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Oct 10 2011

Understanding Symbian Belle: Exclusive video documentary

We interview the designers responsible for Symbian Belle and let them explain the vision, observations, learnings and processes that go into creating a great user experience. Read more: http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/10/10/understanding-symbian-belle-exclusi…

Oct 10 2011

Microsoft exec: Windows Phone is the cure for iPhone’s monotony, Android’s chaos

Windows Phone boss Andy Lees sees the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system as the answer to big problems facing iOS and Android, the two most popular mobile operating systems on the planet. In an interview with The Seattle Times, Lees pitched Windows Phone 7.5 — affectionately known as “Mango” — as the answer to consumers’ prayers. “Over the next 12, 18, 24 months, I can see a lot of stars lining up,” Lees said of Microsoft’s emerging mobile platform.

Samsung Launches New Premium App Store for Android

Samsung has announced today that users of its Android smartphone and tablet devices will be able to make use of a new premium app store. The app store will not replace the existing Android Market and will be available exclusively to Samsung devices.

Bigger isn’t always better: Nokia Ovi Store apps downloaded 160% more than iOS apps

Apple’s iOS App Store is the world’s most popular on-device mobile app portal by leaps and bounds, but that doesn’t necessarily make it the best opportunity for developers according to Berlin, Germany-based market research firm research2guidance. Apple has a wide lead over competitors in terms of overall downloads and the number of applications in its App Store, but individual apps seemingly have a greater chance of success in rival offerings from Nokia, Microsoft and RIM. ”The ‘average app’ has a better chance to generate downloads on ‘non-hyped’ platforms,” the firm said in a press release on Wednesday. In the second quarter of 2011, the average application in Nokia’s Ovi Store generated 160% more daily downloads than the average iOS app in Apple’s App Store. Individual apps were downloaded from Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace 80% more often each day than from the App Store on average, and apps in RIM’s BlackBerry App World generated 43% more daily downloads than Apple’s offering. Software titles in Google’s Android Market were downloaded 5% less often each day compared to the iOS App Store, and Apple had HP’s webOS App Catalog beat by 95% last quarter.

(more @ BGR)

Sep 08 2011

NVIDIA CEO: quad-core tablets to launch this year

NVIDIA’s chief executive officer and president Jen-Hsun Huang confirmed that the company’s quad-core processor, currently codenamed “Kal-El,” will be available in tablets by the end of this year. “We’re the only people seriously on the dance floor with Qualcomm,” Huang told Forbes in a recent interview. “We’re really the only two active players.” Earlier this year, NVIDIA said it expected to ship quad-core tablets and smartphones in 2011, but Huang suggested to Forbes that smartphones may not hit the market until 2012.

(more @ BGR)

Sep 08 2011

AT&T Impulse 4G Android smartphone lands September 18th for $30

AT&T announced the Impulse 4G on Wednesday, an Android 2.2 (Froyo) smartphone that will be available beginning on September 18th for just $29.99 with a new two-year contract.

Despite its budget-friendly price, the Impulse 4G offers solid specs. It is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera capable of recording 720p video, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 3.8-inch touchscreen with a WVGA resolution.

The Impulse 4G is Huawei’s first smartphone for AT&T, and Huawei’s U.S. president of devices Cui Jiangao said the company is committed to working with AT&T to offer more devices in the future.

(vía BGR)

Sep 05 2011

Nokia at Copenhagen Design Week 2011

Nokia is main partner of Copenhagen Design Week 2011 and wanted to contribute to the designweek by enabling people to participate by uploading their perspectives on design via MMS, Twitter or Web at designperspectives.dk. The crowdsourced Design Perspectives Exhibition has come alive on Nokia N9 phones at Kvæsthusmolen during Copenhagen Design Week which takes place between 1.-6. Sep 2011.

Sep 02 2011

Samsung will ‘never’ buy webOS, CEO says

During the IFA trade show in Berlin on Friday, Samsung Electronics CEO Choi Gee Sung addressed rumors and speculation that Samsung was considering purchasing webOS from HP.

Choi said Samsung would “never” make the purchase, according to Bloomberg. “It’s not right that acquiring an operating system is becoming a fashion,” he said.

Windows Phone: Is this the Nokia 703?

The Nokia 703 follows-up the basic design structure of Nokia’s new MeeGo smartphone N9, just like earlier leaked Nokia SeaRay. The device seems to have 3.7-inch display, 8GB of Storage, 512MB RAM, 5MP AF Camera with, 720P video recording at 30FPS, rest of the specs are too blurry to read.

(vía SymbianTweet; source WMPoweruser)