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| Samsung Dethrones Nokia as Top Cellphone Brand in 2012, Beats Apple | | Samsung has ended Nokia's 14-year reign, dethroning the Finnish company to become the top cellphone brand in 2012, according to a new report. The Korean electronics giant is expected to capture 29% of worldwide cellphone shipments; that's up from 24% last year, the IHS iSuppli Mobile and Wireless Communications Service said in a release. In comparison, Nokia's market share will fall to 24% from 30% last year, the research firm added.
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| How World Landmarks Look in Apple vs. Google Maps | | If Apple is the Superman of tech companies, the iOS 6 Apple Maps app would have to be its kryptonite. The company revealed its iPhone 5 and iOS 6 at a ballyhooed press event in September. Ever since, all anyone seems to want to talk about is the shortcomings of Maps. To make room for its own version, Apple eschewed the reliable Google Maps app. At Mashable, we showed you some of the most comical failures of Apple's Maps.
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| How Social Media, Mobile Are Playing a Bigger Part in Healthcare | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:24 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Google search has become part of our medical check-up these days. If you browse WebMD, Google or various online forums for answers before a doctor visit, you're not alone. It's tempting to see if we can find an answer to our health questions in an instant when a world of information is at our fingertips, rather than leaving work or home.
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| 5 Free Alternatives to Instagram | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:14 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| No filter can make Instagram's new privacy policy look pretty. The popular photo app is on the verge of a mass exodus in light of new Terms of Service, which many interpreted as giving Instagram the right to sell your pics to advertisers starting Jan. 16. The backlash has been notable, with celebrity users tweeting their concerns and disaffected Instagrammers casting about for a new service to call home.
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| All 3,600 British Airways Pilots Will Soon Have iPads | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:00 PM | TabTimes |
| Tablets are taking flight at major airlines, with British Airways now rolling out Apple iPads to all 3,600 of its pilots. As part of the airline’s $8.1 billion investment to deploy iPads to cabin crew and ground staff, the pilots use the iPads to access real-time data like flight information as well as present and historic customer details.
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| Aviary's Photo-Editing App Downloaded 2 Million Times Since Last Weekend | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:16 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Aviary, the mobile photo-editing firm that inked a deal to provide filters for Twitter last week, announced that there have been 2 million downloads of its app since last weekend. Avi Muchnick, chief product officer of Aviary, tweeted the stat on Tuesday: Since updating @aviary's iOS showcase app this weekend we have seen over 2 million installations.
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| Samsung Announces 5-Inch Galaxy Grand | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:54 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Samsung has announced a new 5-inch smartphone called the Galaxy Grand. Despite the name, it's a mid-range device, with a slightly disappointing 800 x 480 screen resolution, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera. Other features of note include 8GB of internal memory (further expandable to 64GB via a microSD memory card) and a 2,100mAh battery (same as the Samsung Galaxy S III).
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| 10 Christmassy Cases for Your iPhone | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:38 AM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| If you like to accessorize to suit the season, consider giving your iPhone a festive makeover. We have found 10 iPhone cases that will add some seasonal style to your device. SEE ALSO: 10 Free Facebook Cover Photos Full of Holiday Cheer Take a look through our collection of Christmassy covers. Let us know in the comments below whether you'll be adding some winter charm to your iPhone.
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| YouTube: Here's How We Just Became Your iPhone's Video Camera | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:49 AM | Chris Taylor |
| YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. is a bustling place these days. And Mashable happened to be there on a particularly bustling day -- the launch of YouTube Capture, an iPhone-only app launched with little fanfare that will likely overtake the device's default video camera. You may not have installed Capture yet -- indeed, it took most of Monday for it to even show up in the App Store's search results.
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