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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Advanced Mobile Care
Friday, May 24, 2013
Smartphones by the Numbers
500 million. Android No. 500 million was activated earlier this month somewhere in the world, with 1.3 million being activated by the day. At hat rate, you could expect to see Android No. 1 Billion activated before this time next year.
400 million. Apple has sold over 400 million iOS (iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch) devices in the past five years. You can expect them go past 500 million by middle of next year.
0. The number of BlackBerrys sold by some retailers last month (Source: techradar)
5952 Quadrant Points - HTC, smarting from the drubbing its One X received at the hands of tweaked Android 4.04 to maximize the performance of its Tegra 3 chipset resulting in almost 6000 points in the quadrant benchmarks, leaving the Galaxy S III at a far second place with 5395 (Source: GSM Arena)
342 ppi. With the new iPhone 5 being launched with a display with 326 pixels per inch, and the Nokia Lumia with a 332 pixel per in display, Sony can hold on to the sharpest smartphone display in the world title with the 342 ppi displays on their Xperia S and Xperia acro S.
6.68 mm. While Apple claimed at its Apple iPhone 5 launch that it was the thinnest smartphone in the world at 7.6 mm, they seem to have forgotten about the 7.1 mm thin Motorola RAZRs and the world thinnest smartphone, or 6.7 mm Huawei Ascend P1s.
32,000. The number of Chinese students forced to work in Foxconn plants to build Apple iPhones (Source: New York Times)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Dropbox Celebrates 100 Million Users
In the midst of us moving towards the digital era, physical storage is slowly being replaced by cloud based storage. One of the pioneers of cloud based storage is Dropbox and they are currently celebrating 100 million users just after 5 years since it launched. Dropbox was created because the creator left his USB drive at home and since then it has grown dramatically and is the number 1 choice for a free cloud based storage. To celebrate 100 million users, they will be having a competition in which users will reply them with stories about their experience with Dropbox and the top 100 chosen will get 10GB of free storage for life. The top 10 chosen stories will get 100GB of storage for life.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Google Changes The Chrome Logo
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| New Logo of Google Chrome |
Google seems not to change the color scheme. Blend of red, yellow and green with a blue circle in it remain a main element.
The changes are quite striking is the three-dimensional effect on the old logo has been completely left out of Google. Chrome logo now looks elegant with 2D display.
According to Googles designer, Steve Rura, the change is to conform with the philosophy of its own Chrome.
Also read:
New Opera Mini and Mobile
Mozilla Fire Fox 4 Has Been Launched
IE 9 has been launched
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Tablets Coming After The Galaxy Note 8 0 Launch
The Advance Ace Hack Kit has a new home
The Advance Ace Hack Kit or AAHK which is a all-in-one tool for rooting your HTC Desire HD and HTC Inspire has a new home:
Home of the Advance Ace Hack Kit
AAHK makes it easy and safe to root your Android phone. In addition it does the following:
Remember, rooting voids your warranty.
Home of the Advance Ace Hack Kit
AAHK makes it easy and safe to root your Android phone. In addition it does the following:
- COMPLETELY INTEGRATED/INVISIBLE GOLD CARD PROCESS
- Custom AAHK Bootloaders support popular ENG S-OFF functions for both Sense 2 and Sense 3 partition layouts
- Only ONE menu step – HACK ACE
- No ROM downgrade required (only radio/kernel) for devices not running Sense 3
- The original ROM is retained (except when downgrade from Sense3-GB is required)
- No wiping data for devices not running Sense 3
- Rom is fully functional (yes, inc wifi)
- Fully rooted with insecure boot image (supports adb remount for rw system)
- Busybox manager app installed
- Radio S-Off, superCid & carrier sim unlock
- Correct Radio is automagically restored for HSPA+ operation
- Clockworkmod Recovery included
- All known Inspire/DHD builds supported
- Easy return to stock for SOME builds (See the Effen Manual – not all carrier RUUs are available)
Remember, rooting voids your warranty.
HTC removes HDR microphone from the Ones spec sheet
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HTC has removed the HDR microphone from HTC Ones specs sheet, promo pages and local official websites. This is a result of the legal battle between Nokia and the supplier - ST Microelectronics.
In case youve missed the news, HTCs flagship smartphone - the HTC One unwillingly got itself into trouble because of its HDR microphone. Nokia tried to issue a ban over the smartphones sales in the Netherlands, but failed to do so (the preliminary ban was lifted just a day after the granted injunction).
