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Nokia Create a Cheap “Smartphone”

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

nokia-c5Nokia create new products to prevent its declining market in the world. The world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones is going to introduce cheaper smart phones to compete with similar products of Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc.

The new phone called the C5. This phone is the first series of new “family” of Nokia mobile phone, C-Series. “The focus of this phone is to create social interaction between family and friendship,” said Motorola spokesman Doug Dawson.

C5 design was supporting access to social networking. Nokia wants this phones that still have a traditional keypad to become choice of young people who liked to send short messages and accessing social networking sites.

So, Nokia set the C5 sale price at the cheap level. Each unit C5 sale at 135 euros, equivalent to 183 U.S. dollars, before taxes and subsidies. C5 will flood the markets of Europe, Asia, and Africa in the second quarter of 2010.

C5 size was small enough. The length is 112 millimeters (mm), width 46 mm, and thickness 12 mm. C5 battery stand to speak up to 12 hours and standby for 26 days. Weight 89.3 grams this phone.

C5 install the latest generation Symbian operating system, S60 third edition. C5 is fitted with social networking features built in.. Thus, consumers can instantly see the status of their friend on Facebook. Features chat, e-mail, and browsing are also in this phone. Nokia C5 provides high-speed data connectivity HSDPA / HSUPA for uploading photos and video.

This phone has a 2.2 inch screen and 3.2 megapixel camera. Every phone C5 are mounted 2-gigabyte memory card and can be enlarged up to 16 gigabytes. C5 also has a FM stereo.

Fun, C5 also includes the latest versions of Ovi Maps. These devices can make consumers share the sites being through social networking sites.

Nokia is trying to fight the banging from two mobile phone maker from Korea. C5 will be a strong competitor against Samsung Corby, Samsung Star, and the LG Cookie.

Pressure for Nokia in the mobile phone business is very hard. Last year, their net sales fell from 50.7 billion euros to 40.9 billion euros. Certainly, these numbers erode corporate profits which has 123,553 workers. Nokia profits down from 4.9 billion euros to 1.1 billion euros in the year 2009.


HP Launches Android Netbook

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

android-netbookNetbook with Android, operating system from Google become more and more popular. One of the new vendor of this product is HP.

Under Compaq brand, HP Airlife 100 netbook is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM processor which found in many smart phones, including the Nexus One from Google.

Apparently, the difference between these two devices – smart phones and netbooks – was only on the screen and keyboard size are almost full-size on HP devices.

HP Airlife 100 has screen 10.1 “with a 16GB SSD which is supported by an SD card slot. Features Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS are embedded in this netbook. Wireless access via 3G causes HP have to partnered with Telefonica operators.

On the netbook arena, Android was not welcomed as glorious as smart phone. He was considered too light for netbook Operating System. However the good news is, it has impressive battery power. HP says it can stay active up 12 hours with standby time that reaches up to 10 days.

The HP Airlife 100 price has not been announced yet.


Symbian Start Debut as Open Source

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

symbianStarting today, Thursday (2/4/2010), Symbian that is widely used in the smartphone device made its debut as an open source platform. Symbian Foundation was officially released open source package for kernel packages Services & Hardware Symbian platform that is free download at their site.

“Kernel & Hardware Package Services is a foundation while the rest of the platform is being developed,” that is the introduction on the Wiki page for Symbian developers. With the release of the Symbian open source package that is officially starting today Symbian is used and modified freely without charge.

Symbian is still the dominant platform in the global handset market and is used by a lot of smartphone vendors. However, major challenges with the entry of major competitors like RIM, Apple, and Google. Last year, Nokia took over all shares of Symbian and decided to make it as open source platform to facilitate the support of content developers.

However, in transition, the new Symbian Foundation provides most of the open source platform with royalty-free license only for members with a license called the Symbian Foundation License (SFL). Source code is open to the public with a license EPL (Eclipse Public License) begins with the kernel and is scheduled to be opened completely in mid-2010.


Processor Intel Core Business 2010 Released

Friday, February 5th, 2010

After providing Intel Core processor 2010 to the consumer market with the Intel Core I3, I5, and i7, Intel launch the Intel Core vPro 2010 processor. Intel’s latest products is specifically oriented for the businessman and small medium businesses that are equipped with more sophisticated safety features and business management.

