Tag Archives: Android

Back from MWC 2009 in Barcelona

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

After a few weeks traveling I am back in KL after the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I was planning to link any comprehensive report  from the blog-sphere with the highlights from last week, but strangely enough I did not find any. … Continue reading →

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Who Wouldn’t Back Android?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Android announced this week that 14 new companies are joining the Open Handset Alliance. The new members are: AKM Semiconductor, ARM, ASUSTek Computer, Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank Mobile Corporation, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, … Continue reading →

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N97: Too Little, Too Late?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia has finally reacted and announces a device to compete with the iPhone. The N97 has a beautiful touchscreen and a sliding qwerty keyboard. From the video clip Nokia posted in YouTube you can notice that Nokia bets on widgets … Continue reading →

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One Year of Blogging

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

One year has passed since we started this blog with Steve Job’s famous commencement address. Less than one month later a post on LinuxMCE made it to the front page of Digg, and got 25.000 visits in one day! Since … Continue reading →

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Apple Vs. Nokia: Less is More

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

While Nokia posted a 30.5% drop in earnings in the quarter ending on 30 September, Steve Jobs proudly announced to analysts that 6.9 million 3G iPhone units were sold in the same quarter, outselling  even RIM’s Blackberry 6.1 million units. … Continue reading →

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Handsets Two Horse Race

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Al Ries and Jack Trout wrote it in many of their marketing best-sellers: “In the long run, every market becomes a  two horse race”. Jack Welch, legend ex-CEO of GE, made popular his rule of closing every business unit where … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Mobile Killer App

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Apple App Store and Android App Market are bringing more spotlight than ever to the applications for mobile handsets. Though a vast number of applications already exist for Windows Mobile, Blackberry or Symbian, developers are working hard to write the … Continue reading →

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Is the G1 Googly?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Yesterday was a great day for America as T-Mobile launched the awaited first Android phone. Plenty of coverage for the announcement in NYC, but is the G1 up to the expectations? On the good side: the anticipated powerful processor with … Continue reading →

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Back from Holidays

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

After a long summer break, welcome to the new season of tech-talk.biz It has been two months with big sport events as the UEFA EURO Cup and the Beijing Olympics, covered for the first time not only on TV but … Continue reading →

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Nokia to Get Full Control of Symbian

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia announced today a bid to acquire 100% of Symbian. Nokia already owns 48% of the shares, and would purchase the remaining shares for 264 million euro, from their current Symbian partners Sony Ericsson, Telefonaktiebolaget, LM Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communications, … Continue reading →

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