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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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Photo Credits: Smart Movie Making
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Android Poised To Take Over The Enterprise



Despite its diminishing influence, Blackberry remains the “gold standard” in enterprise solutions. With data encryption features that prompt entire governments and nations to ban the smartphone brand because its sophisticated encryption technology deters their monitoring systems, the level of security that it has developed is the very reason why it is still the top smartphone choice for businesses.

However, because employees’ personal preferences for smartphones have become a consideration for a growing number of Fortune 500 corporations, the enterprise market is gradually shifting to accommodate the iPhone and the Android. And yet, most companies are still not keen on adapting the Android for corporate use.

The main concern that companies have in saying “Nay,” to the Android for now is centered in one main thing: Security. Thus, up and coming security solutions company 3LM (Three Laws Mobility) seeks to remedy this Android handicap by creating solutions that will close the gap between Android and the enterprise market.

Three Laws Mobility was founded and owned by former Google/Android Security Team employees Tom Moss and Gaurav Mather. After they founded 3LM, Motorola Mobility acquired their company. As of August 15, 2011, Google acquired Motorola Mobility.

The security company identified these Enterprise needs that they seek to address on the Android:

  • Give the company’s IT department the ability to remotely install corporate applications.
  • Allow the IT department to remotely wipe the device, should theft occur.
  • Provide a selective encryption of corporate applications.
  • Allow the user to access company resources remotely, via VPN protocol.
  • Give the company access to “breadcrumb tracking,” a function that allows certain documents or programs to track the phone’s (ergo the user’s) location. So if you call in sick and your company tracks you in Boracay, blame it on the breadcrumb tracking technology. For the truant, be thankful you’re in the Philippines.
  • Provide encryption for the SD Card.
  • Functions to check device health.

These are the security concerns that 3LM, in partnership with the Android, seeks to remedy. With Android, Google, Motorola, and the other Android partner companies aggressively courting a growing market from the casual consumers to the corporates, trust that Android and security solutions companies like 3LM will be on the move in developing security solutions to address the markets’ needs. As for the smartphone wars, “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

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Photo Credits: CNet Asia
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One More Reason Why The Android Is Better Than The iPhone (And The Blackberry Too)



The iPhone is possibly the dream phone of every Apple Fangirl and Fanboy out there. It is also the dream phone of many cellular phone enthusiasts, especially smartphone enthusiasts. Geeks and hardcore IT people may be divided over the Blackberry, the iPhone and the Android, but still, the iPhone is still part of that list. 

Maybe it's Steve Jobs' Charisma, or maybe it's the fact that the iPhone is really one piece of beautifully-designed machine. As many an iPhone 4 enthusiast would say, nothing compares to the iPhone's rendering of the capacitative touchscreen.

On the other hand, there is something to hate about the iPhone: it eats your data plan or even prepaid credits like mad.

There are horror stories that abound of how the iPhone eats up load credits or makes postpaid plans balloon like crazy. That's why either you think twice about buying a new iPhone, or read the cautionary tales and don't do what these users did, or do what they did to remedy the problem.

On the other hand, why don't you make your life simpler? How about getting an Android? Sure the OS still has more room to grow and still has to be tightened and improved in a lot of areas, but if there's one thing we can never fault the Android with, it is consuming prepaid load or racking up a postpaid bill thanks to data.

In fact, one of our staff, who uses a Cherry Mobile Nova, oftentimes leaves her 3G settings on when she switches SIM cards, and yet her load balance doesn't get consumed, as long as she gets to turn off her 3G within a minute of turning the Android on. This goes to show that the Android doesn't log you on to your network's data connection unduly, thus letting hundreds to thousands of pesos go to waste.

The same complaint of monetary loss is true of Blackberry units. Unless you configure the settings with your provider, you may, unfortunately, encounter some monetary loss due to data service usage.

If you're like our Cherry Mobile Nova user, who focuses on what's great in a phone and not its bugs, then you'll probably remain a happy Android camp-er. So far, for her, 3G and WiFi use have been painless, even the software upgrade was rather painless, and these data service glitches have never been a problem for her.

This is just one advantage of the Android over the iPhone and the Blackberry as a Smartphone. Let the Smartphone wars rage on!


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Note: Rochelle Sy Chua was, is, and remains an Apple enthusiast and believes that the iPhone is still the best Smartphone out there. This discussion was prompted by one of her Facebook contacts' complaints about the iPhone.


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