"The [share price] fall is illogical but I am not going to argue about it. 10m units [based on Imagination's designs] are being shipped every day and I see no reason for us not to hit the 1bn target."
Mr Yassaie said Imagination's "smart" technologies are "being adopted more widely across new and existing partners" and that the company it is seeing significant growth in demand for tablets, as well as from China in the current financial year.
Revenues from its Pure digital radios rose £1m to £29.3m, as an increase in demand overseas offset "softness" in the UK market.
Nokia PureView 808 Coming to U.S. for $699, Amazon Preorder Begin this Week - mobilenapps.com
- Nokia PureView 808 Coming to U.S. for $699, Amazon Preorder Begin This Week(Photo: Nokia | Mobile & Apps)
Introduced at Mobile World Congress, Nokia PureView 808 is the best camera phone that money can buy. It has received a lot of positive review for its 41-megapixel rear snapper. The smartphone is currently available in European and Asian market. However, the U.S. release of this phone was being doubted. And though Nokia might never release this smartphone through a cellular network carrier in U.S., the company has confirmed that it will sell the unlocked version of PureView 808 through Amazon U.S.
The Finnish mobile major announced on its Conversations blog on Tuesday that it will offer the smartphone in the U.S. through Amazon. The retailer will be selling the unlocked version of the smartphone for $699 with preorders scheduled to begin later this week. The PureView 808 supports GSM networks only. So, it will not work on Verizon Wireless or other CDMA networks. Nokia has confirmed that the smartphone will be functional over AT&T and T-Mobile network.
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Packing 41-megapixel Carl Zeiss optic sensor, PureView 808 is better in photography than most of digital cameras available in the market. The maximum effective resolution in PureView 808 is 38 megapixels. Utilizing Creative Shooting mode, it can capture photos at a resolution of 7728 X 5354 pixels in 16:9 format or 7152 X 5368 pixels in 4:3 formats. However, Nokia recommends 5-megapixel settings for capturing a perfect noiseless image.
At 5-megapixel capture resolution, PureView 808 utilizes the concept of oversampling to pack up to 7 pixels in one single pixel to capture a completely noiseless photo. By zooming-in the image up to 3 times, there is no loss in quality of image without any artificial pixels produced. The smartphone also records 1080p videos at 30fps with 4X loseless zoom. Crisp clear audio recording takes place even at a high level of 140 db.
The rest of the features include 4-inch AMOLED display with 360 X 640 pixels resolution, Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3GHz ARM processor, 512MB RAM and 16GB internal storage with microSD card support up to 32GB. The PureView 808 runs Nokia Belle OS. The regular connectivity features like Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS are all there.
User can also sign-up for e-mail notification regarding the availability of smartphone in the U.S.
Nokia And RIM: The Next To Go? - Seekingalpha.com
Nokia (NOK) is the number two company behind Samsung (SSNLF.PK) for mobile device sales world-wide. Apple (AAPL) is in third place but gaining quickly with the sale of iPhones and iPads. Nokia was once the greatest innovator but has been replaced by manufacturers who have embraced the smart phone and mobile device market with improved functionality and a host of offerings that don't stop at being a phone. There seems to be no end in sight for the Nokia decline, unless of course we consider the buzz that Nokia may be in play as an acquisition target.
Recent speculation that Samsung will bid for Nokia shares sent Nokia stock over $3 on June 8. Nokia's book value per share is $3.69. Nokia has total debt of $6.19 billion and total cash of $12.66 billion. The stock has a 52-week range of $2.61 to $7.38. The price earnings are negative ($0.83), and the company currently pays a dividend of 6.10%.
Nokia's first quarter 2012 numbers showed that the company's operating margins experienced declines and were expected to be negative 3% for the remainder of the year. The company increased its investment in the Lumia 900 Windows phone and sold over two million of the handsets in the first quarter. Its partnership with Microsoft on the Lumia 900 is being supported through AT&T in the U.S. Nokia has partnered with China Telecom (CHA) to sell its Lumia 900 in Asia.
