February 23, 2012

Much Awaited Samsung Galaxy Note wil be on AT&T on Feb. 19

Samsung Galaxy NoteOn Feb. 19, Samsung’s much awaited Galaxy Note will be available in AT&T for $300 with a 2-year contract.

The 4G LTE mobile phone could be pre-ordered online or in the retailers starting Sunday. Delivery will be Feb. 17, according to the company.

The South Korea-based company have been promoting the Galaxy Note as being a new device classification aimed toward the creative-minded set, even though the majority of customers will more than likely find it as a combo of a tablet and smartphone.

The new smartphone features its large 5.3-inch touchscreen – one of the largest in line with other phones – and a stylus.

By using the stylus, which they also call the “S Pen”, the company says, “users can easily sketch drawings, jot down notes, or write emails and texts quickly and easily in free-form handwriting.”

“The Galaxy Note brings a new level of efficiency to busy customers who would normally rely on multiple devices,” according to Jeff Bradley, senior vp of devices for AT&T..

“This new breed of smartphone helps consumers accomplish more with a single device than ever before.” he also added.

In the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company dedicated a large part of its floor area to featuring off the new Galaxy Note and even hired artists to utilize the smartphone to draw caricatures of the visitors.

Motorola Wins First Ruling Against Apple

motorola vs appleApple Inc. has encountered a loss in its patent lawsuit in opposition to Motorola. An administrative law judge (ALJ) together with the ITC or International Trade Commission released a first judgment late on Friday, stating that Motorola didn’t infringe three of Apple’s mobile phone patents. The judgement signs possible difficulties for Apple, although it still has to face the acceptance from the ITC panel.

Motorola and Apple are already involved in rounds of cases both in the ITC and with the Federal court since 2010, when Motorola first charged Apple of breaking an array of its patents covering up device synchronization, 802.11 technologies, antenna design, GPRS, 3G, and a few more. As it is common for these patent quarrels, Apple Inc. straight away answered with counter suits, proclaiming that Motorola’s Android-based mobile phones have been infringing Apple’s intellectual property.

Friday’s judgment is not yet the last statement from the ITC, and the six-person panel does not usually rule much the same way as the ALJ. However, the judgement is definitely a sign that Apple’s IP fight in opposition to Android might not be as simple as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs could have anticipated when he stated he wished to “go thermonuclear war” up against the platform.

Apple has not yet made a comment publicly about the initial ITC judgment, Motorola appeared to be quick to announce out a successful report for its early win.

T-Mobile’s Income Beat Estimations by 17%

T-Mobile IncomeT-Mobile USA, the 4th biggest U.S. wireless company, added clients the very first time in a year and documented revenue that whip estimations as its German parent battles to accomplish the suggested sales of the device to AT&T.

Third-quarter adjusted income before taxes, interest, amortization, and depreciation of 1.03 billion euros or $1.4 billion beat expert estimations by 17 %.

Loss of contract customers slowed down, and profits for lower-priced “pay-as-you-go” plans resulted in a net addition of 126,000 clients from the past quarter, T-Mobile stated Thursday.

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom are fighting case over the $39 billion takeover by the U.S. Justice Department, that states it might trim competition. Though T-Mobile’s third-quarter outcomes might support the government’s case by featuring the carrier continues to be a solid competitor to Verizon Wireless, AT&T,  and Sprint Nextel, the appearance of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the three largest carriers in October could possibly tilt the arena this quarter.

The carrier documented 33.7 million clients at the end of September, in comparison with 33.69 million 3 months before. The customer total dropped from 33.8 million last year.

BlackBerry’s Problem

BlackBerry's ProblemHarmful addictions are challenging to bust, but Research in Motion appears to be carrying out what ever it might to assist people restarted their own CrackBerrys for good. Take into account some of the reasons the actual Canadian producer in the BlackBerry smartphone will be suffering: an international blackout in mid-October; the actual Playbook tablet, a weak answer to the actual apple ipad tablet; and phones using internet surfing around that is equally laughably low-quality along with slower like molasses.

