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Tuesday 17 January 2012

Video: Dot Switch Teaser From Sony [ 17-01-2012 17:19 ]

Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: Sony Translation by: Paul Smith

Any ideas what this is about? Some are guessing that it's some form of content sharing system although Android already features DLNA support. Perhaps it's a method of turning your handset into a universal remote control? Maybe it's something else altogether? Either way we'll find out come 12th February.

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Woz: Android Ahead of The iPhone In Some Ways [ 17-01-2012 16:50 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: The Daily Beast Translation by: Paul Smith

Steve Jobs famously remarked that he was going to destroy Android, considering it a rip-off of iOS. Apple's other founder, Woz, doesn't seem to agree as he's been saying some nice things about Google's mobile OS. Woz's primary phone is of course the iPhone and he thinks that the iPhone is still the best overall choice for a smartphone, but that doesn't mean to say that Android doesn't have it's positives too.

One of the things Woz believes Android is doing better is voice commands. He explained:

I have a lower success rate with Siri than I do with the voice built into the Android, and that bothers me. I'll be saying, over and over again in my car, 'Call the Lark Creek Steak House,' and I can't get it done. Then I pick up my Android, say the same thing, and it's done. Plus I get navigation. Android is way ahead on that.

Where Woz still recommends the iPhone over Android is when someone is already tied into the world of Apple: "The people I recommend the iPhone 4S for are the ones who are already in the Mac world, because it's so compatible, and people who are just scared of computers altogether and don't want to use them". Even so Woz doesn't think that Android is particularly complicated and if people are willing to work a little to understand them then they offer more options than the iPhone.

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RIM Said To Be Cooking Up 2 New Tablets For 2012 [ 17-01-2012 16:37 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: N4BB Translation by: Paul Smith

RIM are reportedly prepping two new PlayBook tablets for launch this year. This is despite the previous suggestion that RIM had shelved plans for releasing a larger PlayBook model. In fact the two new devices are said to be in the form of 7-inch and 10-inch versions. The 7-incher will supposedly incorporate 3G connectivity and go on sale sometime in April. The larger 10-inch model won't be released until December, but will support 4G LTE. Whether either of them can do better than the firt PlayBook is a matter of debate, but they could hardly do worse right?

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Survey Finds Apple & Android Users Have Positive Outlook On Life [ 17-01-2012 16:35 ]

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

Mobile usage surverys are usually concerned with how customers are accessing data or how many minutes of call time they're using and so on. However, Gazelle, a consumer electronics recycler and reseller, conducted a somewhat unorthodox survey at the recent CES event in the Nevada desert. The survey tries to establish a link between the mobile device of choice for a user and that user's outlook on life in general. It's certainly not a scientific survey, but even so let's take a look at the results.

Of the iPhone and iPad users surveyed 52% and 58% respectively said they were always optimistic about the future. The same statement was supported by 28% of Android phone users and 36% of Android tablet users. 29% of iPhone users and 60% of iPad users expect the best in 'uncertain times' whilst 31% of Android phone users and 55% of Android tablet users agreed. 25% of iPhone users and 26% of iPad users weren't easily upset and the same was true for 18% of Android phone users and 27% of Android tablet users.

Now if you are thinking that I'm setting this up to be an Apple vs Android thing you're wrong. Those figures above show those users who were basically the happiest and most positive. Now we come to the pessimistic side of things ... BlackBerry.

33% of BlackBerry users surveyed thought that if something could go wrong for them then it would. 16% of BlackBerry users actually said they rarely expected things to work out for them and 33% didn't hold much hope for good things to happen to them personally. Perhaps most shocking of all though was the 0% of BlackBerry users who expected the best in a situation.

So whilst Apple and Android users had relatively high scores for being positive and having a sunny outlook BlackBerry users appeared to believe that the world was set against them. Does this survey actually mean anything? Well as I said before it's hardly adhering to a rigorous scientific approach, but even so the results are interesting, if for no other reason than to suggest that shit products attract a shitty disposition.

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