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Friday, May 10, 2013
With the Arrival of LTE on the iPhone 5 the LTE Era Has Began
LTE arrives on the iPhone. With Apple making LTE available for iPhone 5s in the Philippines, I think it is safe to say that the LTE age has arrived. Getting LTE on your postpaid smart iPhone is as easy as applying the latest iOS 6.1 update. Your unlimited data plan, become a unlimited LTE data plan. No word from Globe, but I was told during Globe iPhone launch that Globe iPhone data plans would also automatically become LTE data plans. With the Apple iPhone now having LTE, this now gives you a wider choice on LTE handsets since you now have both iOS and Android options. The Apple iPhone 5 joins the Huawei Ascent P1, Sony Ericsson Xperia V and ZTE T82 as the Philippines first LTE capable phones.
Why place so much emphasize on LTE support for the iPhone 5? When it comes down to the mobile handsets that have the consumers mind share, it really comes down to three models: the Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II. For so long as all three handsets in the Philippines did not have LTE, phones with LTE were largely ignored.
Now that the Apple iPhone 5 has LTE active, it truly becomes a cutting edge handset, which will have an incremental upgrade later this year. No matter how much you like the large beautiful Super AMOLED displays and quad core processors on the Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II, they feel like last years handsets soon to be replaced by a LTE capable model, or by a whole new model all-together.
0.4-inches from greatness. The other beneficiary of LTE arriving on the is the Sony Xperia V, which is an excellent smartphone. The problem with the Xperia V is that it came with a 4.3-inch display when the Android standard for a flagship phone was a 4.7-inch or larger screen. With the Apple iPhone 5 toting LTE, the Sony Xperia V becomes its only equivalent competitor. LTE will allow the Sony Xperia V to arise from the large shadow cast by Samsungs Galaxys.
Carrier wars. The Apple iPhone 5 will bring greater public awareness of what LTE is, than all of the marketing that Smart and Globe have poured in for the past one and a half years. With greater public awareness, the fight for which is the best network will focus on which network has the wider LTE coverage.
Rappler has a updated list of Globe Telecom LTE locations and has confirmed download speeds as fast as 35 Mbps:
- Manila Golf and Country Club, Forbes Park
- The Residences, Greenbelt 1
- Rockwell Nestle; Palanan Avenue; Rockwell Condominiums
- Along Ayala Ave. Ext. going to Kamagong St., Along Ayala Ave. Ext. going to Gil Puyat Ave.
- Towards Ayala Ave. going to Buendia; towards Ayala Avenue going to Edsa; towards Dela Rosa
- EDSA; South Luzon Expressway (SLEx); A. Arnaiz Ave.; Bangkal
- Jupiter St.; Kalayaan; Bel-Air 1 Village; Bel-Air 2 Village
- Gil Puyat Ave.; Bel-Air 2 Village; Salcedo Village
- Pasong Tamo Extension; Dasmarinas Village
- H.V. dela Costa St.; Valero St.; Salcedo Village
- Indoor coverage - Manila Peninsula Hotel, Makati
- McKinley Road; Forbes Park; Dasmarinas Village
- Indoor coverage - Makati Medical Center
Smart LTE is now available in eleven cities. Displaying a list would be too long, and it would be easier to simply display them on maps.
For more details on Smart LTE, click this link (Smart Communications).
With the LTE era having began, it looks like Globe and Samsung are caught playing catchup.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Microsoft executive hints that a new version of the Microsoft Surface is coming soon
Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green, Corporate VP for Windows, appeared at the Wired Business Conference on Tuesday and hinted that a new Microsoft Surface device will be introduced by the Redmond based firm within weeks. At the same time, the executive followed up on Mondays post on the companys blog that confirmed the existence of the Windows Blue update.
Green told those at the conference that a preview of the Windows Blue update will be released next month. She also said to expect hands-on testing of Windows 8.1 powered small screened devices to begin in June. The Microsoft executive stated that updates for Windows 8 will be available at various times during the year, and will improve things like device performance and battery life.
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Green told those at the conference that a preview of the Windows Blue update will be released next month. She also said to expect hands-on testing of Windows 8.1 powered small screened devices to begin in June. The Microsoft executive stated that updates for Windows 8 will be available at various times during the year, and will improve things like device performance and battery life.
