RIM AOS roadmap for 2012/Q1 2013: Two Blackberry phones-10, two curves, HSPA Playbook

We have gather information about what Research In Motion is planning the next year, and even release in early 2013 and we now have a solid image to share with you. While BlackBerry smart phones and devices will be on BlackBerry 10 runs starting in the fall, the company is still planning to BlackBerry-7 older devices to launch in emerging and international markets in the run up to the first BlackBerry-10 handset launch later this year . Let, AOS of what we see Aore by RIM in the next 15 months:

   1.    RIM plans to introduce two new baskets smartphones in the coming months: BlackBerry Curve 9230 and BlackBerry Curve the 9320th The 9230 will be an edge smartphone and curve 9320, an HSPA device.
   2.   Although we do not necessarily need the confirmation of the size that we learned that a new RIM Playbook Tablet with 1.5 GHz processor, built-in 42Mbps HSPA mobile data support and NFC around May or June to introduce.
   3.   RIM BlackBerry AOS London is still on schedule for launch in september.
       There is now another BlackBerry smartphone in the 10 works which will launch as part of RIM's Bold AOS series. The phone has a touch screen and qwerty keyboard, and is scheduled for a december release.
  4.   A running BlackBerry QWERTY slider 10 is discussed in the first quarter of 2013.

Of course there are a few minor updates to existing products, such as Curve series on the road, for example, but it seems to be a fairly complete picture of what the company is working on at this time. And for once, necessarily correspond to the 18 different product SKUs on hand.

Welcome to post-post-PC era: an overview of Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Example

Apple's IOS platform seemed out of nowhere and the world by storm in 2007. The introduction of the first generation iPhone launched in a chain of events leading up to the holiday quarter lead in 2011, when Apple's most profitable quarter in technology history recorded especially by the incredible iPhone, iPod touch and iPhone sales. No platform quickly sell a mobile platform from Apple at this time, but IOS is still in its infancy, and the fact is: as hot as IOS is now, and just as popular as smartphones and media tablets, no platform installed base on the planet even comes close to approaching the size of Windows at this time.

The Future

Microsoft said in december last year that there is now more than 1250 million PCs with Windows operating system. Billion with a "B" Smartphones are the hottest segment of consumers in the moment and people are buying Apple's iPhone in droves, but even more people around the world rely on Windows than ever before. This is because the software that many businesses from the ground is built on Windows. From Web browsers accounting software for point-of-sale systems for 3D animation software for word processing to create custom solutions and own far, far beyond ... Whole industries are built on Windows.

The future is anything but "post-PC."

We are now entering the post-post-PC era, and the focus is on the PC. A new, smarter, more versatile PC. A PC that allows users surf the Web relaxed in bed and work with large databases in SQL Server. A PC with an aggregator can run $ 0.99 and $ 99.000 if you can own CRM software to run. As a PC that is ideal to play Angry Birds, as it is to implement a modeling environment that allows the user to plan to build a skyscraper. It is the future of computing.

That does not mean that Windows 8 is an "iPad killer", or the media tablets leaving. Far from it. While their functions may overlap in some areas, bright and full Tablet PCs serve different purposes and will continue to exist for some time. What we will see, is still capable media tablets and more powerful as PCs are better suited for touch input. At one point on the path of the two categories may merge, but no one will 'win' or 'to lose. "

I've spent the past week playing with and working on a Samsung tablet of the new Microsoft operating system. It's nice to be able to work and play on the same tablet.

While Windows 8 is not quite in a state where it is ready to be released to the public, it is a very different animal than the Developer Preview Microsoft has more than five months ago. During a meeting with Microsoft executives, I was told that the National Consumer Agency preview version of Windows 8 tens of thousands of changes from the version that was released to developers in september included. Thousands changes are system-level elements, which I'm sure I did not notice, but thousands more are user-visible changes that have helped dramatically improve the user experience.

One of my favorite features is the implementation of sweeping gesture. As shown in the second and third images in our screenshot gallery Windows 8, Microsoft has tweaked the menus used to navigate the operating system and a variety of important functions to perform. Although the use of a touchscreen interface with Windows 8, these menus are accessed by means of gestures.

A swipe of the border around the screen from right to open the start menu, a search to find files and programs, a proportion of the current page to share via e-mail or use other services, a start button, a toolbar button that includes units connected to your PC and an Options button that provides quick access to the basic settings such as brightness and volume, but also a link to several system settings shows. A push from the left to switch between open programs, and a swipe from left and back to the edge of the screen opens up about switcher. Within an app that opens a swipe from top to bottom or from bottom up app-specific menus.

Although the use of a keyboard and mouse, have been gesture from the sides is replaced by the keyboard or mouse of the corners of the screen. A touch on the top right or bottom right mimics a swipe from the right and open the start menu while a button on the left or bottom left corner opens up about switcher.

IPad launch day: Where are all those sell-outs?

iPad launch is quite a failure. Apple Stores across the country to see the eager customers queuing for hours even days to release, and people often wait hours before they finally make the store a buy-iPad - If there is left to die. Although there is still enough hype around this year's launch, it does not seem quite the same again. New iPhone from Apple is a ten-Big upgrade over the previous model, met-A faster dual-core processor quad-core graphics A5X met, A, improved 5-megapixel camera, optional built-in 4G LTE, A-IETS redesigned case Beautiful and A-Better-than-1080p HD Retina Display. BUT launch day yet leek veel The more subdued than it was for the version of the original iPhone and iPad second Read on for more.

A BGR-dozen Apple Stores named in and around New York City 17:00 to 5:30 PM EST on Friday to check it even horse of the new iPad had in stock. In previous years this franchise controls fielded door apologetic Vendors breaking news that the launch today statement was completely exhausted. This year, however, we can not find a single store in New York area AN-complete stock-outs reported.

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Four Stores reported DAT completely iPad Wi-Fi + 4G models and another five visitors said they were AT & T version of the new Apple tablet, but had horse Verizon Wireless Model Stock.

When we asked people still waiting in line for iPads, we were told the door, a representative of Grand Central Apple Store actually still steeds AN-30-minute rule for new iPads. The second engine overhaul shop for a line to name was in New Jersey, and Sales Associate grinned as she reported, "Yes, uh Now Three men on the line to the right."

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At the time of this writing, is given in real time tracker designed iPad door Pus that the new iPhone from Apple knows little more than 2.1% of iPhone traffic on its network.

Apple said earlier this week that pre-orders were sold out and vraag The new iPhone was "off the charts." Most of the day Pre-order an iPad buyers their tablets online this year? Apple has finally succeeds in more than enough tablets to build on vraag to meet? Or is the new iPad resolutionary just not enough to stop the rise we've seen in recent years? We will not until at least Monday, if, if shares of Apple launch weekend sales. In the meantime, if you have one-New iPhone and you have not picked one up on chances seem pretty good that you still find men horse quite easily if the New York area is the availability of A-indicator.

Apple plans $ 100B reserve: $ 10 billion to buy back shares, $ 2.65 quarterly dividend

Apple on Monday hosted a conference on the fate of at least a portion of the $ 100 billion in cash the company has built in recent years to detect. Apple announced that it intends to spend $ 10 billion to repurchase shares in the next three years, besides paying a $ 2.65 quarterly dividend. In the next three years, