Nokia Buys Symbian, Possible Google Android Delays

Nokia Buys Symbian, Possible Google Android Delays

I can't recall the exact specs - but something lke 200 symbian phones to every iphone - Android still to come .... still - Nokia gets pre emptive.

Seemingly in a response to growing competition from Apple and Google, Nokia is buying out Symbian Ltd and will open its mobile operating system for royalty free use. Nokia will pay $410 million to buy the remaining 52% share of the company .....

... with thanks to : MacRumours, for the source.

Flash and Java on the iPhone

I just love this kind of stuff ... don't you ?

I mean the kind of stuff when people leap on band wagons without THINKING !!!!

Flash and Java on the iPhone - Similar Problems, Similar Fate

"It turns out, however, that they hadn't. [Ed - thought] All they had done was follow the live blogging of Apple's March 6 event and, on hearing that the SDK beta was being released that day, signaled their PR department to announce the impending arrival of Java on the device. Not once did they stop to think whether it would actually be possible or not. They had no clue how they would do it and yet there was Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing for the company, making a public announcement about it.

Right on cue, and as if to ensure that no one would miss the joke, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced that they were working on a Flash media player specifically for the iPhone (full article available only to paid subscribers) and would leverage the power of the SDK to bring it to the device. Apparently, he too had overlooked the limitation of unforeseen applications on the iPhone when Steve Jobs was announcing it onstage. Thankfully, they'd realized that it wasn't going to be as simple as just wishing for it and had issued a retraction by the next day, along with the assurance that they still intended to have a nice chat with Jobs about this little issue.

Seriously, how hard is it to pay attention, people?"

Passed on - with thanks to : Apple Matters

Mobile Business Magazine - Smartphones to be 1 in 3 by 2013

A little bit of market data that I just spotted ....
Smartphones to be 1 in 3 by 2013

passed on - with thanks to : Mobile Business Magazine

Mobile Business Magazine - Moto Splits

So ... this one in today ....

'Moto Splits'

Motorola today announced plans to split the company into two separate entites: Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions in a "structural and strategic realignment of its businesses".
“Our decision to separate our Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions businesses follows a review process undertaken by our management team and Board of Directors, together with independent advisors,” said Greg Brown, Motorola’s president and chief executive officer. “Creating two industry-leading companies will provide improved flexibility, more tailored capital structures, and increased management focus – as well as more targeted investment opportunities for our shareholders.”

passed on with thanks to : Mobile Business Magazine
The question is ... why ? Given that :

..... "Our priorities have not changed with today’s announcement” ... “We remain committed to improving the performance of our Mobile Devices business by delivering compelling products that meet the needs of customers and consumers around the world.”

Just don't why it needs to be done in two parts - doubtless wise commentators will weigh in soon.