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Thursday 21 April 2011

HTC App Addresses Win Phone Hidden WiFi Issue [ 21-04-2011 19:19 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: WMPoeruser Translation by: Paul Smith

Windows Phone is still relatively new so we can forgive it its growing pains, but one particularly annoying growing pain has been the inability to connect to hidden WiFi networks. Well HTC clearly got tired of waiting for Microsoft to deal with the issue so they've released an app of their own that aims to fix the problem. Called 'Hidden WiFi' it allows users to add three hidden networks to their favourites list so that auto-reconnection can occur even though the network is hidden.

It's not all peaches and cream though because HD7 owners appear to be having trouble using the app with some reporting that the app requires software updates, which don't exist. Doh! Still it's great of HTC to try!

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Nokia-Microsoft Deal: It's On! [ 21-04-2011 19:09 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: Nokia Translation by: Paul Smith

Many may have thought that the Nokia-Microsoft partnership was a done deal after the announcement back in February, but the deal itself wasn't finalised. Well now it is with the announcement that ink has been put on paper.

Microsoft were keen to point out that even though the deal has only just been fianlised there has already been work ongoing with Nokia to develop new handsets and that these handsets will ship 'in volume' next year. Many are no doubt hoping that a Nokia Windows Phone will appear some time this year and there is still some hope that that might be the case.

For their part Nokia have begun porting various apps and services to Windows Phone, notably maps and navigation. There will be a Nokia branded app store that uses the Windows Phone Marketplace structure, but which will offer apps to users of Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40 devices. Nokia is also set to receive money from Microsoft, counted in the billions, and some of that cash will be returned to Microsoft as part of an intellectual property deal.

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Nokia: Smartphone Share Drops To 26% [ 21-04-2011 19:06 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: Nokia Translation by: Paul Smith

Nokia's financial results for Q1 are out and they don't make pleasant reading for the company. The biggest hit is of course to their smartphone business, which commanded a 41% share of the market back in Q1 2010, but which has now slipped to just 26%, down even from Janaury's 31%. Operating profits too have tumbled, falling 17% from the same period last year. There was a small flash of hope though as Nokia managed to shift 1% more handsets in Q1 2011 than in Q1 2010, but the 108.5 million units shipped in Q1 is down 18% from the number shipped in Q4 last year. Of course Q4 is Christmas time so that is probably to be expected.

Commenting on the results CEO Stephen Elop said that Q1 had been solid, perhaps not the first word that springs to most minds, but did warn that Q2 would be 'more challenging'. That was in reference to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, which will have an impact upon components manufacturing. New handsets won't start appearing until the latter part of the year, but Elop did say he was encouraged by the Symbian roadmap Nokia have. Of course some might wonder how much of an impact those handsets can really have given that the platform is all but dead with Nokia having signalled its intent to move its focus to Windows Phone. On that very subject nothing was mentioned though.

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Amazon To Release Its Own Android Tablet? [ 21-04-2011 18:46 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: IntoMobile Translation by: Paul Smith

The tablet market has come from nothing to being the hot property for many a tech company and they all seem to be jumping on the bandwagon. Enter Amazon! Former Engadget editor Peter Rojas has let is be known that Amazon are planning on releasing their very own Android powered tablet later this year, with the suggested hardware manufacturer being Samsung.

So the story goes Amazon won't be using Honeycomb for their tablet (Android 3.0), but rather an older version of the operating system with significant changes to provide a customised user experience. At the risk of sounding cyncical that probably means that the user experience will be restricted in some fashion although no doubt tailored to Amazon's existing business of selling content. Rojas is suggesting that Amazon could sell this device for less than $300, which if true would make it a very attractive proposition when you consider the price of other tablets, which are often double, if not more, than that.

The idea would presumably be for Amazon to take a hit on the hardware cost and then make up the difference by selling content like ebooks, videos, music, etc. Indeed with the likes of Amazon Prime, which grants unlimited video streaming of films and tv shows for $80 a year that proposition looks pretty certain. It would also be a challenge to the iPad, which rests on the iTunes model of buying content piece by piece rather than as a package.

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