Xiaomi overtakes Samsung in China as largest smartphone vendor

Chrome passes 20% share milestone, locks up 2nd place Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista IT News Daily August 04, 2014 Share this email Xiaomi overtakes Samsung in China as largest smartphone vendor In another sign of worry for Samsung Electronics, the Korean tech giant has lost its ranking as China's top smartphone vendor, after holding onto the position for two straight years, according to research firm Canalys. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Chrome passes 20% share milestone, locks up 2nd place 2. Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista 3. Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill 4. Microsoft sues Samsung for license violations, post-Nokia 5. Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents 6. HTC M8 Windows Phone shows up on Verizon's site Chrome passes 20% share milestone, locks up 2nd place Google's Chrome browser last month broke the 20% user share bar for the first time, according to Net Applications. READ MORE Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista Windows 8's uptake was stuck in reverse for the second quarter in a row. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Pivotal The Principles of the Business Data Lake The Business Data Lake is a new approach to information management, analytics and reporting that better matches the culture of business and better enables organizations to truly leverage the value of their information. Businesses cannot afford to continue with approaches that have been proven to fail. View more Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill The right to unlock your cellphone became law on Friday as President Barack Obama signed a bill that rapidly passed both houses of the U.S. Congress. READ MORE Microsoft sues Samsung for license violations, post-Nokia Microsoft sued Samsung Friday, saying Samsung violated the terms of a patent licensing agreement following Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents Microsoft filed suit against Samsung on Friday, claiming the device maker has backed out of an agreement that requires it to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the Android phones it sells. READ MORE HTC M8 Windows Phone shows up on Verizon's site An image of an HTC One (M8) running the Windows Phone operating system is currently on the Verizon Wireless site, providing compelling evidence that the company plans to sell the phone. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **