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Failure of the Lumia Series Nokia built the Lumia smartphones with a Windows running software, hoping to regain its reputation. On November 2011, 10 months after Nokia and Microsoft announced partnership; Lumia smartphones only achieved 3 percent of market share. At the end of 2012, Nokia’s market share was around 16 percent. The company was unable to regain its lost ground. Nokia was too eager to enter the market with new product, however, this lead to a wrongful development and implementation…

it. I can recall several moments where I was with a group of friends or in a waiting room for a doctor’s appointment and every single person was on their phone. We have become so consumed in constantly being on our phone and always checking social media sites and things like that, that we are missing out on what the world has to offer. I know for a fact that I spend way to much time on my phone and I want to make an effort to be on it less, but I know it is very difficult. The second video that…

Sprint is a communication company that offers wireless technology to all consumers. Smartphones are the largest innovation within this century. A cell phone is able to perform many tasks that would require substantial amount of work and time. Also, it simplifies the user’s life almost in every aspect. Applications are program or software developed to simplified common life tasks, such as weight, sleeping patterns, information, calls etc. There is competition and many of it. There are three major…

Music is something that everyone in the world can relate to. All cultures, races, and religions listen to music. The main way that people listen to music now is through their phones or with their computers. Anytime there is a social event, there is music playing in the back ground with the use of speakers. Speakers are the technology used today for most of your music needs because they can be connected to any type of phone. There is nothing worse than when you are at a party and suddenly there…

Apple’s main advantages concentrate around mobile devices. The company’s customer loyalty is also a key factor to its 108 plus billion-dollar revenue. Additionally, the success of the App Store has allowed the company to distinguish itself from other phone companies, such as Google, Blackberry, LG, etc. Moreover, the app sales generate a significant amount of revenue for the company since they take, “a 30 percent cut of all app sales” Google’s main advantages stem from its popularity as a search…

In the second project, we were required to write about an artifact from a specific culture, and describe our relationship with this artifact. I chose my E-reader (aka the Amazon Kindle) to be my artifact. This E-reader is not a part of my own culture, actually, I could have chosen something else that is from my culture. However, when I look up my possessions, I did not find any artifact that I have special relationship with, and use it in a daily basis. I think my Kindle was something special to…

Most waterproof cell phone cases are designed in a way that encloses your phone completely. However, some cases are well customized to allow you to continue using your phone while it’s in the case. Such cases are only meant to protect the phone and offer a strong grip without interfering with its accessibility. While others are simply slip-and-slide utilities, others are further advanced with extra features. These include arm bands, which make it safer for outdoor activities such as water sports…

How Young is Too Young for a Smartphone? Smartphones have advantages and disadvantages. The age to get a smartphone is a widely debated topic. Phone basically is a need nowadays, one has to have a source to contact their family or friends or to socialise. But the appropriate age to give a smartphone is still a problem faced by all parents. The society in which we live is full of cyber crimes and fraud. There are a lot of examples in the past about kidnapping of young kids which were trapped by…

PROS & CONS – When we are looking for a computing device, there are many options out in the market. Today, a decision one may think about this whether to purchase a laptop or a smartphone. Both provides computing capabilities, run software and perform many tasks, but there are many factors to consider between the two options. Below is a chart to highlight some of the important factors to consider, including the advantage and disadvantage of each. Most users today have both a smartphone and…

Q1.Explain how the optical disk storage facility operates? Optical disk storage is an advancement of the floppy disk. The optical disk storage also called optical media is shinny and both recording surfaces are protected by two plastic plates which make it less exposed to dust and contamination. Unlike the floppy disks that store up to 1.44 of data, optical disks storages can store up to 650MB of data. They are 5.25 inches (12cm) and have a high storage density. Optical disks storage uses a high…