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The Lumia 800, on the other hand, feels a bit bulky despite the smaller screen size. It measures 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm and weighs 142g.
Display: The Galaxy S3 sports a massive 4.8in Super AMOLED display with a capacitive touchscreen running at 720p (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution and a pixel density of 306 pixels per inch (ppi). The S3 also adds the second-generation damage resistant Corning Gorilla Glass protection for its display.
By comparison, the Nokia phone ships with a smaller 3.7in AMOLED capacitive touchscreen running at native 480 x 800 pixels resolution and a pixel density of 252ppi.
Processor: The S3 boasts a powerful quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 processor based on the Exynos 4 quad chipset and a Mali-400MP GPU for graphics applications, which is suitable for high-performance computing like gaming and multi-tasking. The Lumia 800 features a single-core 1.4GHz Scorpion processor coupled with Adreno 205 GPU. The processor is based on the Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset and is known for power-saving features.
Memory and Storage: The Galaxy S3 ships with 1GB of RAM and supports three versions of internal storage - 16/32/64 GB. The Nokia Lumia, on the other hand, has only 512MB of RAM with a single 16GB internal storage model. The S3 offers microSD expansion support up to 64GB while the Lumia 800 has no such support.
Operating System: The Lumia 800 comes loaded with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mang. In comparison, the Galaxy S3 ships with Android 4.0.4 (the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich) factory-installed.
Camera: Both the S3 and the Nokia Lumia flaunt powerful eight megapixel rear cameras with a few common features such as auto-focus and geo-tagging. The former supports 1080p video recording capability at 30fps (frames per second) while the latter offers 720p video recording at 30fps. The S3 features a decent 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, while the Nokia phone lacks a secondary camera. The S3 camera also supports special functions such as simultaneous HD video and image recording besides touch focus, face and smile detection, and image stabilisation.
Connectivity: The Galaxy S3 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR and NFC (Near Field Communication). Its 4G connectivity speeds are HSDPA, 21Mbps and HSUPA, 5.76Mbps. The Nokia Lumia 800 has similar connectivity options, like Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR. The only exception is the lack of NFC. It offers 3G download connectivity speeds up to 14.4Mbps on HSDPA and upload speeds up to 5.76Mbps on HSUPA network bands.
Battery: The Galaxy S3 is powered by a massive 2100mAh Li-Ion battery that is rated to deliver up to 590 hours of standby time on 2G and up to 790 hours on 3G networks. The battery also delivers an impressive talk time of approximately 22 hours on 2G and 12 hours on 3G networks. The Nokia smartphone, in comparison, features a weaker Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery rated to provide up to 265 hours of standby time or up to 13 hours of talk time over 2G, and up to 335 hours of standby time or about 9 hours of talk time over 3G.
Nokia Is First to Market 2011 Canada Census Data - DirectionsMag.com
Census data included in the NAVTEQ Map helps businesses better understand customers through lifestyle and population statistics
– Nokia today announced at the USGIF Technology Days event that its Location & Commerce business is the first to launch 2011 Canada Census data in its Census Boundaries product. This data will provide geographic information systems (GIS) and geo-marketers access to a deeper level of census data for market analysis. The 2011 Canada Census data will be offered as part of the Q1/2012 NAVTEQ Maps database release and available to Nokia customers in June 2012.
When combined with demographic data, Census Boundaries becomes a tool for lifestyle and population analysis in the fresh and reliable context of the NAVTEQ map. This enables organizations to boost efficiencies, control costs, and make informed decisions for a range of applications. For example, geo-marketers can use Census Boundaries to discover population trends and become informed about where a business’s key customer segments are located.
Census Boundaries provides geo-marketers access to more options for analyzing census data through offering multiple geographic layers. This level of market analysis will significantly enhance a wide range of applications, including business intelligence, direct mail, GIS, market research, retail site selection and sales territory generation. In addition, public organizations benefit from using Census Boundaries by better understanding constituencies, preparing and responding to emergencies, and planning administrative district expansions.
