Nokia X Android is the new Symbian?

Nokia has launched Android based smart phones, despite its partnership with Microsoft. It is a logical move, although people were still sceptical because after all Microsoft has stuck a deal to buy Nokia and the handset maker's devices should sport Windows Phone 8.

But then let's remember how Microsoft has been one of the largest software supplier for Apple computers, despite the epic silicon valley rivalry.

There will be three Nokia Android models to start with, the cheapest Nokia X which will rival Samsung Galaxy Y and Q-Mobile I think. Then Nokia X+ which will rival Samsung Galaxy Star, and finally Nokia XL which will compete with some models offered by Huawei etc.

 Bold, Confident, Colourful is what Nokia X like wants you to be, and I guess this is a rebirth of Asha platform with design guidelines from Lumia after dumping Symbian completely.

I strongly believe Android is going to replace Symbian on Nokia budget phones. Cheap phones are a big market for Nokia, in fact that's the only market segment feeding Nokia with some cash as the high end market is already swallowed by Samsung/HTC/Apple.

There is a special deal for Nokia X buyers, one month free Skype subscription. The terms and conditions of this deal are unclear but somehow there is a deal of some sort. I feel like this confusing deal will only confuse people because after all it's a confusing deal :)

Nokia even recommends which bluetooth headset you should use with Nokia X, so silly of Nokia marketers. They should know that Bluetooth headsets are soooooo out of fashion. Although Nokia BH-118 looks nice.

I'm not including the specifications of the phone in here, you may check those out at GSM Arena.
The price of Nokia X in Pakistan is also unknown for now, I will update it when its available.

Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Gio, Galaxy Y, HTC One X upfront and close in person

Popular Android Smartphones side by side, you could see from left to right:

Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy Gio, and Samsung Galaxy Y.

Same phones stacked, from top to bottom, Samsung Galaxy Y, Samsung Galaxy Gio, Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, Samsung Galaxy S2.

There goes another picture of Samsung Galaxy "Sandwich", :)
A Big Mac made up of Samsung Galaxy Phones. Once more I've stacked up the Galaxy phones in same order Samsung Galaxy Y, Samsung Galaxy Gio, Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, Samsung Galaxy S2.

Bonus image, Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC One X, and Samsung Galaxy S side by side:

Samsung Galaxy S2 is a very popular smart phone, reason being it's wonderful predecessor Samsung Galaxy S.

A friend recently bought HTC One-X, it's got Android 4.x and I really like the looks of the phone.

Let's hope Samsung Galaxy S 3 will maintain the legacy of Galaxy S family and bring us another wonderful device.

I'm so delighted to see that the chrome is back on Galaxy s3...

The pebble blue looks much more appealing to me instead of the marble white, I guess that's for people people with different taste buds...

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Personal Review and Un-Boxing

Acer Iconia Tab A500 is an Android Honeycomb based tablet, powered by a dual code Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. In this post I will the un-boxing video with you.

There's no doubt that Apple iPad is the device which originally bought tablet PCs to general public whereas other giants like Microsoft were only showing us dreams of table like computing devices.

But Android based tablets have got their own place in the market, for example iOS based devices like Apple iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPod Touch don't have a file system at all. If you want to copy a file into them, you must go through iTunes. But Android liberates us from any such iBallAndChain.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 also features an HDMI out, a feature not present in even iPhone 4S whereas even contemporary Android smart phones have got it; Motorola Atrix for example which was recently released by AT&T as the juggernaut of their fall smart phones line up.

USB 3.0 is another strong point of Acer Iconia Tab A500, we tried and successfully attached a USB keyboard to our Acer Iconia Tab A500 just like one two three, no strings attached.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 comes loaded with good deal of productivity software like DocumentsToGo, a book reader, Acer Sync, Cler.fi, SMTP mail client, Gmail mail client, Google Talk and many more. Plus there are several games in built, provided by Acer for free. But you could have good deal of play time with Need For Speed, and Let's Golf.

The display quality of Acer Iconia Tab A500 hundred is superb, the rare 5.0 Mega Pixel camera has got an LED flash attached with it improving the already nice picture quality. The front side 2.0 MP camera makes video conferencing a treat with applications like Skype.

Overall it's a nice device, aimed towards the tech savvy segment of couch computing folks out there. We tried out Skype on our Acer Iconia Tab A500. We also tried popular browsers like Opera, Dolphin, Firefox on Acer Iconia Tab A500, other than the default Android webkit based browser.

One more thing, if we don't talk about the beautiful aluminum back of Acer Iconia Tab A500, it would be unfair, really beautiful. Acer Iconia Tab A500 feels awesome in one's hand, and I didn't find it difficult to use or handle at any time during the two days it stayed with me for the demo. I wish I could find a docking station as well, but it was delayed due to some excise department problems.

Steve Jobs Quotes and Wallpaper

Steven Paul Jobs, may his soul rest in peace.

Steve Jobs Quotes

1. “If Apple becomes a place where computers are a commodity item, where the romance is gone, and where people forget that computers are the most incredible invention that man has ever invented, I’ll feel I have lost Apple. But if I’m a million miles away, and all those people still feel those things … then I will feel that my genes are still there.” Steve Jobs
2. “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” Steve Jobs
3. “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
4. “My job is to not be easy on people. My job is to make them better.” Steve Jobs
5. “When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.” Steve Jobs
6. “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully.”


7. “My position coming back to Apple was that our industry was in a coma. It reminded me of Detroit in the ’70s, when American cars were boats on wheels.” Steve Jobs
8. “Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. The design of the Mac wasn’t what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it’s all about.” Steve Jobs
9. “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” Steve Jobs
10. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.” Steve Jobs
11. “Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.” Steve Jobs
12. “Innovation … comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.” Steve Jobs
13. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” Steve Jobs
14. “When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’ It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” Steve Jobs
15. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” Steve Jobs
16. “I get asked a lot why Apple’s customers are so loyal. It’s not because they belong to the Church of Mac! That’s ridiculous. It’s because when you buy our products, and three months later you get stuck on something, you quickly figure out [how to get past it]. And you think, ‘Wow, someone over there at Apple actually thought of this!’” Steve Jobs
17. “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Steve Jobs
18. "You gotta be a really good talent scout, cause no matter how good you are you need a team o great people." Steven P. Jobs.

Co-founder of Apple, inventor of Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Steve jobs just died, and left us all sad.