June, 2012

• 24 June

  RIM reportedly considering splitting company in two

  

  Research In Motion is considering a plan to split its company in two, separating its handset division from its messaging network and selling off the struggling BlackBerry hardware business, according to The Sunday Times. The British newspaper (subscription required), which didn’t cite sources, also mentioned Facebook and Amazon as “potential buyers.” Another option has the …

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• 24 June

  Google TV hits UK in the Sony NSZ

  

  The first Google TV box is here. The Sony NSZ-GS7 Internet Media Player with Google TV is on sale today, ready to turn any television into an Android-powered Internet powerhouse. Google TV is the software that allows your TV to run Android apps. It comes in this small Internet Media Player box, which plugs into your TV and gives you …

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• 22 June

  Nokia sales estimates slashed after news of Windows Phone 8

  

  Can’t Nokia catch a break? Analysts at Nomura today wrote in a note to investors that they had cut their estimates on Nokia’s revenue next year down to 6 billion euros ($7.5 billion), according to Bloomberg, which obtained the note. The analysts had initially anticipated Nokia posting 10.9 billion euros in sales next year. The analysts say that the revision …

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• 22 June

  Acer says Microsoft’s move against Apple will fail

  

  Uh oh, looks like Mircrosoft’s partners really are not big fans of the Surface. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters that Microsoft’s strategy to take on Apple with the Surface tablet will fail. Microsoft left its partners in the dark about its tablet, releasing it this week at a secretive, Apple-style …

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• 22 June

  Pocket

  

  I just came across Crimson’s Pocket-eAzl, and while it isn’t brand-new to the market (it’s been out a few months), I thought I should give it a quick shout-out because it seems pretty nifty. There isn’t much to describe here because it’s just an adjustable stand for your tablet or e-reader that folds up into a compact form factor that’s …

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• 22 June

  Samsung makes it easy to ditch iOS with free transfer app

  

  Samsung’s offering anyone in the UK who buys a Galaxy device a free app that transfers your contacts and data over from an iPhone. The free app is called Easy Phone Sync, and transfers contacts, messages and photos, as well as any DRM-free music and video. It does this using an iTunes backup created on your computer. There are two …

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• 22 June

  What we might get for Android at Google I/O 2012

  

  With Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, fast approaching, it’s time to once again predict some of the Android-related items that I expect out of the three-day event. As usual, there’s no shortage of Android rumors to ponder, but this year seems to be just a little bit different. For the first time since Android was announced, we’re expecting to …

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• 22 June

  Nokia says it’s doing ‘more than enough’ for Lumia owners

  

  Nokia has defended its existing Lumia phones, following news that the recent mobiles won’t be updated to Windows Phone 8. Speaking to the Verge, Nokia’s Kevin Shields (the guy you may remember for making everyone jump during the Lumia 800’s unveiling) said the Finnish company was doing “more than enough” for current owners, who will be left out in the …

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• 22 June

  The flashy yet familiar Windows Phone 8 start screen (hands

  

  Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s big Windows Phone 8 unveiling, I was able to see how the software’s touted new start screen looks and feels in my hands. It’s fun, fast, bigger, yet strangely familiar too. Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Phone, was kind enough to demonstrate the Windows Phone 8 home screen (or start screen …

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• 22 June

  Put the pedal to the metal in these games for iOS

  

  Ever since I was a kid I’ve had a fascination with racing. My father took me to motorcycle GP races at the age of 4 and we went every year for most of my young life. The big-name racers of the day, the roar of the engines, and the smell of formula fuel as they sped around the track all …

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