Apple announced iPad, a new device with features similar to iPod touch and iPhone but with a modified interface. and enhanced capabilities. The iPad is for surfing web, reading, watching pictures and videos, email and for accessing apps such as maps, contacts and a calendar.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. a global leader in cutting-edge technology has signed with TeleTec Solutions Pakistan as its new official partner and has also unveiled its latest GenoA touch screen mobile phone for its customers.
Music play a vital role in chillaxing human brain both in leisure or work and in youth its much more than that. Nokia’s recent study reveals that youth, the predominant majority of Pakistan’s total population, have expressed a high preference for music. According to it out of every 10 youth 8 prefers to have a Nokia music device. It also claims to take over the Sony Ericsson’s music device business share with its XpressMusic series.
Interesting presentation which talks about why smart phones are so important for marketers, what are the major areas of growth and how to target this group of early adopters.
Windows Mobile’s share of the global smart-phone operating-system market fell to 7.9% in the third quarter from 11.1% a year earlier, research firm Gartner estimates. Also losing ground was Nokia’s Symbian. In contrast, both Apple and BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion boosted their shares, while Android grabbed 3.5% from zero a year earlier. That will likely increase given the popularity of Motorola’s new Droid phone.
Here’s an interesting illustration of how Apple and Google are competing.
Illustration via WSJ.
The latest Corby series from Samsung designed around the Corby concept, which aims to deliver stylish devices to support the highly connected lifestyles of today’s younger mobile users. They have now entered into promotional partnership with Beacon House School Systems, where with fun activities students are given an opportunity to win corby via luck draw.
As smartphones become more like portable computers, scammers, phishers and other cybcer criminals have stepped up their attacks on smartphones. Here are a few excerpts from an article which provides tips on securing your smartphone.
Security experts have long warned of the vulnerability of smart phones to hackers. And in the past year the threat has been highlighted by an attack on the Symbian operating system, used mainly by Nokia Corp. phones, and a demonstration at a conference of a flaw that was found in the iPhone’s security.
As the software for smart phones becomes more sophisticated and open, they become better breeding grounds for a new generation of spyware and viruses. Hackers can work their way into your phone through text messages, steal your information and use your contact list to find more victims. Scammers can now dupe you into revealing your Social Security number or credit-card account number on your phone, just like they’ve been doing for years on PCs.
The new battle ground for smart phones is Motorola Droid versus iPhone. The Droid is offered by Verizon Wireless in the US and runs on Google’s Android OS. Verizon and Google teamed up against a common rival to come up with the Droid, which is supposed to offer a number of features which iPhone lacks. Droid has been getting good reviews but iPhone remains a tough one to beat. I think the discussions around comparison of these and other smartphones will continue. At the end of the day this is a subjective discussion and the market will determine the winner.
A GSM version of the Droid is also available and its only a matter of time before it hits the market worldwide, including Pakistan.
The first one is a Verizon advertisement which pokes fun at the limitations of iPhone.
For those who are interested in details, read this review by Mossberg or watch this video after the break which compares Droid and iPhone:
Here is an interesting slide which shows the rapid growth of cloud-based connected mobile devices. The trends depicted here will be important for the telecom industry. The numbers for 3G users worldwide are important and I will soon write more on that topic.
Source: Morgan Stanley (Economy + Internet Trends October 20, 2009. Web 2.0 Summit – San Francisco)
HTC used to take the backstage as its phones were marketed by US carriers. Google’s G1 and G2 are examples of HTC hits. Now HTC has started advertising its brand by launching a simple but powerful campaign. What do you think?
Mobile Learning Environment is a product for promoting learning in schools using mobile phones. More information is at GoKnow web site. I will write additional posts about this soon.
Though solar-powered phones (both real and concept models) have been around for a while, it is the first time that they are entering the mainstream consumer gadgets in a big way. Two major handset makers – LG and Samsung – started selling solar-powered cell phones this week. Price tag is around $300. Samsung’s model is a touch screen phone called Blue Earth which is made of recycled material and has a solar panel at the back. LG’s phone is called GD510 Pop with solar panel as an optional add-on.
Consumer demand for solar-based phones is hard to gauge, but makers are planning to market them as good for the environment as well as a way to hedge against running out of battery power.
Both the Samsung and LG phones have features that promote walking, such as software that measures distance traveled, and allow customers to calculate how much they can reduce carbon dioxide emissions with physical activities that replace driving.
“It is premature to say whether they will be successful, but overall it’s the right direction because people are increasingly interested in saving energy,” says Park Sung-min, a telecom industry analyst at Kyobo Securities in Seoul.
Samsung is aiming the Blue Earth model at premium customers, with pricing around $300. The phone, which can also be charged with a traditional plug-in cord, is initially available in Sweden; Samsung said it will quickly roll it out elsewhere in Europe and Asia.
G said the Pop phone will also initially be sold in Europe and be priced around $300 with the optional solar panel about $50. The companies said decisions are pending about U.S. sales.
Samsung said the Blue Earth phone can accept enough charge under an hour of normal sunlight to allow for 10 minutes of talk. LG said the Pop model permits about 13 minutes of talk after being charged for an hour under normal sunlight. The companies said the phones will also charge under artificial light, but more slowly.
Nokia Corp., the world’s largest cellphone maker by units and revenue, introduced a solar-based cellphone in 1997 but it didn’t continue in the company’s regular lineup. The company earlier this year demonstrated a concept phone that runs entirely on solar power.
Samsung, the second-largest maker, in June introduced its first solar-based phone, a bar-shaped model with a normal keypad and solar cells on the back. That phone, called Solar Guru in some markets and Crest Solar in others, was aimed chiefly at developing countries and sells for as little as $60. But Samsung also offers it in some wealthy European countries like France.
Via Tawanai.com
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