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Nokia Fighting Its Descent Into Oblivion


We smartphone curmudgeons have been "prophesying" the death of Nokia as we know it. At this point, though, Nokia is alive and working on putting up a fight. On October 26 to 27, 2011, Nokia held the Nokia World conference in London, UK.

In Nokia World, Nokia's newest line of phones were unveiled, starting with the premium Smartphone line, the Nokia Lumia.

Nokia Lumia is Nokia's line of premium smartphones, powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

If you recall, Nokia and Microsoft inked a partnership late last year, causing tech pundits to speculate on a possible merger. This partnership gave rise to the Nokia Lumia line of premium smartphones. Leading this premium Nokia line is the Nokia Lumia 800. 

The Windows Phone OS has already found its following. Even Microsoft skeptics have found reasons to love the emerging OS.

Though, T3 has noted that Windows Phone isn't a formidable threat to the iOS, or the Android just yet.

We here at Android Alliance Philippines think all this innovation is all good. But nothing beats Open Source... And Google. Really.

With inspiration from GSM Arena.

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Still Innovating, Wherever You Are -- Rest In Peace, Steve Jobs


 He was a tech icon, and the hero of most of the IT industry’s greats.

He was the man who revolutionized computers and how the Average Joe used them; he was the man who saw the potential for regular people to own computers. With friend Steve Wozniak, they took what used to be amachine that could fill the whole room, and turned it into something that every family in America could have. He was the man who envisioned that every family would have a personal computer, just as TV sets were present in every home. He was a man who changed the world in a niche you could hardly call “little.”

Steve Jobs led a remarkable life as a visionary. No one could envision or spot beautiful machines as sharply as he can. He knew what makes a machine an art form, and with this, he steered the company that brought the Mac, the iMac, the Macbooks, the iPod, the iPhones and the iPads to the world. If Acer, Samsung and the other computer companies are striving to create computers that have chiclet keyboards, it’s the Macbook’s fault. If you notice more and more laptop models sporting the “no visible screws” look, or a wafer-thin, sexy profile, be sure that it’s the Macbook Air’s fault.

In short, Steve elevated personal computing into an art form. He made sure that his side of tech would become more than just a utilitarian industry. He made sure that it’ll be a utilitarian industry that came in eye candy form. He made computers sexy.



We join Google and the rest of the world in saying:

Rest in peace, Steve. We’re sure you’ll still be innovating, wherever you are.
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Mid To Late August 2011 Was A Rollercoaster Ride In IT History



The third and fourth weeks of August, 2011 were marked by major IT industry news. These major changes in the IT industry marked both ends and beginnings of new eras for two industry giants, as well as a nosedive that created a recovery for another IT Giant.

Right in the middle of August 2011, Google announced a defining decision for Android: it acquired Motorola Mobility, in order to create a better standard for Android, among other reasons. On the 15th of August, Google broke the news that Motorola Mobility is now in their roster of assets, but will be managed as an entity separate from Google. This news divided the IT industry lines, as some IT authorities praised the move, while others denounced it. Either way, we will see what this spells both for Google and the mobile device industry as the months unfold after the buy-out.

Not even a week after, Apple's Steve Jobs finally gave the public his answer to a question that had been hanging over Apple for the past few months, after his series of medical sabbaticals: he resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Apple, Inc. on August 24, 2011.

Rumors were already swirling around the state of his health for the past few years, and the decision to finally take a step back for health reasons was a moment that gave certainty about the leadership of Apple, Inc.

While a good number of Apple fanboys and investors were concerned about whether Jobs' successor will prove to be worthy to fill in a Tech Industry icon's shoes, current Apple CEO Tim Cook has already proven his mettle in leading the company, as he had frequently stepped in when Jobs had to take medical leaves. In fact, he had already been running the company for at least six months until Jobs' final announcement.

Steve Jobs will now serve as Apple Chairman and member of the Board of Directors, taking on more of an advisory function, while Tim Cook will fill in the active, executory roles he used to have as Apple CEO. This role had been Cook's functions since January 2011 and he had proven competent in them.

In other news, HP announced on the 18th of August, 2011, that it was discontinuing its WebOS device line but will keep looking for ways to keep developing WebOS. Then, in light of dismal sales, Hewlett-Packard made the HP Touchpad do a calculated price dive around the 20th of August when it dropped the HP Touchpad's prices from $599 (32GB model) to $149, and $499 (16GB model) to $99, respectively. The fire sale proved to revive the Touchpad, and now HP has announced that it's going to give the Touchpad another production run in order to satisfy its customers.

The last weeks of August 2011 were crazy for tech, as IT companies made crucial and defining decisions. What does September 2011 hold? We can only wait with bated breath.



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