“As technology evolves, we are helping to drive more sophisticated GIS and geo-marketing analytics by providing data that gives an enhanced depiction of real life in the real world,” stated Allan Tomlinson, Director North America Map and Content, Location & Commerce, Nokia. “We are providing the latest Canada Census data to enable geo-marketers with the information to derive richer and more preciseinsights on the Canadian market.”
Census Boundaries is also available in the United States, Mexico, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Demographic data is included in the Census Boundaries product for the United States and Mexico.
About Nokia `s Location & Commerce Business
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. The company’s Location & Commerce business, including NAVTEQ Maps products, the Nokia Location Platform as well as Nokia Maps aims to build and monetize unique location experiences for great mobile products, as well as the navigation industry, the automotive market and government and business solutions. Begin to explore our capabilities at www.maps.nokia.com.
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Vodafone and O2 to tag team mobile networks for 4G [updated] - Computer Business Review
Vodafone and Telefonica (O2) have announced that they will be pooling their network resources to create a single national grid for 4G, countering rival Everything Everywhere. [updated: Ofcom comment]
The two companies already co-operate on building new sites, but this new national grid will extend the relationship further - enabling the companies to reduce costs and compete with Everything Everywhere, the UK's largest mobile operator.
VodaO2 or O2Fone? Vodafonica? Telefone won't work.
Both O2 (Telefonica UK) and Vodafone will be able to run 2G, 3G and the soon to be launched 4G on the same network, while retaining each other's independent spectrum - following the outcome of the year end 4G auction, to be administered by market regulator Ofcom.
Both companies will retain complete control over their wireless spectrum, core networks and customer data. Both have said they will continue to actively compete with each other in all products and services.
The plan will allow the two companies to reach their 2G and 3G coverage obligations in 2015, ahead of Ofcom's 2017 requirement of 98% coverage. It also means 4G can work to this same schedule.
"This partnership is about working smarter as an industry, so that we can focus on what really matters to our customers - delivering a superfast network up to two years faster than Ofcom envisages and to as many people as possible," Telefonica UK's CEO Ronan Dunne said.
"One physical grid, running independent networks, will mean greater efficiency, fewer site builds, broader coverage and, crucially, investment in innovation and better competition for the customer."
A new 50/50 joint venture company will be created based around both companies basic network infrastructure - following the model of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and France Telecom's Orange merger into Everything Everywhere.
It will include towers and masts, which will be transferred to the joint venture or decommissioned over time. Both companies will have access to a single grid of 18,500 masts representing an increase in sites of more than 40% for each operator. The joint venture will also look at building new sites to extend coverage into rural and remote areas. The companies expect there will be a 10% overall reduction in sites.
This cost cutting is essential, as mobile users move from away from the industry's cash cows - voice calling and texting - to extensive data usage and 'Over-the-top' services such as Skype to perform the same functions. This means operators are seeing expenditure on bandwidth expansion increase, while margins fall.
This kind of solidarity from the two bitter rivals would have been unthinkable just 18 months ago, and may be a response to Everything Everywhere's (owner of Orange and T-Mobile) proposal to launch 4G on its existing spectrum prior to the auction. Ofcom has repeatedly delayed its decision, after initially supporting the proposal.
4G is of particular importance for rural areas, as it will offer broadband speeds over cellular networks and reduce the digital divide.
"This partnership will close the digital divide for millions of people across the country and power the next phase of the smartphone revolution. It will create two stronger players who will compete with each other and with other operators to bring the benefits of mobile internet services to consumers and businesses across the country," said Vodafone's CEO Guy Laurence.
Telefónica and Vodafone are currently engaged in discussions with Ofcom with the intent of establishing the network JV later this year, following the satisfactory conclusion of those discussions.
