Monday, June 10, 2013
LG The Aggressive In 2013
As with other mobile phone manufacturers, in 2013 this LG believe that they can sell more product than the previous year. Moreover, the presence of four Nexus pave the way though the South Korean vendors.
Throughout 2012 LG claims to have sold as many as 55 million units of mobile phones around the world, whereas in 2013 they believe could sell at least 77 million units with a composition of 45 million smartphones and 32 million others are feature phones.
With confidence LG on sale in 2013, and not without cause. The reason, they just trusted Google to make the latest generation of Nexus, and is believed to increase public confidence in the quality of their products.
Even so, the number of 77 million is not a large number, especially when compared to Samsung which target would sell 500 million phones in 2013, as quoted from Android Community,
Throughout 2012 LG claims to have sold as many as 55 million units of mobile phones around the world, whereas in 2013 they believe could sell at least 77 million units with a composition of 45 million smartphones and 32 million others are feature phones.
With confidence LG on sale in 2013, and not without cause. The reason, they just trusted Google to make the latest generation of Nexus, and is believed to increase public confidence in the quality of their products.
Even so, the number of 77 million is not a large number, especially when compared to Samsung which target would sell 500 million phones in 2013, as quoted from Android Community,
Sunday, June 2, 2013
The U S is Catching up in Internet Connection Speeds
South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are still leading the world, while the U.S. is getting closer to the top 10.
According to Akamais State of the Internet report for Q2, South Korea topped the list of average Internet connection speeds with 15.7 Mbps, followed by Japan with 10.9 Mbps and Hong Kong with 9.3 Mbps. The U.S. landed at #12 with 6.7 Mbps, which, however, is more than twice the global average of 2.6 Mbps, and grew by 17 percent from Q1 and by 25 percent year over year. In both cases, the U.S. speed increase was faster than the global average, which jumped by 14 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
The U.S. is listed at eighth for average peak connection speeds. Akamai said that the average user in the U.S. now has a maximum of 28.7 Mbps available - 39 percent more than a year ago. Leading the charge is Hong Kong with 49.3 Mbps. South Korea is second with 47.8 Mbps and Japan came in third with 39.5 Mbps.
(Source: Akamai)
Friday, May 31, 2013
Nexus Power Jelly Bean is coming to the Galaxy Nexus Nexus S and Motorola Xoom
Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, is starting to roll out for the Galaxy Nexus now. The Nexus S and the Motorola Xoom (quasi Nexus) will be getting Jelly Bean in the near future too.
There have been some complaints that Android 4.1 may have come too soon, with Googles OEM partners still completing their upgrades to Android 4.0. On the other hand this could be Google stab at taking control of its ecosystem. For the past three years, we have considered the Google Nexus phone a reference product. Than Google re-opened its online sales network for its Galaxy Nexus, and offered it at a unbelievable US$349 price of contract. With the launch of the Nexus 7 and Nexus Q, Nexus is on the verge of becoming a household name, in the same way Android is.
Imagine a Nexus S buyer back in 2011. After a few months, he may have suffered from buyers regret, seeing the dual core Androids that came out after that. But by 2012, any regret would would have been lost when they got Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich and watch owners of other phones ask when they would be getting their tasty threat. Now the Nexus S Owners eagerly await Jelly Bean, and owners of other devices just receiving Ice Cream Sandwich will be behind the curve yet again.
Google has done what it can to convince its OEMs to update their phones and tablets faster. It made its OEMs commit to an 18 month support commitment. Yet, we see Samsung phones like the Galaxy S Advance, launched months after Android 4.0, with no commitment to an Android 4.0 upgrade.
This quick roll-out of updates might be Google pushing its OEMs to stick with vanilla Android. Sure you can pick Samsungs or HTCs latest and greatest, but if you want Google latest and greatest, go with a Nexus device.
With the Nexus 7 Google is going into the table market in a big way. The Nexus Q aims to put Nexus in your living room. If the rumor proves true that Google might launch more than one Nexus phone this year than, it could be Google saying if OEM wont provide Android updates in a timely manner, Google will give you phones that will get those updates.
