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Armani Samsung Galaxy S Catwalk - Android Mascot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:25:00 +0000

A very particular model makes his appearance on the catwalk during the last Armani fashion show.

Nokia created the world's first ICE touchscreen

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:21:00 +0000

A team at Nokia in Finland has created one of the unlikeliest computer displays yet – the world’s first ice touchscreen. Check out the video below:

Thats AutoCorrect Feature of iPhone!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:18:00 +0000

Windows Phone 7 - Zune – Video preview

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:15:00 +0000

Here is a video showing Zune on Windows Phone 7.

Samsung Galaxy S – Giorgio Armani edition announced

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:17:00 +0000

The partnership between Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. continues to grow. Combining style and cutting-edge technology, this alliance has come up with an exclusive edition smartphone, the Giorgio Armani Samsung GALAXY S.

The Giorgio Armani-designed body of the smart phone comes equipped with a brilliant SUPER AMOLED display that looks great even in direct sunlight and an array of intelligent features, such as integrated messaging, SWYPE for efficient texting on-the-go, Android market™ and more.

Exquisite Design – The essence of Armani
The Giorgio Armani Samsung GALAXY S exterior embodies quintessential Armani sophistication. Adding a touch of distinction, the sleek body comes adorned with an exclusive Armani-patterned back metal cover. And at 9.9 mm, the new Armani Samsung GALAXY S is slim and stylish, the perfect accessory to throw in your pocket.

Intelligent Features – A smarter life
The Giorgio Armani Samsung GALAXY S provides you with intelligent features to ensure you’re always connected. A Social Hub with integrated messaging incorporates your phonebook, calendar, history and SNS all into one seamless, one-page layout.

Personalized Customization – Individual touch
The Giorgio Armani Samsung GALAXY S comes complete with Android Market™ and Samsung Apps, so you can choose from countless downloadable applications including utility apps, games, health and lifestyle apps, and e-books. The Giorgio Armani- designed interface provides a selection of exclusive content, including ringtones, fonts and on/off animation for greater personalization and style.
“The long-standing partnership between Samsung and Giorgio Armani has produced a finely crafted handset that reflects the user’s refined tastes. It has been magnificent to see Samsung’s design and technological expertise matched with one of the most prestigious and stylish brands in the world,” said YH Lee, Senior Vice President of the Samsung Mobile Marketing.

Starting December, the Giorgio Armani Samsung GALAXY S will be available in Giorgio Armani boutiques and in major mobile phone stores in Italy and will be gradually rolled out globally in 2011.

Guide to Dual Boot Android 2.2.1 Froyo with iOS on iPhone 3G / 2G

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:19:00 +0000

Heres a guide on how to Dual Boot Android 2.2.1 Froyo with iOS on iPhone 3G / 2G (Complete Step by Step Video Guide). Enjoy the video!

Hyderabad in 2012 - Creativity to its Best

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:03:00 +0000

The India's very own 2012 Movie filmed in Hyderabad by students of IACG. Hats off to the creativity of Indian Students.

Samsung Galaxy Tablet Review

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:55:00 +0000

The iPad's toughest competitor to date is making us crave frozen yoghurt.

At first sight it looks like someone trimmed the iPad by two inches and gave it some frozen yogurt (FroYo)- that's the nickname of Google's Android 2.2 operating system. It also, quite uncannily, happens to have a black front and a white back. Regardless of the similarities in appearance with Steve Jobs' latest wunderkind, you can’t deny that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a beautiful gadget, and unless you have short fingers and a child size palm, it will actually fit in your whole hand.

The device launched in India a few days ago and yesterday we attended a reviewers workshop in Mumbai to find out if the Tab delivers on all the features it promises on epaper.

First impressions:
The menu icons are quite big, at around an inch in size. That will help touch-phobics, as well as the fact that the touch response is strong. The screen also moves around in circles so you can have fun pretending it’s square-shaped pizza dough.

