Samsung S8500 Wave arrived in Spain in early June
I met him back in February at the MWC through a lengthy article detailing all of its intricacies, and timely as the hands of a clock reaches its appointment to produce its output to public, we talk about the Samsung Wave (S8500), the first terminal operating system BADA, the system created by South Korean company itself.
Well, the wait is over, and it almost is upon us. It goes on sale in early June in a free, throughout the month and will be phased in to the list of offers from several carriers. Samsung also offers an interesting challenge for developers, where you can even get one free. Pay attention.
This terminal, remember, was known for being one of the first to incorporate the new Super AMOLED screen from Samsung, include a 1GHz processor power, recording 720p video, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n, DivX playback support, Flash, 3.0 TouchWiz interface ...
As we indicated earlier, the terminal will appear in Spain in early June in free option price of 429 euros. A half day is in the sales list Movistar, and by the end it will in Orange and Vodafone.
Bada Developer Challenge, Samsung's challenge for developers
The Samsung Wave output is accompanied by the challenge "bada Developer Challenge, a worldwide contest that Samsung calls for the developers to test the SDK bada, use it to create their applications, and enter the contest in a competition where 2700 will be distributed $ 000 in prizes. In addition, the 300 developers who pass the first round will receive a gift Wave Samsung. The winner will pocket the amount of $ 300,000.
Samsung also has in mind a series of conferences "bada Developer Days" where they can attend all programmers who wish for free. In Spain these days will be on Wednesday May 26.
Anyone who is interested in participating in both days, as in the Samsung contest, you can find on your page for developers, and download the SDK (which is also free ).
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CMT Results March: Yoigo is the operator which enjoys better health
This March 2010 Yoigo we can say that the operator has performed better as not only an operator portability live without that taking into account all the ups and all casualties, Yoigo also has been the best performers but all operators are growing in number of customers.
If we consider only the data portability, March almost break the record again as has achieved the second highest number portability in mobile lines of the last two years. Regarding net income, Yoigo is the one with capture more customers by porting a total of 45 436 new lines followed by Orange and MVNOs with 24 588 10 780.
On the opposite side, which then is why are lines with 35 801 lines Movistar Vodafone sees less and 45 003 lines to escape but in this case, Vodafone explained that if they had taken account numbers are fixed to mobile, the deficit is "only" 1325 lines would have been.
As for the quarterly data to better reflect market developments to take account of data portability, high and low new between January and March, the operator Yoigo has been most benefited by capturing 47.43% of the lines won by the operators, followed by Vodafone with 25.65% to 10.14% Movistar and MVNOs who manage to gain 9.99 of total high.
Lastly, Orange captured only 6.79%, though in this case, low data have been indicted by the loss of 235,000 prepaid lines have failed to identify correctly after the obligation imposed by the Ministry Interior.
Via | CMT.
Palm Updates on the case, Jon Rubinstein could run out into the street
The Palm pilgrimage in search of a solution to all your ills seems to pass by the first victim recovered in this whole mess. The news, which has shaken the newsrooms of some media in the middle weekend, is neither more nor less than the unemployment of its current executive director, Jon Rubisntein.
Rubinstein became CEO of the American company bought by investment group Elevation Partners, leaving his post as senior vice president of Apple's iPod division. He and his team, architects webOS operating system, currently hold the conviction that the viability plan for the survival of Palm as an independent company they will get from it.
If however, Rubinstein faces unable to move their devices whose sales are almost nonexistent accumulating a large stock units, losing market share plummets against competitors Apple, Blackberry or Android, as well as the relegated position that mobile operators have had to Palm.
To make matters worse, Rubinstein is unable to find a buyer who is able to rescue the company that once stood at the forefront of mobile devices. Unfortunately, the plight of Palm is part of the legacy of former CEO and founder of the brand, Ed Colligan. Even so, that's another story to be told at another time.
Via | BGR | Palm InfoCenter.
ZTE is not interested in buying Palm
The soap opera will bring tail Palm, last week we informed you that the company put the sign "For Sale" and it was logical as possible couple began dating, mostly from China, including the harder-sounding company ZTE.
ZTE is the second Chinese manufacturer in the mobile telephony sector, and like Huawei, another potential buyer, need to make a picture of European and American markets, where its sales are almost disappointing.
But the solution is not to buy Palm, since according to Hou Weigui, president of ZTE, the costs Europe and the U.S. are too high, thus ruling out the purchase.
