Very good news for Windows Phone enthusiasts, not so good for those loving BlackBerry. According to the latest numbers from IDC, the Microsoft platform has finally taken the third spot from the Canadian firm. This all, in a context in which Android and iOS combined account for %92.3 of total operating system shipments (with total of 199.5 million units worldwide during 1Q13, up 59.1% from the 125.4 million units shipped during 1Q12, our of which 75% goes to Android and 17.3% to iOS). Nokia is responsible for 79% of all Windows Phone shipments during the first quarter of the year, helping ...

We found out details about AT&T's BlackBerry Z10 plans yesterday and according to the information the phone will be available on March 22. However, those who want to secure their unit can do so now by pre-ordering online with the carrier. $199.99 is what you'll pay if you're willing to sign a two-year contract and $449.99 for a one-year agreement. The phone goes for $549.99 on Month-to-Month with regular activation and data fees. Even though the phone will be available on March 22, your pre-orders, as of today, will be shipping on March 20 so chances are, if you're lucky, you'll be the ...

There will always be speculation whenever official sales numbers are lacking and, whether there is a place or not for a fourth player in the game, BlackBerry seems to enjoy a great reaction on the market. "In a couple of markets where we launched first, about 45 per cent of people who bought BB10 device were unique customers who were using phones of some other brand,” said Sunil Dutt, Managing Director, BlackBerry India. He also added that internal forecasts have "been beefed up for BB10 devices by about 40 per cent after seeing the response in other markets". While at the Communitech ...

The BlackBerry Z10 represents the company's come-back, a new chance at gaining at least a part of the already lost market share and, the phone, together with the new BlackBerry 10 platform, testify for the effort which materializes in a solid start. The phone is expected to land on US carriers this month and, according to recent chatter, AT&T might have it on its line-up as soon as March 15 (same date for big box retail locations too). T-Mobile customers are expected to be able to grab it on March 27 while Verizon subscribers might need to wait until next month to grab their white ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we go through the iPhone 5's scheduled expansion to regional US carriers and also 22 more countries worldwide. Then we talk about AT&T's four new LTE Android devices built by Samsung, which include the Galaxy Note II. RIM later makes the news with the recent leaked video of the BlackBerry 10 N-Series QWERTY smartphone. Later we go through the leaked photo of the HTC One X+, aside with some other details from the phone. We end today's show talking about Tim Cook's recent public apology for letting customers down with Maps on iOS 6. All this and more ...