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According to research done by Forrester, who polled nearly 43,000 people during the second quarter of 2010, between Generation X (31 to 44 year olds) and Generation Y (18 to 30 year olds) smartphone ownership stands at 23%. That’s roughly 1 out of every 4 people owning a device that gives them access to their…
In a move that’s unheard of in the developed world, T-Mobile USA has launched their first solar powered cell tower in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Details are scant, but what we do know is that it’s powered by 12 solar panels and is completely self sufficient. When network demand isn’t that strong it even feeds power back…
Mobile phones today ship with a large number of wireless radios, each capable of performing at a certain frequency. Devices like Nokia’s upcoming N8 for example have support for all 4 GSM/EDGE bands and all 5 3G/3.5G bands. That’s 9 radios, and then don’t forget to include the one for Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS. Each…
There’s a saying a good friend of mine tells me every time we discuss how to balance your life between work and pleasure. He says working hard is over rated, and that working smart is what you should always aim for. With that in mind, Nokia works hard to manage a supply chain that’s ranked…
Nokia, which announced several devices [E7, C7, C6, C3] at their annual Nokia Event last week, and who most recently said that their N8 is on target to ship by the end of Q3 [read: October], making it a full 6 months from the April 27th announcement to handset availability, has made the C7 available…
You’ve got to love the latest blog post from Nokia Conversations, Nokia’s official blog, that proudly boasts that the Nokia brand is one of the 10 most important brands in the world. That statement is true, and it should be applauded, but in 2009 Nokia was number 5. Today they’re number 8, and over the…
The Apple iPhone, the Jesus Phone, the phone that changed everything, the phone that enslaves young children in a prison built by the tyrannical Steve Jobs, or whatever you want to call the damn thing, has broken the 1 million units sold barrier in South Korea. Available exclusively on SK Telecom, who once had a…
Orange UK, which technically should be called “Everything Everywhere” after merging with T-Mobile UK, semantics aside, launched an Android smartphone today called the “San Francisco”. It’s built by Orange themselves, so it’s most likely an original design by some Asian company who peddles their wares to large operators around the world who want to customize…
In the close to three years that have passed since Nokia purchased Trolltech and then slowly integrated Qt technology into their Symbian and MeeGo platforms we’ve yet to see developers full take advantage of the awesome capabilities that are now baked into millions of devices shipping every quarter, mainly due to the poor implementation of…
Yesterday I wrote about the sad story of a 17 year old girl in Pennsylvania who had her phone confiscated by a teacher, then had her device searched by the school’s principal, who finally took the irrational measure of calling law enforcement after finding naked pictures of her in her photo gallery. She ended up…