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Consumers still favor Apple phones over other smartphone devices.

The latest technology news from a survey conducted by BuyVia, a shopping website and app, shows that Apple’s upcoming iPhone is the preferred mobile phone upgrade choice among survey participants.

BuyVia has discovered there are three specific phone features smartphone consumers want.

When it comes to their next smartphone purchase, the majority of consumers who took part in the survey revealed that they desire a device that is equipped with a bigger screen, a faster processor, and a smaller price tag. This technology news will no doubt be highly useful to mobile developers who are interested in knowing what consumers want so they can satisfy these desires and become the top choice.

The technology news revealed in the survey suggests consumers are happy with their current mobile platforms.

While the BuyVia survey results found that 41% of consumers who took their survey have their sights set on the next iPhone should they choose to upgrade their mobile device, it was revealed that 42% of survey participants who are currently with Android have no intention of switching to Apple. Likewise, 46% of iPhone users who took part in the study do not intend to opt for Android. Thus, it appears that as far as smartphone technology news is concerned, on the whole, consumers know which platform they prefer and intend to stick to it.

However, the survey did point out that although Apple remains ahead of the game in terms of being the smartphone upgrade of choice among consumers, it’s appearing to lose its dominant ground. According to Norman Fong, the co-founder and CEO of BuyVia, “Our survey finds that people still want the iPhone, but it’s clear their popularity is somewhat eroding. Consumers are more discriminating about features and pricing, no matter what platform they buy.”

Fong went on to say that it doesn’t matter what amazing innovative or cheaper product Apple may offer in the future. Competition is high and “no position is safe and everyone has to continue to step up their game.” This technology news, although not surprising to some, shows that the fight among competitors is fierce and competition among top smartphone platforms is likely to grow stronger in the future.

BlackBerry expands its boundaries in mobile security

Mobile security continues to grow as a very serious issue facing consumers and businesses alike. As the world becomes increasingly reliant on mobile technology, protection against malicious parties is becoming a prominent focus of many producers of mobile devices. BlackBerry, formerly Research In Motion, is one of the companies that has been focusing more heavily on mobile security. BlackBerry has long been a provider of enterprise-level security solutions for its line of mobile devices, but now the company is beginning to expand its boundaries by making solutions available for other mobile platforms.

New solution aims to make mobile devices more secure

BlackBerry has unveiled its Secure Work Space, a new mobile security solution designed for platforms other than that developed by BlackBerry. The company recently celebrated the launch of its highly anticipated BlackBerry Z10, which has been well received by the company’s loyal enterprise clients. The security solution enables a higher degree of protection for enterprise and personal consumers. Unlike BlackBerry’s previous security solutions, however, Secure Work Space is not exclusive to the BlackBerry platform.

Secure Work Space available for Android and iOS

Secure Work Space is being made available to both the Android and iOS platforms. Both of these platforms are somewhat more popular among consumers than BlackBerry, but this has not deterred the company from providing mobile security solutions for its competitors. Because these platforms are beginning to account for the distribution of valuable data, such as financial information, the need for comprehensive security solutions is becoming more prolific. In making a cross-platform mobile security solution, BlackBerry believes that it can help people protect the information that is trafficked through their smartphones and tablets.

Mobile commerce highlights importance of mobile security

The Secure Work Space is expected to be made available by the end of June this year. One of the reasons mobile security has been becoming a more serious is because of mobile commerce. More people are becoming comfortable with the idea of using their mobile device to make payments, thus increasing the risk of financial information being targeted by malicious parties that would exploit such information.