I am curious to see how the android player work out on RIM. However is there any issue when running android apps on RIM? can it still be able to access Android Market?
@saranyatil you didnt list RIM among them. Unfortunately tide may seem turning against the Canadian based maker of Blackberry but still major player in smarthpone market. Should RIM makes Android compatible with its Playbook tablet PC that may redirect the market to different scene.
As RIM's senior director of global developer relations, Mike Kirkup disengaged his services from the company, another shaky moment for the company. To buttress this, a report from Michael Lewis, a Business Reporter for the Star.com " the loss of Research In Motion Ltd.’s developer relations chief comes at a critical time as the company struggles to attract software developers to the BlackBerry family of mobile devices", full report here.
it's obviously going to make other OEMs take a second look at their smartphone-tablet strategies.
I think, that is certain and destined to happen. Samsung has a style and it's often live by it - making distinct smart designs in OEM market, which has been helping to cope with competition.
I think that it is fantastic that Samsung has already announced this product. Hopefully, they will follow through and make it available to consumers before competitors, like Apple, jump on the bandwagon. We have to assume that Apple is working on a similar idea.
That being said, I don't know how I feel about such a device if the form factor is too large to hold up to the ear (or at least perceived to be too large). Certainly bluetooth will help, but again, I see this as a tool for the younger generation who communicate mainly via texting and actually talking on the phone is a thing of the past. Maybe college students that can carry this tool around and utilize all its features without ever having to "pick up the phone".
@anandvy. If Samsung note is not going to be a threat to Apple, it will come really close to it.And like you rightly said, Samsung is really smart with this one.
@Saranyatil. you are right and i agree with you on that. I think the fight has just began because we should expect more manufacturers than those you mentioned in this fight soon
This idea is going to turn out to be a lucrative business for Samsung. Looking into the future i feel there s going to be a huge fight between the giants ( Apple, Google - Motorolla, Samsung). At the end just hope that we end up choosing the right device and not get lost.
the search for hybrid will be always on.... Till we can't carry around a phone smthng bigger than our palm, we can't have this devcice which is called tablet phone or phone tablet.
"As a natural scribbler and doodler, the stylus -- used in combination with the touchscreen swipes -- ups the level of gadget usefulness"
@Jennifer I totally agree with you that the stylus ups the level of gadget usefulness. I think Samsung was smart to realise this gap and released Samsung Note, which looks very different and unique from rest of the peers. Just wondering if this gadget will pose threat to Apple ?
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