Smart phone, from luxury goods to essential

Gartner estimates the city transfer agencies, BlackBerry machines, such as Apple's iPhone smartphone sales skyrocket this year, forecast growth of 25%. The new Palm Pre listed with the iPhone 3GS, is expected to further stimulate buying. Strange is that the overall mobile phone sales are expected to decline. smartphone is a kind of "consumer upgrade (trading-up)" a typical example. chips, improving the bandwidth of the technology, but also represents a group of ecology and changes in consumer psychology.

Analysts said that the smart phones in line with social expectations, to become immediately a tool of social ties and status symbols, consumers rush Businessmen.

In fact the smart phone is not cheap, especially in the recession of the environment. Even if there are regular promotions operators, but also tied about price 100-300 dollars, fees and download fees usually 80-100 dollars per month.

Recently, however, for people who use smart phones, there is no lack of sensitive consumer expenditures (including looking for more and more workers). Like IBM laid off earlier this year was the business development manager Helene Rude, the company dispensed back notebook computer, buy an iPhone on the Internet to resume job board.

It can be seen that the real-time communication and convenience, the industry must be to strengthen the signal.

Industry analysts said that the smart phone market share in the overall is still relatively low, there is potential pick-up. What's more, Apple, Nokia, Microsoft and other companies to storm the city accounted for, the rate of new hardware and software are not the past, can match.

The industry's goal is to capture the support of the general public, to shape the use of a new habit, but not limited to business professionals.

It is noteworthy that the University of Michigan, cognitive psychologist David E. Meyer warned that over-reliance on smart phones may lead to information anxiety. A lot of literature have shown that this risk.

Meyer said that smart phones could be seen as a figure "Skinner box" (Skinner box) - a tool of the research methodology constraints.

He stressed that the smart phone is to stimulate the source of information "likely to create a strong performance constraints." Grasp the most important thing is balance.

Samsung "BigFoot" mysterious phone

BGR leaked the news, is expected to release this summer Samsung "BigFoot" according to mobile phone spy finally spilled, 300-megapixel camera, 3-inch AMOLED touch-screen technology and the hard disk and screen QWERTY sideslip under the navigation key to make this phone different the past.
The phone will run on UMTS / HSDPA network, although detailed data are not clear, but we can also see an "iPhone killer" emerged.

Jon Rubinstein was appointed to become Palm's Chairman and CEO

Palm Inc. announced Wednesday the United States, the company board of directors has decided to Jon - Rubinstein (Jon Rubinstein) to replace Ed - Colin root (Ed Colligan), as the company's chairman and chief executive officer. Rubinstein has served as Apple executives, led the Palm of his recent major changes back to life. The company has been serving a 16-year-old Colin root will officially retire this week five. Palm said Colin intends to rest after the root for some time, and then will join the company Elevation Partners.

Beijing Telecom officially launched a complaint telephone: 12300

Beijing Communications Authority announced on the 10th, officially launched in Beijing Telecom users telephone 12300 complaints, the original complaint to the termination of telephone 68212300. In China, telecommunications has been high complaints. MII based on the original request to be a unified national telecommunications customers use the 12,300 complaints to the admissibility of telephone numbers.

Beijing Communications Administration said that in the pre-complaint test the admissibility of telephone numbers based on the norms, since May 20, 2009, the 12,300 officially opened in Beijing for the Beijing Telecom users receive complaints phone number. This will enable the Beijing Telecom telecommunications users and users all over the country call the complaint line number has been obtained.

Prior to this, the Reception of Complaints, Beijing Telecom users have used the telephone number 68212300, but the future users in Beijing to appeal the admissibility of the Beijing Municipal Center for telecom users will be able to make 12,300 complaints to the National Center for telecommunications users complaint the complainant will receive call 01012300.

At the same time, the Beijing Communications Administration said that in order to protect the Beijing Telecom customer service complaints will not be affected, the former Beijing Telecom users receive complaints and 12,300 telephone numbers 68212300 and temporary. In Beijing in May 31, 2009 to terminate the telephone number 68212300 accepted feature of the complainant, the relevant basic telecommunications enterprises to provide users with services on two telephone numbers to the complaint notification sound to guide users to the right of Beijing Telecom users dial telephone Reception of Complaints .

Palm Pre defects: Shutdown with no reason

Palm Pre player will be home to the bottom of the screen was found to have a yellow spot, he felt what it is like a finger pressing the left at the scene. Even more interesting is his use of a post, Palm Pre was automatically shut down and unplug the battery must be equal to the normal start on the newly installed machines, cell phones back at the same time he felt some sense of overheating.

The players then went on the Palm Pre forum and found that many users have encountered similar problems: the screen has a yellow spot on the track, I do not know whether this is a test of the traces left behind. As for the issue of automatic shutdown system is believed to be a lot of the new Bug has not been eliminated.

Motorola will sell telecommunications equipment sector

Sustained losses as a result, Motorola's handset division next year separation, and also plans to sell its telecommunications network business, the Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies is one of the possible buyers.

Kidron said that Oppenheimer had been in contact with Motorola and a preliminary assessment of the enforceability of this strategy. Affected by the economic crisis, a sharp decline in technology spending, Motorola to avoid future financial risks facing the enormous pressure.

According to Kidron said, Motorola is working with Huawei to negotiate the sale of its telecom equipment sector, the possibility of, and the company is also prepared to sell its set-top box business.

Lenovo and China Mobile invests 150 million to develop 3G mobile, 70% for the TD standard

According to the Hong Kong media reports, the Lenovo mobile phone business last year to divest from the Lenovo Group Lenovo Holdings, the Lenovo and China Mobile to expand China-made 3G mobile phone business. A few days ago has just launched a new smartphone OPhone. Lenovo plans to launch the second half of 10 number of 3G mobile phones, of which 70% of TD mobile phones, and plan to launch this year thousand dollars below the price of TD mobile phones.

150 million in 3G mobile phone R & D China Mobile and Lenovo recently launched the first smart phone operating system OMS recently begun to OPhone market. Shape it resembles iPhone, do not function on weak sales, when combined with China Mobile to subsidize the high level of charges. Lenovo's new president and CEO, said Lu Yan, Lenovo Mobile is currently only on the input OPhone had more than 20 million yuan this year, TD will be added to the input 70 million yuan.

Through the development of OPhone, Lenovo has also identified the future of mobile smartphones to OPhone as the center around the development strategy of expansion. Lu Yan, the OPhone will be different as a platform to launch the 3G version and the mobile phone models. Lu Yan, due to financial crisis, the mobile phone market this year has been in a transitional phase. 3G concept for the industry bring new opportunities and challenges. Lenovo 3G this year, will increase investment in R & D investment to more than double than last year, reach 1.5 billion RMB.