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MWC: LG’s Optimus 3D & Optimus Pad Unveiled

February 13th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

LG’s Optimus has seen the daylight at MWC today. The hardware could make the Optimus 3D a preferred device for techsensitive Android users.

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Nokia’s Shares Sink 13.28%

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Nokia had a lot of news today as the company is not only cooperating with Microsoft on Windows Phone 7, but it it also splitting up in two business units. Investors responded to the news.

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Nokia: No QT on Windows Phone 7

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: QT | No Comments »

Though Nokia always said QT is their way to bridge development on their mobile platforms, Nokia now confirms the deal with Microsoft will not involve that bit of technology.

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The Future for Nokia’s Smartphone Business

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Nokia will be split up in new business units in order to leverage the overall performance of the company. The main unit will be Smart Devices led by Jo Harlow.

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Windows Phone 7 Principal OS for Nokia

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Nokia and Microsoft just announced a strategic partnership in which Windows Phone 7 will become the principal smartphone OS for Nokia. Nokia is the first European device vendor to join Microsoft.

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Activision Kills Key Franchises

February 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Though Activision was profitable yet again, several project weren’t due to fierce competition of just high development costs. As so, Activision decided it will be killing several big games to focus on new projects.

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SEGA, EA and Gameloft in App Store Pricewars

February 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

It seems Valentines-day is the perfect momentum to start a new war. A price war that is, started by good old Electronic Arts with their “I Love 99¢” promotion.

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MeeGo Drops Netbook Support

February 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo | No Comments »

The MeeGo Project has moved MeeGo Netbook UX into maintenance mode. This means the netbook OS will only receive updates for important bugfixes.

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Texas Instruments Announces the OMAP 5 CPU

February 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Texas Instruments has shown off a new mobile CPU called the OMAP 5. One of the key features of the OMAP 5 CPU is that it consumes 60% less energy compared to its predecessors.

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Ovi Store Ads QT and Arabic Support for Symbian^3 Devices

February 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: QT, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Sometimes you stumble across things that sound pretty logical, yet they seem to come late. One of those things is Nokia’s announcement that the Ovi Store will finally support Arabic on Symbian^3 devices.