At present the Chinese market is so big and you are competing hard to gain the maximum users for 3G networks, which exports account for a relatively business small to be a priority for ZTE. But that does not mean that they are not preparing a landing outside its borders seriously.
Will you end the historic company in Chinese hands?, We already have a first bidder bid is cleared.
Via | Reuters.
Quarterly profits for Sony Ericsson after almost two years
Since the second quarter of 2008 Sony Ericsson had not reported profits in its interim accounts, which is that we speak of 21 million euros for the first quarter of 2010. I do not know that they face will have been some analysts who predicted a loss in the joint venture 128 million.
The funny thing is that they put on the market 10.5 million units, far fewer terminals than in the previous quarter (14.6 M), and in the same period last year (14.5 M), however the average price of each phone has risen to 134 euros, 120 euros in periods above. Ambitions for greater range terminals seems to be working well.
As we spoke, the launch of high-end terminals such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, or have a lot to Lively see in these figures. The choice of Android for its new Xperia think that also has a lot to do with the results.
Taking into account the emergence of new Walkman as Zylo and Spiro, the new version of Lively with QWERTY keyboard, Aspen Windows Mobile 6.5.3, or the various versions of the Xperia X10 with Android, the future outlook looks good for a company that was releasing the train from leading manufacturers.
Vía | Engadget.
Official site | Sony Ericsson.
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A new Palm suitors will come from China
The sale of Palm promises to become one of the largest financial soap opera history of telecommunications in view of the number of candidates that have arisen with the intention of taking the garden one of the largest reefs worst commercial and technologically exploited. Along with the increasingly intense rumors of negotiations with HTC and Lenovo, is now the Chinese consortium made up of the ZTE Corp. and Huawei jumping into the fray as possible candidates to win the jackpot.
For inri of Sunnyvale, has made known that it was the board of directors of Palm itself which contacted known manufacturers of electronic equipment in a series of preliminary meetings that took place in the middle of last February, trying to find a solution to the situation now facing.
The fact that two Chinese companies have become potential buyers it makes sense if we consider that, despite his attempts by entering the mobile phone market, Huawei lacks the necessary reputation and a proprietary operating system to keep up with other brands of the highest order.
In addition, the consortium has in its favor low production costs and the capital injection needed to revive the brand, can invest enough money to catch up with the development of new terminals. In this case, Palm would be the right bridge to bridge the difficult obstacle they have to circumvent the Chinese brands and products in the West whose quality is still more than questioned by consumers.
Vía | Reuters.
CMT Results February: Another view
The report of the CMT for the month of February 2010 is in line with recent months and in general all network operators continue to grow, focusing on portability, Movistar and Vodafone are the only ones giving way as we do a deeper analysis of these data.
Apart from the positive development of MVNOs Yoigo and continue, and possibly continue paying for a long time net upward for its low-cost strategy (increasingly crucial for users) but also because they have 94% of the market as possible its customer and that too helps a lot to offer when bottom line.
Focusing is the net results of portability in February, Yoigo was the operator with greater gain through lines (40,182), followed by Orange (16,334) and virtual operators (11,141). Movistar and Vodafone gave 24,675 and 42,982 respectively, although these data lines are not so encouraging for some, not so bad for others.
If you look at the exported or lost customers portability, I think it is Movistar significant to note that, as the operator with more customers, which also has a smaller number of customers decided to leave because the operator has only missed during February to 0.66% of its portfolio. Vodafone and Orange are practically the same percentage of 0.80% loss while Yoigo and MVNOs are those customers less satisfied with the infidels or lose by porting the 0.91% and 1% respectively.
(# ) For high total in the last quarter, between December and February was the most benefited Yoigo to capture 41.42% of lines won by the operators, followed by Movistar, which is the most advanced after its collapse last month and reached 23.90%. Vodafone manages to gain 20.74% 13.94% Orange with OMV and is stuck in a 0 %.
These quarterly data are more realistic to take into account the data portability, new high and low but accurate assessment of developments, we will compare this data with February 2009 and see the results are not as outrageous as it is intended that sometimes even if you notice a change (software) in the market trend.
Along with this data and knowing that there are currently a total of 52,527,777 lines in Spain, Movistar tell then to 22.85 million, Vodafone 16.05, 10.64 Orange, OMV Yoigo with 1.48 and 1.52 million, which means that all operators have grown despite the fact that the pie is shared with minor variations in the percentage.
Vía | CMT.
