BBC Sport has launched it’s official app on iOS with android to follow shortly.
Good news for sports fans.
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Sony’s Internet TV Service – Goodbye Cable
There are lot of whisperings that Sony is looking to launch an Internet TV service. This could be a breakthrough as it will simply transform the need for your TV to have an aerial. Adios to cable television and more.
I strongly believe the tech companies that will survive are the ones offering the best services. And Sony could recover from their recent drop in financial performance and the Japanese earthquake disaster.
20 years ago I was involved in a paper discussing threats to the insurance industry. Up at the top sat Sony, who at the time had nothing to do with the industry. But they did have the consumer database and infrastructure.
In technology it only takes 18 months for a top company to slide out of the rankings. In the same light that is all that is needed for a tech company to reach the top. Interesting times are ahead.
Windows Phones come to Android
Ever wanted to try a Windows Phone, but didn’t want to lose out on all those apps and functionality.
Well Tile Launcher is a launcher available on the Google Play store. It mimic the windows phone interface fairly well. It is still in beta, so more development and bug quashing is yet to come.
This is another reason why android is so popular. You can customise the look and feel to your hearts content.
Watch Out Apple, here’s comes Amazon
For a while now I have always thought Apple’s reign at the stop would be most threatened from Amazon, not Google.
The Kindle Fire is the tablet that reduced the iPads web traffic share the most over Christmas. Now the amount may not seem a lot but I still believe its significant and will grow faster again.
To add to my argument, Amazon is strengthening its already large R&D department by another 250 employees. That’s huge. Adding to the strong rumours that Amazon will release their first smartphone, 2013 is looking to be the shift towards another dominant player in this industry.
Retail Phone Stores – The Good, Bad & Ugly
About a week ago I was debating on twitter the appeal of bricks and mortar phone stores. Two companies have recently had rebranding and refitted their store, Three and EE. Now EE store uses a grey base and some yellow. It creates a please don’t enter appeal with nausea feelings. And then there is Three. It’s a clean and fresh look. Modern and vibrant and very appealing. Don’t believe me, well have a look at the photos below and you decide. I look forward to your comments 🙂
Nokia’s Boss – android handset possible
Supposedly, Nokia CEO , Stephen Elop said that while his company was fully committed to Microsoft, the company is always evaluating other options including android.
I wonder if this is a warning sign to Microsoft to improve the Windows Phone or else?
Time will see but Nokia need strong sales and probably soon.
40 billion apps download on Apple’s App Store
Apple announced today that its customers have downloaded 40 billion apps. That a massive amount. Apparently 2 billion downloads were in December 2012.
There are now 775,000 universal apps and 300,000 for just the iPad.
This is where other competing operating systems need to focus. Android for example needs now to get developers making great tablet apps. Otherwise, Apple will continue to have the edge, no matter what the hardware looks like.
Vizio 10 inch Tablet – CES news
Vizio announces a 10 inch tablet, with the new Tegra 4, stock android 4.2 at launch, 2560 x 1600 display, 32gb, Bluetooth 4, wifi , front and rear cameras, standard set of ports and more.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this tablet is its weight. It is damn light. I will update the actual figure but from reports out of CES, it feels like it doesn’t even have a battery inside.
Microsoft & CES 2013
CES 2013 is the first year since 1995 that Microsoft isn’t exhibiting itself.
Is it the sign of the times, as phones/tablets take more share than PC’s? Or is there really any need to be there as there products will be everywhere anyway.
I don’t blame them for not being there. The cost of exhibiting is very costly.
Ofcom looking to stop Mobile Operators Ripping Off People
At the moment when you sign up for a fixed term mobile contact, you would have thought the price quoted was fixed too. It’s not though. All the mobile operators have slipped small increases into their monthly prices even when you thought you monthly cost is fixed for the lengthy of the contract. If the increase is deemed reasonable you cannot cancel your contract without being charged a fortune.
Well Ofcom looks like they are finally acting to stop these rip off practices that make the phone companies an additional £100m. New guidelines are due to come into play this autumn. Of course the phone companies are not happy. A suspect a battle will commence. Lets hope Ofcom win.
