Mobile Market Trends – US

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The presentation gives a brief idea of the smartphone industry in US market and how it will change in the coming years. Read on to know more…

KiK Messenger for Symbian users now!

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Finally, KiK which is a cross-platform messaging app has been launched on Symbian. After iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone now, it’s time for Symbian users to explore this app.

The problem with many of today’s messaging apps (or voice apps, video chat apps, social apps, etc.) is that you’re expected to use them with others, but the app doesn’t run on one or two platforms. But now you have a great new app to try by the name of KiK. You can check out the app from the Ovi store.

CEO of KiK says Symbian apps was a “logical next step” after Blackberry devices. According to him, if you think of changing the way of communication then you can’t avoid Symbian users. So for the Symbian users here comes the improved group texting, sent, delivered, and received receipts, notifications to indicate when someone is typing, support for photo sharing, and the ability to locate your contacts who already using Kik.

RIM – The Blackberry Maker Decides to Instigates Android and iPhone Management Tools

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Finally, after a long wait RIM (Research In Motion) has planned to take on the mobile device management for Android and Apple OS devices.

The BlackBerry maker RIM has decided to launch a BlackBerry Mobile Fusion product which is designed in a way to simplify the management of phones and tablets using the RIM’s existing BlackBerry OS. Also, it will make things easier for the upcoming BBX platform based on the QNX software. Apart from RIM, there were many other vendors who tried to manage this task like Sybase, Zenprise and FiberLink but were not succeeded. Good enterprise experience and reputation for security can be some of the major reasons for considering RIM.

The 2.0 version of PlayBook was supposed to hit the market in October, but now it is set for first quarter of next year. Till now no date has been released for the availability but in months or so it will be there.

In addition to all this there are companies who are trying their best for capturing the market share from RIM.

After conquering, RIM still remains in the market in order to launch the Blackberry Mobile Fusion product.

Search App for iPad by Google

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Google has come up with a search application especially for iPad so that they can allure the users and encourage them search anything via their services rather than using the device’s native search application tool Safari. Apparently Google has added many new and interesting features for the iPad users so that they search using its search application. These features include instant search capability to display results, better display for image search. Along with these features Google has also added a feature that makes it easier to search history system to find old searches on the iPad. Google has created a visual search which makes it easier to explore the search history.

Though this is good news for the iPad users but at the same time the Android tablet owners are angry and has only one question to ask that why Google is prioritizing the search capabilities for the opponent  or the rival operating system. Google has also integrated the application with Google+ elements.

The application is available all across it will be clear only ion some time that whether the app will be a hit among the iPad users or will they continue with their native search app safari.

iPhone 4S – Inbuilt Defective Software

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It seems that Apple’s iPhone 4S is loaded with problems. Recently there was problem with the battery of the phone for which the company came up with a solution that would help the battery draining issue. The users need to update software that would help them resolving this problem. The low battery issue arrived due to the defective inbuilt settings software. When the user uses the “Setting Time Zone” function the time of the mobile is automatically set. As the location tracking application is running constantly the battery of the phone is drained out. The company has come up with software that would help in resolving the problem, it had a mixed response by the users. Some of them still feel that the software drains out the battery even more. Apart from these issues the latest software has many other issues as well like microphone failure, Wi-Fi signals being lost and more.

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Many users are trying to find out the solution for this issue from the company but till now there has been no response from Apple as they still trying to figure out what actually the problem is. A recent conducted survey revealed that when the battery is fully charged only after a mere 45 minutes of usage the battery comes down by 81%. The users all across the globe would love if the company would come up with solution or the users need to simply turn off the “Setting Time Zone” function to have more battery life. As of now the only option for the user sis to wait and see what Apple has to say about these defects and how they can overcome the same.

Rugged Android Tablet by Panasonic

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Panasonic has come up with Android tablets that are manly and rugged in looks and ideal for the mobile workers. As Panasonic said tough guys do not need to roam with delicate iOS running iPad in hand as they have the option of Android powered Toughpad tablets by Panasonic. This tablet can be used by mobile outdoor workers, people involved in construction, sales field force etc as the tablet is highly rugged in nature and at the same time has the speed of 4G.

This Android tablet offers security of enterprise level to the users which involve the hardware and software encryption, enhanced VPN and much more. This makes the tablet compatible with the government as well as the hospital usage. The tablet has display that can be seen in daylight as well with features like handwriting recognition and signature capture technologies.  The tablets also have cameras which are there in the rear as well as front. Overall the tablet will be a hit with the users who are always on the go because of its ruggedness. The Android tablets launched by Panasonic will be introduced to the market by the mid of nest year.  These tablets are a boon for the rugged users who are always on the go.

Panasonic has come up with Android tablets that are manly and rugged in looks and ideal for the mobile workers. As Panasonic said tough guys do not need to roam with delicate iOS running iPad in hand as they have the option of Android powered Toughpad tablets by Panasonic. This tablet can be used by mobile outdoor workers, people involved in construction, sales field force etc as the tablet is highly rugged in nature and at the same time has the speed of 4G.

