Posts Tagged ‘nokia’
Opinion: What is the point of Samsung’s Bada? »
With Samsung committing to an Android future what is the point of keeping its own open source OS alive?, asks Adam Maguire. Just less than a year ago Samsung announced Bada OS, its own open source operating system that would challenge the growing dominance of Android and iOS. It made a lot of noise about the new software at the time, ...Read On »
Microsoft open app challenge for WinMo7 »
Microsoft has announced an app challenge to try to entice developers to the Windows Phone 7 platform. The new OS is due out in Ireland in the months ahead and this competition is an attempt to give its app store as much Irish content as possible at launch. There are four prizes on offer to developers of what is deemed the best app in each ...Read On »
Intel buys up McAfee for €5.97bn »
Chip-maker Intel has snapped up security software specialist McAfee for a tasty €5.97bn ($7.68bn). The unexpected deal will see McAfee operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel, though the latter will clearly seek to use the expertise to improve its growing portfolio of products. Intel has been on the acquisition path lately, buying ...Read On »
Google debut easy app maker for Android »
Non-codies will soon be able to make their own apps if Google's latest beta lives up to its promise. Called the 'App Inventor' the tool offers a simple drag and drop interface for mobile app creation, with no code necessary. With the battle for app supremacy tougher than ever companies like Google are trying to make their creation tools as ...Read On »
Opinion: Kin’s demise a warning for Nokia »
Microsoft's attempt to juggle two mobile platforms - the Kin and Windows Mobile - failed this week with the merging of the former into the latter. The sooner Nokia realises it needs to do the same the better says Adam Maguire. When Microsoft unveiled the Kin in April of this year a lot of people asked how it fit into the upcoming launch of ...Read On »
Nokia makes final push for app ideas »
Nokia is making a final push for idea submissions to its 'Apps for Ireland' competition, which closes this Friday. The company has received 2,200 submissions so far and over 6,000 public votes have already been cast to decide which three ideas are eventually made into working apps. The Apps for Ireland competition is part of Nokia's push to ...Read On »
Nokia unveil N8 smartphone »
Nokia's N8 smartphone will boast a 12mp camera and the latest Symbian^3 OS when it ships in the second half of this year. The touchscreen device will be available in Ireland in Q3 and will cost €370 before taxes or subsidies are applies. The device has a 3.5" OLED capacitive touchscreen on board and promises social media integration from ...Read On »
Feature: No-nonsense mobile phones »
While high tech phones are catching everyone's attention some manufacturers are going back to basics to cater for a more straight-forward user. Adam Maguire looks at some of the simpler devices currently available to Irish customers. With increasingly complex mobiles available today the purchase of a new phone can be a minefield of fiddly ...Read On »
Opinion: Nokia needs apps not maps »
Nokia's free maps will give the company a short-term boost but in the long run only apps will help it compete, argues Adam Maguire. It's an over-used term but Nokia's decision to give its Ovi Maps software away for free can be fairly described as a game-changer. The announcement has almost certainly put the company's rivals on the ...Read On »
Nokia offer free sat-nav to customers »
Nokia has announced it will offer free sat-nav software to customers who own one of their compatible smartphones. Users with GPS-enabled Nokia devices will be able to download the full 'turn by turn' navigation software for 74 countries for free via the company's Ovi Store. GPS technology has become more common in mobile phones lately ...Read On »