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The Apple iPhone 5 What the iPhone 4S should have been
Apple has just announced the new iPhone 5. Unlike last years launched where all the rumors were wrong, this time around, all the rumors were dead on:
4-inch, 640 x 1136 display resolution - The new iPhone has a larger 4-inch display which migrates to the 16:9 aspect ration, the same as aspect ration as HD (720 x 1280) and Full HD (1080 x 1920), which makes the new iPhone display more optimized for playing video content.
The display is a sharp 326 ppi, altough Apple did not focus on this too much as it is not as sharp as the 4.3-inch 720p (720 x 1280) display with a 354 ppi on the Sony Xperia S. But I doubt anyone can tell which of the two is sharper. Apple has confirmed that App will have to be updated to run on the new display, and we are pretty confident that App Developers will do so shortly. This result in all older versions of the iPhone as obsolete.
7.6 mm thin and 112 grams in weight - Following current trends the new iPhone is thinner, at 7.6 mm, which is pretty impressive being 0.2 mm thinner than the HTC One S. While the iPhone 5 is a lot thinner than the 9.3 mm iPhone 4S, I do not think users will notice that much.
The really welcome change is in the weight now at just 112 grams. The older iPhone 4 and 4S were heavy for their size at 140 grams. The iPhone 5 now has a larger display at a much lighter weight.
The appearance is similar to the iPhone 4/4S, but the phone is now taller with an aluminum back instead of glass.
HSPDA+ 21.1 Mbps, DC-HSDPA and LTE. One area where the iPhone 4S disappointed was the 14.4 Mbps radio. This was fine is the US where no US carriers were running faster than HSDPA 14.4 and LTE. Philippine carriers do use HSDPA+ 21.1 towers.
LTE has also finally come to the iPhone. No surprises, but no disappointments either.
1 GB of RAM and new A6 chip. The 1 GB of RAM is double of the 512 MB of the iPhone 4/4S. Not too many details on the new processor but is has migrated to the 28 nm or 32 nm process as expected, which should result in improved battery life. Apple specifications place the battery life at the same level as the iPhone 4S. The processor is supposed to be twice as fast as that one found on the iPhone 4S.
Improved faster 8MP camera - The new 8 MP camera has a faster f/2.4 lens and also focuses and takes shots faster. Best to wait for the comparisons, but it does now add new features like Panorama mode.
Well, that is what I know of the new hardware for now. Nothing earth shattering but nothing disappointing. Whatever version of iPhone you current own, the iPhone 5 is a worthwhile upgrade. Once Apps are ported over to the iPhone 5, they probably wont be optimized for the older 2:3 displays on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4/4S.
Android owners will see nothing innovative in the Apple iPhone 5. Like I said, it is what the 4S should have been,
Android owners will see nothing innovative in the Apple iPhone 5. Like I said, it is what the 4S should have been,
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HTC User Manual The HTC Incredible S Sexy and Curvy google android repair iPhone 4 Repair
HTC Astounding S authoritative photos HTC has attained a epithet for itself and theres no inquire that the displace of the Unconvincing S was greeted with upheaval. Their new possible bestseller is too chief a twist to go forgotten regularise if it tries to be only an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary move smart. It seems the Undreamt S has got the correct set of ingredients to wee for a really competent smartphone at a tenable value (for a high-end pattern, that is). Key features * Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support * 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA * 4" 16M-color capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA finding (480 x 800 pixels) * The unsurpassed occlude on an HTC manoeuvre by few interval * Humanoid OS v2.2 Froyo with HTC Discernment UI (ver. 2.3 update promised shortly after commence) * 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset * 768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM * 8 MP autofocus camera with LED expose and geotagging * 720p video recording @ 30fps * Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA * GPS with A-GPS * microSD receptacle up to 32GB (8GB correspondence included) * Accelerometer and closeness sensor * Modular 3.5 mm audio diddlyshit * Photograph FM radio with RDS * microUSB opening (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1 * Fashionable dialing, phonation dialing * Proximity confronting camera for video calling * DivX/XviD video activity * Dolby City and SRS undamaged improvement * HTC Locations app * HTCSense.com combination * HTC Portable Point * Ultra-fast excitement nowadays (if you don remove shelling) Primary disadvantages * No dedicated camera key and no lens firing * Runs Froyo on begin, instead of Gingerbread * Short video recording, 720p footage is pretty jerky * Uninspiring audio level 2010 was the year of the droid in the smartphone calendar and Google testament doubtless try to process us many of the one in 2011. To succeed such an exploding development is a high duty, but sure not intolerable. There are two things that the Turn Telephone Alinement leave need to reach in arrangement to unmitigated it. Premier, they instrument condition to finally touching a sizeable share of the decrease mid-range market and position they requirement to enter their positions in the high-end divide, which has been their defence lately. And patch the implosion of Symbian give certainly ameliorate the droid grey with their process towards move segments, any serious efforts leave be required to ready iOS and the rapidly improving WP7 at bay on the top. Thats why devices suchlike the HTC Incredible S are so valuable. Not exclusive do they essential to create as overmuch revenue as accomplishable for their concern, but they also necessary to perform wellspring to defend the constructions estimation.