We started opening apps at random, such as the GPS app, the weather report, music, movies and - how could we resist - Reader’s Hub. When we returned to the home screen a tiny icon lit up in red. It was small enough to distract, but large enough to tell you that at least three applications were running simultaneously and that they were using up the tablet’s battery power. Quite a handy tool, if you're wondering why your gadgets need to be recharged so often. With enough battery power to support seven hours of non-stop video time this tablet is no weakling, but there's certainly no harm saving some energy for later.

If you fear you're afflicted with chubby and stubby fingers, the Tab won’t let you miss the mark no matter how bad your hand-eye coordination is. Its messaging app has big letters on its Qwerty keypad, comparable a small laptop. It also supports Swype, an ingenious feature that lets you form whole words just by swiping your finger over the alphabets. It also has a high threshold for spelling errors so all you need to do is guide your finger to what you think is right and let Swype breeze through conversations.

OS: Android 2.2
Camera: 3 mp with LED flash in the back and 1.3 mp in the front
Video: Full HD video player and recorder
Memory: 16GB, 32 GB and extendable up to another 32 GB with Micro SD
eReading: Books, Magazines and newspapers
Price: Rs. 38,000

Availability: The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available in selected stores across 15 cities in India from November 10. If you can’t wait, then pre-order via the Samsung India website.

Reviewing and Unboxing the LG Optimus 7

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:12:00 +0000

Matt takes a look at the new LG Optimus 7 in this video, unboxing and looking at the OS. The LG Optimus 7 is one of the first phones from the manufacturer to run the new Windows Phone 7 OS powered by 1GHz processor. It boasts a 3.8″ touch display with WVGA resolution, 5MP camera, DLNA, Wi-Fi and GPS. Checkout the review below:

Samsung Omnia 7 Review, Features & Specs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:45:00 +0000

The Windows Phone 7 is to be released later today and we already have some more juicy WP7 phones making it to the surface. Samsung is about to come out with their Windows Phone 7 based I8700 Omnia 7, which is monster of a phone with 4 inch super AMOLED Screen and 1 GHz processing chip.

We don’t really know when this device will make it out officially, but here are the specs confirmed by Samsung:

Samsung Omnia 7 Features & Specifications (specs):

Windows Phone 7 OS
4 Inch Super AMOLED Screen
1.0 GHz Qualcomm Processor
8 GB Storage
5 Megapixel Camera
720p Video Capture
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
AGPS
Bing Maps And Search
Metro UI
Dedicated Windows Button

Samsung Omnia 7 Review:

Running Android on your iPad and iPhone 4

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:15:00 +0000

If the video embedded below is anything to go by, running Android on iPad and iPhone 4 will soon become a reality. OpeniBoot to Bring Android on iPad and iPhone 4. Enjoy the video!

Nexus S - Android - Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:02:00 +0000

The guys at Engadget has managed to get their hands on a few pictures of what seems to be the Nexus S (Android). Head over to this post to view the gallery.

Major Court Cases in the Telecoms World

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:54:00 +0000

CLICK to ZOOM!

Introducing the DROID 2 Global by Motorola

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:39:00 +0000

Here’s a first look at the DROID 2 Global by Motorola! This phone is to be a global-ready World Edition CDMA/GSM of the Motorola DROID 2. So far it is known that it will come in the same black/blue color scheme available now, as well as white.

BeoSound 8 – New speaker dock for the iPad, iPhone and iPod

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:32:00 +0000

Think of a room, any room. A bedroom, guest room, or open-plan kitchen? In a summerhouse, chic apartment, or family home? Now just add BeoSound 8 to fill up your room with Bang & Olufsen sound and style. If you keep your music on an iPad, iPhone, iPod or computer, you are essentially all set to discover the iconic style and breathtaking sound quality that has made Bang & Olufsen one of the most sought-after names in home audio.