The Executive Vice President of Nokia's Mobile Phones Unit, Mary McDowell, has said that the company's strategy in the feature phone business is to offer the best possible phone - at a price below the least expensive Android phones on the market. Nokia is not saying how it intends to directly compete against smart phones at the low end of the market. The company previously targeted its Symbian operating system toward the lower end of the market, but it is now losing ground to better priced smart phones that have all the bells and whistles included. Ms. McDowell acknowledges that the price of smart phones is decreasing, and is having a very negative impact on the top line of Nokia's business. This is particularly true in China and India, where unbranded entry level mobile phones are providing growth to the mobile markets. The price of smart phones is expected to decline in the future as a result of improved hardware, software and chip innovations. The development of high speed networks will create further demand in emerging economies once those services become available.
The number of phones Nokia shipped in the first quarter of 2012 decreased 24% from the same period in 2011. Nokia has three phones priced above $125, compared to nine last year. Nokia's least expensive smart phone is the Lumia 610, priced at $236. Nokia is working on a product line named Meltemi (Linux-based phones) that will compete at the lower end of the smart phone market. The company recently announced two new members of the Asha Touch family of mobile devices to add to its existing Asha portfolio, which was introduced back in October 2011. The new products offer a new touch user interface, better consumption costs, and a longer battery life. It is marketed to young social consumers as an attractive lifestyle enhancement tool. The offering is the most affordable WiFi handset to date, ranging between $115 and $120.
It is impossible not to include Research In Motion (RIMM) into this conversation. In one of the most spectacular examples of mismanagement, inability to read the competitive landscape, and a complete lack of any sense of how to market products effectively, RIM shines as an example of how to mess up a good thing. RIM is one of those stories that will likely begin with "it was an innovator ahead of its time" and end with "but management just couldn't hold on to or increase the market share." It is a company that was run by an autocratic and out of touch management team who had the arrogance to think that because the product was superior, that would be enough for the Blackberry to conquer the world.
Imitators and competitors started making faster, better, and cheaper options, and the company's shares as well as any investor confidence now dwell in the basement. The company is hanging hope on a change of management to lift the company's fortunes. Unless RIM finds a way to market its existing product line and come up with new and improved products, it will end up like another great Canadian innovator, Nortel Networks. The bright spot on RIM's horizon is it has $1.77 billion in cash and no debt. The book value per share is $19.59, which gives it an approximate current value of $4 billion. The price earnings ratio is 4.90, the earnings per share are $2.22. RIM does not currently pay a dividend.
Some speculate that Nokia's value of $11 billion makes it an expensive acquisition, even for Microsoft (MSFT), a rumored bidder. Microsoft is looking for a way to innovate and re-gain some lost momentum. Even with a company as well capitalized as Microsoft, an $11 billion price tag is steep. It does make sense that Microsoft would look into some kind of acquisition, as Nokia is using Microsoft's platform to drive the Lumia 900. Samsung is not a potential acquirer, as it uses Google (GOOG) to drive its best selling tablets and smart phones.
Rumors of a takeover are not helping RIM trade above its book value either. RIM is frequently rumored to be a takeover target as well, as companies from Apple to AT&T (T) are whispered to be looking at the takeover. It would be fair to say that the competitive landscape for handset manufacturers is saturated to the point of not being able to gain any meaningful traction to drive the industry and its products forward. There is too much competition on the low end of the spectrum, and there is little room for players who can't service market needs on a timely basis. The lack of enthusiasm for any kind of merger and acquisition activity is demonstrating that investors and industry leaders alike are patiently waiting for a new curve of innovation to drive interest for the sector.
I don't think that either of these companies will be bought by another company in the same space. Nokia has demonstrated that it has lost touch with its constituents in the last two years, but it has an arsenal of intellectual property which makes these properties individually attractive.
New management has very little time to implement a disaster recovery plan, as investors have seemingly lost all patience and faith in RIM. Unless something really good comes out of RIM, really soon, it will be another crater on the smart phone landscape. Similarly, Nokia needs a better marketing strategy. Nokia is the winner in the business strategy competition, as it is making efforts to service the low end of the handset market and offer similar features for a better price. The key to which of these companies will succeed is the ability of current management to get these companies back on track.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
Motorola XOOM 2 joins Alitalia to enhance travel experience - Silicon Republic
The Motorola XOOM 2 tablets will include passengers’ profiles, travel histories, seating and on-board menu preferences, and any inconveniences they had on previous trips.