Sony Ericsson launches top of the line Xperia X1
‘Xperia X1’ features a three inch wide screen and a full keyboard. Its quality metal-finish offers a sleek look. It also features Windows Mobile and a 4GB card. This new mobile can be upgraded to 32 GB..
SONY ERICSSON launched its top-of-the-line mobile phone ‘Xperia X1’last week. This touch-screen smartphone is a 50:50 joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, which would cost Rs 44, 500. This latest smartphone provides the facilities of multimedia. This new smartphone aims to serve the needs of the users related to converged entertainment and mobile web communication experience.
While speaking to the media, Anil Sethi, the Sony Ericsson India president said that Xperia X1 would offer energising communication and premium mobile experience besides world-class quality and functionality.
‘Xperia X1’ features a three inch wide screen and a full keyboard.
Its quality metal-finish offers a sleek look. It also features Windows Mobile and a 4GB card. This new mobile can be upgraded to 32 GB. The company has aimed to target the premium multi-media devices market, which is doubling every year.
Xperia X1 features a special characteristic which can be personalised through nine panel user interfaces to suit the users’ mood and lifestyle. The users can easily access content through touch-screen, switching between applications by touching one of the unique customised panels. This new windows mobile phone is also well equipped with high data transfer rate and Wi-Fi support, which would help users enjoy the entertainment. The new Xperia X1 will be available in the United States from November 28 with a price tag of $799 at Sony Style stores and other selected stores.
SONY ERICSSON launched its top-of-the-line mobile phone ‘Xperia X1’last week. This touch-screen smartphone is a 50:50 joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, which would cost Rs 44, 500. This latest smartphone provides the facilities of multimedia. This new smartphone aims to serve the needs of the users related to converged entertainment and mobile web communication experience.
While speaking to the media, Anil Sethi, the Sony Ericsson India president said that Xperia X1 would offer energising communication and premium mobile experience besides world-class quality and functionality.
‘Xperia X1’ features a three inch wide screen and a full keyboard.
Its quality metal-finish offers a sleek look. It also features Windows Mobile and a 4GB card. This new mobile can be upgraded to 32 GB. The company has aimed to target the premium multi-media devices market, which is doubling every year.
Xperia X1 features a special characteristic which can be personalised through nine panel user interfaces to suit the users’ mood and lifestyle. The users can easily access content through touch-screen, switching between applications by touching one of the unique customised panels. This new windows mobile phone is also well equipped with high data transfer rate and Wi-Fi support, which would help users enjoy the entertainment. The new Xperia X1 will be available in the United States from November 28 with a price tag of $799 at Sony Style stores and other selected stores.
