Nokia may be serving up polycarbonate slabs of smartphone with one hand, but the other is still dishing out candy bars for the masses. The new 110 and 112 models, announced today, are perfect examples of this.
Nokia 1 Series takes web and social cheap for Next Billion
May 15, 2012 Updated at 8:59 am
Nokia has revealed its new 1 Series of cellphones, a budget-minded line-up targeted at the “Next Billion” audience and, for the first time at the extreme low-end, featuring internet access and a camera. Four 1 Series variants will be on offer, the cheapest Nokia 110 (a dual-SIM handset, and its single-SIM 111 sibling) coming in at €35 ($45) unsubsidized, while the Nokia 112 (again, dual-SIM with a 113 single-SIM option) being €38 ($49).
Japan’s Docomo buying mobile content powerhouse Buongiorno for €224 million
May 15, 2012 Updated at 8:52 am
Japan’s largest mobile telco is about to buy in to mobile media content in Europe and farther afield, by acquiring one of the space’s pioneer companies. NTT Docomo has tabelled a €224 million ($287 million, 24 billon yen) bid for Milan-based Buongiorno , which began in 1995 and has built up through acquisitions to offer mobile games, music and other services.
Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0 spreads but US update still MIA
May 14, 2012 Updated at 8:08 am
Samsung’s slow roll-out of the Android 4.0 upgrade for the Galaxy S II continues, with questions still remaining as to whether all owners will get Ice Cream Sandwich before the phone’s successor reaches the market. Latest to get Android 4.0 is Singapore, following on from European availability that began back in March .
Thai govt. signs $32.8 million deal to purchase Android tablets for education
May 13, 2012 Updated at 5:33 pm
The Next Web has reported that the Thailand government has inked a deal that would see them carry out the widest educational tablet deployment to date. They will be purchasing 400,000 Android 4.0 tablets from Shenzhen Scope at $81 a pop.
Animoca Shows Off 400 Devices Used For App Testing (So This Is What Fragmentation Looks Like?)
May 11, 2012 Updated at 9:57 pm
Developing for Android isn’t easy. I think we can all agree with that.
This Is What Developing For Android Looks Like
May 11, 2012 Updated at 9:17 pm
You know how all Android developers complain about fragmentation? Yeah, this is what fragmentation looks like.
Baidu Cloud set to launch next week
May 11, 2012 Updated at 3:55 pm
Androi d and iOS may be seeing massive success in Europe and the United States, but Baidu is poised to compete against both in China. The search based company is planning to launch a new version of its operating system, Baidu Cloud, which will feature cloud-based products such as storage.
NVIDIA Posts Q1 Earnings, $60.4 Million Profit on $924.9 Million in Revenue
May 11, 2012 Updated at 2:49 pm
NVIDIA’s Q1 earnings call took place this morning with the company reporting a somewhat small decrease in growth when compared to last year’s Q4 . In total, the company raked in $925 million in total revenue, with $60.4 million in profit thanks to the success of their Tegra line of mobile processors and the Kepler GPUs.
Huawei Aims to Be Smarter About Its Phone Branding
May 11, 2012 Updated at 12:00 pm
China’s Huawei has been a rapidly growing force in the global smartphone market, but remains little known to most U.S. consumers.