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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

Boosting both the commodity and premium brand markets in 2013 with much more smartphones and tablets while the Windows notebook shipments will shrink by 2%

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

This is my conclusion after reviewing The ongoing trends in the commodity and premium brand ecosystems of Android devices: – Smartphones- Tablets and The emerging new trends in the premium ecosystem of the Windows devices:- Notebooks – Smartphones as reported … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, notebooks, smartphones, tablets | Tagged 2013 ICT market, 2013 market, Acer, Alibaba, Aliyun, Allwinner, Amazon, Android, Android devices, Android smartphones, Android tablets, Apple, Asustek, branded Android tablets, China market, commodity, commodity markets, Compal, Coolpad, Dell, Digitimes, Digitimes Research, ecosystems, FIH, Flextronics, Foxconn, Gartner, global tablet shipments, Google, Haier, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, Huawei, IDC, iPad, iPhone, Lenovo, LG, major brands, market forecasts, market shares, Microsoft PixelSense, Microsoft Surface, Motorola, Nexus 10, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, notebooks, ODMs, OEMs, Oppo, PC brands, PC replacement, Pegatron Technology, premium brand markets, premium brands, price points, profits, Quanta, Rockchip, Samsung, smartphones, Tablets, Taiwan makers, Toshiba, trends, white-box tablets, Window Phone, Windows 8, Windows notebooks, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Wistron, Xiaomi, ZTE | 5 Comments

The cloud experience vision of .NET by Microsoft 12 years ago and its delivery now with Windows Azure, Windows 8/RT, Windows Phone, iOS and Android among others

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Take also a Food for thought: Cloud experience development: the new essence [this same ‘Experiencing the Cloud’ blog, Sept 7, 2012] Update as of Sept 20, 2012: Take note as well that CVP Jason Zander, who was up to now … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing | Tagged (MVVM), .NET 4.5, .NET API profiles, .NET Compact Framework, .NET Developer Platform, .NET for Metro style apps, .NET for Windows Store apps, .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.5, .NET languages, .NET Micro Framework, .NET My Services, .NET platform, .NET Strategy, .NET. .NET vision, Android, Android client, Android SDK, API Controller, APIs, ARM based Windows 8, ASP.NET, ASP.NET 4.5 Web optimization, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET Web Forms, async, Async language feature, await, Azure, Azure VM role, Bill Gates, Blend, Bob Muglia, C Sharp, C#, C# code, C# code Android, C# code on iOS, C++11, C++11 standard, chief software architect, cloud, Cloud Application Platform, cloud experience, cloud experience vision, cloud service, cloud services, cloud-based applications, CLR, CocoaTouch SDK, Code First, Common Language Runtime, connected client Apps, connected devices, connected devices & continuous services, connected devices and services, connected PC, continuous services, CSS3, data-binding, datacenter, David Chappel, Desktop Client, Developer & Platform Evangelism Group, DirectX app, DPE, embedded applications, Entity Framework, Entity Framework 5, Eric Rudder, F# 3.0, garbage collection, Hadoop, HailStorm, healthcare, HTML 5 applications, HTML apps, HTML clients, HTML5, HTTP services, hybrid applications, identity, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 10, iOS, iOS client, ISV, Jason Zander, Java, JavaScript, JIT compilation, Joseph Hill, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, JSON, JSON-based ODATA format, lean startups, LightSwitch, LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2012, managed code, management API, manycore, Metro style apps, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, Microsoft .NET platform, Microsoft account, Microsoft Blend, Microsoft Passport, Microsoft Silverlight, Miguel de Icaza, mobile cross platform, mobile Service, Mobile Services for Xamarin, Mobile Services Managed SDK, mobility, Model-View-ViewModel pattern, modern apps, modern client experiences, modern mobile apps, modern platforms, MongoDB, Mono, Mono for Android, Mono.Android.dll, MonoDevelop, MonoTouch, MonoTouch.dll, multi-targeting, multicore, multiple platforms, MySQL, Nat Friedman, native APIs, native UIs, Next Generation Internet, Node.js, notification, OData, OData client, OData data source, on-premises, OpenID, Passport, Paul Maritz, PHP, platform strategy and evangelism, portable class libraries, Portable Class Library, Post-PC, pre-built REST helper methods, private cloud, public cloud, Python, RAD, rapid development, raw REST, Ray Ozzie, resource bundling, resource minification, REST, REST APIs, REST helper, RESTful services, SaaS, Sanjay Parthasarathy, Satya Nadella, Scott Guthrie, services in the cloud, SharePoint, Silverlight, Silverlight 4.0 profile, Silverlight 5, smart clients, smart devices, Software-plus-Services, Software-plus-Services Vision, spatial data types, SQL Azure, SQL Server 2012, Steve Ballmer, Steve Masters video, structured data storage, Tablets, Task Parallel Library, The Internet Services Disruption, the originial .NET vision, tools, TPL, TV, UI metaphors, UI stack, unified application services, unstructured data storage, UX, VB, virtual machine, Visual Basic, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2012 Express, Visual Studio 2012 Launch, Visual Studio.NET, Walid Abu-Hadba, WCF, WCF 4.5, Web API, Web API controller, web applications, web developers, web services, Web Sockets, Web Sockets API, WebSockets, WF, WF 4.5, WF4.5, WIF, Windows 8, Windows 8 client, Windows 8 PC clients, Windows 8/RT, Windows Azure, Windows Azure cloud service, Windows Azure Cloud Services, Windows Azure Mobile Services, Windows Azure mobile toolkits, Windows Azure portal, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows desktop, Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Live ID, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.1, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone SDK 8.0, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows RT, Windows Runtime, Windows Runtime APIs, Windows Server 2012, Windows Store, Windows Store apps, Windows Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation, WPF, WPF 4.5, Xamarin, Xamarin Android drag-and-drop UI designer, Xamarin Mobile profile, Xamarin.Mobile library, XAML, XAML markup, XAML UI framework, XAML Windows Store apps, Xbox, Xcode Interface Builder, XML, XML-based .NET | 6 Comments

