Nokia must differentiate itself from its competitors in order to regain its former glory in the mobile landscape. One way in which Nokia plans to stand out is offering exclusive applications for its Lumia range of Windows Phone devices and bringing popular Symbian applications to Windows Phone. The first of these will be Nimbuzz Messenger.
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Samsung made a significant set of announcements at the IFA trade show in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 29, including a new Windows RT tablet with an amazingly light form factor. As expected, the ATIV Tab is very similar to Samsung's Android tablets, and comes as a slim, well-made slate with a tactile brushed aluminum rear panel.
Microsoft is gearing up to release its next-generation operating system, Windows 8, and PC vendors have already started to announce products designed to take full advantage of the touch interface on the new OS. HP has joined the bandwagon and unveiled Envy x2, a laptop/tablet hybrid similar in concept to the Asus Transformer.
Supergiant Games announced that its critically acclaimed action RPG Bastion is now available on iPad, bringing the game to touch devices for the first time. The iPad version is fundamentally the same game that debuted on Xbox Live Arcade and PC, apart from adjustments for the touch screen.
Samsung's brand new Galaxy Note 2, unveiled on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the company's Mobile Unpacked event at IFA in Berlin, is coming in a rather crowded and highly competitive market. According to recent rumors revolving around Apple's near-future plans, the new Galaxy Note will not only face competition from Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5, but also an iPad Mini. Will Samsung manage to take on its archrival?
Microsoft has finally released the official SkyDrive App for Android in the Google Play Store. This is a free application that allows Android users to gain access to their files and folders on SkyDrive.com, Microsoft's cloud storage solution which competes with Google Drive and DropBox. The new SkyDrive App for Android not only allow users to view files, but provides the option to upload files to the service.
At IFA conference, Wednesday, Sony took the lid off its newest Android tablet, the Sony Xperia Tablet S. The device, when compared to previous Android based tablets from Sony, is thinner and sexier and quite the powerhouse. The tablet sports a Quad Core Tegra 3 chip, 10-inch display, Android 4.0, up to 64GB of storage along with a microSD card slot for additional storage for those people who can fill up a 64GB drive in a matter of minutes.
Samsung is trying to bring back that Windows 7 feeling in Windows 8 with its S Launcher Widget in the company's newest Windows 8 laptops. The interesting thing about this widget is its similarity to the Apple launcher widget on Mac Computers, especially after the huge court loss Samsung recently suffered at the hands of Apple.
Microsoft announced via a blog post that it is launching an app for its cloud storage service SkyDrive for Android. The update brings the new Metro UI to Android, following in the footsteps of Xbox Live for iOS.
Samsung's flagship model Galaxy S3 is still flying off the shelves, and the company has announced that it will be available in various colors.
Samsung took to the IFA 2012 show in Berlin to launch a refreshed range of Windows 8-powered all-in-one PCs: the Series 5 and the Series 7. Both series sport 10-point touch displays, designed to take full advantage of Microsoft's latest operating system.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a December 6 court date to hear Apple Inc's request for a permanent injunction against Samsung Electronics' smartphones, which could delay the potential impact of Apple's crushing legal victory.
Lenovo, the tech company mainly known for its laptops, has quietly released the IdeaPad A2109 at Best Buy, aiming at the low-end price range of the tablet market. Available for $299.99 at Best Buy, the IdeaPad A2109 is just slightly more expensive than the comparable 16GB Nexus 7, one of the hottest Android devices currently on the market.