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While Apple’s iPhone might be considered to be an iconic piece of technology in today’s pop culture, recently released figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has revealed that sales of Android devices have grown, while sales of the iPhone have actually declined in Australia at least. Granted the data used only took into account over a week’s worth of iPhone 5 sales, it did show a pretty impressive move for Android from 53%, jumping to a whopping 67.1%, while iPhone sales have dropped to 23.2% versus 27.9% previously. Interestingly the figures also revealed that other platforms, like Microsoft’s Windows Phone have increased by 1% although there is a chance those numbers could increase with the release of Windows Phone 8, while RIM’s sales have dropped from 2.1% to a very small 0.6%. Perhaps RIM could do better in Australia next year with the release of Blackberry 10, but we guess we will have to wait until then to find out. In the meantime what do you guys make of this? Are you starting to notice more Android devices around you, or do you think that it’s still somewhat balanced between iOS and Android?

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So, heard about that Google Nexus 4 thingy from LG? O2 is the first UK carrier to announce it’ll be carrying this year’s winner of the “most-leaked Android phone” award, which was mercifully launched on Monday. So far, we’ve found the “phenomenal” quad-core, 4.7-inch, 1280 x 768 handset with virgin Jelly Bean 4.2 to be “better than the sum of its parts,” and Google will be selling the phone sim-free for an enticing £239 at the Play store. That means you’ll likely find the device free under contract, but your carrier choices may be limited to start, as O2‘s rumored to have a 30-day exclusive. There’s no mention of price or availability, but Google’s own sale date of November 13th seems a good bet.

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When the Samsung Galaxy S3 was announced, Samsung also revealed that they would be releasing wireless chargers for the device. Whether you’re a fan of wireless charging or not, it was definitely a feature that some were looking forward to. That being said, we have yet to see anything official from Samsung, but one eBay seller decided that instead of waiting around for an official solution, he would instead come up with a backplate for the Galaxy S3 that would make it compatible with Palm Touchstone chargers. Since they appear to be DIY solutions, I would go as far as saying you could make one for yourself if you were so inclined, but if you’d rather save yourself the hassle, you can hop on over to the seller’s eBay store and pick one up for yourself for $55. If you own a Palm Touchstone charger, you can instead just pick up the backplate for $28, saving yourself some money in the process.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update arriving on Sprint this October 24th, Samsung Galaxy S3 available for $100 on contract from Sprint and Verizon,

With the Google Nexus 7 offering Android tablet users an unadulterated Android experience, many assumed that it could prove to be a serious competitor to Apple’s iPad. On the flipside there were probably some who expected the Nexus 7 to flop – after all Android tablets, save for a few, have not exactly been success stories. Well as it turns out, ASUS (via WSJ) has announced that sales of the Google Nexus 7 are reaching almost a million units a month, a pretty impressive feat we have to admit considering that the tablet was released a few months ago. With the Nexus 10 tablet having been made official, along with new Nexus 7 variants of different sizes and mobile connectivity, it is very likely that tablet sales of the Nexus 7 will achieve even greater numbers.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Nexus 7 tablet is best selling Android tablet in the UK, Google Nexus 7 does 720p webcam recording,

Other World Computing has announced the first SSD drive for the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, which Apple recently unveiled. The Aura Pro is a 480GB high-performance solid state drive for those brave enough to crack open their MacBook and do a bit of tinkering. Additional capacities will be announced next month.

The Retina MacBook Pro comes with 128GB of storage space, which isn’t enough for many users. OWC has stepped in with a solution, which it says offers $220 in savings over comparable 512GB drives. One of its biggest features is allowing users to keep the original flash module, which it says is often not the case with other solutions.

OWN is releasing a portable enclosure for the original factory flash module in December, which will let users utilize the drive via USB. According to the press release, several reviews have indicated that the Aura Pro drive reaches speeds of approximately 500MB/s. The original drive can reach speeds of approximately 460MB/s.

According to the announcement, one review stated that “the Aura Pro SSD outperforms the Apple SSD in nearly every way. For rMBP owners (or soon-to-be-owners) who ordered a model with the stock SSD, the upgrade to the Aura Pro is a no brainer if you need more capacity, speed, or both.” The SSD is currently available, and costs $579.99.

OWC unveils Mercury Aura Pro SSD for 13-inch Retina Macbook Pro is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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