There's a new smartphone top dog in town, and it isn't Apple.
New data from research firm IDC confirms that Samsung's 29.1 percent global smartphone market share surpassed Apple's (24.2 percent) for the first time last quarter. Former global mobile device giant Nokia faded to 8.2 percent and Research In Motion continued its descent, at 6.7 percent. HTC (4.8 percent) rounded out the list amid a market that continues to notch torrid growth. All told, 144.9 smartphones shipped last quarter, up 42.5 percent over the year-ago quarter's 101.7 million.
Samsung dominates the planet, for now
10 Things Never to Say to Brides
By Lauren Matthews
The sight of an engagement ring can make even the most well-intentioned friends and family members start asking touchy questions or offering unsolicited advice. "Most people weigh in because they're excited," says Meg Keene, author of A Practical Wedding. "But people can end up unloading a lot of their own baggage on brides." Avoid accidentally offending an engaged woman by reading these ten common things she'd rather not hear-and what wedding experts suggest saying instead.
Loblaws removing artificial colours and flavouring from PC products
(A PC product with no artificial colours or flavours.)
In response to a consumer shift towards healthier eating, Loblaws has announced that they will be removing all artificial colours and flavouring from their President's Choice line of products.
All artificial colours will be removed by the end of this year, and all artificial flavours will be phased out by the end of 2013.
"We are focused on food and committed to taking the lead on those issues of importance to Canadians. We're also thinking more strategically about corporate social responsibility and the areas in which Loblaw can have the greatest impact," says Ian Gordon, senior vice president of Loblaw Companies Limited.
5 Things Parents Shouldn't Say to Their Kids
Say what?It's no secret that parents should pay attention to how they communicate with their children. Even tiger moms and parents following the French style of raising children could agree that what we say to our kids -- and how we say it -- matters. Tiger moms and French parents get the results they want largely because of what they say. But besides using words to get kids to do what they want, how moms and dads communicate with their kids directly impacts the parent-child relationship long term. And it's the simple statements parents make, usually in a moment of frustration with their young children, which can cause the most damage later on.
Kindle Fire Review
Amazon’s Kindle Fire certainly lives by its name. It’s a fiery product that’s like nothing else in Amazon’s Kindle line of products. Unlike the traditional Kindle, the Kindle Fire is much more than an ebook reader. It offers a full-featured multimedia tablet, similar to thе Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, or Motorola Xoom.
via kindledeals.org
Octomom files for bankruptcy, delays auction of her home
Octomom is broke. (Splash News)
Just one day after Nadya "Octomom" Suleman insisted "I am making money" and could afford a $520 haircut, she claimed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The single mom-of-14 filed in federal court on Friday, three days before her graffiti-covered La Habra, California, home was set to hit the auction block because she hasn't made a mortgage payment in a year. In the court papers, the 36-year-old listed her assets as $50,000 and her debts up to $1 million. Amongst her creditors: Verizon Wireless, bottled water company Sparkletts, Indy Mac Mortgage, Orkin Pest Control, the Department of Motor Vehicles, a Christian school, and the gas, electric, and water companies. "I have had to make some very difficult decisions this year and filing Chapter 7 was one of them," Suleman, who is on welfare, said in a statement on Monday. "But I have to do what is best for my children and I need a fresh start."
via ca.omg.yahoo.com
Postcard Reaches Destination 53 Years After It Was Mailed
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The phrase "snail mail" may have never been more applicable. A postcard from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago just reached its destination 53 years after it was mailed. Last week, Elizabeth Fulcher, who lives on Clairmont Lane in Daytona, Florida, received a postcard addressed to a Scott McMurry on Clairmont Avenue in Decatur, Georgia. McMurry did once reside on Clairmont Avenue in Decatur when he was a child. Fulcher said she was immediately intrigued by the two-cent stamp attached to it.
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