If the proposal follows the pattern that the Everything Everywhere merger did, then O2 and Vodafone may be required to give up existing spectrum as part of an anti-competitive deal. It also suggests that the two companies are hedging their risks over concerns that Ofcom may indeed allow EE to launch 4G this year.
An Ofcom spokesperson told CBR that it was currently going through the details of the proposal, and was not in a position to discuss any regulation that might follow.
"Ofcom is currently engaged in constructive discussions with both Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK in relation to their proposed joint venture and network sharing arrangement. We will carefully consider the appropriate way forward taking into account our duties as a competition authority," he said.
Ofcom was also unclear as to what the status of EE's 4G proposal is.
"In terms of your questions around EE's application to refarm its 1800 MHz spectrum, the consultation responses raise a number of detailed issues that Ofcom must now consider carefully. It is important that we make robust decisions, particularly where we may have to defend them in court. We will publish a statement on the application as early as possible."
Three Mobile, owned by Hutchison-Whampoa has threatened to quit the UK if it does not get favourable treatment from Ofcom to counter EE and Telefonica-Vodafone's domination of the sector. It is already in a network share JV with EE called MBNL, and may leverage that arrangement for its own 4G purposes.
Ovum analyst Jeremy Green believes the move by the two mobile giants makes sense.
"We did predict this as early as 2008, when we said that most countries would end up with only two physical LTE networks. It follows on from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange in the UK into Everything Everywhere," he said.
"If Vodafone and Telefonica had not also embraced sharing in this way they would have been at a competitive disadvantage. As it was, they were able to build on and extend the relationship that they already had through Cornerstone, their existing joint venture. This sets them up well for the 4G rollout and will help them catch up on 2/3G rollout too."
Electronics patent of the month: Vodafone's wireless modem USB mouse - ElectronicsWeekly.com
GB patent no: GB2450080, Vodafone Group plc (UK),
Granted: 18 April 2012
Passport, tickets, sun cream, novel. Going away used to be so simple, but these days the list goes on - camera, phone, tablet, chargers, adapters, cables... At some point we’ve all gone away and left one vital piece of equipment behind, which has prevented us from using another. How can we avoid doing this in the future (other than by becoming wise from our mistakes)?
GB patent no. 2450080 was granted towards the end of April of this year to Vodafone Group plc (UK) and describes a neat way of reducing the number of peripherals that you need to remember to pack. If, like me, you don’t get on with laptop mousepads and you always carry a mouse with your laptop, then this invention will be right up your street.
The invention eliminates the need to carry both a mouse and a wireless modem (3G 'dongle') and frees up a USB port in the process! This is very simply achieved by incorporating the wireless modem within a USB mouse. Since the mouse is big enough to incorporate a battery, the mouse also includes a power supply and buffer so that if the laptop is shut down before wireless transmission is complete (for example whilst the user is in a tunnel or in a poor reception zone) then the mouse will continue to transmit to the 3G network after the laptop has been turned off. This means that the power supply of the laptop can be preserved, whereas with existing wireless dongles the laptop must remain on until transmission is complete.
The laptop powers the modem whilst it is on and charges the battery in the mouse. In order to prevent the mouse unduly draining the laptop's batteries (for example, when the laptop is not connected to the mains supply) power management modes can be deployed.
The invention gets round the issue of two devices on one USB port as follows: in order for the computer to recognise both devices within the mouse, each of the devices (mouse and modem) is enabled in turn so as to avoid problems in the computer communicating with each device.
A further subtlety of the device relates to the position of the antenna used by the modem, which may be integrated in the USB lead of the mouse. This feature provides a number of advantages - firstly, it improves wireless connectivity, since the antenna can be longer than a simple dongle. Secondly, it reduces the size of the mouse housing, and finally, it eliminates any screening effect which would be caused when the user handles the mouse. All in all, a rather elegant solution.
Michael Jaeger is a patent attorney at leading UK patent and trade mark attorneys, Withers & Rogers LLP.
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