This Android tablet offers security of enterprise level to the users which involve the hardware and software encryption, enhanced VPN and much more. This makes the tablet compatible with the government as well as the hospital usage. The tablet has display that can be seen in daylight as well with features like handwriting recognition and signature capture technologies.  The tablets also have cameras which are there in the rear as well as front. Overall the tablet will be a hit with the users who are always on the go because of its ruggedness. The Android tablets launched by Panasonic will be introduced to the market by the mid of nest year.  These tablets are a boon for the rugged users who are always on the go.

Latest features in new OS – Android 4.0 “Ice Cream sandwich”

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Android keeps launching its latest products with a bang as a result of which Android is becoming popular and wanted among the people as well as the mobile makers. With the launch of Google’s Android 4.0, the company is not only targeting the consumers with its latest OS but also the Business people and IT administrators. Android 4.0 has eight new features that will gain the focus of people around the world. The features are as follows:

  1. On Device Encryption
    Android 4.0 supports on device data encryption which means that any corporate data stored on users’ devices is “scrambled” to protect the info if the hand held is lost or stolen.
  2. Voice Typing Enhancements
    Androids Ice Cream Sandwich supports the function where in the user needs to touch the micro phone on the device’s keyboard and speak up to type e-mails, SMS etc instantly.
  3. Improved Copy Paste Feature
    Copy-and –Paste function has also been upgraded in the Android 4.0 OS. It will be a lot easier for the business people who send many messages and mails to copy and paste the required text.
  4. New Features for the Calendar
    The UI for the calendar has also been upgraded which makes the navigation of the calendar pages more easy and intuitive. Also with the zoom in option makes precise zooming much easy.
  5. Face Unlock
    There not much revealed for this functionality but it is said that this feature would help the users to unlock their phones by just staring at them.
  6. Disabling Apps
    This feature helps the users to disable the applications which they do not want and the users can also disable the pre installed apps which are present on the handset.
  7. NFC Technology for DATA sharing
    The latest OS has the feature known as Android Beam that helps for faster data sharing with the help of NFC.
  8. Screenshots
    This new feature would help the people to share the screen shots of the important web pages or other important pages by capturing the screen.

These are the major changes that can be seen in the latest OS of Android. Also with the launch of Android 4.0 Sony Ericsson declared that company’s Xperia handsets will be released with the upgraded OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

iCloud on iOS

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With the launch of Apple 4S instead of Apple 5, the CEO also announced the date for the release of iCloud that would enable the iOS users to share and store the content like music files, data files etc over the web connected data centers which are commonly known as cloud.

Users will be able to use cloud services on the iOS 5 which will be released on Oct 12th. iCloud can be used on MAC computers that would be running on OS X Lion and great news for Windows users as well because the same can be synced with Outlook on Windows computers. The data backup can be done automatically from the devices to the cloud which includes photos, messages, videos, songs and much more. One can use the service by registering as a user on Apple and by paying subscription fee according to the storage capacity the user needs. Not only this one can also access saved games from the cloud and at the same time if a user has saved a spot on the cloud, he can start with the same level from some other device.

The success of the service will only be known once it has been released. So all we can do right now is wait for it and hope that nothing goes wrong which delays the launch of iCloud services just like the delay of Apple iPhone 5 occurred due to delayed bubble.

Android OS: Gingerbread gaining pace over Froyo

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The latest Android OS version chart’s release showed that the market Froyo OS is falling and Gingerbread is gaining the market share. This chart enables the android developers to understand which Android OS platform to work on. The market for Froyo has been falling for months but the latest report showed that the recent downfall was not slow and the OS lost its market share and stands at 45% this month as compared to 51% during September.

This drastic fall is mainly due to the fact that Gingerbread is being used by many latest phones like HTC and as the OS result is pulled from Android Market. It is shown that people are more interested in downloading apps for this version of Android.

Android developers need to be on their toes to understand the market trend and customer’s choice and demand to be able to provide what is required in the market and change accruing to trend. This would not only make the customers happy but also make Android mobile platform top of the charts. With this latest information one thing is sure that Gingerbread is gaining pace and is recently in demand when it comes to people buying phones or downloading applications from Android market.

Design and Production Glitches Delay iPhone5’s Launch

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There is a rumor that due to some supply chain glitches with iPhone 5 touch screen there will be a slight delay in the launch of it in October. Wintek, Apple’s touch screen manufacturer is having problem with the components of iPhone 5. The supply chain problem is due to delayed bubble effect which the manufacturer Wintek could not detect during the lamination of the touch panels and the same was found only during the assembly of the phone.

As a result of this delay it is expected that Apple will not be able to ship 25 to 26 million iPhone 5 units as per their plans during the 4th quarter of the financial year. But the manufacturer of the display screen for the iPhone, Wintek, declared that there are no defects and all the products manufactured by them will be delivered on time. Taiwan based TPK holdings accounts for 60-65 percent of the share to be delivered and Wintek accounts for 20-25 percent of the share.

With the continued delays due the design and the production of iPhone 5 how many handsets can be shipped will be known only when it is launched. As of now we can say that the truth will be known only in when iPhone 5 will be launched.

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