Many will be aware of the current announcements regarding the iPhone 5, especially the most ardent Apple fans. The question really is: How will the announcement be taken? With a hardware strategy that could be defined as slightly conservative it would seem that some question Apple's ability to remain the market leader in innovative design. With Android and Samsung nipping at their heels Apple needs to ensure they make a very strong impression with the overall presentation or they risk becoming just another player in the long-run.

On another note, Apps and a bit of Facebook. Will the future of Apps be web based or are we destined to keep using native applications? Facebook's shares have been in free-fall with many doubting their ability to develop a substantial revenue stream from their mobile proposition however Mark Zuckerberg remains confident. He also dismisses rumours of a Facebook phone intimating that this would not allow them to benefit from the reach they currently enjoy.

So, will you buy an iPhone 5?

Apple unveils taller iPhone 5 in San Francisco

Date 12th September, 2012

The device features a taller screen than its predecessor allowing it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen.

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Samsung: Galaxy S3 sales to surpass 30 million this year

Date 12th September, 2012

Samsung believes its Galaxy S3 is on its way to more than 30 million in global sales by year's end, according to a report from the Yonhap News Agency.

Samsung's IT and mobile unit chief Shin Jong-kyun announced the forecast to reporters today at the company's offices in Seoul. This tidbit comes on the heels of news that Samsung sold 20 million Galaxy S3 phones in the 100 days since its debut in May.

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Cumulative Android Smartphone Shipments Will Exceed 1 Billion in 2013

Date 12th September, 2012

Just five years after Google Inc.’s Android appeared on the market in 2008, IHS forecasts that cumulative global shipments of smartphones using the operating system since it was introduced will amount to more than 1 billion in 2013.

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Why Web Apps Will Crush Native Apps

Date 12th September, 2012

Over five years ago (on January 9th, 2007, for those of us who are counting), Steve Jobs released the original iPhone. At the time, the only apps on the iPhone were the ones that came pre-installed (think stocks, calculator and YouTube). There were so few apps, they didn’t even fill up the home screen! Apple didn’t provide the ability to create or install any add-on apps. Instead, developers were urged to create web apps that users would access through the built-in Safari web browser.

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Million Pound Mobile Drop app hits over 1 million

Date 12th September, 2012

Channel 4 announced today that The Million Pound Drop mobile app has now hit over 1 million downloads just 3 months after its launch.

The mobile app launched on iOS in May and on Android in July this year following the success of the UK's most successful and award-winning play along show, The Million Pound Drop Live. The free app allows viewers to play along with the show and has a Play Anytime game mode (on iOS), which users can pay to unlock, allowing them to play whenever they like.

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Zuckerberg Adds $2.8 Billion to Facebook’s Market Cap Overnight

Date 12th September, 2012

Facebook’s stock price was up nearly 7% as the market opened on Wednesday, following CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s interview with TechCrunch the night before, his first interview since the company went public.

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Zuckerberg: A Facebook Phone is ‘The Wrong Strategy For Us’

Date 12th September, 2012

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg quashed rumors that the company is working on a “Facebook Phone” Tuesday.

“It’s always been the wrong strategy for us,” he said during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt, a tech conference currently being held in San Francisco, California.

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