Intel Core vPro 2010 processor has many advantages, e.g it can run the business productivity applications more quickly to 80 percent and can multiple application run more faster. With Intel vPro Core 2010 processor, the data that absorbed into the PC can be encrypted three times faster than the servers that existed previously.

Interestingly, Intel’s new Core vPro has integration features for keyboard-video-mouse that can protect users from theft of confidential data and assets up to 3.5 times faster. Intel Core vPro 2010 is also equipped with Intel Turbo Boost feature that can automatically adjust the speed of the processor’s workload became faster. For example when the user is doing multi-tasking or watching videos.

Instead, Intel Turbo Boost can also efficiently use energy when the user is resting and the computer was running background applications. In other words, Intel Core vPro 2010 is very suitable to be used by business people and entrepreneurs because it can improve cost efficiency in business activities.


Windows Mobile 7 will be launched in February 2010

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Microsoft Corp. plans to unveil a new operating system for mobile phones next month. The Company may use the celebration Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to show a new software called Windows Mobile 7. “However, this decision was not final,” said the anonymous source who knows the problem.

Microsoft relies on the latest software to bring back the spirit of the consumer Windows Mobile and mobile phone manufacturers who have adopted this system. Understandably, according to Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Kirkland, Windows Mobile 6.5, which came out in October, not enough to satisfy the software developer.

As a result, the faster they are showing Windows Mobile 7, the better, “he said. Conversely, the longer the delay the launch of Microsoft’s operating system, may be, the less consumers Microsoft for handset makers will glance at other options.

Unfortunately, Debbie Anderson, a spokesman for Redmond, Microsoft’s base in Washington, did not want to say this launch time. “There are no new thing to be announced,” he said. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp.. years ago said that the new program will come out in 2010.


HP ENVY: Minimalist, Artistic, and Superior in Technology

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

hp-envyIn the age of information communication technology today, there are various terms to attract consumers. There are laptops, notebooks, netbooks, and there are also computers. Actually it is a computer, and the difference is a function, design, and price.

Simultaneously, on the side of consumers and computer manufacturers with a variety of terminology, we see there is another aspect to be considered and seductive anyone who saw it. These aspects include the artistic side, as well as technologically superior.

Like Kind of car with a Lamborghini or a Ferrari engine design and superior artistic abilities tested by the speed, the computer with a different terminology is also in common with a luxury car, a futuristic design, and price frowned.

In the computer industry, many computer models that appear to follow this aspect. Apple Computer with the iMac or MacBook Pro is one example. Acer with a series of bright-red Ferrari and seductive design design is another example.

Minimalist

Hewlett-Packard (HP), the largest producer of computer technology in the world, such as do not want left behind after all this time lost in pursuit of market share constantly driven to compete with other global brands. So far, HP is like pushing a box to the consumer computer, does not present a significant difference for most consumers.

But this time, there was something different. When Compass tried Envy15 HP’s latest products, notebooks with 15-inch monitor (38.1 cm diagonal) and weighing about 2.5 kg without power supply, the United States was the company that produces various types of computer technology is able to provide the following significant differences in progress information communication technology.

Envy15 into the desktop replacement category and become HP’s most expensive so far. The design was minimalist, reflects the value of elegance, and technological forces that want to will find the Intel Core i7 Q820 computing speed 1.73 GHz, 8 GB memory capacity, operating system, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit graphics processor ATI Radeon HD 4830, and the PA Beats sound that brings the luxury sound systems to notebook category.

All the HP specifications indicate Envy15 underdog quality. This reflects that HP is the largest producer in the world of technology. We would like the minimalist design with a carved lid monitor using laser technology. We would like cavities collected in bringing unity USB, HDMI, and LAN.

We also would like to structure the wide keyboard, mouse control of a futuristic wide touchpad, the on / off, and marker lights hidden above the keyboard. Envy15 minimal value was shown without the presence of various stickers, such as a notebook that had been offered in the market, ranging from Intel Inside, stickers specifications, and others seemed unsure of himself.

Envy15 is at the same class as MacBook Pro notebook made by Apple, but more sophisticated and luxurious while still placing the optical disc DVD player as an extra connection or not integrated into one. Packaging reflect Envy15 magnesium alloy luxury.

In performance, Envy15 clearly has an unmatched advantage thanks to the processor and memory size has. HP latest notebook has an extremely fast performance than existing in the market. There is only one constraint, which the engine is very hot