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• As Apple iPhone’s Sales Go Down, Samsung Fills the Gap
• Turn on Word Prediction Option on HTC One, while typing Emails or SMS
• Microsoft Finalizes Oct 17 for Windows 8.1 Release
• Top 5 Google Reader Alternatives

As Apple iPhone’s Sales Go Down, Samsung Fills the Gap Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:22 PM PDT Apple might be planning to launch cheaper iPhone versions dubbed 'iPhone 5c' but it is not to be denied that Samsung is far ahead of Apple in the market with a 46.5 percent increase in the second quarter of the year as the company shipped 225 million Smartphone handsets according to reports from Gartner. Major contribution has been made by the Korean setup that achieved a sales record of 71.3 million units whereas last year's sales totaled up to 45.6 million. We are talking about 31.7 percent share in the market by the sector alone. “We see demand in the premium Smartphone market come mainly from the lower end of this segment in the $400-and-below the average selling price (ASP) mark,” a statement issued by Anshul Gupta, analyst. ”It will be critical for Samsung to step up its game in the mid-tier and also be more aggressive in emerging markets. Innovation cannot be limited to the high end,” he further reported. Meanwhile, the Smartphone giant Apple that has been dominating the market witnessed a downfall in iPad and Mac sales leaving position to be taken up by Samsung. This quarter, Apple managed a sale of 31.9 million iPhone units that, when compared to last year, shows a sale of two million units less. Apple's iPhone sales went down from 33.1 million iPhones at an 18.8 percent share in the market last year to 14.2 percent market share. As pointed out by Gartner, this year Apple has witnessed “significant decline” in sales from the time iPhone was first launched in the year 2007. The fall in ASPs is majorly owing to the discounts offered that triggered iPhone 4 sales significantly. Apple is rumored to adopt another strategy to plunge into the low-cost Smartphone market that might result in better shipment results but nothing is yet confirmed by the company. “While Apple’s ASP demonstrates the need for a new flagship model, it is risky for Apple to introduce a new lower-priced model too,” Gupta commented. Source: TheRegister The post As Apple iPhone’s Sales Go Down, Samsung Fills the Gap appeared first on Techmell.

Turn on Word Prediction Option on HTC One, while typing Emails or SMS Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:58 PM PDT Word Prediction is one of the most wanted features that is demanded by the users when they are looking to buy a Smartphone for themselves. This is very useful feature in all types of word documents. When you are typing a document, email or message, the feature of word prediction helps you a lot in it. When you type a word, this feature shows some options before you regarding that word. These are basically predictions. If the word you want to type exists in the given options, you can select it and the system will automatically add this word to your document. It is quite helpful while typing a message, but you cannot use it until you activate this option in HTC One. Here is a quick way that can be used for turning the Word Prediction option on in your Smartphone. What you have to do is just to follow the easy steps given below to turn this option on. Steps to Enable Word Prediction on HTC One Step 1: Go to the app "Settings". This application can be searched on the Home Screen apps on your HTC One. Once you find this app, click to launch it. Step 2: Here, in the next menu you will see an option "Language and Keyboard". This option should be selected in order to go ahead. Step 3: Now you will see another window where you will see "HTC Sense Input". It should be selected. Step 4: In the next menu you will find an option "Advanced". You need to click on this option to move further in the next menu. Step 5: Now you will see "Word Prediction" option with a check box in front of it. You should mark to activate it. It will give you suggestions for the word you are typing currently. Step 6: Obviously you would like to activate the "Word Prediction" option for the next word as well. For doing so, you need to mark the option "Next Word Prediction" too. It will show options for the next word you are going to type. Now you have successfully activated the "Word Prediction" options for the current and the next word while typing a document, message or email. If you do not want to use these options, you can unmark these fields to turn these options off. The post Turn on Word Prediction Option on HTC One, while typing Emails or SMS appeared first on Techmell.

