Zak Islam

Zak Islam

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Zak Islam is a freelance writer focusing on security, networking, and general computing. His work also appears at Digital Trends and Tom's Guide. 

Articles by: Zak Islam

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ZTE Mozilla is First Firefox OS Smartphone, to Debut at MWC

By Zak Islam

1.5GHz system-on-chip said to be included.

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Ashton Kutcher Hospitalized Due to Fruit Diet for jOBS Role

By Zak Islam

Kutcher's diet consisted of fruit, nuts and seeds.

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Amazon Q4 2012 Earnings: Sales of $21B, Profits Drops

By Zak Islam

Net income dropped by 45 percent to $97 million.

ZTE Grand Memo Smartphone Announced, Sports 13MP Cam

By Zak Islam

Powered by quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC running at 1.7GHz.

LG Sells 8.6M Smartphones in Q4, Records Loss of $431M

By Zak Islam

Earned $45.22 billion during the entirety of 2012.

Polytron Unveils World's First Fully Transparent Smartphone

By Zak Islam

The only visible components are the board, chips, memory card and camera.

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HTC Announces February 19 Event

By Zak Islam

Simultaneous HTC event will be held in London.

Acer Planning Low-cost 8-inch, 10-inch Quad-Core Tablets

By Zak Islam

MediaTek's MT6589 quad-core processor said to power both devices.

iOS 6 Now Installed On 300 Million Devices

By Zak Islam

Over 500 million iOS devices sold so far.

HP's 14-Inch Pavilion Chromebook Outed

By Zak Islam

Leaked spec sheet reveals Chromebook 14-c010us.

Kindle Fire Accounts for 37% of U.S. Android Tablet Market

By Zak Islam

Barnes and Noble Nook took second place with a 10 percent share.

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Yahoo's Q4 '12 Results See Revenue Increase, Profits Drop

By Zak Islam

Signs of improvement following the first full quarter with CEO Marissa Mayer.

Nokia Invests $250 Million in Funding For Mobile Ecosystem

By Zak Islam

Venture capitalists to focus efforts on the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Sony C530X 'HuaShan' Smartphone Images Leaked

By Zak Islam

The HuaShan is expected to run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T chipset with a 1.7GHz dual-core processor.

Samsung Announces Galaxy Express 4G LTE Smartphone

By Zak Islam

Device is powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.

Lenovo Downplays Comments Regarding RIM Acquisition

By Zak Islam

Lenovo's comments referred to acquisitions in general.

ZTE Announces Low-cost 'Blade C' Android Smartphone

By Zak Islam

The Blade C is powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK 6577 processor and 512 MB of RAM.

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128 GB Surface Pro Features 83 GB of Free Space

By Zak Islam

Surface Pro features just 83 GB of available space for users.

Apple Announces 128 GB iPad 4 Priced at $799, $929

By Zak Islam

It took the firm seven months to produce 100 million units.

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Apple CEO On Losing 'World's Most Valuable Firm' Title

By Zak Islam

Exxon Mobil recently surpassed the iPhone maker's market cap.

Pantech Announces World's Largest Full HD Smartphone

By Zak Islam

The Vega No.6 is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU.

Sprint Announces Ultra-Rugged Android Smartphone

By Zak Islam

The device is powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 processor.

128 GB iOS Device Outed, Could be iPad 4 Variant

By Zak Islam

Recent launch of iOS 6.1 Beta 5 confirms mysterious device.

Report: iPad 5 to Debut in October

By Zak Islam

Next generation iPad may sport Sharp's IGZO display technology.

HTC Announces 4-Inch Desire U Smartphone

By Zak Islam

The Desire U is powered by a 1 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM.

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