Google TV is announced to launch in Europe in 2012, will it Success or Fail again?

Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt indicated that Google TV will launch in Europe including UK in 2012 at a conference in Edinburgh, Scotland on Friday night. After Google TV failed in US, this is another impressive move Google TV steps.

Like Android faced lots of disputes for infringement of patents, Google TV was considered as another invade to TV advertising without any effort in making good content programs. Therefor it was blocked by top broadcasting companies in US.

Whether Google TV will face the same situation at Europe still wait to see. According to an article from androidauthority.com, Google TV can get more popular if they try 5 ways showed below.

Most Significant Contributions Steve Jobs Made to Apple

I was totally shocked when I heard the news that Steve Jobs resigned from Apple on Saturday. I'm not ready for that. He is a legend man who has incredible passion, vision and creativity in inventing amazing products for the world, which he breaks lots of old rules to keep ahead of his era. I can't imagine an Apple without Steve Jobs. And it just happened. Some may think he quit because of severe medical situation. Some thinks it was the best timing for Jobs to resign if he has to for health consideration. Well, to show our respect, let's recall the most significant contributions Steve Jobs has made to Apple.

1.Apple II, 1977

Top Ten Expensive Google Acquisitions

Google purchases Motorola Mobile with $125 Billion definitely shocks us. It’s not the game that big fish eating small fish, it’s giant + giant. We already dig the aim under the deal. And what I’m more interested right now is what google have done to consolidate the empire.

We know, Google+ grows rapidly, Android phones take most marketing shares right now. Is there any company disappear to contribute to google’s success? What weapon Google armed to make the eco-system so prosperous?

In the last 10 years, Google has acquired over 100 companies. And this Motorola deal is definitely the most expensive one. Want to know what other Acquisitions Google made? The top ten? Follow us.

1. dMarc Broadcasting

5 Trends After Google Takeover Motorola

Google and Motorola

Google’s deal to acquire Motorola with $1.25 billion in cash shocks the world. Not like Google’s normal way, it was kept so secret that nobody realize it until it just happened. Like Techcrunch’s MG.Sigler said “Google is pulling off an acquisition that is larger than any that Microsoft, Apple, or any of their other main competitors ever have”, we’ll dig and penetrate how this deal will influence the tech world.

1.      Avoid Patent Battle to Replace Marketing Competition

It’s clear that patent battle fires up after Android started to boom. Each Android phone needs to pay $5 to Microsoft for license fee, which largely increase the cost of Android phone and make it hard to remain competitive. Then HTC, Samsung as well as Motorola weresued for patent infringement by Apple one by one all over the world, which makes Samsung’s newest Galaxy Tab 1.0 delay to launch in Europe or may be banned in Europe. That’s very frustrating for Google. All this happened is because Google doesn’t have any Patent to fight back. If Google acquires Motorola successfully, the 17000 patents and 7500 more Patents applicants will help Android manufactures get out of this situation.

First Nokia WP7 Phone Leaked: Stunning!

It is just confirmed that Nokia formed partnership with Microsoft, a fantastic new Nokia WP7 headset was leaked, which is fast spreat at youtube. The headset showing in the video is very stunning with rounded edges and almost borderless screen. The profile is super slick and the bottom button almost touchs the edge. It presents the dual Interface from WP7 with fantastic effects. It seems more like a concept rather than a real phone. As the source is quite unofficial, it’s hard to tell whether it is leaked or faked by Nokia fan boys. Let’s wait to see the first fruit generated by Nokia and Microsoft. 



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Nokia Bond with Wphone, Android Face More Challenges

Samsung Galaxy lost patent case to Apple in EU

 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 were banned in Europe except Netherlands for infringement of Apple’s intellectual property. This is latest victory of lawsuits Apple alleged that the rivals new products steal Apple’s idea. That’s not good for Samsung, well, also Android manufactures. This news can lower the confidence and bring uncertainties to Android phone manufactures.

Malware Threats on Android-Based Phones

Google not only has to face the lawsuit brought by his competitors, but also is trapped as Android system is reported with more possibilities to get malware threats by cybercriminals. Android-base phone is 2.5 times likely to be attacked by malwares than it 6 months ago. Lookout, which offers mobile security service, deduced it from its data collected from more than 700 thousand apps and 10 million devices worldwide.

Why Android?

Android has an open operating system, its permission system encourages developers to invent wide range of different functions apps. Some may be able to access to users private account info and so on. It sorts of depend on user’s judgement to install it or not. Moreover, Android apps are available not only in Android market, but also android app store at Amazon as well as carrier’s, which makes malware easily access to users. The detailed process shows below：

What SmartPhones you are waiting for-Samsung Galaxy or Motorola Droid

Although Apple sues Samsung, Motorola for patent infringement, these headset manufactures don’t stop. Currently several Android phones are claimed to release with powerful features and stylish appearance. Samsung, growth much rapidly, will release 2 Phones as well as Motorola according to Phandroid. Here is a round up of them. 

1.Samsung conquer 4G

This phone is announced to be released quite soon: Aug 21^st. For the first look, you may think it’s the Samsung Galaxy S II, which sells very well recently. It’s not. Along with 1-Ghz Single-core processor, a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back, a 1.3 megapixel front cameral, it also supports 4G. It sells for only $100 with a 2 year contract with Sprint. It defintiely worth your money.

Samsung Conquer 4G

Google Trapped in Patent lawsuit by Apple Microsoft Oracle

Google vs Microsoft

 Last year Oracle sued Google for the Android mobile operating technology infringe upon Oracle’s java patents. Then Apple began to put  HTC,Samsung, Motorola and such Android-based OEM on the court for patents infringement. To be worse, it’s not the end, it’s just the beginning.

Then, Google even lost the Nortel bidding for defensive use. Nortel’s 6000+ patents come into possession of Microsoft, Apple, RIM and Oracle. This is too bad for Google as google is nowhere compared with Apple’s 10000+ patents and Mecrosoft’s 20000+.

How People think Apple Suing HTC, Samsung

Apple suing Samsung

Apple currently aggressively took legal actions againest the reval: HTC and Samsung. It required ITC(International Trade Commission) to block the import of several HTC and Samsung devices to USA for patent infringement during July.

Samsung Galaxy S II sells crazily, Will Samsung Threaten Apple.inc in the Smartphone Market?

Samsung Galaxy S II is popular in EU right now

Samsung Galaxy S II launched in its home base of South Korea on April 29 before it available at Japan and European countries in May and was reported to sell 5 million in 85 days with a big bang. It kind of deserves it as this popular phone sports a dual-core 1.2MHZ processor along with a 8-mega pixel camera in back, and a 2-mega pixel camera in front. And it is the first device running on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. It draws a lot of attention and becomes more popular in some markets compared with iPhone 4. In some carriers, this high-end smartphone is treated as the flagship phone recently. And the current news show an all-white version will be released in Europe on Augest 15^th, which is thought to be more elegant and may bring another high purchasing wave of the Samsung Galaxy S II. It was also said this phone will be available in the USA in Fall or September with the three major carriers.