proven its might by shipping 12.7 million smartphones in the third quarter this year, almost double the 7.6 millions it sent out in the same period last year. This has caused its market share to rise to 5.1 precent up from last year’s 4.4 precent. This not only shows the popularity of its Ascend P6 and G610 smartphones, but also demonstrates the strength in numbers of the Chinese market. Of course, it remains to be seen if the Chinese manufacturer will be able to maintain its foothold, as LG is following not far behind with 4.8 precent of the market, having shipped 12.7 million smartphones this quarter. Overall, the smartphone industry is pretty much in good shape. Total global shipments have reached a new record of 251 million units, a 45 percent increase from last year’s 173 million units during the same quarter. Of course, the top dog in the business is still Samsung, grabbing 35 percent of those shipments with 88.4 million units. Apple has lagged considerably, with only half of that number at 33.8 million. The Cupertino-based company’s market share has also dipped slightly from 15.6 percent in 2012 to 13.4 percent this year. It is, however, expected to make a recovery as demand for its newly launched iPhone 5s grows. Of course, these figures from Strategy Analytics only cover the volume of smartphones that are shipped by the manufacturers. A different metric is needed to gauge how many of these devices actually land on users’ hands. These figures are also expected to change drastically in the coming holiday season, when the demand for electronic devices usually surge. SOURCE: Strategy Analytics VIA: Engadget Livescribe 3 Smartpen announced, coming to Android in the near future Oct 29th 2013, 03:15, by Juan Carlos Torres Even with the prevelance of digital devices, there is still much to be said for the time-tested pen and paper. That is why there will always be a market for companies such as Livescribe who try to bridge the digital and analog divide with their latest product, the Livescribe 3 Smartpen. The beauty of Livescribe is in its simplicity. There are no new gimmicks or tricks to learn. Simply turn on the pen by twisting a ring on its cap and write on paper as you’d normally do. Everything you write down on the special Livescribe paper will automatically be sent to a paired mobile device via Bluetooth, where it can be transformed and manipulated just like any other piece of digital text. All of these happens seamlessly via the Livescribe+ mobile app. The new Livescribe 3 Smartpen is the company’s latest iteration of the device and builds on the familiar features that have made the product line such a success. Aside from taking down written notes, Livescribe also allows its users to record audio through their mobile device’s mic for those moments when your hands can’t move fast enough. These audio clips are attached to the digital copies of the notes they write. The mobile app can automatically recognize and convert handwritten notes into digital text for sending as an e-mail, adding to a calendar or attaching as a memo. Here’s a video that details the features of the basic smartpen. The Livescribe 3 Smartpen comes in two variations. There is a $149.95 basic set that includes the pen, a 50-sheet specialized Livescribe notebook, a USB charging cable, and the ink cartridge. The more expensive $199.95 Pro set includes the pen, a 100-sheet hardbound journal, the charging cable, an extra ink cartridge, and a one-year subscription to Evernote Premium. Unfortunately, the free Livescribe+ app that makes all these features possible is, at the moment, only available for iOS devices but an Android version is promised to come soon. SOURCE: Livescribe

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