The legions of CES tablet wannabes can give up now: Motorola just killed it with their much-rumored Xoom tablet, an iPad-sized black slab whose beauty is within, in its Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. Designed by Google from the ground-up with touchscreen tablets in mind, it's the first software experience that looks like it can go toe-to-toe with Apple's iOS.
There weren't any fully working models for us to play with here at Motorola's press event, but several hardware-final tablets were on hand playing demo videos of Honeycomb's interface and features
Specs wise, the Xoom sports a 10.1-inch 1280x800 screen, Verizon 3G onboard (which is actually upgradeable to 4G LTE later in the year), 1080p HD video playback and streaming, front and rear cameras for videochatting, and an SD card slot for additional storage.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Dual-Core Mobile Devices: Motorola Olympus, LG Optimus 2x
Motorola in 2009 took aim at the iPhone in its ad campaign for the Droid smartphone. Motorola emphasized what “Droid does” to call out what the iPhone couldn’t do (video below) — a message that resonated with many consumers.
At CES 2011, Motorola and other handset makers are expected to flex a key muscle: dual-core processor
“Dual-core is going to be the key marketing,” said Tero Kuittinen, a telecom analyst at MKM Partners. “Why buy a single-core phone?”
Details already seem to be leaking about Motorola’s plans. Rumor has it that Motorola will unveil a smartphone codenamed Olympus, which may include a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, an 8-megapixel camera, an HDMI port and a front-facing camera.
Similarly, LG has already announced the Optimus 2x , also a Tegra 2-powered smartphone, which is launching first in Korea. At CES, we might hear big news about a similar LG device for U.S. customers as well.
Less visible will be the under-the-hood battle between Nvidia and Intel for dual-core mobile-processor supremacy. Nvidia has positioned itself well for big gains in 2011, having reportedly racked up orders from Android-focused outfits like Samsung, Motorola and LG for its Tegra 2 chipset. (Nvidia’s Michael Rayfield prefers to dabble in jargon like “superphone” rather than “tablet,” but his point of reference is clear.)
Intel, as you might expect, hasn’t raised anything resembling a white flag, since it’s expecting approximately 35 new Atom-based tablets in the coming year from such companies as Lenovo, Dell and Toshiba. Especially intriguing is the chipmaker’s Oak Trail line, which could make huge inroads when Microsoft decides to debut a truly native, tablet-optimized OS.
At CES 2011, Motorola and other handset makers are expected to flex a key muscle: dual-core processor
“Dual-core is going to be the key marketing,” said Tero Kuittinen, a telecom analyst at MKM Partners. “Why buy a single-core phone?”
Details already seem to be leaking about Motorola’s plans. Rumor has it that Motorola will unveil a smartphone codenamed Olympus, which may include a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, an 8-megapixel camera, an HDMI port and a front-facing camera.
Similarly, LG has already announced the Optimus 2x , also a Tegra 2-powered smartphone, which is launching first in Korea. At CES, we might hear big news about a similar LG device for U.S. customers as well.
Less visible will be the under-the-hood battle between Nvidia and Intel for dual-core mobile-processor supremacy. Nvidia has positioned itself well for big gains in 2011, having reportedly racked up orders from Android-focused outfits like Samsung, Motorola and LG for its Tegra 2 chipset. (Nvidia’s Michael Rayfield prefers to dabble in jargon like “superphone” rather than “tablet,” but his point of reference is clear.)
Intel, as you might expect, hasn’t raised anything resembling a white flag, since it’s expecting approximately 35 new Atom-based tablets in the coming year from such companies as Lenovo, Dell and Toshiba. Especially intriguing is the chipmaker’s Oak Trail line, which could make huge inroads when Microsoft decides to debut a truly native, tablet-optimized OS.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Android catching on iPhone
While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone operating system in the United States, Android is hot on its trail and closing in fast.
According to the latest data from Nielsen, the iPhone OS has captured 28.6% of the U.S. smartphone market share, followed closely by Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS (26.1%) and Google's Android (25.8%).
While Apple's market share over the past six months has remained steady in the 27% to 28% range, the market shares of BlackBerry OS and
Android have been going in opposite directions. RIM was still the dominant mobile operating system just this past June, as it accounted
for nearly one third of all U.S. smartphones at the time. Android, meanwhile, accounted for a mere 15% of U.S. smartphones in June 2010 before seeing its market share nearly double over the span of five months.
Android also has a lot of the momentum heading into 2011. According to Nielsen, 40.8% of customers who reported buying a new
smartphone over the past six months purchased Android-based phones
. iPhones accounted for 26.9% of new devices purchased over
the past six months while BlackBerry devices accounted for 19.2% of new devices purchased over the last six months.
Nielsen also says that the share of smartphones in the overall mobile phone market has continued to grow steadily over the
past year, since smartphones accounted for 24% of all mobile phones in use in June 2010 vs. 31% of all mobile phones in use
in November 2010. Among users who had purchased new phones within the last six months, smartphones accounted for 34% of new
devices in June 2010 vs. 45% of new devices in November 2010.
Since last January, Android has doubled its total market share in the mobile operating system market, and devices based on
Android accounted for 44% of smartphones purchased in the third quarter of 2010, according to research firm ChangeWave. Research
firm Gartner has projected that by the end of the year sales of Android devices will exceed those based on the BlackBerry
OS and the iPhone OS, meaning that Android will trail only Symbian as the world's most-used mobile operating system.
Ever since its debut in the fall of 2007, Android has appeared on numerous popular smartphones for several carriers including
Verizon's Motorola Droid and Sprint's HTC Evo 4G. Next year Google plans on releasing a new version of the Android OS that
is catered specifically to tablet computers.
According to the latest data from Nielsen, the iPhone OS has captured 28.6% of the U.S. smartphone market share, followed closely by Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS (26.1%) and Google's Android (25.8%).
While Apple's market share over the past six months has remained steady in the 27% to 28% range, the market shares of BlackBerry OS and
Android have been going in opposite directions. RIM was still the dominant mobile operating system just this past June, as it accounted
for nearly one third of all U.S. smartphones at the time. Android, meanwhile, accounted for a mere 15% of U.S. smartphones in June 2010 before seeing its market share nearly double over the span of five months.
Android also has a lot of the momentum heading into 2011. According to Nielsen, 40.8% of customers who reported buying a new
smartphone over the past six months purchased Android-based phones
. iPhones accounted for 26.9% of new devices purchased overthe past six months while BlackBerry devices accounted for 19.2% of new devices purchased over the last six months.
Nielsen also says that the share of smartphones in the overall mobile phone market has continued to grow steadily over the
past year, since smartphones accounted for 24% of all mobile phones in use in June 2010 vs. 31% of all mobile phones in use
in November 2010. Among users who had purchased new phones within the last six months, smartphones accounted for 34% of new
devices in June 2010 vs. 45% of new devices in November 2010.
Since last January, Android has doubled its total market share in the mobile operating system market, and devices based on
Android accounted for 44% of smartphones purchased in the third quarter of 2010, according to research firm ChangeWave. Research
firm Gartner has projected that by the end of the year sales of Android devices will exceed those based on the BlackBerry
OS and the iPhone OS, meaning that Android will trail only Symbian as the world's most-used mobile operating system.
Ever since its debut in the fall of 2007, Android has appeared on numerous popular smartphones for several carriers including
Verizon's Motorola Droid and Sprint's HTC Evo 4G. Next year Google plans on releasing a new version of the Android OS that
is catered specifically to tablet computers.
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