Taiwan Government Advises HTC More Focus for Middle-Low Segment

HTC smartphones aimed at the high end segment of the HTC has a pretty good popularity . The rest , the other high end products do not have HTC’s good performance in the market . It also attracted the attention of the Taiwanese government , especially the Ministry of Finance .

In a statement quoted by Phonearena , Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance to see that HTC’s high end devices like the HTC mini , HTC and HTC Butterfly S Max is not so sold on the market . As a result , in the third quarter of 2013 , HTC had to bear the loss . They also assume that the conditions of the high end market is currently in a state of saturated and dominated by smartphones like the Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S .

Therefore , the Ministry of Finance also suggested that HTC be more active in launching products aimed at the middle to lower segments . In this case the model is Desire . With the increased focus on the second segment of the market , the Taiwanese government believes that HTC will be able to obtain better performance in the fourth quarter .

Source: Taiwan Government Advises HTC More Focus for Middle-Low Segment

BlackBerry Ready to Launch New Smartphone Z50 with Quad Core Processor

After Nokia successfully launched quad -core smartphone in the world’s first Windows Phone , BlackBerry now do not want to miss . The Canadian company also will launch a smartphone with a quad -core processor with Z50 BlackBerry name and will be released in the third quarter of 2014.

This smartphone will have full touch design as seen on the Z30 and Z10 . Furthermore , BlackBerry Z50 also mentioned will have a screen size of 5.2 -inch Full HD . But there was no information about the other specs are revealed to the public for now .

In addition to ready to launch its first quad-core smartphone , the BlackBerry also will present new BlackBerry Z30 in the second quarter of 2014. Unlike the Z30 that had just entered the Indonesian market , the brand new version of BB Z30 comes with a QWERTY keyboard design . Here , it seems like to restore the glory of the BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone , which used to be one of his trademark .

It is also in line with the statement of the new BlackBerry CEO , John Chen previously . In a statement, Chen said that his company has never had enough recipes to be able to survive in the long-term business .

Source: BlackBerry Ready to Launch New Smartphone Z50 with Quad Core Processor

North Korea Android tablet, apparently Samjiyon Use Pirated Game Angry Birds

Still remember the first Android tablet in North Korea by name Samjiyon? The tablet comes with several features, one of which is the game Angry Birds. But you know if it’s in the tablet game Angry Birds is a pirated version?

This was confirmed directly by the game developer Rovio as Angry Birds. The Washington Post and quoted from BGR, Rovio said that the tablet was launched Samjiyon comes preloaded with Angry Birds game pirated.

Additionally, this tablet also apparently managed to obtain a high enough concern in North Korea, especially from the tourists. Some traveler who visited Pyongyang took the time to buy this tablet with a price tag of less than 200 USD. But the price is actually much more expensive than when the tablet is on sale for North Korean officials could obtain a price of around 100 USD.

Source: North Korea Android tablet, apparently Samjiyon Use Pirated Game Angry Birds

Samsung Ativ S, the First Smartphone Windows Phone 8 now has Receives Update GDR3

Nokia may only be a segment dominator in Windows Phone. But Nokia is not the first company to introduce Windows Phone 8 devices in the world. Instead of being first is Samsung with its Ativ S .

And now, after initially launching more than a year ago, this smartphone was starting to get GDR3 update from Samsung . After obtaining the updates, Ativ S will run Windows 8 OS version 8.0.10517.15. Samsung party will already be doing updates to the user Ativ S periodically.

This update also provides several new features to Ativ S. The new feature of which is the driving mode , the option to close the application from the screen multitasking / recent apps , using Wi-Fi for the new device settings , sharing internet via Bluetooth and others.

Samsung Ativ S was first introduced to the public in August 2012 ago. This smartphone comes with 4.8 -inch screen size and processor dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon . In addition, this smartphone is also equipped with 8MP camera on the back .

Source: Samsung Ativ S, the First Smartphone Windows Phone 8 now has Receives Update GDR3

World"s First Smartphone Sailfish, Jolla Phone Authorized Sale starts 27 November

Finnish company, Jolla, will officially start selling the first smartphone in the world Sailfish, Jolla Phone on 27 November. The move was a continuation of the pre-orders that they have done previously.

This smartphone will be sold to the market through a local provider DNA Finland. There is no information about the price that would be set by the DNA for this smartphone. Information previously revealed that the DNA of this phone will sell for $ 513 USD in unlocked condition.

Previously, parties Jolla Jolla announced that the partners have gained official application store for smartphones Sailfish. Instead of using Google Play Store, Jolla working with Yandex and Yandex.Store pinned on his mobile phone. With the Yandex.Store, Jolla smartphone users can use the popular Android applications.

Jolla Phone comes with a screen measuring 4.5 inch QHD with a 1.4GHz Snapdragon dual core processor 1GB of RAM is supported . This smartphone also has an 8MP camera on the back and a 2MP camera on the front. Furthermore, there is a capacity of 2100 mAh battery as power source.

Source: World"s First Smartphone Sailfish, Jolla Phone Authorized Sale starts 27 November

Facebook rival, Google Fresh Snapchat much as 4 Billion USD

Reports The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) previously revealed that Facebook has made ​​an offer of 3 billion USD to acquire Snapchat. And the offer was rejected by the Snapchat. And it turns out, not just Facebook who are interested to buy Snapchat. Google did not want to miss with Facebook.

News of the interest Google to Snapchat was revealed by GigaOm founder Om Malik through his Twitter account. The report revealed that the world’s most popular search engine company and owner of the Android OS has made ​​an offer to Snapchat. Even the figures given by Google offers more than Facebook, which amounted to 4 billion USD.

If Google successfully acquired Snapchat, the application will still be run independently. As done by Facebook after acquiring Instagram. The acquisition step was certainly going to make Google more and have a lot of services.

Unfortunately, number 4 billion USD is not making Snapchat CEO, Eva Spiegel budge. Spiegel said that the company still has the potential to continue to grow. And therefore, Snapchat still will continue to explore their potential.

Source: Facebook rival, Google Fresh Snapchat much as 4 Billion USD

BlackBerry not Plan to Provide Google Play in BlackBerry 10

Remember the BlackBerry smartphone leaked images Z10 few days ago that appear with Google Play Store application on the screen? The emergence of such images also led to speculation regarding the provision of Google Play Store by BlackBerry on BlackBerry OS 10.

But speculation is flatly contradicted by the BlackBerry. In the company’s official statement quoted from Phonearena, BlackBerry said that they did not have any plans to provide support Google Play Store on the BlackBerry phone.

BlackBerry said that at this time the BlackBerry World is still a major source in the supply of reliable application for BlackBerry smartphone users. The Canadian company also revealed that they will continue to provide support for open standards and open source tool for BlackBerry developers. That way, the developer can create a quality application in the BlackBerry World.

Source: BlackBerry not Plan to Provide Google Play in BlackBerry 10