Alitalia will be among the first airlines in the world to provide their crew with a tablet, Motorola Mobility said, and the tablet will also enable the flight attendants to access the aircraft’s internal manuals.
Motorola XOOM 2 tablets will also be introduced as Alitalia’s in-flight entertainment services (IFE) for Business and Magnifica Class passengers on mid- as well as long-distance flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tel Aviv, Beyruth, Riyadh and Teheran that are now without an IFE service.
Preloaded content on the tablets will provide passengers with free access to movies, music, video games, and online magazines.
In addition, passengers will also be able to use the Motorola XOOM 2 before they even step on an Alitalia flight, when the tablet will be placed in 10 Alitalia lounges, Freccia Alata.
“Today we have made another further step ahead in our customer relationship management strategy” says Marco Sansavini, director of sales, Distribution and Customer Care in Alitalia. “It is a priority project for the new Alitalia, which involves the training of 9,000 people.
“Alitalia wants to make the onboard flight an extraordinary experience and the tablets will enable the crew to always stay online and in touch with the needs and preferences of its passengers.”
Maurizio Angelone, vice president and general manager, Mobile Devices, EMEA, Motorola Mobility, said tablets have increasingly become a must-have device for staying connected, whether at home or on the go.
“We anticipate the transportation industry will make tablets an integral part of their consumer offering in the years to come,” Angelone added.
An example of Alitalia passenger information for a flight attendant on the Motorola XOOM 2 tablet computer
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iPhone bedding will keep you comfy - Phones Review
One for the iOS faithful today that simply must have everything Apple, so they can show their undying lover of Apple’s iOS smartphone, and their ultimate devotion to Apple, a three-piece iPhone bedding set to keep you warm and comfy when you hit the sack, so you can dream of all things iOS.
The iPhone three-piece bedding set is brought to our attention by the guys over at Ubergizmo by way of Inventor Spot, and enables the iPhone lover to curl up under a large sized touch screen display for possibly about a twin size bed, a matching iPhone pillow case, and a small iPhone cushion.
Unfortunately though there isn’t a great deal known about this three-piece iPhone bedding set, and even the person who originally posted the images of the set over on Baidu didn’t bother to say where the set can be purchase or what price tag the iPhone bedding set might command.
Obviously just for the lover of the iPhone, and not for rival Android fans, who no doubt would also love a bedding set sporting their little green robot, but for now at least it would appear the person simply isn’t letting on where you can get it.
However, if you are such a devoted iOS fan and simply much be able to go to sleep wrapped up in the likeness of your favourite smartphone, you can always head on over to eBay where you can place a bid for a single iPhone bedding set. Would you love to own an iPhone bedding set?
iPhone 5 transparent concept looks stunning in mock advert - Crave
I'm looking through you -- you're not the same, as birthday boy Paul McCartney memorably put it. This cool advert for a possible future iPhone 5 definitely isn't the same -- and you can look through it.
The first glimpses of the next iPhone have started to emerge, revealing that the phone is set to have a new widescreen design. Those glimpses, such as the video comparing the prospective iPhone 5 with the current iPhone 4S, may or may not be genuine -- but we know this one's from the realm of pure fantasy.
Click play on the video to see the advert for the gorgeous see-through iPhone concept.
Designed by Apple fan Dakota Adney, this speculative iPhone concept design sports an 'iClear retina display' -- in other words, it's transparent, layering text, apps and games on the clear display.
The see-through screen is handy for taking photos, as well as offering augmented reality, layering information on the screen over whatever's in front of you.
Set the phone down on a flat surface and twin projectors beam a virtual keyboard in front of you, with sensors spotting where you tap and turning that into typing.
If you like the idea of a transparent phone, the designer of this concept has also put together a promo video for a transparent iPad.