Windows Phone 8 software architecture vs. that of Windows Phone 7, 7.5 and the upcoming 7.8

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Announcing Windows Phone 8 [Joe Belfiore on Windows Phone blog, June 20, 2012] Many of Windows Phone 8’s new capabilities come from a surprising source: Windows, the most successful and powerful operating system on the planet, and one used by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud SW engineering, consumer devices, smartphones | Tagged .NET engine, ARM, Compile in the Cloud, compiled manipulation in the cloud, Direct3D, drivers, Experiment 19, graphics, graphics & media, kernel, media, Multitasking, Native Code, Native code support, networking, security, Shared Windows Core, small-footprint, software architecture, specialized devices, Windows 8, Windows CE, Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Embedded Compact 7, Windows Embedded Compact v.Next, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform, Windows RT, WP8 Developer Platform | 6 Comments

MWC 2012 day 1 news [Feb 27, 2012]: Samsung and Nokia

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Samsung had a number of enhanced GALAXY products (see them in the “Details for Samsung” section below). The really strong message from innovation point of view from them has, however, been (considered by them as “hidden gems”): Samsung Mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, consumer devices, smartphones, tablets | Tagged 3.9G, 41MP, 41MP Camera, Android, Asha, Asha phones, China, cloud client, DC-HSPA, e-reading, GALAXY Beam, GALAXY Note 10.1, Galaxy S III, GALAXY S WiFi 4.2, GALAXY Tab 2, Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, HSPA+, India, Indonesia, Lumia 610, Lumia 900, Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange, MWC, MWC 2012, Nigeria, Nokia, Nokia 808, Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia Asha, Nokia Browser for Series 40, Nokia Drive, Nokia Drive 2.0, Nokia Drive 3.0, Nokia Life, Nokia Maps, Nokia Public Transport, Nokia Reading, Nokia Transport, photography, PureView, S30, S50, SaaS, Samsung, Series 30, Series 50, smartphones, Symbian, Tablets, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 | 2 Comments

