Android elders must be staring at this one in disbelief. Looking down at it for all we know, measuring it up. What about the BACKFLIP? We guess it’s exactly the kind of gadget to stare back, humble but defiant.
Android was a life-saving blood transfusion for Motorola. Not only did the MILESTONE put them back on the map – it gave them a license to experiment. They didn’t think twice to take it. So here we are, watching the BACKFLIP do the robot dance. This one is no ordinary droid, though at first it might look like a faithful follower of the G1. QWERTY keyboards fell out of Android favor soon after the G1 but we’re witnessing a strong comeback, much credit for which goes to Motorola.
Motorola Droid which currently runs on Android 2.0 and is a big hit in US market is launching tomorrow i.e. 22nd March’ 2010 in India. In India it would be called Motorola Milestone.
It specifications are:
550 MHz processor.
Android 2.0 (Currently but in future would get latest Android 2.1)
3.7 inches capacitive touchscreen.
8 GB card included (support up to 32 GB)
5 megapixels camera.
These specs are the major reason for this phone to be a hit in western world. Let’s wait and watch how it performs in India.
*Above pics and specs are taken from Motorola Milestone official website.
Well this is my first post on a blog, at any time. I am hoping to continue this blog to chronicle my movements through the ever changing Telecoms sector in Africa. Having move into the Telecoms sector as a complete newbie the learning curve has been steep and it seems like in this industry with the pace of technology advancements learning is continuous.
So I trust that this blog will remain continuously interesting. The first 2 things I will talk about in this blog are 2 trips the first to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC) and the second a trip to Nairobi for the African CDMA Summit sponsored by Qualcomm.
First Mobile World Congress, a great event, a truely great turnout and some incredible information and products coming out of the event. In my opinion the major topics that will be changing and moving the Mobile World moving forward will be the App market, mobile operating systems and the embedded devices market.
There are a few interesting dynamics in the App market, who will take the major share of the pie? Apple, Android, Symbian, Blackberry and now the new Windows Mobile……. But this is the same battle ground for Mobile Operating systems, so watch this space. I think the battle for dominance moving forward is going to be an interesting one. Will Symbian keep there current position of dominance or will one of the new entrants be able to continually take market share away from the dominant players.
Embedded Devices are also going to an interesting market moving forward from the medical field to motor vehicles all connected and able to communicate with external sources. The possibilities are endless in this field.
The I also attended a few press conferences that were fascinating firstly,Skype, amazing a Telegeography research for 2009 states that Skype carried 12% (or there abouts from memory I don’t have the figures with me) os all international traffic. This is quite quite an incredible figure. And must put them up there with the largest carriers internationally.
Then another event I attended was with Motorola Network Solutions roundtable focussing on WIMAX, another incredibly interesting discussion around what is happening in the WIMAX space, from various market and various routes that are being taken worldwide. Like hearing Sean Bolger from Imagine Communications in Ireland and how they are rolling out a comprehensive WIMAX network and this is having a positive effect on data ARPU’s.
I could keep writing as so much happened at Mobile World Congress that I am sure a book could be written from the new information released. But to move on it was quite an interesting shift going from MWC organised by the GSMA to the African CDMA Summit.
The differences in the 2 technologies seem to be quite large however I do feel that both have there place in the market and personally (yes I new to the industry) feel that GSM and CDMA networks should coexist with each of the networks playing to there strengths. I will leave what these strengths are to those amongst us who are more technical.
As an example of this the Telkom Kenya model that was presented in Nairobi was fascinating, they are running Fixed Voice (fixed line), fixed data (adsl) and mobile voice and data both on CDMA and GSM networks a true showcase for using what is available to ensure that all segments and needs are covered in a given market. Why is this not more common was my questions? I did not receive any answer to this, the one resounding voice in the CDMA space in Africa was that GSM came first to Africa and CDMA has been playing catch up from Day 1.
This dynamic is very interesting and I think is another one that should be watched moving forward. Now I think the most controverisial thing I heard during my travels was the idea that LTE could bring about a convergance of sorts so that GSM and CDMA technologies themselves converge to a point where they would become indistinguishable from one another. A point to that I am again I hope the more technically savy than I will comment on. Is this a possibility to be honest I for sure do not know.
Well I think for my first entry it has been an interesting one and I will be endeavouring to bring you more as time goes by and I hope that you will take the time to comment on my thoughts so that we can start an interesting discussion around some of the points I have made.
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Motorola, as every body in the world knows, are always known for delivering stylish and at the same time the most qualitative and user-oriented mobile gadgets in the entire mobile manufacturers fraternity. There handsets are always different from the rest of the others and that is their USP. This is the prime reason why Motorola’s each handset enjoys such a huge fan following. The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury has got all the qualities that makes it capable enough to carry on the legacy of Motorola mobile phones. Following is the detailed description of its chief specifications.
Starting from its enticing looks then Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury has got the most impressive looks. But that’s not all its marvelous looks are perfectly complemented by its hour-glass figure which is evident from its dimensions of 103 x 53 x 11.9 mm. Not only that, besides the sleek dimensions it also has got very light weight of 117 grams. Thus now it is quite clear that this widget can fit into the pockets of the modern day users easily.
Like the awe-inspiring looks, Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury has also got a vibrant 2.0-inch TFT display screen which can support around 256000 colours. It comes with the remarkable feature of the contextual touch interaction. The reasonably sized display screen comes with the astounding capacity to deliver seamless imaging solutions at a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Moving on to the memory section then here too this mobile device from Motorola emerges victorious.
Yes it is because it comes with astonishing memory capacity of either 420 mega bytes or 2 Giga Bytes. Even the connectivity section of this mobile widget is also very strong as it has got some of the best and latest state of art technologies such as the EDGE, GPRS and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP. It also allows its users to send and receive text messages, picture messages, EMS and even E-mails too.
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Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury is just that kind of mobile gadget, which has got every thing in it, from excellent features to fashionable design which is what makes it different from the others widgets.
TMoNews got their hands on some upcoming pricing information. T-Mobile will introduce the HD2 at $199.99 after rebate and $449.99 out the door, sans contract. The CLIQ XT running MotoBlur can be had for$129.99 after rebate and $329.99, sans contract. Nokia Nuron which will run you $69.99 after rebate on a two year and without contract, the Nuron will set you back $179.99.
TMoNews got their hands on some upcoming pricing information. T-Mobile will introduce the HD2 at $199.99 after rebate and $449.99 out the door, sans contract. The CLIQ XT running MotoBlur can be had for$129.99 after rebate and $329.99, sans contract. Nokia Nuron which will run you $69.99 after rebate on a two year and without contract, the Nuron will set you back $179.99.