Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

[roninblade]

nokia handsets nlng kc user friendly tlga

please don't use SMS shorthand when replying.

since you're new here you need to read the forum rules and regulations

[CoDer]

IPhone 5 is an expensive overhyped phone.

OB sino ang nag sabi sayo na walang virus ang apple? Mga apple fanboi ba?

[Monseratto]

smart and globe will use 2100 and 2600 MHz respectively for their LTE. ip5 does not support entire 1800 MHz. supported bands are 1, 3 and 5

Smart fires up LTE on the 1800MHz band | Mister Jonjon - A Philippine based blog about technology. Made by a techno kid.

9/05/2012 11:45:00 AM NEIL ROSS GOCO

Smart Communications, Inc. just fired up it’s LTE network on the 1800MHz band, making them the first to have multi-band LTE in the country.

“Offering LTE in multiple frequencies will give us and out subscribers greater flexibility,” said Rolando G. Peña, PLDT-Smart Technology Group Head. As you may remember, Smart recently launched the first commercial LTE network just last August 25, but that is riding on the 2100MHz band, the same one used by NTT DoCoMo on Japan. Having LTE on multiple frequency will help people who have devices acquired from the other countries, as many countries have LTE on the 1800MHz band.

Smart also have multi-band configurations of its GSM network, which runs on the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands. It’s 3G and HSPA+ networks, on the other hand, operates on 850MHz and 2100MHz.

Smart is offering LTE for P3,500 a month which gives users unlimited data, until October 25, wherein after that, customers will only get 10GB of data allowance.

[ZENMasterTYL]

Smart fires up LTE on the 1800MHz band | Mister Jonjon - A Philippine based blog about technology. Made by a techno kid.

the 1800 MHz band of ip5 is 1710- 1880 range (ul/dl). ano kayang band si smart? i heard in the news they are also adding 850MHz as well. if their 850MHz falls under band 5, then their network is compatible with ip5

[piscesboy]

A report on The Korea Times cited sources who said Korea-based Samsung Electronics plans to unveil its Galaxy S4 at the Mobile World Congress in Spain in February 2013.

"Samsung is ready to unveil the next Galaxy smartphone - the Galaxy S4 - at early next year’s mobile world congress (MWC) in the Spanish city of Barcelona," it quoted a Samsung official who asked not to be identified.

After iPhone 5 launch, Samsung's next Galaxy phone leaked to public | SciTech | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

[Ry_Tower]

Karamay ni Nokia. hehe



BBC News - HTC unveils two Windows Phone 8 handsets

[ZENMasterTYL]

Karamay ni Nokia. hehe



BBC News - HTC unveils two Windows Phone 8 handsets

hehehe, tapang ni htc ah

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Samsung denies Galaxy S4 report - CNN.com

(CNN) -- A day after reports that Samsung plans to announce a follow up to its popular Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone in February, the Korean company has taken to Twitter to deny them.

The Samsung Galaxy S4, a new iteration of the phone that has established itself as the chief rival to Apple's iPhone, will be introduced in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, according to The Korea Times.

A day after that report surfaced, though, Samsung took to its Korean Twitter account to deny it.

"Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S's subsequent models will be released," the tweet read in Korean, calling the report "a simple rumor [that] is not true."

[Monseratto]

Walang namamansin.

Investors Growing Tired of Nokia's Elop, Eye Android Escape Route
Jason Mick (Blog) - September 19, 2012 6:40 PM


But it's unclear if ditching WinPhone would fix Nokia's deep issues

Magnus Rehle, a senior partner at telecom advising firm Greenwich Consulting, tells Reuters in an interview, "Elop has not been able to attract customers and that is what counts. You can say that he has not had enough time, but he has been there for two years. Time is up."

He's referring to Nokia Oyj. (HEX:NOK1V) CEO Stephen Elop, the former Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) executive who now leads the embattled Finnish phonemaker.

Patience with Mr. Elop is wearing thin among investors. Danske Invest Finnish Equity Fund is one large Nokia shareholder. Juha Varis one of the fund's members comments, "The Christmas season is a lost cause. For Nokia, if there is any chance, it will be Spring. The beginning of next year may be the final judgment. I think that maybe the end of the first quarter is the marking point."

Nordea analyst Sami Sarkamies comments, "He has been making some brave decisions and courage is something this company has lacked for a long time before Elop joined. His starting point was really weak and it's hard to say someone else would have done a better job."

But Reuters reports that even Mr. Sakarmies views Q1/Q2 2013 as the point at which Nokia must turn the quarter or show Mr. Elop the door.
The question is what should Nokia do? Some like Mr. Rehle believe Nokia should ditch Windows Phone and use Android. A switch to Android would certainly lower costs, but at a price. First, Nokia would lose its payments from Microsoft. Second, abandoning Microsoft for Google Inc.'s (GOOG) open source OS could lead to some big legal risks, given Apple and Microsoft's aggressive litigation history (Nokia does have a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but its exact scope is unclear).

[Monseratto]

Nokia sold more obsolete Symbian OS smart phones than Windows Smart phones. 6 million vs 4 million. While Samsung sold 20 million Galaxy S3 in three months...go figure.

Elop running out of time to turn Nokia around | Reuters

Elop promised to wow with new models, but the Lumia 920 turned out to be an upgrade of a previous model, and Nokia shares fell sharply during the launch event, losing a quarter of their value in two sessions.

