http://www.sxwjxx.com Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:32:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 During CES 2012 Sony Ericsson have unveiled a new accessory set to help Android Mobile Phone Users, dubbed the SmartWatch. The watch, which itself runs Android 2.1 is effectively a Bluetooth linked information screen that is permanently connected ... ============= Article Content: During CES 2012 Sony Ericsson have unveiled a new accessory set to help Android Mobile Phone Users, dubbed the SmartWatch. The watch, which itself runs Android 2.1 is effectively a Bluetooth linked information screen that is permanently connected to your mobile. IT can answer calls, play music, act as a notifier, and allows the user to check on their social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and all done by a new app running on your phone and controlling the SmartWatch. This is an evolution of something I used to love, my SE MBW 150 Exec watch which worked flawlessly as a notifier for years (however had a life of 2 years functionally as the OLED display decayed over that time.) With a price tag of 0 I’m first in line for one of these, they look great (albeit a little iPhone 4-y) but would have unsurpassed functionality, and certainly a gadget of the future, wrist notifiers. Click here to view the embedded video. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/news-on-mobile-phone-sony-ericsson-smartwatch-%e2%80%93-ces-2012-%e2%80%93-9.html During CES 2012 Sony Ericsson have unveiled a new accessory set to help Android Mobile Phone Users, dubbed the SmartWatch. The watch, which itself runs Android 2.1 is effectively a Bluetooth linked information screen that is permanently connected ... ============= Article Content: During CES 2012 Sony Ericsson have unveiled a new accessory set to help Android Mobile Phone Users, dubbed the SmartWatch. The watch, which itself runs Android 2.1 is effectively a Bluetooth linked information screen that is permanently connected to your mobile. IT can answer calls, play music, act as a notifier, and allows the user to check on their social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and all done by a new app running on your phone and controlling the SmartWatch. This is an evolution of something I used to love, my SE MBW 150 Exec watch which worked flawlessly as a notifier for years (however had a life of 2 years functionally as the OLED display decayed over that time.) With a price tag of 0 I’m first in line for one of these, they look great (albeit a little iPhone 4-y) but would have unsurpassed functionality, and certainly a gadget of the future, wrist notifiers. Click here to view the embedded video. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-sony-ericsson-smartwatch-%e2%80%93-ces-2012-%e2%80%93-9.html Syria is currently effectively under censorship laws, and in a bid to protect the government from losing face they have just banned iPhones. The reason is a little baffling, as they are trying to limit civilian journalism as ... ============= Article Content: Syria is currently effectively under censorship laws, and in a bid to protect the government from losing face they have just banned iPhones. The reason is a little baffling, as they are trying to limit civilian journalism as most of the negative and anti-government reporting has taken place on smartphones using video, twitter, facebook and personal blogs.  That’s right, smartphones, so why only ban a single device? Apparently the device will no longer allowed to be imported into the country an officials now “warn anyone against using the iPhone in Syria”, reports the BBC. Will this stop civilian blogs and journalism? Doubtful, these people are already risking their lives to publish the information, the medium is simply semantics. Perhaps Syrian government are simply avid Fandroids and are still pissed over the whole Samsung situation. [Source]   --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-syria-has-banned-iphones-to-curb-citizen-journalism.html HTC yesterday reported a significant drop in revenue of 30% as it fights competition with Apple and Samsung vying for the no.1 position. The company took NT.95 billion during the month of November, down 20% compared ... ============= Article Content: HTC yesterday reported a significant drop in revenue of 30% as it fights competition with Apple and Samsung vying for the no.1 position. The company took NT.95 billion during the month of November, down 20% compared to November 2010 and 30% sequentially. HTC has cut its fourth-quarter forecast by 23% as a result now expecting a total of NT4 billion. HTC’s November revenue statement shows: HTC RELEASES UNAUDITED REVENUES FOR NOVEMBER 2011 Taoyuan, Taiwan – December 6, 2011 – HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498), a global leader in smartphone innovation and design, today announces that unaudited consolidated revenues for November 2011 totaled NT,942 million, down 19.60% year-on-year, while total unaudited consolidated revenues from January to November 2011 were NT9,432 million, up 78.87% YoY. Unaudited Consolidated Revenue Report for November 2011 Total Revenues 2011 2010 Difference YoY Growth (Unit: NT$ million) November 30,942 38,484 -7,542 -19.60% January through November 439,432 245,675 193,757 78.87% --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/news-on-mobile-phone-htc-revenue-down-30.html Yesterday Panasonic shocked european markets by announcing that they intend to expand its smartphone business into Europe in March 2012, continuing on into global markets shortly afterwards. While Panasonic didn’t name its first smartphone, it did say ... ============= Article Content: Yesterday Panasonic shocked european markets by announcing that they intend to expand its smartphone business into Europe in March 2012, continuing on into global markets shortly afterwards. While Panasonic didn’t name its first smartphone, it did say that it features an ultra-slim form factor with a 4.3-inch qHD OLED screen which looks close to the renders that have been recently revealed. The phone is also supposedly water and dust-proof adding unique USPs to their first new-gen handset. Panasonic hopes to sell 1.5 million smartphones in Europe next year, and by 2016 the company aims to be selling 15 million phones cell phones annually. They did state that a percentage, some 9 million handsets are expected to be smartphones, and so expect feature coming soon too. Panasonic to Expand Smartphone Business to European Market Tokyo, Japan - Panasonic announced today that it will expand its smartphone business to the European market in March 2012. At the same time, it announced its aim to bring its overseas smartphone sales to nine million units in fiscal year 2016, ending March 31, 2016, using Europe as a stepping stone to the global market. With the mobile phone market rapidly shifting to smartphone usage worldwide and a steady growth expected particularly overseas, Panasonic aims to tap into this growth with its first global model smartphone for the European market in March 2012. The main characteristics of the global model are: An ultra-slim D-shaped design for easy portability Slim bezel with high viewing quality Quarter HD (QHD) 4.3-inch large organic light emitting diode (OLED) screen Waterproof and dustproof for ease of handling Using this as a reference model, Panasonic will expand its lineup, aiming at sales of 1.5 million smartphones in Europe next fiscal year. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2016, Panasonic targets global sales of 15 million units, including nine million in Europe, Asia, China, and the United States and six million in Japan (of which five million are smartphones). The Panasonic Group created the Systems & Communications Company (SNC) in April this year in advance of its reorganization scheduled for January 2012 in order to handle products and services related to system, network and mobile communications. Within this company, Panasonic will maximize its internal resources, including making use of an existing factory in Malaysia. Currently, phones for the Japanese market are manufactured in this factory but now the same factory is also scheduled to manufacture the first global model as announced. Panasonic will continue to expand its product lineup and increase sales in a speedy process by thoroughly utilizing the Group’s technological assets and development resources as well as its production and sales sites around the world, thereby strengthening development, production, and sales structure and product competitiveness.   --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/news-on-mobile-phone-panasonic-to-launch-android-smartphone-in-europe-in-march-2012.html GSMArena have got hold of (been tactically leaked) some pictures of the yet to be announced handset from the company soon to be known as just “Sony”. The mobile is currently codenamed ‘Nozomi’ and is expected to ... ============= Article Content: GSMArena have got hold of (been tactically leaked) some pictures of the yet to be announced handset from the company soon to be known as just “Sony”. The mobile is currently codenamed ‘Nozomi’ and is expected to take the moniker “Arc HD” either at CES or Mobile World Congress in 2012. We know this thing is Android, but the rest of the specs are practically unknown but we can expect: Looks very nice indeed. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-new-sony-ericsson-nozomi-coming-soon.html LG and Prada have announced the all-new Prada 3.0. IT is the third in a lineage of feature phones with a difference, this time it’s rocking an Android OS, however it is likely to be gingerbread. The new ... ============= Article Content: LG and Prada have announced the all-new Prada 3.0. IT is the third in a lineage of feature phones with a difference, this time it’s rocking an Android OS, however it is likely to be gingerbread. The new mobile from the South Korean company will be available in South Korea and Western Europe in January 2012. Pricing is to be confirmed locally from networks, although it is expected to be free on contract from launch. Click here to view the embedded video. Specs include: --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/news-on-mobile-phone-lg-prada-3-0-announced-%e2%80%93-android-gingerbread-8mp-cam-8gb-memory.html Usually electronics are manufactured in the far east, whether it be Korea or China, especially for Apple with the majority of their iPhones being created in Foxxconn, in China. However a new report suggests that the production ... ============= Article Content: Usually electronics are manufactured in the far east, whether it be Korea or China, especially for Apple with the majority of their iPhones being created in Foxxconn, in China. However a new report suggests that the production of Apple’s current mobile processors (The A5) have moved to the United States. The chips are apparently being manufactured in a new 1.6 million square foot Samsung factory located in Austin, Texas. The factory, owned by Samsung, is the size of nine football fields reached full production capacity earlier this month, and was expanded to manufacture logic chips. Although this will make Samsung shareholders happy, it is still bitter sweet as they have lost the contract to manufacture the next-generation A6 chips which will instead be manufactured by Taiwan-based chip maker TSMC. [Source] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-apple%e2%80%99s-a5-chip-now-manufactured-by-samsung-in-texas.html So was Christmas 2011 a mobile gadgets Christmas for you? Did you get that Nexus you’d been asking santa for? Or a new case for your iPhone? Or was this your first exposure to the wonderfull ... ============= Article Content: So was Christmas 2011 a mobile gadgets Christmas for you? Did you get that Nexus you’d been asking santa for? Or a new case for your iPhone? Or was this your first exposure to the wonderfull world of Tablets? Let us know what mobile gifts you received and what is the best thing about them. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-what-did-you-get-for-christmas.html It appears the popularity of smartphones as gifts shows no signs of slowing as Christmas 2011 saw 6.8 million Apple and Android devices alone being activated on that day. On the days leading to the big ... ============= Article Content: It appears the popularity of smartphones as gifts shows no signs of slowing as Christmas 2011 saw 6.8 million Apple and Android devices alone being activated on that day. On the days leading to the big day of St. Nick the daily average was 1.5 mill smartphones and tablets, which in itself is still a big number, especially in the lull before the big day. The increase on the 25th was 350% (We don’t know who of the two giants held the majority). The report from Flurry Analytics also shows dizzying app downloads, with 15 million downloaded between 7pm and 8pm alone (if you line up all the time zones). Check the source for more info. [Source] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-nearly-7-million-apple-and-android-devices-were-activated-on-christmas-day.html