Samsung overtakes Nokia as top phone maker with record $5.2 Billion Profits

Samsung's on a roll. They've just overtaken longtime phone leader Nokia by shipping 92 million cellfones worldwide in Q1 2012 while Nokia sold 83 million units. Samsung also posted profits of US $5.2 billion dollars for the period.

Samsung makes various feature phones but is popular for its Galaxy range of Android smartphones which is composed of various models in a range of screen sizes and features. Samsung's feature phone and smartphone sales now make up 40% of their total profits, which is remarkable for a company that makes so many products.

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Apple Mac Store hits 10,000 available apps

There are apparently over10,000 apps available in the Mac App Store making it the biggest and fastest growing computer software store online. Independent sources tallied up the app market. Reports from MacGeneration and Macrumors have both reported that the store now offers over 10,000 apps for purchase and download to Mac computers. It is good to see a thriving Mac OS developer community for the desktop and not just for the hugely popular mobile devices.

Sources: Macrumors and Macgeneration via Cnet

HP Windows 8 Slate mockup shows up, teases specs and features

An image or a mockup of the HP Windows 8 slate has been showing up online and gives us an idea of what we can expect once the new Microsoft OS comes to market. Windows 8 has a touch friendly interface that is identical to Windows Phone offers. The mockup shown above comes from Neowin. According to the report the slate will ship with professional level Windows OS, offer enterprise level docking (presumaby to an external monitor, keyboard and touchpad), pretty exciting stuff.

New FileMaker Go 12 for iPad and iPhone Apps Surpass 100,000 Downloads in First Week

FileMaker announced recently that FileMaker Go 12 for iPad and FileMaker Go 12 for iPhone, apps that run custom business solutions created by FileMaker Pro 12, have been downloaded more than 100,000 times in their first week.

FileMaker Go 12 for iPad and iPhone are free on the App Store. FileMaker Go 12 makes it easy for everyone to run iOS database apps created with FileMaker Pro 12. The new FileMaker 12 product line features stunningly beautiful new themes and Starter Solutions, powerful iPad, iPhone and desktop design tools and superior file management for today’s media-intensive applications. Filemaker is a subsidiary of Apple.

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