All of these problems imply that Research in motion people it’s very best existential turmoil yet. During a period when its product array as well as network support haven’t been recently less strong, Apple Inc. as well as Android customers are usually increasingly assaulting BlackBerry’s finest energy — the business enterprise marketplace. Positive, BlackBerry experienced the minute involving hipness, whenever marketing constructed across the wants involving U2′s Bono aided persuade children their smartphones were great. But “the enterprise” had been constantly RIM’s nice area. Marketing useful e-mail units which has a exclusive — and protected — network is how BlackBerry features excelled. This is exactly why the three-day services interruption had been a real negative point.

For a while now BlackBerry lagged inside the kind of apps that makes iPhones and also Android os products quite popular. Lately Apple may be displaying organization software like Dropbox and Cisco’s WebEx in the apple iphone advertising. However Apple concentrates on customers, the idea usually notes that 93% with the Bundle 500 is screening or even has already stationed the actual iphone — a new scary figure with regard to Research in motion.

Nokia Lumia 800 to be Offered by T-Mobile

Nokia Lumia 800US wireless carrier T-Mobile has verified that it’s going to be offering up the most awaited Nokia Lumia 800 when it becomes available on November 16.

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Several networks and stores verified that they will be keeping a stock of the Nokia Lumia 800 once the phone was released, however the wireless company is taking its time to jump on top of the group.

From TechRadar’s hands on review: the new Nokia Lumia 800 suggests, the Windows Phone 7 Mango carrying mobile phone is really a huge deal for both Microsoft and Nokia, plus the early signs are positive.

Phone Specs:

  • 3.7 inch OLED touchscreen with a 800×480 resolution,
  • 1.4GHz single-core processor and a special style.

The phone is going to be offered for no extra cost on 2 year deals from £30 per month and up.

Chief Marketing Officer of T-Mobile UK, Pippa Dunn, said: “The Lumia 800 is a stunning looking phone and will be a great addition to our handset offering in the run up to Christmas.”

“When matched with one of our flexible price plans, it is the perfect choice for those wanting the latest feature packed smartphone at an affordable price point.” she added.

Samsung Gets Top Spot as World’s Biggest Smartphone Seller

SamsungSamsung Electronics Co. dominated over Apple Inc. during the last quarter for being by far the biggest smart phone manufacturer between an extending legal and technology fight involving the two companies.

Samsung delivered 27.8 million smartphones on the market during the last quarter, acquiring 23.8 % on the market, according to an email from Milton Keynes, U.K.- based Strategy Analytics. Apple Inc.’s 17.1 million deliveries, including 14.6 % of the market, sent the company to second place. However, Nokia Oyj retained the third position.

Apple Inc., which introduced the latest iPhone 4S this month, kept the highest position for just one quarter right after dislodging Nokia a few months ago. The Suwon, South Korea – based company, has considered Google Inc.’s Android operating system to increase sales of their Galaxy smartphones and tablet pc’s.

“Samsung has come out with products that appeal to all the different form factors and specifications out there,” according to T.Z. Wong, a Beijing-based analyst at researcher IDC.

“That is a strategy they have executed very well.” he also added.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris, was not around for a comment after regular business hours.

Samsung spokesman Nam Ki Yung, refused to give a comment on the estimate made by the research company.

Microsoft Fans Keeping an Eye on Nokia as it Rolls Out Windows Phones

nokia smartphoneThere has been reports already regarding Windows Phone devices from the likes of Samsung, HTC, and LG.

However what Microsoft fans are trying to keep an eye on are definitely the reports which will be originating from Nokia World from London this week.

The Finnish company which is the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturer by devices, has bet all of its chips on Microsoft company, stating that it could well be utilizing Windows Phone on all of its smartphones. Microsoft, for the time being, is depending on Nokia to create the Windows Phone os a critical competitor in the world smart phone market.

Wednesday, in its yearly convention, Nokia is anticipated to introduce its very first Windows Phones. For Nokia, which witnessed its spot in the smart phone market dominated by Android smart phones, Wednesday signifies the start of the chance to show that Stephen Elop, new CEO and the former Microsoft executive, was right in opting to associate with Microsoft along with a chance to stop Nokia’s share of the market from deteriorating even more.

