An App for Widespread Chaos?
According to The Times of India, social networks are swiftly replacing cell phones as the preferred means of communication in Australia. A similar trend could be noted in the United States, as many people seek to purchase smart phones that support social networking applications to stay in touch with friends and loved ones.
What does this mean for the cell phone market? It means that any cell phones that aren’t smart phones should just throw in the towel, for one. But it also has implications in the larger mobile device category. Smart phones will need to be all the more useful for consumers to continue to bother with them. Texting is still popular in most countries, but soon the capabilities of smart phones could win out over the limited (albeit, fast) communication through texting.
In the end, as long as smart phones play their cards right and remember that relevance is the name of the game, they should be fine in the broader consumer market. After all, what would people do if they couldn’t access their social network to communicate with friends instantaneously? I’m betting on widespread chaos.
Nokia and Microsoft Hit all the Right Notes
Recently, Nokia made what many believed to be an impossible comeback at the Consumer Electronics Show.
A few short years ago, many attendees thought that Nokia was certainly out of the race against iPhone and Android products. However, in 2011, Nokia was chosen by Microsoft to design the first of its Windows smart phones.
The Lumia 900, Nokia and Window’s smart phone combination opened at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show to rave reviews from users. The phone runs on LTE wireless networks, and should be arriving in the United States in March.
People have already begun to buzz about what this phone could mean for Nokia’s competition, namely Apple and Android products. This phone is likely to restore Nokia to its former glory, and perhaps help it to surpass many top-name competitors in its race for smart phone glory.
Meanwhile, the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft has helped both companies to experience increased attention in the news media.
The Nokia Xpress Music 5800
The iPhone has dominated the mobile space when it comes to music and cool functionality. Many mobile phone makers have come up with devices that emulate the iPhone, or compete with it. Google came out with the Android, and Nokia came out with the XpressMusic. This mobile device was made for music. Its cool functionality gives the Apple iPhone a run for its money and in these pages, we will explore why.