Quote for the Week!

“The key to success is often the ability to adapt”

Anon

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Intel Join Android in the Smartphone Race

The world's biggest chipmaker in the computer and server market has finally joined the smartphone race!

That’s right, Intel, who has so far played second fiddle to Cambridge-based designer ARM Holdings in the market for low power consumption chips, has teamed up with Android, the world's leading operating system for smartphones.

Google have been pushing their Android operating system, tying up with manufacturers, and with the ever increasing demand for mobile phone and tablet computers it will be interesting to see what comes of this new collaboration. 

The Oak Trail processor range is Intel’s answer to ARM's designs, but has only just seen the light of day.  The hope is that the new partnership will help Intel increase its foothold in the Android market.

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Samsung Vs Apple

Round 3 in the ongoing patent battle between Samsung and Apple has fallen in favour of Apple, but is Samsung on the ropes or out for the count?

Initially a Europe-wide ban was placed on the sale of Samsung Galaxy Tablet following a ruling that elements of the tablet were copied from the iPad.  This was then lifted amid concerns about the court's power to impose such a broad embargo. The latest hearing upholds the original decision in Apple's favour, and means the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is again banned from sale across Germany.

The re-imposition, albeit only within one country, marks yet another round in the ongoing patent battle between Apple and Samsung.  Samsung phones have also been banned for sale in the Netherlands following court action.

The two electronics giants currently face each other in courtrooms in Australia, North America and Asia.

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Quote of the Week!

"The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity."

Ayn Rand 


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HTC V’s Apple (with Google’s Help)

HTC have brought a fresh grievance to the ongoing war with Apple, filing their third complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

The Taiwanese smartphone maker claims that Apple's computers and mobile devices infringe patents involving wi-fi capability and processor communication technology.

The legal tussle between HTC and Apple has been a well publiscised one, but they are not the only company going head to head with Apple.  Samsung Electronics, which makes the Galaxy series of smartphones and tablet PCs, has also been fighting a legal battle against Apple.

Both HTC and Samsung use the Android operating system, suggesting that this is becoming more than just a simple disagreement between manufacturers.  There is a suggestion that this is very much a battle between Apple and Android.  Whilst Apple currently has the upper hand, the combined force of Google, HTC and Samsung could be a huge force to be reckoned with…it’s an interesting watch…

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Google and China – Friends at Last?

It’s good news for Google, as the Chinese Government have renewed their licence for another year.

The relationship between the Chinese Government and the Internet giants went sour in 2010 when Google started to redirect Chinese users to its Hong Kong website due to concerns over censorship and hacking. 

China regulates content on the internet through licensing and oversight of internet companies.  This means sites such as Google's YouTube, Facebook and microblogging site Twitter are amongst the list of websites that are popular in the international online community but censored in China. 

Domestic Chinese internet companies, such as search firm Baidu, are the market leaders in China.  That is unlikely to change despite the renewed license secured by Google, but it does imply that all is not lost in China for the Internet Giants.

Yahoo Chief Executive Fired Over the Phone

Carol Bartz, the Chief Executive of Yahoo has been fired after two-and-a-half years in the top position. 

Ms. Bartz was hired to run Yahoo in early 2009, taking over from co-founder Jerry Yang.  To make her mark she made significant changes to the management team and cut jobs to save on costs. She also shifted the focus of the traditionally search-oriented firm towards more personalised content. 

However, in 2011, Yahoo is still struggling to increase its market share, as it faces increased competition from rivals such as Google and Facebook.  Without the internet company making significant strides in search or social networking, two of the most lucrative segments of the market, they are still a long way behind their rivals. 

Carol Bartz leadership came to an abrupt end as the Chairman of the board ended her term over the phone with immediate effect.  Larry Magid, a technology analyst at C-net, justified the move stating that the company has not seen enough of a turnaround under Ms. Bartz's leadership.

Tim Morse, Yahoo's chief financial officer, will take over from Ms Bartz. Yahoo shares jumped more than 6% in after-hours trading after news of the firing broke, indicating they would trade higher when Wall Street opened for business on Wednesday.

Quote For The Week

"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."


Joe Paterno 


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The Revolution of Mobile Broadband Rumbles On

Nearly half of the countries internet users are now accessing the web via mobile connections according the Office for National Statistics.

In 2010 only 31% of people surveyed were using their mobile devices to access the internet, that figure is now up to 45%.  The most significant increase affected 16 to 24-year-olds who use mobiles. 

The popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall.  Most interestingly, the ONS survey also found a dramatic rise in the use of wifi hotspots - a seven-fold increase since 2011 - suggesting that the rise of 3G has done little to slow demand for free and paid-for wireless access.

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Does Apple Have Control Issues?

The Financial Times is the latest Corporation to challenge the might of Apple. Following months of negotiations, they have resorted to withdrawing their app for iPhones and iPads.

The two companies have faced a dispute over the control of customer data.  Apple insisted sales must take place via its App Store, giving it ownership of the data and a 30% cut of revenues.  The Financial Times were not comfortable with that, and having failed to end the impasse with Apple, the newspaper is now cancelling its App Store app altogether and encouraging Apple customers to switch to the web app.  The Newspaper itself will still be accessible through Apple devices via a browser-based web app.

Other firms are also gravitating towards browser-based applications as a way of by-passing Apple's sales platform.  For example, Amazon launched a web app for its Kindle eBook reader earlier this month that was specifically tailored for iPad users.

The newspaper expects to launch the Android version of the web app in the next two months.

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