HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to Nokia’s phone brand licensing for the next ten years, took the stage at MWC in Barcelona today to showcase its first full line of Nokia-branded smartphones.
Source: Gizmodo http://j.mp/2mselps
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Nokia Calls Attention to Itself by Relaunching Obsolete 3310 Dumb Phone
Source: Gizmodo http://j.mp/2mselps
Nokia 3310 returns as HMD reimagines a classic (and Snake)
HMD hopes that its licensing of the Nokia brand brings in the punters for what might otherwise be viewed as three very vanilla Android phones, but at the same time it’s also announcing another new handset that plays into another side of its brand strategy. Today, it unveiled the 3310, a small “candy bar” feature phone that is a reimagining of one of the classic Nokia… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2lnSo9W
HMD unveils 3 Android smartphones in Nokia clothing
Nokia, the mobile phone brand that arguably created as well as led the mobile phone market for many years, once died a tragic death, first the victim of its own arrogance at being the early leader; then the victim of Apple and Google and their domination in smartphones; and then dealt the final blow by Microsoft, who acquired it but failed badly at trying to resuscitate the brand in its… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2lYIyPt
LG G6 First Impressions: Back to the Basics
Smartphone design just isn’t as interesting as it used to be; top phones are all basically beautiful slabs of glass and metal with glimmering displays that make you go “ahhhhh.” Last year, in an effort to combat the boredom, LG launched the G5, an ambitious disaster of an Android phone, which was most notable for its…
Source: Gizmodo http://j.mp/2lTI2Sf
Google Assistant, its AI-based personal helper, rolls out to Nougat and Marshmallow handsets
Google continues its march to expand its place in the mobile ecosystem, anchored by the fact that its Android OS is by far the most ubiquitous smartphone platform in the world. Today, the company announced that it would be rolling out Google Assistant, its conversational search and AI-based personal helper (and answer to Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa), to smartphones… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2myKGu3
Friday, February 24, 2017
Communication platform Layer raises $15M and acquires interactive messaging startup Cola
Layer, the messaging platform that won TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield back in 2013, is making two big announcement today: It’s raised $15 million in Series B funding, and it’s acquiring another startup, Cola. Layer makes it easy for businesses to add messaging capabilities to their iOS, Android and web products — customers include Trunk Club, Staples and Udacity.… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2lhHFOi
Thursday, February 23, 2017
RCS, Google’s answer to iMessage, expands to 27 more carriers and OEMs
While messaging apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Snapchat and WeChat rake in ever more users, features and relationships with key brands, and Apple’s iMessage continues to play strong with iPhone users, Android and search giant Google today announced a big step forward in its own strategy to bring its own native, enhanced, native messaging service to more Android devices — a play… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2me1WbV
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
nstagram lets you post up to 10 photos or videos as 1 swipeable carousel
Instagram wants you to share a more complete picture of your experiences in its classic feed, not just its Snapchat Stories clone. Today, Instagram launches the ability to share up a mix of up to 10 photos or videos as a single carousel post that friends can swipe through. This carousel features rolls out globally on iOS and Android over the next few weeks. “You no longer have to choose… Read More
Source: TechCrunch http://j.mp/2kMioQc
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)