Mobile Morning

Accessories

2012-10-13T11:10:00.001-07:00

How many of you use some sort of accessory for your mobile device?

The shelfs in the shops are full of different headphones, hands-free devices, rechargers for when you are on-the-go and so on..the list is endless.

If you do buy these accessories, how important is it for you that the accessory is the same brand as your device (costs more) or are you okay with the cheaper version with same functions?

Here is a list of videos on Youtube introducing you to cool extra devices to spice up your phone or tablet;

Nokia J
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjtCofYH2EI

Apple iPad Smart Case
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fch8l2K5jQ

Nokia Play 360 speakers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtdAGjLGzo

Top 10 iPhone accessories
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZXEGhGiHI

New Samsung Galaxy Tab accessories
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4avPDtNJ30

Check them out and comment on your own use of accessories!

From products to ecosystems

2012-10-07T02:39:00.002-07:00

Products..ecosystems?

We as consumers are used to purchase any mobile device as an separate device which purpouse is to work as an outstanding device.

If you would have gone to a shop let's say 8 years ago to buy a phone, i bet the discussion with the salesperson was about the phone itself, it features, benefits and price.

Today the consumer and the salesperson talks about ecosystems and how the choice of a phone have to consider what computer, tablet and tv the buyer is using.

The phone or the tablet is not anymore an outstanding device, it is the opposit, a part of a bigger enirety, an ecosystem.

This ecosystem where different devices are connected to each other changes, and in my opinion, makes everything a little bit easier.

Even though this system is meant to make it easier to use the devices, i have a problem that i think many users face.

With opportunity comes problems to choose. Let's say u have an iMac, a Nokia Lumia and a Google- based smart tv. Obviously you're screwed.. This is the core of the problem. All big companys that provide these devices and services have good sides. Why do i have to give up for example the phone that i prefer to be able to take advantage of cloud-services, easy syncronizing and so on.

To make everything work, the easiest way is tho choose e.g Nokia or Apple and use only the chosen companys products.

Im sure there are ways to make it work though mixing with the ecosystems but if you think about the regular user, the use have to be easy and no extra installations or modifications should be necessary.

14 years of leadership ended

2012-04-15T00:18:00.001-07:00

In the first quarter of this year, Samsung outsold Nokia and became the worlds biggest phone producer.

Samsung sold 88 million phones in the first quarter compared to Nokia's 83 million.

Nokia have been struggling in the last time, specially in the smartphone area. One reason why Nokia is still a very big mobile phone producer is the low-end phone models that are still selling quite good.

When we talk about who is the biggest producer, volume is obviously what matters. From Nokia's PR point of view losing the first place might be a issue but according to specialists the problems stays the same. In the other hand, Samsung is entering a even more successful era, let's see how long its going to last.

Marketshares : Tablets

2012-03-15T01:52:00.001-07:00

The competition about who rules the tablet markets is on..

In the results of oct-dec '11, Andoid-based tablets grew their marketshare with 12,3%, giving them a marketshare of 44,6%.

The IOS-based tablets (iPads) are still holding on to the lead but the difference continues to shrink.

The 200 dollar Kindle-Fire tablet with android operative system says to be one reason to the android success. It was sold in very significant amounts by amazon.com.

As we all know there is a huge difference between the prices of an iPad and a Android-based tablet. Everyone decides for themselves but in my opinion the iPad is worth the money. Especially if you have other Apple products such as an iPhone or an iMac, the iPad is a great match. The quality of the screen and the user friendliness makes the iPad a winner. What you can do with the iPad is up to your imagination.

On the other hand, the android based tablets do their thing as well. You will most likely find the applications you need, plan your weeks, share your photos and music with the 300 dollar cheaper device, no doubt. It's more about how you feel the experience, how good you can depend on the device and the battery life. The connectivity and iCloud sharing in the new iPad is going to blow you mind.

New iPad!

2012-03-07T23:48:00.002-08:00

The new iPad was launched by Apple just few moments ago. The iPad comes with a 9,7" Retina screen which is familiar from the iPhone 4. The processor is a quadcore A5X which is way faster than the previous one.
iPad comes now with a enchansed 5MP camera with which you can film 1080p- high definition videos.

The new iPad is available in March, 16th for about 500$ (16 Gb Wlan-edition) 829$ (64 GB 4G-version)

Samsung Galaxy Xcover review!

2012-03-06T10:32:00.004-08:00

Check out my review of Samsung Galaxy Xcover by pressing here!

"Samsung Galaxy Xcover is a interesting, durable and special smartphone. The phone suits perfectly to people that do extreme sports, travel, work in e.g construction or just don't want to be afraid of carrying the phone with you everywhere."

"The amount of applications available is very satisfying thanks to Android market."

Nokia Lumia 800 review!

2012-03-01T08:45:00.000-08:00

Check out the Nokia Lumia 800 review here!

Nokia 808 PureView

2012-03-01T01:06:00.001-08:00

Wow!? Was my first reaction to the news about Nokia 808 Pureview with the 41mp camera. The phone itself i think, won't be that special as it works with symbian and it looks like the most important thing for this phone was to "show off" with the new camera...What do you think?

Atleast there is soon on the market a phone which have such a good camera that no customers/retailers can complain about the store not having any phones with "real" cameras. For myself 8MP in Nokia Lumia and iPhone 4S is good enough. Another positive thing about the Nokia 808 Pureview is that once the camera is very advanced, the software for the camera in the phone is also great. You can zoom by only moving your finger up/down on the picture. Editing the pictures is made easy and with this Nokia 808 you don't have to move the picture from the phone to the computer to start editing, everything happens with one device.

HTC One

2012-02-26T22:02:00.002-08:00

HTC is coming up with a new serie of phones called "One".

It works with the newest Sense integrated to the newest android system. In the short articles online you understand that the camera is in a very big role in this serie of HTC One. The camera is suppoused to be alot faster. 0,7 seconds to open the camera from the locked screen, 0,2 after that you have a picture.

HTC users, feel free to share your thoughts about this new HTC one!

Q4 2011

2012-02-26T21:57:00.004-08:00

In the result of October-Decemeber '11 Nokia succeeded to remain as the biggest cellphone manufacturer in the world.

Samsung had a very good year thanks to their smartphones, which made the difference between top manufacturer Nokia and Samsung only 4%. This news only tells about the size of the manufacturer and it's not directly related to how good the manufactured phones sold on the market.

2012-02-26T14:23:00.000-08:00

Nokia is attending the mobile world congress in Barcelona on monday. According to the news they have "significant industry news" to share.