Earlier this week Qualcomm announced a dual core Snapdragon processor that runs at 1.2 GHz. That’s awesome in terms of a massive performance bump, many of us have fond memories of our first dual core computers and feeling like they could do anything, but what’s more awesome about the MSM8260, as it’s known to the…
Ultrabrief: Nokia to cut 100 strategy positions out of a total of 330
This ultra short update about Nokia hit the wire yesterday: The world’s largest cellphone maker Nokia will cut globally 100 strategy jobs out of a total 330 jobs across its operations, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. That’s 30% of the strategy team. Gone. Blink of an eye. Change is in the air.
Nokia launches their first dual SIM capable mobile phones: C1, C2, plus two more low end devices
Say what you will about Nokia’s smartphone strategy, and how much damage the N97 and N900 have done to the Finnish brand, because when it comes to the low end market, no one compares. Nokia is all about connecting the next billion, and a feature that those next billion people in emerging markets have been…
Video: Nokia shows off the N8 and in the process cements my earlier decision to switch to Android
Nokia has recorded 3 videos showing off the Nokia N8. They’ve made only 1 available today and promise to make the other 2 available next week, which is a classic move done by people in the press world to get readers to come back to your site. Nokia isn’t press however, which makes me wonder…
Photo: Acer CEO shows off 7 inch Android powered tablet due to hit the market in Q4 2010
That blown up and cropped photo you’re looking at is of a 7 inch Android powered tablet being developed by Acer, in the hands of Gianfranco Lanci, the CEO of Acer, taken earlier this morning. Why is he showing off a product so early? Don’t know, but it shows us a future we’re all heading…
Dial 0888 888 888 and die [Bulgarian Black Magic is scary]
Bulgaria. What images does that country bring to mind? Endless varieties of meat, traditional Eastern European values, sexy women, Slivovitz … but what about terrible fate due to having a certain mobile phone number? For some odd reason, anyone who gets the phone number 0888 888 888 dies rather quickly. The first owner, Vladimir Grashnov,…
Leak: Motorola Droid Shadow, yet another photo surfaces
What you’re looking at is yet another leaked photo of the Motorola Shadow. It’s a direct competitor to the HTC Evo 4G that’s launching soon on Sprint. The Shadow has a 4.1 inch screen, 720 MHz Cortex A8 processor from Texas Instruments, 8 GB of storage built in, 8 megapixel camera, HDMI out, and we’re…
T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson stepping down; T-Mobile merging with another operator in 2011?
T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson is stepping down next February. He will be replaced by Philipp Humm, who is currently the Chief Regional Officer of T-Mobile’s European arm. T-Mobile is quick to point out that Humm was critically important in setting up the merger between Orange UK and T-Mobile UK. Anyway, back to Dotson, why…
Finland: Saunalahti introduces new prepaid data plans [unlimited data only 19.80 EUR/month]
This July I’m going to be celebrating my 3rd year in Finland. To say it’s been a roller coaster would be an understatement. One thing this country has taught me, besides how to put away a 700 mL bottle of vodka in less than 60 minutes, is how customer-operator relationships should work. Earlier this year,…
Video: 60 Minutes: Marty Cooper, the inventor of the mobile phone
If you’ve got 13 minutes to kill, then tune into this 60 minutes interview that profiles Marty Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone, and how he lives his life, how the idea of the mobile phone came into being, how Motorola and AT&T used to fight in the 70s, where mobile phones are today, and…