Marvell SoCs to win both Microsoft and Nokia for Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms (after the Kinect success)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: – Marvell licenses VeriSilicon DSP cores [Feb 13, 2012] SAN FRANCISCO—Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has signed a licensing agreement for VeriSilicon Holdings Co. Ltd.’s ZSP G3 intellectual property cores, including the dual-MAC ZSP800M and ZSP880M synthesizable DSP cores, VeriSilicon … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC, tablets | Tagged 28nm, ARMADA, China, cloud client, Jack Kang, Kinect, Lumia, Marvell, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, notebooks, smartphones, SoC, Tablets, TD-SCDMA, TSMC, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7, Xbox | 2 Comments

Nokia CEO: salespeople to deliver true WP7 retail experience supported by improved product management, marketing and accelerated global coverage with a full breadth of products

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia Quarter 4 results 2011 webcast [Nokia, Jan 26, 2012]: prepared remarks by Stephen Elop, President & CEO [02:00] … Lumia … In Q4 2012 Lumia was introduced to: a number of European countries Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged 3G, Android, AT&T, carriers, CDMA, China, cloud client, ESPN, Latin America, LTE, Lumia, marketing, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Drive, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Maps, Nokia Music, product management, retail experience, Risto Siilasmaa, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S2, smartphones, Stephen Elop, stores, T-Mobile, TD-SCDMA, UK, US, USA, User Experience, UX, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 | 2 Comments

Google adding a style guide (design guidelines) to Android (4 years late)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

While it is still quite distant from Microsoft’s achievements in design, and taken together with Nokia even more so, it is better to be late than never come to that discipline at all. And Google is definitely here by any accounts … Continue reading →

Posted in design, smartphones | Tagged Android, Android 4.0, Android design, Apple, design, design guidelines, Google, Ice Cream Sandwich, ICS, iOS, Microsoft, Pure Android, smartphones, style guide, style guidelines, Tablets, UI, UI Guidelines, UX, Windows Phone 7, WP7 | Leave a comment

Nokia’s Lumia strategy is capitalizing on platform enhancement opportunities with location-based services, better photographic experience etc.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

http://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?api_key=16995676698&app_id=16995676698&channel_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Df692fd5b3f71a2%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flazure2.wordpress.com%252Ffad995e1fc6b16%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&client_id=16995676698&display=none&domain=lazure2.wordpress.com&locale=en_US&origin=1&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Df9110f340e851d%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flazure2.wordpress.com%252Ffad995e1fc6b16%26relation%3Dparent%26transport%3Dpostmessage%26frame%3Df160d0ead47e29b&response_type=token%2Csigned_request%2Ccode&sdk=joey Updates: - Bing Translator on Nokia Lumia [Nokia Conversations, April 27, 2012] When travelling overseas there are sometimes barriers that get in the way of having fun, or just being able to survive in far-away lands. The main one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged 4G, AMOLED, AT&T, AT&T Radio, Carl Zeiss, ClearBlack, ClearBlack Display, cloud client, CNN App for Windows Phones, dual wide mode function (Nokia), LTE, Lumia, Lumia 900, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps, polycarbonate, smartphones, Stephen Elop, U-verse Mobile, Univision App, Windows Phone 7, Zune | 4 Comments

The precursor of 2012 smartphone war: Nokia Lumia vs. Samsung Omnia W in India

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Updates: Lumia 520 is the second bestseller on Flipkart, India’s Amazon.com (April 2, 2013) $385 $193 $129 $267 $105 $27 $250 $28 but still Samsung’s entry level Andoid phone (Galaxy Y) is leading in price ($105) and #5. – More … Continue reading →

Posted in Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged 2012 smartphone war, 3.5G, cloud client, India, Lumia, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Mango, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Samsung Omina W, SoC, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.5 | 4 Comments

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Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Boosting both the commodity and premium brand markets in 2013 with much more smartphones and tablets while the Windows notebook shipments will shrink by 2%

Windows Phone 8 software architecture vs. that of Windows Phone 7, 7.5 and the upcoming 7.8

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