For the first time ever, Acer has posted a net loss of £142m for the quarter ending in June. Company chairman J.T. Wang said that he sees a slowdown to the current wave of ‘tablet fever’. This, in part, explains the dip in sales of 32 percent from a year ago. Acer has explained the quarterly loss as a “correction period” plagued by severance pay, £91m to rid itself of excess inventory and £18 million to reorganize the company.
August, 2011
Ah, what would the internet be without tantalizing rumors and smartphone mock ups. Today, a user from the daily mobile forums has posted an image which he believes is the Nokia 900, a blue-chip Windows Phone due out in early 2012. The user claims to have sourced the image from a ‘reliable source’, but these specs sound like a fairy tale if you ask us. Introducing, the Nokia 900.
Last time we checked the HP TouchPad was in the midst of a fire sale. Priced at $99 here in the US, the first (and possibly last) webOS slate has sold out across most sales channels. Earlier this week we told you about an Android port in the works and today it seems one TouchPad enthusiast has done just that. A 32GB HP TouchPad running Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box has just been listed on eBay for a whopping $700 (£427). We’ve heard of a mark up, but 250 percent seems a tad high if you ask us.
Day one on the job as CEO and Tim Cook has already set the stage for his tenure leading Cupertino’s finest. In an email released this morning, he lead off by saying, “Apple is not going to change” and that “we are going to continue to make the best products in the world”. He also confirmed Steve Jobs new role as Chairman, a position which will provide guidance and inspiration for the company. While the future of Apple’s products remains in peril, addressing concerns out the gate is a great way to start.
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Forget what you’ve heard, the bird ain’t the word — Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation is. As the third installment of the blockbuster Modern Combat series for smartphones, Fallen Nation ads a new story campaign featuring 13 missions, a multiplayer mode with 12 players and new weapons and achievements. Gameloft promises it will be the most intense first-person shooter on the App Store to date — we’ve got the teaser trailer to help you to decide.
Like an episode of ‘The Sopranos’, bada boom bada bing. Samsung, by way of a press release, announced the launch of bada 2.0 SDK this morning. The application development tool has received a major overhaul and now supports multi-tasking, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC and voice recognition. In addition to the SDK, three new Wave smartphones will launch this later year, bringing the total to ten devices.
Jobs has resigned as Apple’s CEO, so it’s time to take a look back over his phenomenal career. But it hasn’t all been hits. The Apple Hi-Fi? The Motorola ROKR E1? Apple Lisa? MobileMe? For every success there’s a flop lurking in the shadows of Apple’s history.
We’ve got the highs and the lows of the products and services that form Jobs’ output, as well as the full speech he gave to Stanford in 2005 that explains his recipe for success.
Feature phones don’t get much of a look-in here usually but with the Nokia 101, Nokia has created something rather intriguing. Predominantly designed for the Indian and African markets where affordability and killer battery life are vital, the dual-SIM phone could also be the ultimate festival phone. It’ll set you back just €25 and has all the features you need from a phone set for tents, mud and the threat of festival thieves.
While the 128 x 160 resolution colour display will offend the eyes of smartphone owners, the Nokia 101 comes with a built-in torch, FM radio, MP3 player, 3.5mm audio jack and support for up to 16GB of memory via SD card. The dual-SIM slots also allow you to swap out up to five different SIM cards so you could share the Nokia 101 with your mates while the battery life gives you up to 8.5 hours talktime or 32 days on standby. This is definitely a phone that won’t be out of juice when it comes to calling your ride home.
The Nokia 101 is due out in the next few weeks in a choice of Phantom Black or Coral Red.
Out September | €25 | Nokia