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Best Samsung E2230 Low Price Phone with 8GB External Memory Features
Samsung E2230 Low Price Phone with 8GB External Memory Features Samsung E2230 is a low value sound by Samsung. Its a candybar phone with 8GB retentiveness link. It comes with 1.77 advance Show with VGA Camera, Video Contestant, Recording Transcription, Penalty Contestant, FM Radio with RDS, Transplantable Tracker, Bluetooth, WAP, USB, PC Sync Utilization Reenforcement, Intramural HTML Browser, Document Viewer, Speaker ID and Solon features. Samsung E2230 Terms in Bharat: Samsung E2230 is free in India at damage around Rs. 2000. Samsung E2230 Features & Specifications: - Magnitude: 109.2 x 46.0 x 14.9mm - Demonstration: 1.77" Demonstration Filler - VGA Camera (CMOS) X4 (Digital) - Recording Recording - International Module: Micro SD Slot (up to 8GB) - Adps: 0.863W/Kg SAR Appraise - Coefficient: 79g - Recording: QCIF 15fps recording participant - Music & Enunciate: Punishment Accumulation Gimbaled - Playing & Duty: Line cataphract only - FM Tuner Gimbaled - FM Broadcasting RDS Supernatant - Speakerphone Based - Bluetooth - USB - WAP - Interior HTML Application - Games - Mechanized Tracker - PC Sync Exertion Reenforcement - GSM&EDGE Jewelry: 900MHz, 1,800MHz - GPRS: 900MHz, 1,800MHz - Knowledge System MMP - Browser: Openwave 6.2.3.3 - Beverage: MIDP2.0 CLDC1.1 - SAR regard: 0.863W/Kg - Utter minute: Up to 880Min - Player: Up to 660Hr - Fire: Up to 1,000mAh Stnadard Power - Writing Viewer - Announcer ID - Calender Suspended - Scheduler Subsidised - Strain Table Underslung - Clock Buttressed - Worldtime Suspended - Convertor Verified - Computer Substantiated - Memo Assemblage Suspended - Break Check free - Countdown Official purchasable
Sunday, May 5, 2013
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic with Say and Play function
This candy-bar styled, rather simplistic looking handset runs on a Symbian OS with an S60 UI and is equipped with -
- 3 megapixel camera AF camera (LED flash)
- 2.2-inch TFT LCD (240 x 320 pixels)
- N-Gage Gaming
- MicroSD card support (up to 16GB)
- 3.5mm earphone socket
- Wi-Fi
- EDGE/GPRS, 3G (HSDPA)
- Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic’s new tweaked homescreen shows the Contacts Bar that allows direct access to up to 20 friends or business contacts straight from there and provides a full communication history with these contacts including recent emails, messages, phone logs and photos shared. A shortcuts bar at the bottom of the homescreen also gives quick access to the most frequently used applications including music, radio, Web, N-Gage and photos. This is all very similar to the 5800’s but in a more confined space of course.
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic should start making its way to shelves by the second quarter of this year with a price tag of about Rs 12, 575 (200 EURO) exclusive of subsidies and taxes and a bundled 4GB microSD card.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Bharti Airtel unveils the new corporate logo to begin 3G service before 2010 end
The leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel has unveiled the corporate logo along with the announcement of introduction of the 3G services in India.
The new logo for Bharti Airtel is a bright vibrant red colored with Airtel embossed in white in the middle. As per the telco this new identity is symbolic of youthful and dynamic global identity that it poses with widespread operations.
Airtel calls the new logo youthful, international, inclusive and dynamic – representing the journey of the first Indian brand to go truly global. The new identity underlines airtel’s willingness to embrace everything that is new. The red colour, which is an integral part of the brand, continues to represent the energy and dynamism that has made airtel the success it is today. The new curved addition to the logo is a symbol which will help ensure instant recognition across diverse international markets.
Announcing this, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti airtel said, " With new and more youthful logo and a new signature tune from none other than the Indian Music Maestro, A R Rahman, Airtel has marked the 200 million subscribers milestone today.
The new Airtel Logo, which is an interpretation of the English letter “a”, signifies “youthful, international, inclusive and dynamic”. The new look comes with gentle curves and color effects which gives the identity new energy and liveliness.
Apart from the new Logo, Airtel has embraced a refreshed signature tune which has been composed by AR Rahman. The new tune also adds to the youthfulness of the new logo.
With the new logo and the new tune, Airtel promises to deliver innovative services and superior experience to their customers. Commenting on the new identity, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal said, “…this new brand identity gives us the opportunity to present a single, powerful and unified face to our customers, stakeholders and partners around the world”.
“Fifteen years ago Bharti airtel started its journey in India with a promise of delivering world class and affordable services. Today, as we expand on the global stage, this new brand identity gives us the opportunity to present a single, powerful and unified face to our customers, stakeholders and partners around the world. It reinforces our promise to deliver innovative services and a superior brand experience to our 200 million customers across Asia and Africa.”
Alongside the logo, the company has to make the commercial launch of the 3G services before end of 2010. The company received the 3G spectrum post the Government of India regulated online auctions for the 3G and BWA spectrum. Bharti Airtel managed to win 3G spectrum in 13 of the 22 telecom circles by making a payment of Rs. 12300 crore
The first 3G Video Call on the Airtel network was made by the Group’s Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and the Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. To support the new high-end service by Airtel it plans to set up over 200 experiential zones which would assist people to experience the power of 3G from Airtel.
The new service and the logo is expected to be promoted by a new bunch of ads and various branding activities.
