Category Archives: consumer computing

E-paper renaissance because of A4 format on a lighter, plastic substrate?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

There is a nascent e-paper potential even with Onyx E430 Android 4.3″ E Ink phone [Charbax YouTube channel, May 13, 2013] promised for July 2013 delivery from Onyx International (with a 1GHz Cortex-A8 based SoC) having all of its 15+ … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, E-readers, Geopolitics, tablets | Tagged 13.3” e-paper, 4th Educational IT Solutions Expo, A4 format e-paper, Android, Android based E Ink solutions, “roll to roll” production, conversion to active learning, digital paper solutions, digital paper terminal, E Ink Mobius, E-Ink, E-Ink-Holdings, e-paper, e-paper renaissance, EDIX, education, EPD, eReaders, flexible electronic paper, flexible electronic paper display, flexible EPD, flexible TFT technology, flexible Thin Film Transistor technology, Hosei University, learning efficiency, Onyx E430, Onyx E430 E Ink phone, Onyx International, Ritsumeikan University, Sony, Sony “digital paper” terminal, university trials, Waseda University | Leave a comment

New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

… by bringing premium experience to the entry-level smartphone market: Peter Skillman (Head of Ux Design for Mobile Phones & HERE at Nokia) demonstratingSwipe and Fastlane experiences on a greatly enlarged touchscreen, actually from a ladder, at the launch in … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, design, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged affordable smartphones, Facebook, Fastlane, India, intelligent multitasking, Lumia, NAX, Nokia, Nokia Advertising Exchange, Nokia Asha 501, Nokia Asha ecosystem, Nokia Asha family, Nokia Asha platform, Nokia HERE, Nokia In-App Payment, Nokia N9, Nokia Xpress browser, Nokia Xpress Now, Nokia's operator billing network, Series 40, smarter Internet, Smarterphone, swipe, User Experience, UX | 2 Comments

Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: 3” display with 240 x 320 pixels, not AMOLED screen, 3.2 MP camera. More information:- New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, May 9, 2013] my composite post … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, consumer devices, design, smartphones, tablets | Tagged Android, Asha, Asha 501, Blackberry, C#, Codename One, Codename One development kit, Codename One UI, cross-platform development, J2ME, Java developers, LCDUI, lightweight architecture, Lightweight component, Lightweight User Interface Toolkit, LWUIT, LWUIT 2.0, Metro, Metro design, Modern design, Modern UI, Nokia, Nokia Asha, Nokia Premium Developer Program for Asha, Nokia S40, Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java, Nokia Series 40, non-Windows platforms, platforms co-development, porting Android apps, porting Blackberry apps, S40, Swing, Tantalum, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, XAML | 1 Comment

Qualcomm’s SoC business future is questioned first time

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Among the hits for simple ‘Qualcomm’ search between April 25 and 30 you will first time find headlines such as: Qualcomm And The Demise Of The Commodity Processor >>> Qualcomm’s profit hurt by competition from China >>> Qualcomm’s earnings outlook … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC, tablets | Tagged 28nm, automation, Callbar, D.Phone, domestic brands, entry-level dual core, 闻泰, G-five, Haier, Huawei, industrial chain, industrial cluster, Intex, IQ2010, Jiaxing, Karbon, Lava, LG, LitePoint, local brands, MediaTek, Micromax, Motorola, MSM8225Q, MSM8625Q, MT6572, MT6582, MT6589M, MTK6572, MTK6582, ODM, Philips, Qualcomm, robots, SC6600W, Snapdragon 800, SoC, Spice, Spreadtrum, Spreadtrum quad-core, Sunspan, Sunspan D18, Sunspan D28X, T-Smart, TCL, Videocon, WING, WingTech, WingTech Communications, Xi’an, 华为, 天迈, 海尔 | 1 Comment

China: Entry-level dual core IPS WVGA (480×800) smartphones $65+ now, quad-core $70+ in June

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

China market: Qualcomm, Spreadtrum cutting quad-core processor prices [DIGITIMES, April 25, 2013] Qualcomm and Spreadtrum Communications have both cut prices for their quad-core products to better compete against MediaTek, which controls half of the smartphone-chip market in China, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC | Tagged 2.5G, Android, China, China Mobile, dual core, entry level, 蘑菇手机, HSPA+, HSUPA, IPS, MediaTek, MOGO OS, Mogu, Mogu Phone, MOGU蘑菇手机, Qualcomm, SC6825, SC8825, smartphones, Spreadtrum, TD-SCDMA, WVGA | 1 Comment

Microsoft: With cloud services investments starting to pay off Windows 8 and Windows Blue will bring more competitive devices particularly in new smaller form factors targeting the tablet market

