Articles By Alex Angove
Microsoft Does Well, Nokia Not Great
It seems that Microsoft’s new deal with Nokia was a much more needed move by the Finish telco than by the computing giant that brought us the Windows platform. While Microsoft is now boasting record full-year profits, Nokia has experienced “clearly disappointing’ results for Q2 of 2011.
Motorola Triumph on Virgin Mobile
The Motorola Triumph is a reasonably priced smartphone that sits around the higher range of the market without costing as much as some of the top end devices can and it’s just landed on Virgin Mobile on a variety of Virgin Mobile plans. In terms of hardware the Motorola Triumph certainly pulls its own weight. The single-core 1GHz Scorpion processor might not be the fastest around but it should get the job done efficiently and quickly when paired with 512MB of RAM.
Touchless Control for WinPho Cells?
The folks over at WPCentral have suggested that Microsoft seems to be working on shrinking down the chip inside the Kinect for future use in Windows Phone devices. While cool if true, this news definitely raises a few questions. Firstly, if you aren’t familiar with the Microsoft Kinect it’s basically a foot-long Xbox 360 peripheral with dual HD cameras that actually track your body’s movements in real time. The idea here is that users no longer need any form of controller to play; the movement of your body is all you need to interface.
WinPho 7.5 Mango in September?
September is shaping up to be a big month. First Apple’s announcement that both iOS5 and iCloud will be coming, then some leaked documents by Lulzsec suggested a new iOS device (possibly the next iPhone) and to add on all of that WinPho Mango may have been accidentally announced via Twitter.
Apple Offering iPad 3 For Xmas?
There’s a rumor doing the rounds right now that Apple might be releasing a new iPad in time for Christmas. Whether or not this could be the iPad 3 or an upgraded iPad 2 is uncertain, although speculation seems to be favoring the latter of the two options.
Firefox 6 Beta Announced
It appears the new tri-monthly rapid update model recently adopted by Firefox is already kicking itself in to gear. Just one month after Firefox 5 was released for download Firefox 6 is already available in the form of a usable beta. Firefox 6 seems to be mainly improvements for handsets and tablets so far, something we consider a definite positive for the popular browser. Traditionally Firefox versions have taken a bit long to start up on Android devices and have been somewhat sluggish overall. Firefox 6 is aiming to fix much of that in order to expand its presence in the mobile market.
15 Billion Apple Apps Downloaded
Apple loves talking about its App store. Whenever a download milestone is reached, another 50 000 apps become available or when there’s a chance to compare iOS game purchases to other gaming platforms Apple doesn’t hesitate to take the initiative. So with Apple’s recent announcement that it’s finally hit the 15 billion app downloads marker we imagine Steve Jobs doing nothing short of giggling with glee to himself in a corner somewhere. For anyone it hasn’t clicked for yet 15 billion is roughly 2.2x the number of people currently alive on Earth (source: Google PublicData).
Next iPhone is “Complicated”
Lorraine Luk of the Wall Street Journal has reported that, according to sources, the next gen of iPhone can be expected in Q3 of this year but could face delays because it is “complicated and difficult to assemble.” The time-frame for this supposed release date has been expected by much of the tech industry ever since Apple’s WWDC, at which they stated that iOS5 and iCloud would be available to consumers come Fall. It of course made sense that we could be seeing a next-gen device to go with all of these shiny new features.
Nokia Drops Prices on Smartphones
Nokia’s been having a tough time of it lately. First there was Stephen Elop’s Burning Platform letter that was leaked to the press. Next was their woefully received Symbian Anna update and more recently the Finnish giant announced that it would be pulling out of the Japanese market completely. Now it seems that Nokia is taking things one step further and slashing the prices of the Nokia N8, the E6 and the C7 by 15% in Europe and possibly other countries.
HTC Boasts Record Profits
HTC has received a huge boost in sales for the months of May and June over last year, with an over 100% boost in May and an 87.8% boost in June. The rapid growth can be attributed to HTC’s presence in the smartphone market, specifically with its line of Android smartphones.
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