The new logo for Bharti Airtel is a bright vibrant red colored with Airtel embossed in white in the middle. As per the telco this new identity is symbolic of youthful and dynamic global identity that it poses with widespread operations.
Airtel calls the new logo youthful, international, inclusive and dynamic – representing the journey of the first Indian brand to go truly global. The new identity underlines airtel’s willingness to embrace everything that is new. The red colour, which is an integral part of the brand, continues to represent the energy and dynamism that has made airtel the success it is today. The new curved addition to the logo is a symbol which will help ensure instant recognition across diverse international markets.
Announcing this, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti airtel said, " With new and more youthful logo and a new signature tune from none other than the Indian Music Maestro, A R Rahman, Airtel has marked the 200 million subscribers milestone today.
The new Airtel Logo, which is an interpretation of the English letter “a”, signifies “youthful, international, inclusive and dynamic”. The new look comes with gentle curves and color effects which gives the identity new energy and liveliness.
Apart from the new Logo, Airtel has embraced a refreshed signature tune which has been composed by AR Rahman. The new tune also adds to the youthfulness of the new logo.
With the new logo and the new tune, Airtel promises to deliver innovative services and superior experience to their customers. Commenting on the new identity, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal said, “…this new brand identity gives us the opportunity to present a single, powerful and unified face to our customers, stakeholders and partners around the world”.
“Fifteen years ago Bharti airtel started its journey in India with a promise of delivering world class and affordable services. Today, as we expand on the global stage, this new brand identity gives us the opportunity to present a single, powerful and unified face to our customers, stakeholders and partners around the world. It reinforces our promise to deliver innovative services and a superior brand experience to our 200 million customers across Asia and Africa.”
Alongside the logo, the company has to make the commercial launch of the 3G services before end of 2010. The company received the 3G spectrum post the Government of India regulated online auctions for the 3G and BWA spectrum. Bharti Airtel managed to win 3G spectrum in 13 of the 22 telecom circles by making a payment of Rs. 12300 crore
The first 3G Video Call on the Airtel network was made by the Group’s Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and the Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. To support the new high-end service by Airtel it plans to set up over 200 experiential zones which would assist people to experience the power of 3G from Airtel.
The new service and the logo is expected to be promoted by a new bunch of ads and various branding activities.
Motorola Razr Droid the New Android Smartphone User Manual
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Microsoft outsmarted Windows Phone OS rings in the new
The oft-renamed Windows mobile phone platform has never matched the glitz of the iPhone or BlackBerry. But is that about to change?
Among smartphone users, Windows Phone – the handset operating system formerly known as Windows Mobile – tends to not to provoke excitement. This is a space dominated by flashy handsets such as the iPhone, now in its third incarnation – with its OS X operating system also at 3.0 after just two years – and by buzz about new operating systems such as Googles Android and the Palm Pres WebOS.
Worse, Microsoft has had to play catchup to Apple, Google, Palm and even RIM, introducing an "app store" for Windows Phone after its rivals had done so – and after insisting that nobody was making much money from Apples iPhone App Store. In January 2007, its chief executive, Steve Ballmer, dismissed the iPhone as "the most expensive phone in the world, and it doesnt appeal to business customers because it doesnt have a keyboard, which makes it not a very good email machine". In fiscal 2008/9, the iPhone sold 20.4m units – compared with an estimated 18m Windows Phone licences. (Microsoft has not given numbers for the year, but has not said they were any higher than 2007-08.)
Call for more style
In short, Windows Phone has an image problem – which has not been altered by rebranding it.
Besides the endless name changes (from PocketPC to Windows Mobile to Phone), the Windows phone platform has been regarded as a dull tool for corporations instead of a strong player in the consumer market, and its user interface has never been much to write home about. Third-party vendors have gone so far as to build their own front ends to hide its perceived ugliness, though offerings such as HTCs Touch-Flo havent always been an entirely good thing, placing a further burden on the phones CPU.
Yet Windows Phone is the determined tortoise of the smartphone world, having been around since 1996. Microsoft hopes that its next version – snappily named 6.5 – will end its reputation as a plodding also-ran and spur it to catch up with flashier hares such as the iPhone and HTC Hero.
But is it enough? Roberta Cozza, principal analyst with Gartner, says no. "Its too little, too late. WinMo has been struggling in the consumer market. 6.5 is a small improvement in the look and feel, but its not comparable with efforts from other vendors."
The irony is that what had seemed like a sure thing – aiming a mobile form of Windows squarely at the business users who had it on their desktops – has turned out to be a mistake.
