Motorola: More smartphones get zero profit

The mobile phone manufacturer Motorola Mobility could expand its sales of smartphones last while, however, the company was not making a profit from it. As the company announced that last quarter ended with a loss of 86 million dollars.

Thus, the situation is hardly different than a year ago, when a loss was recorded from 81 million dollars. Revenues were up only slightly from 3.03 billion to 3.08 billion U.S. dollars despite the increased sales of smartphones.

The number of smartphones sold were in the first three months of this year to 5.1 million. This is after all a million more than in the same period last year. The set of feature phones, however, decreased sales significantly from 4.9 million to 3.7 million.

Overall, Motorola Mobility’s sales in the handset business, thus increasing by 3 percent to 2.2 billion dollars. More difficult, however, had the home division, are produced mainly in the set-top boxes. Here, the revenue decreased 2 percent to 884 million dollars.

Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5: The most important smartphones of 2012

The most smartphones in 2012, the Galaxy S3 and the Apple iPhone 5, could get brand new housing. Innovative materials to make this possible. So shall the housing of the Galaxy S3 from a ceramic material and the Apple iPhone 5 are made ​​of a metallic material. The advantage of ceramics and the so-called Liquid Metal: The two materials considered to be extremely light yet very robust.

Smartphones are getting slimmer. The design engineers with new challenges. The protective housing must always be designed slimmer, but this not be detrimental to the stability and robustness can. One way to realize this is by use of innovative materials. This could be already on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Apple iPhone 5 to be the case. Both manufacturers are working on new materials for the casing of the smartphone.

Source: ibtimes.co.uk
Samsung is set to S3 in the Galaxy, a ceramic material. Corresponding rumors circulated in February 2012 by the Internet. Ceramic is considered to be very tough, sturdy and yet lightweight – properties that are important for the construction of smartphone cases. Similar properties should also have the material for which Apple might have decided the iPhone 5th This should not be a ceramic, but be a metallic material.

So shall the casing of the Apple iPhone 5 construct from a material called Liquidmetal. Liquid metal is an alloy which consists of many different metals and should be superior to conventional materials in many ways. The fact that Apple has an interest in liquid metal, has already been reported several months ago. In addition, there were many reports that Apple is the iPhone 5 put on a back side of metal. The back glass as the iPhone uses Apple iPhone 4 and 4S seems, at least to have had its day.

“No one comes to the store and asks for Windows Phone”

The successful turnaround for Nokia moves into ever more remote. After the Finnish mobile phone maker only last week a profit warning had to issue due to smartphone sales halved, and now the price of the Nokia share has reached its lowest level in 15 years.

One reason is the renewed downgrading of the creditworthiness of the company due to poor future prospects. And these are mainly due to the poor sales, particularly in relation to the Lumia family. These are called by European mobile operators too expensive and not competitive. “If they could lower the price, we believe we could sell for more.” Said the spokesperson for an unspecified service provider.

However, according to market observers are not only the sales prices play a role also in the eyes of many poor games marketing from Nokia and the low popularity of Windows Mobile a major role. “But even if the provider would be the Nokia’s away for free, this would not lead to success for Nokia.” As the adviser John sums up the beach situation.

The problem: “. Nobody comes into the store and asks for Windows Phone” as a senior manager of a European mobile phone company portray the situation and continue. “Nokia has itself a double challenge: Restoring the reputation as a manufacturer of smart phones and … be successful with Microsoft’s operating system, which can not prevail on the market, “the latter lies mainly to the inadequate application of the platform this possessed many good features, but which would only know the least – thus closing the circle.

“If the Lumia would come out with the same hardware and Android instead of Windows, it would be much easier to sell.” Said the manager. This thesis is not thereby established for the first time. Nokia has been criticized on several occasions in recent months for the commitment to Windows Mobile and ignoring androids. It is often forgotten, however, that for this choice largely determined by financial considerations were. Because Microsoft was at this time in search of a hardware partner and was willing to invest millions of dollars in co-operation. An advantage that it would never have been on Android.

Ultimately, it could come so far, however, that the major mobile phone provider of Windows and thus turn away from Nokia. About these would vary from one region 50 to 90 percent of all units sold to end customers. However, the provider should be broken on the lookout for a strong alternative to Android and iOS to their hegemony and create better economic conditions to be able to.

“Finally, Nokia and Windows are challengers and they must either take a really hard-hitting, innovative product or a huge marketing budget to market. Until now, neither is the case. “

Crucial here are likely to be the next two quarters. For the current quarter, Nokia expects no growth over the same period last year, is only slowly in the fall of imminent improvement. Until then, should the Lumia models will be available in major markets. If still no success then emerge, are likely to mutate the Finns to a potential takeover candidate.

Nokia CEO: “Multi-core CPUs are a waste of electricity”

In an interview with Chinese newspaper Yangcheng Evening News remarked Nokia CEO Stephen Elop opposed to the use of multi-core processors in smartphones. Even without such processors Nokia devices in everyday life are faster than the competition.

