Windows 8 fails to lift Microsoft earnings

           Windows 8 sales haven’t been as impressive as investors hoped, revenue in Microsoft’s Windows division climbed 24 per cent from the previous year. Microsoft earned $6.4 billion (U.S.), or 76 cents per share, during the final three months of the year. That was down from $6.6 billion, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier. The company’s total revenue rose 3 per cent from last year to $21.5 billion. Microsoft Corp is counting on Windows 8 to help the company extend its franchise into tablet computers while still reaping revenue from a new breed of PCs. The redesigned software displays applications in a mosaic of interactive tiles instead of a staid menu. It can be controlled by touching on a display screen, as well as the traditional method of using a keyboard and a mouse. Besides debuting Windows during the most recent quarter, Microsoft also released a new version of its operating phone for smartphones. If Microsoft’s revamped software for tablets and smartphones catches on, it would help the company overcome a downturn in PC sales, which has reduced licensing revenue during the past year. Worldwide PC shipments fell 3.5 per cent last year, marking the industry’s first annual decline since 2001, according to the research firm Gartner Inc

BlackBerry 10 Sneak Peak

 
RIM starts on the 30th of January. That’s when the Waterloo-based company launches its new BlackBerry 10 software and reveals new hardware. A sneak peek this week showed the new version of the company’s flagship software has been rebuilt from the ground-up. fans can be reassured that even as the company moves to a more touchscreen-friendly experience, they’ve maintained the red light indicator for new notifications. And email is always at a slide of the thumb on the left side of the screen, proof RIM realizes access to instant communication is one of their hereditary advantages.

1. Predictive touchscreen keyboard. The key tiles are a little wider, with a border line running between the letter tiles.

2. Active Flow. Multi-tasking with several apps open on your mobile is generally not a great experience.

3. Time Shift photography. With this very cool feature, the camera actually records a series of images before and after you hit the button to take a photo.

4. BlackBerry World. Formerly known as BlackBerry AppWorld, this will be the new hub to buy apps, but it will also offer movies, TV shows and films, creating a rival and similar experience to the iTunes store.

5. Messenger. BlackBerry’s killer app was always Messenger, and the company promises improvements in BB10. The new look has been upgraded, with contacts listing the social media profiles of people on your friends list.

RIM tumbles as BlackBerry’s U.S. market share drops to 1.6 per cent

      The latest smartphone sales data has put a fresh perspective on the scale of the challenge facing Research In Motion Ltd.’s pending BlackBerry 10 platform in the world’s most important consumer electronics market. BlackBerry’s share of U.S. sales tumbled 6.9 percentage points over a 12-week period ended Oct. 28 to 1.6 per cent compared to a year ago. Apple Inc.’s iOS increased 26 percentage points to 48.1 per cent on demand for the iPhone 5, which was released in late September and includes a bigger 4 inch screen and 4G/LTE capability, both of which appear to have had an impact on consumers. More than 90 per cent of existing Apple owners in the U.S. said they will choose an iPhone the next time they upgrade. Apple’s rise in the U.S. has not been replicated across Europe where Android still leads, accounting for 73.9 per cent of sales in Germany and 81.7 per cent in Spain.

 

 

DO YOU THINK BLACKBERRY 10 WILL MAKE IT?

Microsoft’s first Canadian retail store to open at Yorkdale

Microsoft Store

Microsoft will open its new store at Yorkdale on Friday. The new Microsoft store opening at Yorkdale Mall on Friday – the first international location outside the U.S. – is in some ways, a chip off the old Apple retailing block.

It has wood floors and lots of gleaming countertops and glass accents and products tethered to tables and pillars, including the new Microsoft Surface tablet, the Kinect and Xbox 360.
In a cramped staffroom behind the store, young experts-in-training are hunched over electronic devices, cramming for opening day on Friday, when they will don neon-coloured t-shirts that will identify them to customers as experts in all things Microsoft.
As the geniuses at the Apple bar do for Apple products, they will make Microsoft hardware and software look ridiculously easy and vitally important to a happy life.

WHO IS GOING TO GO SHOPPING FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS?

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5..Which is better?

 

 

 

Apple is, maybe, in trouble. After the Apple Maps brouhaha and the iPhone 5 supply problem, Apple’s reign as the most popular smartphone maker is being challenged by a phone maker that offers phones with plastic coating, Samsung Mobile.

As reported by multiple sites, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is now the most popular handset in the world based on shipments. Yes, not sales. According to Strategy Analytics, the Samsung Galaxy S3′s share grew from 5.4 million in second quarter to a whopping 18 million units shipped last quarter. The former market leader, the iPhone 4S, has suffered a decline last quarter. From the record-breaking 19.4 million units in Q2 to 16.2 million units “only” in Q3.

Apple’s new iPhone 5, surprisingly, has failed to reach the double-digit score mainly due to the launch timing and the growing competition inside the smartphone space.

 

 

SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 = WINNER!!

US election 2012: exit polls point to Barack Obama as winner

Millions of Americans cast their ballot today to decide whether to re-elect Mr Obama or to hand the White House to his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

The turnout of voters was crucial to who would win the 2012 race, with polls consistently indicating a too close to call contest in key swing states.

But by 10.18pm EST (3.18am GMT), a number of US television networks claimed that their exit polls suggested Mr Obama had won.

Mr Romney failed to win the battleground state of Wisconsin and in Florida, with 88 per cent of the votes in, polls suggested the two candidates were tied at 50 per cent. The same story applied to Ohio, with both men tied at 49 per cent.

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