[Technology] Apple, Android grab 92 percent of all smartphone shipments

Apple, Android grab 92 percent of all smartphone shipments
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2239406/android-and-ios-account-for-92-percent-of-fourth-quarter-smartphone-shipments
Together, the two shipped almost 200 million smartphones around the world last quarter to grab a record market share, says Strategy Analytics.

What RIM must do at the BlackBerry 10 launch event
http://www.zdnet.com/what-rim-must-do-at-the-blackberry-10-launch-event-7000010389/
Summary: RIM has the defibrillator paddles ready to jumpstart the company at the BlackBerry 10 launch event this week. Here's what the company must do to get its business pumping again.

Leaked Images Feature iPhone 5 / iPhone 6 Internal Components
http://eaglesrant.com/leaked-images-feature-iphone-5-iphone-6-internal-components/1360/
Leaked Images Feature iPhone 5 / iPhone 6 Internal Components For some of the more tech-savvy Apple devotees out there, the only thing better than an iPhone 6 release date rumor or indeed a mockup of the device is a leaked image of those juicy internal ...

Is Twitter's Vine the new 'micro-porn' service?
http://www.zdnet.com/is-twitters-vine-the-new-micro-porn-service-7000010411/
Summary: Video clips of pornography and nudity are circulating through Twitter and Vine. Is it a case of "If you build it, they will come" or great PR driving extra downloads of Vine?

Don't like your cell network? Legal unlocking ends TONIGHT in US
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/the-most-ridiculous-law-of-2013-so-far-it-is-now-a-crime-to-unlock-your-smartphone/272552/
Unlocking a phone to use it with another carrier will be illegal in America from midnight tonight unless the cellphone is already in your hands.

China may axe 13-year console ban, games OK for kids after all
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/china-considering-end-to-13-year-ban-on-video-game-consoles-report-323269
China's ruling communists may scrap a 13-year ban on the sale of games consoles in the country, according to a government source.

Ford, Daimler and Nissan Promise Affordable Electric Fuel Cell Vehicles
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/103583-renault-nissan-daimler-and-ford-to-develop-car-fuel-cell.html
Now, here's a first. Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co. are pushing ahead with an unusual three-way agreement to develop affordable fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)for the mass market on three continents.

Lookout Android App Can Take Photo Of Phone Thief
http://thedroidguy.com/2013/01/lookout-android-app-can-take-photo-of-phone-thief/
A new update of the Lookout Security & Antivirus for Android devices helps identify who has stolen your smartphone. The new feature of the app called Lock Cam uses your device's front camera and takes a photo of the thief.

New H.265 video format approved: high-quality video at lower bitrates
http://www.slashgear.com/new-h-265-video-format-approved-high-quality-video-at-lower-bitrates-27266856/
Today's H.264 video codec might be all well and good for the most part, but there's a new codec in town that looks to take over in order improve video quality and bitrates even more.

IBM Makes A Play For The CMO And HR Pros
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/ibm-connectmakes-a-play-for-the-cmo-and-hr-pros/
IBM Connect starts today in Orlando. And the story here for IBM is about the chief marketing officer and that high-ranking executive in human resources.

New Study Shows Thousands Die Because of Distracted Driving
http://www.sportscarillustrated.com/News_2013/B/news13B_0103.html
A new study released by AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety shows more than 3,000 people have died on the streets in a single year, and it's attributed to distracted driving.