Michaelinks Blog

Samsung may be the biggest smartphone maker, but it has the biggest market share lost, according to recent report by Strategy Analytics and IDC data. While Sony aims to be part of the top five smartphone maker in the world, its seems to be far away as other manufacturer's have increases its share. Apple continues to be on the second spot, followed by Lenovo being third after completing Motorola acquisition, replacing Xiaomi and LG on the fifth spot. © PhoneArena Therefore, Samsung and Sony had decided to reduce their smartphone models by 2015. Although the Korean tech giant is known in offering a lot of smartphones, which makes it to the top, they have to make a strategy in order to avoid profit loss, as Xiaomi continues to dominate the mobile market really fast with its affordable smartphone offerings. It may be a big help, as well with Sony, since their profits are also falling on its mobile division. The company will focus more on their Sony sensors which is being us...

You may have heard of the LTE version of the Zenfone 5 by ASUS, which became one of the best budget phone, but not the LITE version yet. Yes, you've heard it right! ASUS recently launched a lighter version of the Zenfone 5, which takes on Xiaomi's Redmi 1S. © ASUS Philippines Facebook Page The phone has a model number of A502CG and called the Zenfone 5 Lite, which has a 5" IPS display with 540 X 960 qHD pixels and 220 ppi pixel density, which is lower than its older brother's 720 X 1280 HD pixel and 294 ppi pixel density. The screen is protected by Soda Lime, which is unique since most smartphones now uses Gorilla Glass 3, same as its older brother. It has the same back camera of 8 MP, but the front camera had been downgraded from 2 MP to 0.3 MP. It also has 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage, that can be expanded up to 64 GB just like its brother, but the original Zenfone 5 also has a 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory version. The phone is powered...

Microsoft, the leader in software, completed the acquisition of Nokia handset division last April for $7.2 billion. They will now replace the Nokia brand with Microsoft. It is not a surprise since Nokia is known as the only mobile brand which focuses on running the Windows operating system. Microsoft just recently announced the first smartphone that carry its name instead of Nokia, the Lumia 535. The phone has a 5 inch display which has a pixel density of 220 ppi and protected by Gorilla Glass 3. This is also powered by quad core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 200 processor running on Windows 8.1 with Lumia Denim which has extra features. You will still be able to tap the screen twice to see the display without having to press the power key, just like with previous Lumia phones and the Knock on feature on LG devices. This can take good enough photos with its 5 megapixel back camera with LED flash and Autofocus. However, one of the best selling point would be its front camera which also ha...

Who doesn't have a Gmail account? Thanks to the Android mobile platform, most people does! If you'd like how it works, you'll probably also like Inbox - the new email app released by Google. But wait, it doesn't replace Gmail(yet)! Its a separate app that works with Gmail accounts. Inbox is not an ordinary email app. According to Google's  blog post , its a unique kind of inbox which focuses on what matters the most to users. With the success of Gmail, Inbox will bring more different features that you'll surely love. © Google Blog Bundles: group similar kinds of email in one Highlights: see pictures, event information and more without opening the email Reminders:  track the things you have to do throughout the day by getting alerts Assists: provide information to get your activities done Snooze: allows to dismiss reminders and emails if have to focus on something else. If you want your email and To-Do list become one, this is a must have ...