Move BeoSound 8 from room to room or hang it on a wall. All you need is a power outlet, your music player of choice, and a desire for real sound quality. Secure your iPad, iPhone, or iPod firmly in the adjustable holder and prepare for a surprise. The sleek speaker design gives little clue about the fidelity and depth of the sound that is about to come your way. Checkout this video:

The conical shape of the speakers on BeoSound 8 has two functions. Design-wise, the shapes ‘disappear’ to create an unobtrusive impression from most viewing angles and make placement easier. In terms of audio quality, they eliminate standing waves by avoiding parallel surfaces. It may sound very technical, but you’ll find that the proof is in the experience.

Playing music from your own phone, computer, or media player gives you the advantage of a familiar navigation environment. In addition, you can now download an app version of the sleek and stylish BeoPlayer for your docked iPad, iPhone, or iPod. You can also adjust sound levels and skip tracks quickly and conveniently on BeoSound 8 itself. Music on a docked or USB linked device can be controlled via the dedicated round remote control or of course your existing Beo4 or Beo5 remote controls if you already own other Bang & Olufsen equipment

Gartner: Android market share up with 22%, Symbian down 8% in Q3 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:26:00 +0000

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 417 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 35 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales grew 96 percent from the third quarter last year, and smartphones accounted for 19.3 percent of overall mobile phone sales in the third quarter of 2010.

“This is the third consecutive double-digit increase in sales year-on-year, indicating that consumer demand is healthy,” said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. “This quarter saw Apple and Android drive record smartphone sales. Apple’s share of the smartphone market surpassed Research In Motion (RIM) in North America to put it second behind Android while Android volumes also grew rapidly making it the No. 2 operating system worldwide.”

Although the top three worldwide mobile device manufacturers Nokia, Samsung and LG remained the same – albeit with reduced market share – the third quarter saw Apple rise into the top five manufacturers, surpassing RIM for fourth place (see Table 1).

In addition to strong growth of smartphone sales in mature markets, increasing sales of white-box products in some emerging regions drove sales of mobile phones upward once again. “In the third quarter, white-box manufacturers continued to expand their reach outside of China into markets such as India, Russia, Africa and Latin America,” said Ms. Milanesi. “We firmly believe this phenomenon will not be short-lived as we still see a continued need for non-3G devices. Although we have seen acceleration in sales this quarter, we expect an even bigger volume in the fourth quarter of 2010.”

The rise of white-box manufacturers from Asia has also helped the ‘Others’ section, as a proportion of overall sales, increasing its market share to 33.0 percent in the third quarter of 2010. “This is having a profound effect on the top five mobile handset manufacturers’ combined share that dropped from 83 percent in the third quarter of 2009 to 66.9 percent in the third quarter of 2010,” said Ms. Milanesi.

Table 1
Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End Users in 3Q10 (Thousands of Units)

Company	3Q10 Units	3Q10 Market Share (%)	3Q09 Units	3Q09 Market Share (%)
Nokia	117,461.0	28.2	113,466.2	36.7
Samsung	71,671.8	17.2	60,627.7	19.6
LG	27,478.7	6.6	31,901.4	10.3
Apple	13,484.4	3.2	7,040.4	2.3
Research In Motion	11,908.3	2.9	8,522.7	2.8
Sony Ericsson	10,346.5	2.5	13,409.5	4.3
Motorola	8,961.4	2.1	13,912.8	4.5
HTC	6,494.3	1.6	2,659.5	0.9
ZTE	6,003.6	1.4	4,143.7	1.3
Huawei Technologies	5,478.1	1.3	3,339.7	1.1
Others	137,797.6	33.0	49,871.1	16.1
Total	417,085.7	100.0	308,894.7	100.0

Source: Gartner (November 2010)

In the third quarter of 2010, Nokia sold 110.4 million units into the channel. Its volume sales were slightly lower than expected due to shortages of components, such as camera modules and displays, which restricted availability of lower cost devices. Demand for its lower end products was met through some destocking in inventory volume that helped Nokia in its sell through volume reach 117.5 million units. This resulted in a market share decline of 8.5 percentage points from the third quarter of 2009. But shortages of low-end devices also encouraged many consumers to buy a more expensive product. Combined with favorable currency exchange rates, this meant Nokia’s financial results were better than expected.