They have since recovered to trade at 2.20 euros, helped by the global stock market recovery but are still below the pre-launch level.

A strong holiday season could help Elop survive but investors and analysts doubt this will happen.

"The Christmas season is a lost cause. For Nokia, if there is any chance, it will be Spring," said Juha Varis, who holds Nokia shares as part of the Danske Invest Finnish Equity Fund.

"The beginning of next year may be the final judgment. I think that maybe the end of the first quarter is the marking point."

So far he has been unable to halt the decline. The share of the smartphone market had fallen to 6 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to research firm Canalys.

Nokia has reported operating losses of 3 billion euros in the last 18 months, closed sites around the world including the Finnish factory in Salo that was the hub of its 1990s success, cut tens of thousands of jobs and revamped top management.

Investors who held on to their shares have seen the value of their holdings shrinking by more than 70 percent since the Microsoft strategy was unveiled.

Nokia was caught using a video and photos shot with professional cameras to advertise the capabilities of the new Lumia 920 model, highlighting the contrast with Apple's slick launch of the new iPhone 5.

Elop needs strong sales this holiday season to prove his strategy has worked but analysts expect shoppers to opt for the sleeker iPhone or Samsung Galaxy range.

Apple reached more than 2 million orders for the new iPhone 5 during the first 24 hours, with demand exceeding supply. Nokia is expected to sell less than 4 million of its Windows Phones in total this quarter while Samsung has sold 20 million Galaxy S3 phones in three months.

Nokia still sold 6 million smartphones using its old Symbian software in the quarter to end-June, more than the 4 million sales in Windows phones, even though it has launched only one Symbian handset in the last 12 months.

[Ry_Tower]

Walang namamansin.

Dapat maglabas ng Gangnam style phone nokia. :rofl:

[Monseratto]

Karamay ni Nokia. hehe

Imagine having a phone that LOUD for the next three years...

[hein]

Until now, none of my friends have a Windows phone.

[carwhacko]

I think I'm decided i want the ip5


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[pop3corn]

That's bull. Grabeh ang cloud development ng Microsoft even sa hotmail integration Nya with the windows phone. These investors should pull out if they are just speculators. The way I see it, it's a two way battle with iCloud and skydrive. yun sa google cloud kalat-kalat

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[Retz]

ano sunod iPhone 6 or iPhone 5s?

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[Monseratto]

The religion of Apple can get away with anything...

New Apple maps app under fire from users

In June Apple announced it would stop using Google Maps in favour of its own system, created using data from navigation firm TomTom and others.

Apple is yet to comment on the complaints about the software, which comes already installed on the new iPhone.

TomTom said it provided only data and was not responsible for how it worked.

The software is packaged with iOS6, the latest version of Apple's operating system, which runs on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Previously, the system had an app running mapping software from Google.

But users are now forced to use Apple's new maps once they upgrade or buy the latest iPhone - which goes on sale on Friday.

There is not currently a Google Maps app available in Apple's App Store, although Google's system is still accessible via the phone's web browser.

Among the user complaints regarding Apple's maps sent to the BBC were:

-Some towns appear to be missing, such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Solihull.
-Others, like Uckfield in East Sus***, are in the wrong location.
-Satellite images of various locations, particularly in Scotland, are obscured by cloud.
-A search for Manchester United Football Club directs users to Sale United Football Club, a community team for ages five and above.
-Users also reported missing local places, such as schools, or strange locations. Another screenshot showed a furniture museum that was apparently located in a river.

The Twitter account which posted the screenshot, *fake_iOS6maps, has since been suspended.

TomTom, which also licenses data to a range of other mobile manufacturers, defended its involvement.

A spokesman told the BBC that its maps provided only a "foundation" to the service.

"The user experience is determined by adding additional features to the map application such as visual imagery," a spokesman said.

"User experience fully depends on the choices these manufacturers make.

"We are confident about our map quality, as selling 65 million portable navigation devices across the world and more than 1.4m TomTom apps for iPhone in the past two years reaffirms this quality."

Prior to the release of iOS6, several developers had expressed concerns over the capability of the mapping app, in particular its ability to find businesses via search.

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[Monseratto]

More IOS6 woes...

Users React to Apple

Users React to Apple’s Latest Software Update for iPhone and iPad, and It’s not all Roses


Since iOS 6 has become available for download, Twitter has lit up with people reporting that their iPhone and iPad batteries seem to be draining much faster than under the previous iOS release. The complaints so far are vague — a growing number of users are even reporting improved battery life — and Apple has yet to weigh in either way.

If you're experiencing what you think is decreased battery life, several factors could be at play. For one, some of the newer features, such as 3D maps and turn-by-turn directions, use considerably more battery life. So do features that require your device to be aware of your GPS location at all times. If you'd like to conserve battery life on you iPhone or iPad, you can try things like turning off Location Services for specific apps from the Settings, under Privacy and then Location Services. Even turning down your brightness slightly produces a marked improvement in battery life.


A nine-page — and growing — discussion thread on Apple's official support website cropped up within hours of iOS 6 becoming available, filled with reports from downloaders who had lost the ability to connect their iPhone 4S and iPads to wifi networks since updating. Apple seems to have fixed the issue already, but if you're one of the people still affected by it you can try one of several potential solutions that have been posted by others in the message thread.