At its core, the OS offers enterprise solutions such as Office apps and support for Exchange, Microsofts email and collaboration application. This has made it popular with corporate IT departments; consumers, however, have been less impressed. And the BlackBerry was already there to grab market share.
All this is changing, says James McCarthy, Microsofts business manager for mobile communications. The next release, probably in September, "pays real attention to the consumer". Certainly, the new look places it much more firmly in the arena with the iPhone and LG Viewty.
The whole interface has had a makeover, aimed at making it much more intuitive and finger-friendly. Until now, using Windows Mobile has tended to require a stylus – fiddly, easy to break and to lose – because the screens on the devices have been small and packed with information.
A lot of care has been taken with the home screen. Theres no need to drill down to an application: if it tells you you have an email, you can launch it right away.
Microsoft will also launch a series of related products, from an app store to MyPhone, an online backup service that already works well in beta.
Perhaps the most important thing for any smartphone is the ecosystem that grows up around it. Apples App Store for the iPhone registered 1.5bn downloads in its first year, and rivals quickly followed: RIM, which makes the BlackBerry, has its App World, Nokia its oddly named Ovi World, and theres the Android Market for handsets running Googles Android. "Its a battle of the ecosystems," says Cozza. "Microsoft needs to come up with a strategy around an application marketplace."
Microsoft had left the apps business to partners such as Handango, but now would argue that its doing precisely that. With its app store Windows Marketplace for Mobile (its rubbish at names), it understands that it must offer at least some apps when it launches 6.5. There will be 20,000 available, and McCarthy says "Were busy making sure that they work with the handsets – theres a ton of work going into that."
Consumer challenge
The key question is whether Microsoft can be a big player in the consumer space. The figures suggest it has some catching up to do. According to Gartner, Windows Mobile has a steady 10% or so of the OS market – competing against proprietary Sony Ericsson and Samsung systems, as well as Symbian, which runs on Nokia and some other phones, and the offerings on the BlackBerry, the iPhone, Android and Palm. Its share of the smartphone market has fallen as the iPhone has wormed its way into corporations, by licensing Microsoft Exchange so that it can handle ActiveSync push notifications and calendaring.
However, says US-based analyst Michael Gartenberg, "of course its not late to the party". He reckons that the new version of Windows Mobile will "have a lot of appeal to consumers" and that it "builds on a solid foundation". Gartenberg, vice-president of strategy and analysis at Interpret, argues that other smartphone manufacturers still cannot match Windows Mobile as a business offering.
With a Windows Mobile phone, he says, you can not only take pictures and keep up with Facebook and Twitter, you can also edit a Microsoft Word document or an Excel spreadsheet and then email it to your colleagues – which you cant (yet) do with an iPhone. Business people who need that are also consumers who want to keep up with their social networks, he notes, adding that Windows Mobile offers the best of both worlds.
Cozza concedes that Windows Mobile is "a strong platform for enterprise", but adds that for a smartphone to succeed, it needs to blur the dividing line between business and consumer users. RIM, with the BlackBerry, has done that smartly, she says.
But, counters Gartenberg, Windows Mobile already does that. What Microsoft needs to do now is to tell the story of its latest version of the system. "Theres a lot of negative perception about WinMo," he says, adding that theres everything to play for.
"Six platforms cant survive," he says. "The battle is hardly over yet. "Cozza is more cautious: "We will have to wait and see," she says.
Among smartphone users, Windows Phone – the handset operating system formerly known as Windows Mobile – tends to not to provoke excitement. This is a space dominated by flashy handsets such as the iPhone, now in its third incarnation – with its OS X operating system also at 3.0 after just two years – and by buzz about new operating systems such as Googles Android and the Palm Pres WebOS.
Worse, Microsoft has had to play catchup to Apple, Google, Palm and even RIM, introducing an "app store" for Windows Phone after its rivals had done so – and after insisting that nobody was making much money from Apples iPhone App Store. In January 2007, its chief executive, Steve Ballmer, dismissed the iPhone as "the most expensive phone in the world, and it doesnt appeal to business customers because it doesnt have a keyboard, which makes it not a very good email machine". In fiscal 2008/9, the iPhone sold 20.4m units – compared with an estimated 18m Windows Phone licences. (Microsoft has not given numbers for the year, but has not said they were any higher than 2007-08.)
Call for more style
In short, Windows Phone has an image problem – which has not been altered by rebranding it.
