Nokia struggles to keep up

Only the best will survive, this is it, the race to the gritty finish has begun. in the forefront we have Mr jobs' all so expensive apple inc, right behind them we have samsung (could they copying?) not too far behind we have blackberry looking pretty week with their RIM issues BUT wait where is our dear old friend NOKIA?

The phone we all grew up loving and carrying is sadly falliung behind, with the rain of iPhones and blackeberry's Nokia is seeing really dark days. They had to cut their smartphone prices by 10% and in some cases 15%. Nokia has cut the price of the Lumia 800 by around 15% and the Lumia 900 by 10% in Europe. Early 2011, it bet its future on Microsoft's Windows Phone software. Windows accounts for only around 3% of global smartphones, while Google's Android platform controls two-thirds of sales and Apple has around a quarter.


Nokia smarphone

 Competitive pricing is considered crucial for Nokia to lure back customers, even though pricing does not seem to be an issue for rival Apple. In Belgium, for example, more than 10 000 people have pre-registered for the latest iPhone even before a local price has been set.

Some of the blame needs to be shifted to the PR department, the Marketing department and the Advertising department. how could they let the situation get so out of control? they needed to recognise their competition and work on ways to dig themselves out of this hole. They needed to be proactive and be innovative. What happened to finding out about brand awareness? They all took everything for granted and under estimated their competition. Its time they did some damage control and rectified their mistake, its time they got Nokia out there and carried on building their image.

HDTV in your pocket

your next smart phone could have the same resolution as your HDTV, believe you me its possible. as i was browsing the net and looking for the latest ridiculous invention, I stumbled across a little article that shocked the living daylights out of me.

Sharp will have a full production line producing full HD displays for smartphones. The 5-inch LCD screens will support 1920 x 1080 resolution, which is the highest found on HDTVs that are in stores today. This production is specifically designed for smartphones only. imagine being able to view absolutely everything on your phone in high definition. I for one wont even need to go to the TV room and watch TV.

Its amazing how technology is just streaming up high, its like with every wink some genius kid thinks of something better to bring to the table. I for one am truly grateful to all those nerdy kids because as a future prp i need to be able to market something. I need to be building the image of various brands, and whats life without a little bit of competition?

So I say I'm for the technology evolution, it sure will make my life way simpler. Taking pictures at an event will be simpler, taking videos will be a breeze, I might even be able to to cut costs and do my own photography.

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who needs the cinema nowadays?



Samsung's 3D TV

 I have been so focused on phones, iPads, tablets and cameras that I had completely forgotten about our dear old friend TV. I grew you when all we had at home was a 54 inch colour television screen that seemed like the best thing in the market. Since then there have been so many ,any upgrades and features that I didn't even think were remotely possible.

There are HD TV sets, 3D TVs, LCD's and now Samsung just released a 75 inch TV set. how big is that? with things like DSTV and TOP TV is there really a need for people to even visit the cinema's? Lets go back to this 75 inch TV set, this is what Samsung said "When consumers enter the premium TV market, they should not have to make any compromises when it comes to quality, functionality, features and sophisticated design,” this TV set has "interaction mode" is the purpose of a TV not to display movies and documentaries? why now do i have to "interact" with it? its not a child! it also come s in with a hidden HD camera, again the purpose of that is? I am beyond baffled by this.

samsung's 75 inch Tv

I further researched this because i was really curious about the price an the affordability of such TV sets. They go for about a good R30 000. The features are insane i agree, but its not really in everyone's budget. I wont lie I applaud 'Samsung for trying to move on after their iPhone dispute (information on previous blog), they are doing really well on the TV set side of business. the innovation is amazing, their marketing is even better, they lure a customer in. "Certainly Samsung are a leader in the TV market and this product is yet another way we are demonstrating our innovation, in bringing to market a TV that is highly premium, sophisticated and sets a benchmark for large screen TVs locally,” concludes Shaw. The going price for this 75 inch TV set is R109 000 how ridiculous is that? but I said it once I'll say it again, their marketing is completely amazing, they just made a simple TV set seem so sophisticated. I'm broke now but when i make my millions I'm getting one of these unnecessary TV's just for status.

catch u later techno fans

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Dump and go? not in South Africa

Do you ever wonder what happens to all those computers you company throws out, because they are out dated?  You know one day you are working with a Samsung PC and the next you walk in its a mac book?

Computers are considered outdated just after 3 months, something better, faster or more evolved always comes out, and disposing them is really expensive. So some companies usually cut cost and opt for the cheaper way out and just dump them recklessly. that is harmful to everyone, the environment, the people that live around that area and not to mention that company's reputation.

Illegal dumping of computers has been a huge problem in the IT world. Its like our own HI virus, it has no cure and its spreading like wildfire. I'm proud to report that we too have our own ARV's and we have great means to combating this "pandemic". South Africa is very strict when it comes to the illegal dumping of computers, they have companies like NSW government to help insure that such things are kept under control.

This is a classic case of proactivity, prevention before a disaster happens. South Africa has done an excellent job making sure such companies are available, not to mention the PRP's. They have well marketed the company, they are easy to find on the internet  and very informative. So I say keep it up SA, let the world follow in our footsteps for once.

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