Samsung had a strong third quarter, as mobile phone sales reached 71.7 million handsets in the third quarter of 2010, up 18.2 percent from the third quarter of 2009. However, its market share experienced a slight decline to 17.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2010. Samsung’s smartphone market share reached 10 percent in the third quarter of 2010. Samsung sold close to 1 million bada devices in the third quarter of 2010, and 6.6 million Android phones, making Samsung the top Android seller.

LG sold 27.5 million mobile devices in the third quarter of 2010, as its global market share dropped to 6.6 percent. LG’s strengths in stylish midtier devices are becoming less relevant in mature markets that are moving increasingly toward smartphones, and this is translating directly into market share. LG lacks a flagship smartphone; its devices tend to be affordable midtier devices that lack hardware or software innovation, priced at the low end of communication service provider (CSP) partners’ ranges.

Apple delivered a stellar performance in the third quarter of 2010, selling 13.5 million units. It could have sold more but for its ongoing supply constraints and is now in fourth place worldwide. The iPhone is sold in 89 countries through 166 CSPs. Apple’s sales in Europe, Asia and Japan, more than doubled from the third quarter of 2009 and sales in Western Europe delivered Apple the third spot in the regional ranking. While Apple remains focused on consumers, enterprise adoption of the iPhone and iPad has grown.

RIM sold 11.9 million devices to end users in the third quarter of 2010, and its global share of the smartphone market fell to 14.8 percent. RIM’s share of the overall North American market declined to 11.2 percent in the third quarter of 2010, from 12.7 percent in the third quarter of 2009. RIM lost its leading smartphone market position to Apple. As well as the effect of the iPhone 4, new Android devices like the Motorola Droid X, Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Incredible and Evo also reduced RIM’s market share. But new devices like the BlackBerry Torch helped to maintain RIM’s unit sale momentum in the U.S. due to AT&T’s promotional campaigns.

Smartphone Sales
The third quarter of 2010 produced record sales of more than 81 million communication devices based on open operating systems (smartphones). Android accounted for 25.5 percent of worldwide smartphone sales, making it the No. 2 operating system (OS). It was particularly dominant in North America.

Table 2
Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Operating System in 3Q10 (Thousands of Units)

Company	3Q10 Units	3Q10 Market Share (%)	3Q09 Units	3Q09 Market Share (%)
Symbian	29,480.1	36.6	18,314.8	44.6
Android	20,500.0	25.5	1,424.5	3.5
iOS	13,484.4	16.7	7,040.4	17.1
Research In Motion	11,908.3	14.8	8,522.7	20.7
Microsoft Windows Mobile	2,247.9	2.8	3,259.9	7.9
Linux	1,697.1	2.1	1,918.5	4.7
Other OS	1,214.8	1.5	612.5	1.5
Total	80,532.6	100.0	41,093.3	100.0

Source: Gartner (November 2010)

Gartner estimates Android phones accounted for 75 percent to 80 percent of Verizon Wireless’s smartphone trade in the third quarter of 2010. Manufacturers such as Samsung continued to launch high-end devices like the Galaxy S. But manufacturers also launched Android devices at lower prices to target different consumer segments. For example, ZTE launched a sub-£100 Android phone with Orange in the prepay U.K. market. For its part, Google is maintaining a fast pace of OS updates. Each version brings new features and polish to Android, and the level of innovation is a major differentiator.