Besides the endless name changes (from PocketPC to Windows Mobile to Phone), the Windows phone platform has been regarded as a dull tool for corporations instead of a strong player in the consumer market, and its user interface has never been much to write home about. Third-party vendors have gone so far as to build their own front ends to hide its perceived ugliness, though offerings such as HTCs Touch-Flo havent always been an entirely good thing, placing a further burden on the phones CPU.
Yet Windows Phone is the determined tortoise of the smartphone world, having been around since 1996. Microsoft hopes that its next version – snappily named 6.5 – will end its reputation as a plodding also-ran and spur it to catch up with flashier hares such as the iPhone and HTC Hero.
But is it enough? Roberta Cozza, principal analyst with Gartner, says no. "Its too little, too late. WinMo has been struggling in the consumer market. 6.5 is a small improvement in the look and feel, but its not comparable with efforts from other vendors."
The irony is that what had seemed like a sure thing – aiming a mobile form of Windows squarely at the business users who had it on their desktops – has turned out to be a mistake.
At its core, the OS offers enterprise solutions such as Office apps and support for Exchange, Microsofts email and collaboration application. This has made it popular with corporate IT departments; consumers, however, have been less impressed. And the BlackBerry was already there to grab market share.
All this is changing, says James McCarthy, Microsofts business manager for mobile communications. The next release, probably in September, "pays real attention to the consumer". Certainly, the new look places it much more firmly in the arena with the iPhone and LG Viewty.
The whole interface has had a makeover, aimed at making it much more intuitive and finger-friendly. Until now, using Windows Mobile has tended to require a stylus – fiddly, easy to break and to lose – because the screens on the devices have been small and packed with information.
A lot of care has been taken with the home screen. Theres no need to drill down to an application: if it tells you you have an email, you can launch it right away.
Microsoft will also launch a series of related products, from an app store to MyPhone, an online backup service that already works well in beta.
Perhaps the most important thing for any smartphone is the ecosystem that grows up around it. Apples App Store for the iPhone registered 1.5bn downloads in its first year, and rivals quickly followed: RIM, which makes the BlackBerry, has its App World, Nokia its oddly named Ovi World, and theres the Android Market for handsets running Googles Android. "Its a battle of the ecosystems," says Cozza. "Microsoft needs to come up with a strategy around an application marketplace."
Microsoft had left the apps business to partners such as Handango, but now would argue that its doing precisely that. With its app store Windows Marketplace for Mobile (its rubbish at names), it understands that it must offer at least some apps when it launches 6.5. There will be 20,000 available, and McCarthy says "Were busy making sure that they work with the handsets – theres a ton of work going into that."
Consumer challenge
The key question is whether Microsoft can be a big player in the consumer space. The figures suggest it has some catching up to do. According to Gartner, Windows Mobile has a steady 10% or so of the OS market – competing against proprietary Sony Ericsson and Samsung systems, as well as Symbian, which runs on Nokia and some other phones, and the offerings on the BlackBerry, the iPhone, Android and Palm. Its share of the smartphone market has fallen as the iPhone has wormed its way into corporations, by licensing Microsoft Exchange so that it can handle ActiveSync push notifications and calendaring.
However, says US-based analyst Michael Gartenberg, "of course its not late to the party". He reckons that the new version of Windows Mobile will "have a lot of appeal to consumers" and that it "builds on a solid foundation". Gartenberg, vice-president of strategy and analysis at Interpret, argues that other smartphone manufacturers still cannot match Windows Mobile as a business offering.
With a Windows Mobile phone, he says, you can not only take pictures and keep up with Facebook and Twitter, you can also edit a Microsoft Word document or an Excel spreadsheet and then email it to your colleagues – which you cant (yet) do with an iPhone. Business people who need that are also consumers who want to keep up with their social networks, he notes, adding that Windows Mobile offers the best of both worlds.
Cozza concedes that Windows Mobile is "a strong platform for enterprise", but adds that for a smartphone to succeed, it needs to blur the dividing line between business and consumer users. RIM, with the BlackBerry, has done that smartly, she says.
But, counters Gartenberg, Windows Mobile already does that. What Microsoft needs to do now is to tell the story of its latest version of the system. "Theres a lot of negative perception about WinMo," he says, adding that theres everything to play for.
"Six platforms cant survive," he says. "The battle is hardly over yet. "Cozza is more cautious: "We will have to wait and see," she says.
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