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We started-off the week hearing about the forthcoming software update for the HTC Trophy on Verizon . According to the release notes Verizon had published in advance of the update’s distribution, it looked like Trophy owners were about to see their phones get the platform’s 8107 update, including the fix for the keyboard issues that had been plaguing the OS .
China is indeed the world’s largest mobile market and if you somehow doubt that you should know that China activates more Apple and Android devices than the United States . In such a vast market, Google’s Android platform seem to be the undisputed champion, at least for now, sitting comfortably at the top spot.
There were debates, discussions and opinions regarding the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform, codenamed Apollo, and whether software titles for the current Windows Phone 7.5 will run on the next-gen Redmond OS. While to some it was a no-brainer (those who don’t believe Microsoft would shoot itself in the foot), others considered otherwise.
Pocketnow-U is a new series where we plan to dig deeper into certain new or emerging technology trends, and try to make some common sense out of them through our thoughts and your comments. Yesterday we saw coverage of the Epson Moverio BT-100 , which is effectively an Android Home Theater device you wear right in front of your eyes.
Mapping the Complicated Ecosystem The original players in the mobility space were the OEMs and carriers. In 1998, there would have been next to nothing in between those two pillars on the map below.
Hundreds of android phones have been released over the past few years in the market, but none of them has been so much awaited for, as Galaxy Nexus Android Smartphone. The fundamental reason for this was Google’s AK Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. It is virtually the first device that has come up with the latest and major Android updates, and it has officially been released to showcase Android 4.0 and its innovative features and applications.
Motorola recently made public its preliminary results for the fourth-quarter 2011, ahead of the upcoming earnings report. The estimate sales are around $3.4 billion and the company shipped approximately 10.5 million mobile devices.
U.K., Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands were the six countries where the Nokia Lumia 800 was initially available after its official announcement . Additional markets were promised the Lumia 800 at the beginning of 2012 and it looks like the phone will land in Sweden soon.
It’s still too early to say for sure, but it’s beginning to look like, despite the numerous signs pointing to a December 22 release , the Motorola Droid 4 may not launch as expected tomorrow. Even when the Galaxy Nexus was delayed, we had still heard all about retail stores receiving their stocks in advance; there’s no such action with the Droid 4.