Informa analyst Gavin Byrne shares his views on the Nokia Microsoft tie up and comments on the prevalence of tablets swamping the market.
We need a $50 tablet says Bharti Airtel chairman
Sunil Mittal, chairman and MD of Bharti Airtel said that India and Africa need a $50 tablet in order to spur adoption of mobile technologies. Speaking at a conference session at MWC, Mittal called on the industry to focus on bringing the cost of smartphones and tablets down to those of feature phones.
Why isn’t the tablet a multi-user device?
Why is it that the tablet – rapidly establishing its position as the fourth screen in the home – isn’t a family friendly, multi-user device? I understand that it’s a personal screen, but it’s not a personal device.
Google launches Chrome browser for Android with no Flash
Google has announced the availability of a beta version of its Chrome web browser for its Android platform. The browser is available on handsets and tablets running the 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, and is downloadable via Android Market in select countries and languages.
The young pretenders
The line up of names listed in the handset vendor rankings looks very different now to how it did a few years ago and may yet change more, with Linux-based operating systems lowering the cost of entry to new players. Ruslan Kogan, founder and CEO of Australian electronic manufacturer, Kogan Technolgies, gives his thoughts on the market as the company prepares to enter the fray with a £119 Android tablet.
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