This month: Samsung Gets Jumpstart in Smartphone Market with Google Preferred-Vendor-Status and the Galaxy Nexus
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Technology is changing more quickly than ever, and David Novak has the inside scoop on the latest gadgets to change the way we do business. This month: Samsung Gets Jumpstart in Smartphone Market with Google Preferred-Vendor-Status and the Galaxy Nexus Google’s upcoming Galaxy Nexus, manufactured by Samsung, ushers in the latest Android OS: Ice Cream Sandwich. Introduced in Hong Kong recently, the smartphone promises to be one of the most influential mobile technology innovations to date, with a slew of more handsets on the way. Ice Cream Sandwich also touts the ability to run on any mobile device, unlike previous versions. "Ice Cream Sandwich demonstrates the Android platform's continued innovation with one release that works on phones and tablets and everything in between," said Andy Rubin, head of Google's mobile business. Samsung and Google definitely have a growing love for one another, considering Google chose Samsung again as the manufacturer for their Nexus-brand flagship phone. (The Google Galaxy Nexus is the successor to the Google Nexus S by Samsung.) Samsung hasn’t historically led the way in the smartphone industry, but over the last couple of years, their Galaxy line has dominated the scene—particularly with their recently introduced Galaxy S II phone. When the Nexus S entered the market last year it was pure Google, boasting some specifications unlike any phone the public had seen. Samsung won’t disappoint this year with the all-new Nexus phone, the 8.9-mm Galaxy Nexus. Housing a screaming 1.2 gigahertz dual-core processor, it shines with a 4.65-inch 1280x720-pixel Super AMOLED HD screen, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a distinctive curved shape that molds to the face. Additionally, there's a 5-megapixel zero-shutter-lag camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats, and support for 1080p HD video capture and playback. Google plans to launch the Galaxy Nexus in November in various markets, including the United States, Europe and Asia. But it won’t be launching into a competition-free market. Announced around the same time was Motorola’s 4G LTE Droid Razr, a few weeks after the Droid Bionic announcement and amid news that Apple is still selling iPhones like gangbusters. Google premiered the Google Nexus brand three years ago with the Nexus One by HTC. It was the Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s first attempt at selling smartphones directly. Since then, it has used the Nexus line to introduce the latest iterations of Android OS. The Nexus brand is actually a very valuable one. The vendor chosen to manufacture the next Nexus gets the benefit of seeing Android OS improvements early. This is useful because it allows that manufacturer a jump-start at planning out the rest of their Android lineup. Samsung has held that coveted title with the last two versions of Google’s Nexus phone line, which has allowed Samsung to stand out from the pack in smartphone offerings. The Nexus S, for example, introduced NFC and Google Wallet. The Galaxy Nexus will also have an NFC chip. Will Samsung continue to support the Nexus line? Some industry experts think not. Google plans to enter into the hardware business with its plan to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. And while Google’s strategy of working with multiple partners has catapulted them as a mobile market leader, this Motorola purchase may not be the smartest move. It didn’t work with the Nexus One, and it remains to be seen if a second stab at direct smartphone marketing will be successful. [CHRIS: Keep the links in here for online.] David Novak is an internationally syndicated columnist. His column, the GadgetGUY, appears in over 120 newspapers around the world each week, enjoying over 3 million in readership. The GadgetGUY has his pulse on everything related to new gadgets, computers, camcorders, car tech, cameras, gaming, TVs, computers, wireless devices, media devices, cell phones, home appliances, wearable technology, sports science, power tools and gadget news.  Directory: files -> standard files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations standard -> Indiana Academic Standards Resource Guide Grade 8 United States History – Growth and Development (to 1877) Updated April 2016 standard -> International organisation for standardisation organisation internationale de normalisation standard -> Standard III green Draft 1/29/17 standard -> Ncate guidelines on Programs to be Submitted standard -> Indiana Academic Standards: Geography and History of the World Standards Approved March 2014 standard -> Indiana Academic Standards Resource Guide United States History 1877 to the Present Standards Approved March 2014 standard -> International organisation for standardisation organisation internationale de normalisation standard -> State of indiana department of financial institutions Download 9.32 Kb. Share with your friends:
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