Me, I am convinced, my next Android phone, will be a Nexus phone.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Three Samsung Phones Thrown Out Of Apple Patent Fight
After presenting all the evidence in its possession, Apple rested its case in the patent dispute case against Samsung today. In the case Apple brought against the South Korean consumer electronics giant, the burden of proof fell on Apple to prove that Samsung knowingly copied the design of the iPhone when designing its Galaxy line of devices. As expected, Samsung argued that Apple failed to meet its legal obligation and that the case should be dropped.
Judge Lucy Koh was having none of it, though she did concede some of Samsung’s points in the objection, deciding to throw out a few Samsung devices from the laundry list of affected devices. The Samsung Galaxy Ace, as well as the international versions of the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II were dismissed from the case. The move can be viewed as a hollow victory for Samsung, as the majority of the damages being sought in the case pertain to the U.S. variants of these devices. Further, Judge Koh’s dismissal does not prevent Apple from going after Samsung for the dismissed devices in pending cases with Samsung USA’s parent company.
Now that Apple’s case is finished, Samsung’s task is clear; the company must prove to the jury that it is not infringing on Apple’s patents. In addition, Samsung will try to persuade the court that Apple shouldn’t have been granted the patents in the first place, either because the technology itself was not patentable, or more likely, that Apple’s inventions weren’t actually new. Samsung will base at least part of its argument on a service called LaunchTile, which was designed to allow one-handed use of a smartphone through zooming, and was created in the summer of 2004.
Once the claims from Apple have been properly defended, Samsung will turn its focus to its counter suit against Apple. Samsung is arguing that Apple violated some of Samsung’s own patents, and the company will attempt to convince the jury to rule in its favor.
The case should be winding down this week, giving the jury time to deliberate and decide whether or not Apple should be awarded the $2.5 to $2.75 million in damages it is seeking.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Kindle Fire is Defiantly NOT a Google Nexus 7 Killer
It may be turning heads, but the Amazon Kindle Fire HD falls short of the Google Nexus 7 killer that some people would like it to be... As our Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Google Nexus 7 shows, there are certainly some significant areas in which the former moves past its 7-inch rival, However, there are other key areas which it absolutely does not exceed expectations and they remain potentially important to a big swathe of tablet buyers.
Speedy
The first problem for me is the dual-core processor in the Kindle Fire HD 7; the Google Nexus 7s Tegra 3 is a quad-core affair and it helps make the tablet an absolute dream to use, The Nexus 7 remains one of the most responsive devices on the market, flitting between apps and games effortlessly, multitasking with aplomb.
Although having a dual-core processor has been justified by some companies as more efficient in a mobile device (something which is a hot-ticket conversation in mobile phones at the moment), I think many people would trade a couple of hours life for a big boost in top end performance.
The Kindle Fire HD does, of course, give you a big chunk more storage for your buck, doubling up at both price points - and thats definitely a big bonus, with 8GB feeling paltry given the size of HD content... But for many, its not the reason to buy Amazon that it will be billed as.
Weighty problem?
Weight-wise, the Nexus 7 is pretty much perfect for one handed use; any heavier and it would feel uncomfortable, So it remains to be seen what the (admittedly small) bump in heaviness does in terms of comfort – its something that needs time to be, ahem, weighed up.
But then we move on to the operating systems and I cant help but feel it is there that the Nexus 7– for me at least – lands the crucial blow... I get why Amazon has taken Android 4.0 and made it more suitable to its target audience, namely people who buy stuff from them.
Its why the tablet costs as little as it does: Amazon swallows a portion of the cost in the knowledge that you later deposit pots of cash in its virtual registers by buying films, music, books, apps and physical goods from it.
So you would expect to be shoved in the direction of its shop regularly and firmly - but its competitor, although not shy about pushing you to its own Google Play store, is less in your face about it.
The Google tablet is running the beautifully designed vanilla Jelly Bean 4.1, has more apps, more freedom and, you would assume, is going to receive future updates to Android sooner than Amazons tab.
Data
Of course, you dont get the Kindle books or breadth of material that you get with Amazon, but you can run the Kindle app and Google Books should you desire.
In truth, the thing that would massively improve both tablets is a mobile data version, bringing the joys of 3G or 4G on the go.
And if the rumours are right, the Nexus 7 3G is on the way; and that could tip the scales even further towards Google in the 7-inch market.
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