Talking about Motorola, Google CEO, Larry Page had the following to say as part of his remarks on the company’s 2013 Q1 earnings call: In today’s multi-screen world, the opportunities are endless. Think about your device. Battery life is a challenge for most people … you shouldn’t need to carry a charger around with you [...]
Motorola’s media campaign about the battery performance of the RAZR MAXX captures my very sentiments. One key line says, “Your Phone Isn’t mobile If it’s Plugged Into A Wall”. Superb! Motorola has been setting the pace for battery performance on Android smartphones in recent times. Forget the iPhone. Forget Samsung’s Galaxy range (including the S [...]
Some days ago, I published an article on 2012′s smartphones with the best battery life. We lost that article in a recent maintenance procedure, but I am putting it back together again. A fallout of my research for that article was that the available statistics show that Windows Phone hasn’t been impressive in power management. [...]
That’s what I’m talking about! The test results put the Galaxy Note II a close second after the RAZR MAXX in terms of power management. Well, you know, if you miss gold, silver cannot be so bad. Besides battery life, it will be nice to try out one of these new generation styli. I have always loved having and using a stylus. My last mobile with a stylus was the HTC Touch Pro2 back in 2010.
Majority of manufacturers who use Android on their devices load it up with their own custom skin atop the default Android interface. Samsung, a major player in the Android race loads Touchwiz on their devices. Other major interfaces by manufacturers are Sense 4.0 by HTC, Motoblur by Motorola and Timescape by Sony. They serve as [...]
The verge has an informative article on How Android has evolved while steering clear of Apple’s designs. The Verge’s observations reinforce the points that I made in my earlier articles, Aping Apple – Stupid, stupid mobile manufacturers and The Apple patent win will enhance innovation, not stifle it. Here is an excerpt from The Verge: [...]
I have often said that no-one stays on top – or even hangs around – forever. A cursory study of human history makes that clear. Where is the once-reknowned Egyptian empire today? A handful of pyramids that tourists visit. Where are the Greek and Roman empires today? We only remember them when movies like “Thor” [...]
Last month, the news of Google’s acquisition of Motorola sent shockwaves through the mobile industry. Of course, very quickly a few apologists got up to say that the purchase was about the patents in Motorola’s kitty. I didn’t think so. Well, its official now. Here are the words of Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt: “We did [...]
The mobile industry is so volatile and dynamic that every now and then a player throws in something that changes the playing field. That is exactly what Google has done with the acquisition of smartphone vendor Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Ladies and gentlemen, this changes everything. Again. Here is an excerpt from Larry Page’s [...]
If you have been wondering why your Android smartphone hasn’t been working as well as it should be, Motorola’s CEO, Dr. Sanjay Jha, says it’s because of the openess of the Android OS. Really? Yes; really. Here are his points: He says that because the Android Market is open, anyone can upload almost any type [...]