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

This statement is the essential summary of Microsoft current performance according to the results in the first 3 months of 2013 and the near term actions the company declared now to further improve its stance, particularly in the market which … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, tablets | Tagged Bay Trail, buying experience, chips, chipsets, cloud devices, cloud OS, cloud services, device market, distribution, first-party apps, fourth generation Intel Core processor, hardware and software ecosystem, Haswell, hybrid PCs, licensing revenue, MBD, Microsoft, Microsoft Business Division, OEMs, Office 365, Office market, Office subscription, PC market, productivity market, Q3 FY13 performance, Q4 FY13 outlook, revenue, Skype, small touch devices, smaller form factors, Surface, Surface Pro, Tablets, third-party apps, touch-enabled computing devices, traditional PC, traditional PC market, transition from the traditional PC, Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows business, Windows Division, Windows market | 1 Comment

Nokia: Continued moderate progress with Lumia, urgent Asha Touch refresh and new innovations to come against the onslaught of unbranded Android and forked Android players in China and India

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia Corporation’s CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results – Earnings Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha, April 18, 2013] … At the highest level, I am pleased that in Q1 2013 Nokia Group achieved underlying operating profitability for the third quarter in a … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged Asha Touch, China, Competition, competitive industry dynamics, forked Android, India, Lumia, new industry dynamics, Nokia, Nokia competition, trends, unbranded Android | Leave a comment

Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

OR “2 for 1” (or “two-for-one”) touch and voice enabled ultrabooks of convertible and detachable form factors with Haswell / 4th generation Intel Core processor family (shipping now and on track for Q2’13 launch) starting as low as $500. Touch-enabled … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Enterprise computing, notebooks, tablets | Tagged SoC, Intel, Android, Toshiba, Lenovo, Windows 8, notebooks, desktops, 22nm, foundry, Haswell, next generation, 14nm, Paul Otellini, Set-Top Box, Enterprise Market, OEMs, ODMs, Ultrabooks, Bay Trail, PC ecosystem, Intel Media, Intel WiDi, professional market, value devices, entry level computing, consumer market, 2 for 1, two-for-one, touch enablement, voice enablement, convertible form factors, detachable form factors, convertibles detachables, 4th generation Intel Core processor, Bay Trail M, Bay Trail D, IDF 2013 Beijing, Ultrabook™ Convertible, Windows 8 adoption, touch price points, technology transitions, System on Chip, Tick-Tock model, touch-enabled thin notebooks, Atom SoC, Kirk Skaugen, full PC experience, 22nm Tri Gate, Ultrabook reference design, Ultrabook detachable, value convertibles, clamshell laptops, value all-in-one computers, multi OS support, more competitive Atom | 1 Comment

The future of mobile gaming at GDC 2013 and elsewhere

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Laszlo Kishonti at MWC 2013 (see the video embedded later, as well as the CLBenchmark data supporting the below statement): [1:20] Currently Mali T-600 is the first and only GPU which can run this desktop grade software. [1:27] The Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, consumer computing, consumer devices, smartphones, SoC, tablets | Tagged AAA Game, Arndale Board, CLBenchmark, CLBenchmark 1.1 Desktop Edition, console gaming, digital gaming, Exynos 5 Dual, Exynos 5250, F8000, GDC 2013, GLBenchmark, GLbenchmark 2.5, Glu Mobile, Google Nexus 10, Hisilicon K3V3, Image filter, Kishonti Informatics, Mali SeeMore Demo, Mali-T600 Series, Mali-T604, Mali-T624, Mali-T628, Mali-T658, Mali-T678, mobile gaming, OpenCL CPU Compute, OpenCL GPU Compute, Optical flow, PowerVR competition, Raytrace, Samsung Smart TV, SPH Fluid Simulation, Synopsis, Synthesis Super-Resolution Scaler Demo, Timbuktu2, triple-A game, WQXGA display | 2 Comments

New and successful “post feature phone” business of Nokia with a new set of risks and uncertainties

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia successfully got over the “post feature phone” situation described a year ago as: … many mid-range to high-end feature phones increasingly offer access to the Internet and applications and provide more smartphone-like features and design, blurring the distinction between … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer computing, consumer devices, smartphones | Tagged affordability, Android-based smartphones, feature phones, higher-end, higher-end devices, Mobile Phones business, Nokia, post feature phone, QWERTY devices, risks, risks and uncertainties, uncertainties | 1 Comment

Category Archives: consumer computing

E-paper renaissance because of A4 format on a lighter, plastic substrate?

New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia

Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Qualcomm’s SoC business future is questioned first time

China: Entry-level dual core IPS WVGA (480×800) smartphones $65+ now, quad-core $70+ in June

Nokia: Continued moderate progress with Lumia, urgent Asha Touch refresh and new innovations to come against the onslaught of unbranded Android and forked Android players in China and India

Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

The future of mobile gaming at GDC 2013 and elsewhere

New and successful “post feature phone” business of Nokia with a new set of risks and uncertainties

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