The multi-core processors, which often come into the flagships of other manufacturers are used, described Elop as “waste stream”. Users of smartphones would not notice the differences. Compared to some newly released HTC devices like the One X with a quad-core processor from Nvidia is used for example in the Nokia Lumia 800 ( Computer Base Test ) is a processor with one core to use. This is due to Microsoft’s hardware requirements, the developer of the upcoming deployment to Windows Mobile 7 operating system.

To reinforce his statements, Nokia wants to launch a contest on the Chinese market called “Blown away by Lumia”. In this users interact with their smartphones against a Lumia 900 from their own home and need to accomplish certain tasks faster than the Nokia smartphone. Should this succeed the participants, the latter a cash prize of 1,000 yuan receives. One of the principle of equal competition leads Microsoft titled “Smoked Windows by phone” a “Windows Mobile 7″ Challenge. This caused in the past because of (temporary) non-payment of the prize money for more bad news. A few hours later, Microsoft offered the blogger Sahas Katta, however the actual costs plus a Lumia at 800 as compensation.

Apple incorporates the functionality of consultation with specialists on-line web iPad

For several hours and is available on the Spanish website devoted to Apple iPad a really useful new feature: “Inquire Now”. It is a service offered by the company that will allow us to start a conversation with a specialist to resolve the doubts we have about the new iPhone.

We have several communication options: A real-time conversation via text (opens in new window), ask the specialist to call us, or even ask for a guided tour through the internet about the product.

This new service was launched only on the websites of Spain, Britain and Germany, and it is really useful to know the detail of the product. I have tried personally and experience is very good: I immediately connected with a specialist (thanks Esther!) That I could ask any aspect of the new iPad. Only hope that Apple will expand this service to other products such as iPhone or Macs in the future.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has an official beta Ice Cream Sandwich

Good news for users of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play , as Sony has released a beta version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the device. The idea of sharing in this state is to polish the errors are due to feedback from users.

It is available for download, and although it is not a final version, or comfortable for day to day, is proof that the company wants to meet with the Android 4.0 update to all its terminals Xperia 2011.

Although we could not see it, we hope to continue in line with what we’ve seen in ROM s for other phones like Xperia Arc S, V and Ray Neo, without heavy customizations on Ice Cream Sandwich.

The update promises improvements in the performance of the Xperia Play, but we also find that some games do not work, and they would need an upgrade. Another negative for everyday use is the lack of WiFi conetividad or Google applications.

From Developer World Sony make it clear that to install the beta you need to have unlocked the bootloader to load the ROM, so inviting to carry out the process to those that are considered “advanced developers”.

Telstra also reduced subsidies in favor of mobile phones supported

Without making too much noise, April has also become the month that Telstra has taken to strengthen its mobile program funding while still reducing the discount of subsidies that are non-existent and even if we compare the prices of prepaid card and prices of portability to contract with lower rates of monthly commitment, you should go signing a stay of 18 months but not profits in the price of the phone.

So if you’re willing to stay with Telstra sign, you may be interested in doing with the phone funded rather than the traditional subsidy model, which as can be seen in the picture below does not exist in all cases:

Advanced installment

After belittling the minimum subsidies, Telstra also opted for months by a particular method of financing now complete with new options to facilitate payment of the device though, as unlike the proposals of Movistar and Vodafone, is not entirely clear who pays the interest program installment of Telstra.

From now on, in addition to installment payment of 3 euros per month, also will have new installments of 5 or 8 euros a month that will further reduce the initial price of about smartphones becoming more expensive and comprehensive. Fees pay more comfortable than the 10 or 20 euros demanded by Movistar and Vodafone.

The stays are kept in 18 months except with Mega Flat rates 40 and 55 which are 24 month stay.

Is the next step is to make discounts for used mobile delivery? ¿Fidelizarán better the already Telstra customers are supposed to do the rest?

Prizes to be Telstra contract

As more and more the service is valued and the balance of the fees associated therewith, in the absence of a reduction of fees when a phone is not subsidized, so far Telstra has launched an attractive promotion to attract new customers looking for data connection in its mobile Internet service giving Multiline.

Internet Multi Telstra is one of the most attractive in comparison with the direct competition as a bonus to share internet between all with the same ID for a single fee rather than a fee for each line of ID card to activate it.

The only condition to enjoy free Internet Multiline always activate a bonus of 1 GB or higher during the month of April or earlier and have him keep it next to the multi-service.

As for new handsets, Telstra has released this April, the new LG Optimus L3 which is available for 99 euros in prepaid card from 0 euros with the Mega 30 and permamencia Plana 18 months as shown in the first image. This is the first device in the new line of Optimus Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.2-inch screen, 800 MHz processor and camera 3.15 megapixel.