For more mind-blowing concept phones, check out our favourite made-up iPhone 5 designs, our favourite made-up iPad designs, a Nokia phone that's a touchscreen all over, and a bendy PaperPhone flexible phone.
We're expecting to see the next iPhone this autumn. Whether it's called the iPhone 5 or the new iPhone, Apple's next blower will be the first to show off iOS 6, the latest version of i-flavoured software, complete with improved Siri, a new Apple maps app and assorted other improvements.
Would you use a see-through phone? What would you like to see in the iPhone 5? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.
Nokia’s 41MP 808 PureView coming to U.S. for $699, meant for rich eccentrics - Venturebeat.com
Nokia’s killer new camera phone is finally coming to America, but unless you’ve got $700 to burn, we recommend holding off.
Nokia announced today that the 808 PureView, which is now infamous for its 41-megapixel camera, will soon be available for $699 on Amazon for U.S. customers. You’re paying a pretty penny, since you’re buying the phone off-contract, and you’ll have to provide your own AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card (it’s 2G-only on T-Mobile).
We’ve covered extensively why the 808 PureView’s camera is so remarkable. It packs an astounding number of pixels into a tiny sensor, allowing you to zoom into photos in extreme ways. But the phone also runs Nokia’s aging Symbian Belle OS, which is nowhere near a worthy competitor to the iPhone and Android.
Is it really worth suffering through a clunky OS and app ecosystem just to get your hands on a cool cellphone camera? I would say no — unless you just love being the only person in the room with a quirky gadget (breaking: the 808 PureView is now the perfect hipster phone). For everyone else, you’re better off nabbing one of the latest Android phones (the HTC One series, or Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S III), the iPhone 4S, or just holding out for Apple’s upcoming iPhone.
Nokia has previously mentioned that the PureView camera technology will eventually make its way to the company’s Windows Phones. Wait a year or so, and you’ll be able to get this crazy camera tech on a platform that won’t make your hate yourself.
The iPhone Turns Five Next Friday - Forbes
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The iPhone turns five on June 29th. This isn’t something I have marked on my personal calendar by the way–I am not that far gone about the device–it was brought to my attention courtesy Gazelle, a consumer electronics trade-in site when it reported on the findings of a recent survey.
So these surveys tend to be a bit self-serving and, not to pick on Gazelle or the gadget community, are common to just about every industry. In other words, take the following with a dash or two of salt.
Gazelle found that the majority of respondents (65%) cannot live without their iPhones, while only one percent say the same about Facebook. (Here I must digress to note that Facebook has been getting panned in a number of surveys lately to the point of piling on. Best example: two days before Facebook’s IPO, AP and CNBC released a survey that found that half of Americans see the social network as a fad).
Nearly 15% of Gazelle’s respondents also say they would rather give up sex than go without their iPhone for a weekend, which makes me wonder about some of my fellow iPhone owners (although to be fair the survey is unclear–does it mean no sex forever, or just none for the weekend in question?).
Changing Manners
Where the survey does ring very true is its observations about how the iPhone has changed manners and social expectations. Actually this can be attributed to all handhelds now, but since the iPhone was the first wildly popular consumer smartphone it gets the honors.
It found that more than 25% of survey respondents “almost always” use their iPhone in a social setting such as during a meal or while at a party and a combined 58% of respondents say they use their iPhone in a social setting either “usually” or “occasionally”.
BYOD Meets the iPhone at a Client Lunch
Here’s my question: as BYOD becomes more a matter of practice and not just a trend, how much will our love affair with the iPhone and other devices change business etiquette as well?
We’re already surreptitiously peeking at our phones during staff meetings (guilty), conferences (heck yes) and webinars our editors insist we watch (that goes without saying).
Is the day coming when we whip out our devices during lunch with a client or a sales prospect? A brief pause during a job interview maybe? My guess is that day is not too far off. I recently interviewed someone who told me he has actually seen some prospective job candidates get antsy when they learn they may not be able to use their own devices at work.
I can understand kicking up a fuss over a no-frills health insurance policy, but come on people. I wonder what we will be like when the iPhone turns ten.
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