Apple Cancels IPad 3 Orders, No IPad 3 This Year!

Everyone knew that it was coming, It is too early for apple to release ipad 3, as apple has recently released ipad 2 and its sales are still going strong.

According to Digitimes..

US-based tablet PC players Apple has recently canceled its iPad 3 supply schedule for the second half of 2011, forcing other tablet PC brand vendors that are set to launch same-level product to compete, to follow suit and delay their launch; however, supply of the iPad 2 in the second half will still be maintained at 28-30 million units, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Apple was originally set to launch its iPad 3 in the second half of 2011 with a supply volume of 1.5-2 million units in the third quarter and 5-6 million in the fourth quarter, but Apple’s supply chain partners have recently discovered that the related figures have all already been deleted, the sources pointed out.

Sources Believe that The main reason behind this delay is yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536, since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based Sharp with a high price and Apple’s other supply partners Samsung Electronics and LG Display are both unable to reach a good yield.

Consumers are expecting major update over IPad 2, So it seems wise for apple to wait for appopriate time and adequete supply.

via Digitimes..

Nokia N9, First MeeGo Powered Smartphone is Available now on Amazon!

Remember the buzz created by MeeGo Powered Nokia n9 when it first showed up, N9 is already popular due to its sleek and stylish design, simple gestures and button less interface.

But According to Nokia, Nokia N9 with Meego will not be launched in the UK and the US.

The only Nokia phone that uses Meego is the N9 phone which is now intended for a select number of markets excluding the UK and USA.

Nokia issued the following statement:

“Although we are delighted with the very positive reception that the Nokia N9 has received, here in the UK there are no plans to offer the Nokia N9 at present.”

But People in US and UK can still get their hands on Nokia N9 (MeeGo Powered)

According to Sources, Nokia N9 will be  released in US on Sep 23 not officially though, but Amazon is already offering it for preorder, Our sources at amazon tells us that amazon is also planning to ship N9 on Sep 23, This listing is for those eager nokia fans who want to test this MeeGo sensation as soon as it is available.

Nokia N9 Powers 3.9-inch AMOLED Gorilla Glass touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, an 8MP Carl Zeiss camera with 720p video recording, NFC capabilities, Wi-Fi hotspot capability, and Dolby Mobile sound.

Nokia Taking Chinese Route for Its Windows Devices

Nokia plans on launching Windows Phone 7 handsets through China’s largest mobile phone carrier as the handset maker tries to fend off competition from Android devices and Apple’s iPhone.

The smartphones would operate on China Mobile’s 3G network using the TD-SCDMA standard, said Nokia executive vice president Colin Giles during a speech in Beijing on Friday. China Mobile has more than 600 million users or about two-third of the country’s total mobile phone subscriber base.

Giles, however, did not give a specific launch date, and only said the phones would be introduced some time in the future.

Nokia reigns as the top selling handset manufacturer in China. But the company has struggled to maintained that position as sales for Android devices and Apple’s iPhone grow, according to analysts.

Nokia’s move to launch smartphones through China Mobile will allow the company to tap a vast user base, said C.K. Lu, an analyst with research firm Gartner. But the devices may not appeal to most customers given their estimated high price.

“Nokia’s strategy is to use Windows Phone to position its smartphones as higher-end devices,” Lu said. “But if you want the mass market, you have to drive down the price.”

“I think this Windows Phone 7 will help them, but I don’t think it will have a big effect,” he added

Originally Posted at PC World.

Take That Microsoft, Apple and RIM….. Android Will Stay Open

As we all know that there is an ongoing Patent war between google and its competitors, Just as we were thinking that google is down and out in this war by loosing nortel patents and war of words with Microsoft, Google fired back and this time google is well into game with a bang.

Google today announced that it is acquiring Motorola Mobility. The search and online advertising company is buying the company for approximately $12.5 billion (or $40 per share), in cash. The price represents a premium of 63 percent to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares last Friday. Google had about $39 billion in cash at last count.

Now here comes the important part, According to PR

The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.

The Motorola Company holds approximately 14,600 granted patents and 6,700 pending patent applications, worldwide.

Acquiring Motorola Mobility Gives necessary strength to google in order to compete with the likes of Microsoft, Apple etc.

It also brings Google at par with Apple, as google will now have its own hardware and Software…

We are not sure how other big android players like Samsung, htc etc will react to this, but we know one thing for sure that it is not a good news for Microsoft in terms of Patent War.

Read Full Press Release Here.

Windows Phone 7 Mango Final Leaked Before Public Release

Mango Sensation Continues…..

The folks at Microsoft have released build 7720 for their Windows Phone mobile operating system internally this weekend, This means that it is only available to internal developers instead of being open to general public.

Now here hackers come into play, some ambitious soul at XDA Developers cracks it up for the sake of general public.

You Heard it right, you can enjoy latest mango right now

Just Head over  here for detailed instructions.

This software update has been confirmed on the following devices:

• HTC HD7
• HTC 7 Mozart
• HTC 7 Trophy
•  Samsung Focus
• HTC Arrive
• Dell Venue Pro
• LG Optimus 7

via XDA Developers.

 

Fusion Garage (TabCo) Reveales Grid 4!

In Crowded ecosystem of smartphones here comes a new competitor and guess what, it looks solid. now you guyz must be thinking that how a new operating system can survive now a days where even likes of  RIM and Microsoft are struggling, but it sure demands a look.

Fusion Garage revealed its new Grid 4 smartphone alongside Grid 10 Tablet running the Grid OS, Grid OS is a new operating system build on top og android just like mac built on top of unix BSD.
The Grid 4 features a front-facing camera, a 4-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and 16GB of onboard storage.

According to Fusion Garage

 GridOS makes the Grid4 rock. It reinvents touch computing from the ground up and lets you interact with a tablet in an entirely new way. It also powers the dynamic Grid4 user interface.

This new OS was built on the basic Android kernel and is capable of running Android apps, Which is wellcoming.

This device will ship in Q4 of 2011.