Rapid Tech Online: May 2015

Friday, 29 May 2015

Samsung regains top spot in global smartphone market for Q1

After losing the spot to Apple in the fourth quarter of 2014, Samsung is back on top as the leading smartphone maker in the world in Q1, 2015, according to a latest report from market research firm Gartner.

Samsung sold a total of 81.1 million smartphones in the quarter, compared to 60.1 million units sold by rival Apple.

Friday, 15 May 2015

How NASA technology found trapped Nepal earthquake survivors

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A new piece of hardware that detects heartbeats helped find buried victims of the earthquake

After a large-scale natural disaster, such as the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25, every second counts.

After roughly 72 hours without water, victims buried in rubble begin to succumb to dehydration.

Monday, 4 May 2015

The Top Ten Trending Phones of week 18

This week turned out quite surprising and brought us one of the most diverse editions of our Top 10 trending chart. Just don't expect the Samsung Galaxy S6 to surrender the crown, it still remains undisturbed at the top.

The Top 10 trending phones chart is a recap list of the devices that gathered the most hits throughout the week. In other words, the chart represents the interests of the majority of you, our visitors, and is an indication of what currently interests you.

The Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML entered last weekstraight to number 2 and retains the runner-up position in this edition. The LG G4 stormed to the third spot immediately after its official launch a few days ago.

In fourth we find another new entry in the face of the Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 with its eye set on the podium, only a few thousand hits behind the G4. And breathing down the Q380's neck is no other than the Xiaomi Mi 4i midranger on a budget.

Long-time medalists Galaxy Grand Prime and Galaxy S6 edge have fallen down the ranks and occupy the 6th and 7th spots this week. The Sony Xperia Z4 hasn't managed to hold on to last week's 5th position and slips down to 8th. Samsung's other two usual suspects Galaxy S5 and A5 complete this edition of the Top 10 trending phones chart.