Lenovo may buy Palm
Since the collapse of Palm years ago, both in sales and prestige, it seems as if a label permanently suspend her balance. First it was Apple and now it seems that the rumors point to Lenovo as a potential buyer of the American company after the final collapse of its share price, mainly owing to the poor performance in sales, situated far below their original forecasts.
Which company makes a delicious caramel Sunnyvale multinational attempt to sink my teeth into the mobile telephony market, as is the case of Lenovo. A good example of this is the nearest market in their country of origin of its first Android-powered device such as LePhone.
As usual in these cases, both Palm and Lenovo have not acted formally on the subject, although the issue has the interesting enough for the famed American channel CNBC on economic issues has been made of the item. Which, on the other hand, caused a temporary surge in the share prices of the American manufacturer.
However, the only actions that really interest us are those that deal directly with the future for the cornerstone of what today represents Palm operating system webOS. Since one of the possible solutions put forward by Jon Rubinstein for the current chaotic situation that Palm is to offer through licensing its operating system for implementation in terminals from other manufacturers.
To make an appearance at Lenovo the market for smartphones by the acquisition of the company that supports the investment group Elevation Partners, is not known to what extent the Chinese company would be interested in using webOS or simply build on the experience accumulated by Palm in the field of mobile telephony. ( #)
Vía | UnwiredView »Electronics» CNBC.
Data portability between different mobile virtual network operators in 2010
In January we reviewed the results of portability throughout 2009 between the Spanish operators and although we saw the set data MVNO (mobile virtual network operators), we were left with the feeling of wanting to know some more specific data about each OMV separately.
For now we will have to make do with data portability for January and February 2010 but at least we may be getting an idea of how they're doing to all operators separately and consider whether they are consistent with its rates and last movements.
In the accumulated 2010 Pepephone OMV has proved to be the most benefited by capturing a total of 5765 lines it seems that their offers continuous and almost unbeatable rates for all types of needs are bearing fruit.
Very closely followed Simyo captured with 5350 lines but in this case, the deviation from the last year represents a reduction of almost 55% in comparison. Dato fairly representative of the sector is very critical of the immobility of their voice tariffs (despite offering a very good choice) or changes in data rate. The fact is that users of MVNOs seem to be the most unfaithful of all.
Also have closely followed and R Jazztel probably have gotten so many users ported by their offers of fixed band wide.
Hits and Másmovil also successful in obtaining very good results in portability and is that in these cases, the voice tariffs include calls at 0 cents between customers also often a good option. (# )
But there are MVNOs to lose customers and on this side are traders and Lebara (which has raised rates several times and that it is taking its toll), Happy Móvil is aimed primarily at immigrants or Day and Carrefour can not to emphasize as much as others even if they offer similar rates to those who are most fortunate MVNOs. And while Euskaltel also continues to lose customers for portability, its data have improved almost 75% compared with a year ago so its latest improvements in rates may also be paying off.
Without a doubt the rates are being a very important point when switching operators as data shows Movistar and Vodafone but they continue blaming the loss of prepaid customers which do not offer competitive when compared with the MVNO. Orange, remains in the right direction and rates as of 9 cents / minute on prepaid along with terminals from different ranges, you may be helping.
Finally, Yoigo that is most beneficial for all and that is among the few operators having voice and data rates quite striking, it also offers subsidized terminals.
All data on these outcomes can consult them in the image above.
Although these data are fairly representative, it should be noted that in the study did not include the new numbers high, thanks to which, all operators win customers and even the traditional can overcome any of the other operators.
( #) but also the important thing is not only the number of visitors recruited if their income and in this area, Vodafone is still the most profitable among the operators that provide economic data. Is it that apart from tariffs, users who provide more value also takes into account the grant of terminals and the service provided
Vía | Business (thanks ).
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No telephone harassment made it!
To say that spam's days are numbered phone sounds somewhat repetitive but it seems this time it is serious and try to finish not only calls but also with visits in the consumer's home or any remote communication by mail, email or fax.
From now on, the law will require companies (and all its distribution channel) allow consumers to place on record its opposition to continue to receive unsolicited commercial proposals from any company so if the user requests it, will not receive SPAM with the endless and dubious deals to which we are accustomed. In addition, operators can no longer call in private or unlisted numbers, but must make calls from a number identified.
The operators argue that these attitudes are sometimes produced by individual dealers without their knowledge and their so often hurt like Jazztel operators have taken steps to restrict the hours for these calls and limited to a maximum of three contacts that can be done with a client.
Vía | CincoDías.
