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Bkav has announced plans to produce the Bkav-C85 smart phone series to support 4G connectivity at a price of less than VND1 million (US$43) as the firm strives to reach the goal of universal 4G phones in the near future.
Recruitment demand in IT industry quadruples
The recruitment demand of the IT industry has quadrupled after a decade, according to the report “Information Technology Human Resources of the 2010s and 2020" released by VietnamWorks,
Made-in-Vietnam Bphone failed to get Google's certification
BKAV's smartphone Bphone B86 failed to reach Google's Play Protect certificate due to Google's demand that at least a million devices be sold each year.
Old Android smartphones disappear from “hand-carried” market
VietNamNet Bridge - Xiaomi and Nokia are step by step replacing Samsung, LG and Sony products in the market for hand-carried smartphones.
Android co-creator's startup sued over connector technology
Two of the best-known names in the smartphone hardware business are squaring off in court over new technology that allows phones to connect to devices like cameras without wires or metal connectors.
Millions of USD lost every month from unlicensed OTT apps
VietNamNet Bridge - About 50,000 people use unlicensed OTT apps on Android box a month, according to some estimates. Collecting fees through scratch cards, the unlicensed apps may earn billions of dong of illicit profits.
Samsung phone recall portends Android turf war
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s abandonment of the Galaxy Note 7 after
reports of the phones catching fire will likely touch off a turf war
among Android smartphone manufacturers, analysts said, presenting them a
rare opportunity to gain share
Google gets more time to counter EU antitrust charge on Android
Alphabet's Google has been given an extra three weeks to respond to EU
antitrust charges that it abused its dominant Android mobile operating
system to squeeze out rivals,
VN's app offers housework services at press of a button
A smart phone application on the popular iOS and Android
platforms that allows users to call repair and housework services was
launched on Wednesday (January 21).
Foreign players attracted to Vietnam’s mobile-app market
VietNamNet Bridge – While Vietnamese internet companies and
independent programmers continue to seek opportunities abroad, many
foreign technology groups see the country as a lucrative .
Tesco Hudl and other Android devices face data reset flaw
Hiding data by using a factory reset option does little to delete potentially sensitive information, suggest researchers.
Android Fake ID bug exposes smartphones and tablets
An Android flaw has been uncovered that lets malware insert malicious
code into other apps, gain access to the user's credit card data and
take control of the device's settings.
Nguyen Ha Dong confirms Flappy Bird will return
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ha Dong, the father of the lovely “Flappy
Bird”, has confirmed on his Twitter that he would revive the game, but
said this would not occur soon.
Vietnam’s mobile phone sales put at 5.8 million units in Q2
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam consumed 5.8 million cellphones in the
second quarter, most of them smartphones, according to market research
firm IDC.
Making apps: easily done, difficult to sell
The number of Vietnamese apps on Google Play,
Appstore and Apple Store has been increasing in accordance with the
number of mobile devices in use. Tens of thousands of apps have been
made, but only 2 percent of them can bring money.
Firefox smartphone system challenges Android, iOS
Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid 2013 its
widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct
challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