Microsoft Finalizes Oct 17 for Windows 8.1 Release Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:38 PM PDT Windows 8.1 update has been in talks for a long while and now we have a date for the official release from Microsoft, the launch is coming out on October 17. Windows 8 has brought itself most major changes Windows has seen so far and many users have taken their time to get used to the transformation from the good old Windows interface adorning their computers for a very long time. After about a year, an update Windows 8.1 is ready for launch. About three months from now, Microsoft Corporation announced its plans regarding Windows 8.1 without giving a confirmed date for the release which has been unveiled last Wednesday. Though, users still had access to a beta version of Windows 8.1 created for a test run by developers. Since the version was merely in developing stage, it had quite a few issues to be resolved. The prime reason behind the drastic changes seen in Windows 8 was an attempt from Microsoft to create an Operating System that suits all devices be it desktop, a laptop or a tablet. The transformation has not been taken well by a lot of Windows fans that further resulted in decreased sales of Windows 8 machines. According to International Data Corporation, this step has contributed to an already downhill trend in PC sales owing to the dependence of users on touch devices to access the internet. The Redmond based company had to bear a hefty $900 million for the loss in face of Windows 8 based company manufactured tablet, Surface. With the update, Windows 8.1, Microsoft intends to make the Operating System more user-friendly by resolving the issues many users earlier reported. Also, the update is free of charge for the machines already running on Windows 8. The post Microsoft Finalizes Oct 17 for Windows 8.1 Release appeared first on Techmell.

Top 5 Google Reader Alternatives Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:13 AM PDT In March 2013, Google made a proclamation that on July 1, 2013, Google Reader, the renowned portal for RSS subscription, will be adjourned. At that time, it seemed that there is still some time before July 1 comes, but later it seemed the day is arriving very soon and we have to bid farewell to Google Reader. So this is the time to look for Google Reader alternatives. Here you will find the list of some renowned alternatives for Google Reader that are quite trustworthy and reliable. So before going ahead, one thing should be done. You need to export all of your important RSS feeds immediately in XML format. You can do it by visiting the Google Takeout and click the button "Create Archive". Once you have done with it, you need to download its ZIP file in order to extract it to your system. Now you will view a "Reader" folder that should be opened to view the file subscription.xml. Google Reader Alternatives Now you need to select the best alternative for yourself for Google Reader from the list given below. Feedly It requires no introduction as it is one of the top ranking alternatives for Google Reader. It is available not only for Android, but also for Web and iOS. It is not remarkable for its customization and neatness, but also known for a complete set of features that has gone under some serious enhancement since Google declared it is going to retire Google Reader. An additional feature of Feedly is its ability to sync different platforms. You just need to sign in by using your account that you were using to get Google Reader feed and everything will be imported by Feedly quickly. It is quite simple to use. This software is recommended by various users as it has been used by a wide range of users at techmell . Flipboard This is the best alternative to Google Reader. You just need to get a Flipboard account that was used for signing into the Google Reader. It will fetch and sync all of the Reader subscription as fast as it could. Digg Reader When you are making plans for social sharing, Digg lies at the top of the list. The Reader service of Digg that is known as Digg Reader is still in its initial stages, but it contains the best features for the users such as sharing, highlighting the curving posts from the social networking sites and integration with Digg. One plus point is that when you go to the site, the system will ask you straight away to import Reader feeds from Google Reader that makes the process of migration easier and faster. AOL Reader When you read about AOL Reader, it seems as if AOL heard the declaration of Google regarding the retirement of Google Reader and it decided to compete the RSS reader market. Whatever the situation is, the release of beta AOL Reader is a good decision to give an excellent alternative of Google Reader to the users. Same like Flipboard and Digg, it enables the users to import all of their Reader feeds from Google Reader easily and allows the users to tweak the start, layout and tag their posts for improved classification and unified login by using their Twitter and Facebook accounts. NewsBlur It is one of the best and renowned alternatives for the users who have not a large number of subscriptions. The latest version of NewsBlur permits the users maximum 64 websites and once they exceed this number, they need to delete some websites and then they can add some other sites. They can also get the premium account by paying $24 for the whole year. It allows the reader to generate a "sub-blog" depends upon the subscriptions to read and follow. It also brings some nice apps for Android and iOS. The post Top 5 Google Reader Alternatives appeared first on Techmell.

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