Nokia has officially been deemed the #1 manufacturer of Windows Phone 7 devices. This certainly comes as a huge surprise for some, since they haven’t been manufacturing WP7 devices for that long and other companies have had a year or more time to fully put themselves into that market.
Samsung has the ONLY WP7 device on Verizon’s network, so for the thousands of users that choose VZW as their carrier this would be their only choice. However, with other carriers increasing their WP7 lineups such as T-Mobile and AT&T we have seen HTC get involved more heavily with large screen sizes and 16 MP cameras. Yet, it seems that design and name prevail in this fight because the Lumia series devices have proved to be the best designed and the only devices to have a real push from the manufacturer.
Bottom line: This is exactly what Windows Phone 7 needs to succeed, they have had little to no backing; no wonder few people know or want to know about this ecosystem. Once the user gets going they can really start to love this beautiful mobile OS.
As we all know the Mac ecosystem is similar to Fort-Knox, they want no one in and will only give you access to what they see fit. So why is it that Microsoft allows this competitor of theirs to virtually run Windows systems inside of OSX?
It seems odd that a company that has already bailed out Apple one time continues to help their ecosystem thrive.
To make matters worse, Office could possibly be landing on the iPad soon. This situation as whole is a little unsettling; does this mean that Apple will one day take the shackles off of some of it’s iOnly software and components?
Bottom line: The PC/Tablet markets are competitive; don’t give your competition leverage.
Google the search behemoth has been in recent headlines because of the new unified privacy rules that will span all of the services offered by the company. However, the hubbub is over data that it is collecting about the users they serve.
Don’t all services and companies that offer FREE products to an end user collect some type of data?
All companies do this: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and more. So why trash the name of Google when everyone in the industry is doing the same thing. Google makes most of its profits by serving relevant ads to you based on searches and information that you’ve input into different profiles that are served through Google (Google Plus and more).
Bottom line: Do not act like this is news to the technology world; if you are using services online you have been tracked for years. Google allows users to change their privacy settings; so if the above scares or threatens you — look into adjusting your settings.
With the release of the iPad 3 right around the corner, many technologists are speculating if the purchase of the new device is even worth it. Honestly, the iPad has everything that the consumers wanted from Apple, except full size ports and deleting the need for unnecessary dongles. The iPad 2 was a decent upgrade from it’s first generation counterpart with the addition of front and rear cameras and slimming down of the hardware. On the otherhand, with these upgrades in place, one can wonder what else can they(Apple) do to this device in order to charge another $500. They might add Siri. Wow.
Bottom line: To buy or NOT to buy; that is the question. Apple is doing their normal scheme of releasing virtually the same product with minimal changes, what will make up the iPad 3? If the addition is menial, which would follow suit, then I suggest you be happy with your second generation iPad.
The United States Department of Justice has approved the deal between Google and Motorola. The only countries left to approve the deal are China, Taiwan, and Israel. Once this deal is approved by all parties Google will access to a plethora or mobile patents making it a viable player in this patent war that Apple started. Apple has been trying to sue Google’s Android out of the marketplace since that seems to be they only option they have at this point. However, having all of these patents, Google will be able to fight back.
Bottom line: When it is all said and done, the mobile marketplace is about innovation; just because you try to sue one company away will NOT force anyone to use your products. This acquisition will firmly put Google at the top of it’s game.
Tech for the masses, meant to empower, educate and inform by Dexter Johnson.
Samsung has the ONLY WP7 device on Verizon’s network, so for the thousands of users that choose VZW as their carrier this would be their only choice. However, with other carriers increasing their WP7 lineups such as T-Mobile and AT&T we have seen HTC get involved more heavily with large screen sizes and 16 MP cameras. Yet, it seems that design and name prevail in this fight because the Lumia series devices have proved to be the best designed and the only devices to have a real push from the manufacturer.
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