Apple performed extremely well thanks to the iPhone 4. Relationships with multiple CSPs gave Apple wider channel reach internationally, and the strong ecosystem around iTunes and the App Store continued to help Apple dominate. Apple’s share of the smartphone market surpassed RIM in North America to put it second behind Android. In Western Europe, iPhone sales doubled year-on-year, making Apple the third-largest vendor behind Nokia and Samsung in the overall devices market.

“Smartphone OS providers have entered a period of accelerated platform evolution, stimulated by more regular product releases, new platform entrants and new device types,” said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner. “Any platform that fails to innovate quickly — either through a vibrant multi-player ecosystem or clear vision of a single controlling entity — will lose developers, manufacturers, potential partners and ultimately users.”

What’s Ahead
For 2010, Gartner now expects overall devices sales to show over 30 percent year-on-year growth fueled by white-box manufacturers. The impact of media tablets on mobile device sales will be tested in 2011. Gartner forecasts that media tablets (such as the Apple iPad) will reach 54.8 million units in 2011.

“Apple’s dramatic expansion of iOS with the iPad and the continuing success of the iPod Touch are important sales achievements in their own right. But more importantly they contribute to the strength of Apple’s ecosystem and the iPhone in a way that smartphone-only manufacturers cannot compete with,” Ms. Milanesi said. “To a developer, the iPod Touch and iPhone (and to a lesser extent the iPad) are effectively the same device and a single market opportunity. While Android is increasingly available on media tablets and media players like the Galaxy Player, it lags far behind iOS’s multi-device presence. Apple claims it is activating around 275,000 iOS devices per day on average — that’s a compelling market for any developer. And developers’ applications in turn attract users.”

Bootlace – Install Android Froyo on your iPhone without a computer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:16:00 +0000

Bootlace is an iOS application which allows the installation of iDroid and OpeniBoot as well as configuration of OpeniBoot settings. Also supported is QuickBoot – a way of directly booting into the selected OS without modifying normal OpeniBoot settings. Warning: there is a known issue with Bootlace and Backgrounder. Please disable backgrounder for Bootlace – this should be possible as an individual app preference.
Note: You need to have a jailbroken iPhone to install Android on your iPhone. Need help jailbreaking your phone?

These guides and tutorials will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch.

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Android: Opera Mobile – Pinch-To-Zoom demo

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Heres a demonstration of Pinch-To-Zoom in Opera Mobile beta for Android. Checkout the demo in below video:

Announcing the Samsung Continuum – New Android phone from Samsung

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone. The Continuum is the world’s first smartphone designed with a dedicated ticker display, which provides users with up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance and social networking updates for maximized multitasking.

The Continuum features two separate but integrated displays: a 3.4-inch touch screen Super AMOLED main display and a customizable 1.8-inch Super AMOLED dedicated ticker display that streams customized information in real time. Additionally, the Continuum is powered by Android 2.1, with support for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, YouTube, Android Market and more. The Continuum also includes a 1GHz Hummingbird Application Processor, 5-megapixel camera, and multiple entertainment and social networking features.

Key features and specifications:

3.4-inch Super AMOLED Main Touch Screen Display – Main display provides user-customizable homescreens and widgets in a brilliant screen display
1.8-inch Interactive Super AMOLED Ticker Display – Dedicated ticker display enables zero-click access to news, social networking, sports and entertainment feeds; users can select what content they want on the ticker by selecting from menu on display
Grip Sensor – By touching the bottom sides of the device, the ticker display lights up to give users real-time weather, social networking services (SNS), message, IM and e-mail notification updates
Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant screen makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
Advanced touchscreen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
Multiple file formats supported, including DivX and Xvid support
Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times, and HD-like multimedia content
Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television; playback (720p) on the screen display
Wi-Fi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
Stereo Bluetooth Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, and object push for vCard and vCalendar
Corporate Email – Supports Android Éclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
Music player features lock screen, ticker display and quick side panel controls and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
8 GB microSD card preinstalled expandable up to 32 GB
Lifestyle features:
V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator, Mobile IM, City ID, Bing Search and Maps, and Blockbuster Application
Dedicated ticker displays up-to-the minute news, weather and SNS updates, as well as music player controls and incoming e-mail, IM, and text messages without interrupting the activity on the main display
Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google Calendar and SNS, including Facebook®
Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook – Facebook contacts display in four categories, including Info, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites), and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
AllShare – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA Certified-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedules
Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
Smart Alarm – Natural alarm sound and display automatically illuminates
Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)