The company’s share from the worldwide smart phone market has delved. It struggled a third-quarter total loss of $94 million, experienced a second-quarter net sale loss of $512 million; and reported 10,000 layoffs this current year.

For Microsoft, that has experienced a tough time getting grip in the smart phone market, Nokia’s global reach can be a an opportunity to climb out from the domination of Android, Apple and RIM.

Motorola Droid RAZR Photos and Specs List Leaked Before Big Launch

Motorola Droid RAZRA persuading picture and specification list of the upcoming Motorola Droid RAZR leaked out on the internet today just before a big event hosted by Motorola tomorrow.

Motorola just released the spectacular Motorola Droid Bionic on Verizon wireless carrier on September. Yet Motorola probably desires to maintain its strength going due to the fact Samsung may also be debuting a great product tomorrow as well, the most anticipated Nexus Prime showcasing Android Ice Cream Sandwich. All of the three new phones is going to be on Verizon.

The eye-catching leaked picture of the Motorola RAZR was initially published by Droid Life early on Monday, while a few more sites a short while ago verified the Droid RAZR’s impressive specs list which will make it probably one of the most powerful smartphones ever launched.

The unit will, without doubt come with a 1GB of RAM, dual-core 1.2-GHz Texas Instruments OMAP processor and 4.3-inch 960×540 display coated in Gorilla Glass. In addition to that, it’s going to have a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera which takes 1080p HD video and amazingly fast Verizon 4G LTE service.

As the Apple iPhone 4S accumulated record product sales earlier this weekend, probably the most missed feature on the unit was lacking of 4G speeds utilizing LTE or WiMAX technology.

RIM Offers $100 Worth of Apps for Free as an Apology

blackberry free appsBlackBerry customers will be able to find out free of charge if there are $100 worth of applications which interest them.

By means of apology for the service failure that left countless Blackberry mobile phones customers all over the world with no service for about 72 hours last week, Research in Motion stated Monday it will give a $100 consumer credit for select applications in the online store.

Whether or not that may placate customers, nonetheless, is not clear.

“RIM’s challenges are bigger picture,” according to Mike Abramsky, an analyst from RBC Capital Markets. “It would mainly be of interest to some people who see value in apps.”

One serious problem for both RIM’s apology as well as the company’s general fortunes could be the relative not enough interesting applications for the BlackBerry units, in particular in comparison with Apple’s iPhone or smartphones which use Google’s Android os.

In the statement, Research in Motion outlined only 12 applications that will be offered at free of charge, though it stated that much more might become available until the downloading phase kicks off on Wednesday.

Whilst the offer could possibly prompt BlackBerry customers who in the past hadn’t been to the BlackBerry App World to consider a look, it would also advise them regarding the limited amount of the RIM’s application promotions.

AT&T Launches Five Android Smartphones

at&tAT&T Inc. recently stated it will certainly launch five fresh smartphones which include Google Inc.’s Android operating system.

New gadgets include Pantech Curitel’s Pantech Pocket, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Captivate Glide and Doubletime, Motorola Mobility Inc.’s Atrix 2, and ZTE Corp.’s AT&T Avail.

The Atrix 2 includes a front-facing camera, 8MP camera having 1080p HD video capture, 1GB RAM, 1Ghz Dual-Core CPU, 4.3-inch qHD display, HSPA+ 21Mbps functionality, Lapdock 100 connectivity and Android 2.3.

The Samsung Captivate Glide includes a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 8MP camera having 1080p video capture, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1Ghz Dual-Core Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Android 2.3.

The Samsung Doubletime includes a 3.2MP camera, digital camera and camcorder functionality, 3.2-inch 320 x 480 display and 600Mhz CPU

The Pantech Pocket includes a 5MP camera along with flash and High-definition recording, 4-inch SVGA display, and 4G support.

Lastly, the AT&T Avail is a pre-paid gadget which will include a 5MP camera, 3.5-inch touch-screen display and Android 2.3.

AT&T at present holds 96 million customers in the U.S.