Pricing and availability:

The Samsung Continuum will be available for order starting Nov. 11 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement and data package. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. The device will be available for purchase in stores beginning Nov. 18.

BlackBerry OS6 Video Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:59:00 +0000

Have you sat there wondering what the newest Blackberry OS is all about and what it can do? Fear not, for the guys at UnwiredView have provided us with a video tour of the new OS complete. Check it out here:

Nokia takes on Symbian development as Foundation scales back

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Nokia and the Symbian Foundation on Monday announced a major restructuring that will see the handset giant take over the development of the Symbian operating system while the latter scales down its activities to focus solely on licensing its software and intellectual property.

The first phase of the transition will see the Symbian Foundation downsize its operations and its staff numbers, and by April 2011 it will be governed by a small group of executive directors. Meanwhile Nokia will invest its own resources in developing and distributing the Symbian OS.

“The future of Symbian as a platform does not depend on the existence of the foundation,” said Jo Harlow, senior vice president of smartphones at Nokia, in a statement.

The restructuring will have no impact on Nokia’s Symbian device roadmap, she said.
“The platform powers hundreds of millions of smartphones – including our own – and we expect to deliver ongoing support and innovation benefitting the Symbian ecosystem in the future,” she said.

The announcement follows the resignation last month of the Symbian Foundation’s executive director Lee Williams – who was replaced by then CFO Tim Holbrow – amid ongoing concerns over the platform’s struggle to compete with smartphone rivals Apple, RIM and Android.

“The founding board members took a bold strategic step in setting up the foundation,” said a statement from Tim Holbrow, who commented that it was “absolutely the right decision at the time”.
“There has since been a seismic change in the mobile market but also more generally in the economy, which has led to a change in focus for some of our funding board members,” he said.

Indeed, notable big names that have either ceased development of Symbian devices in favour of rival operating systems, or left the foundation altogether, include Samsung, Motorola and more recently Sony Ericsson.

Still, Holbrow said “we continue to see solid momentum behind the platform”.

“I’m immensely proud of the work we’ve done at the Symbian Foundation,” he said. “In the last year we’ve delivered the biggest open source project ever in releasing the entire Symbian codebase under an open source licence, and we did it four months ahead of schedule.”

The Symbian Foundation said its leadership team will work together with Nokia to mitigate the impact of the downsizing on the broader ecosystem, and that further details of the restructuring will be made available at a later date.

Android app: LooKATOR scans the Wi-Fi near you with Augmented Reality

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:52:00 +0000

LooKATOR Android app is now available in the Market. It’s a software which scans the Wi-Fi nearby with augmented reality. Just hold the Android phone, and see how many Wi-Fi hotspots in front of you. You will need to turn on the Wi-Fi before running the app. Hope it will implement more features like click to connect in the future. Checkout the video:

Introducing the iPhone 5

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:42:00 +0000

Click on the pic to Zoom!

Did You Know We Live in Exponential Times?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:20:00 +0000

eCommerce Information Revolution!

Android: CamScanner – Scan and manage your paper documents

noreply@blogger.com (NeoBuddy89) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:34:00 +0000

CamScanner turns your Android phone to a scanner to scan and manage your paper documents, whiteboard discussions and receipts easily. The smart image cropping and enhancement algorithm ensures the scanned images clear and recognizable.

Features:

Auto crop and enhance
Create PDF
Share and upload
Tag and search

Click Here to Search & Download Freeware CamScanner for Android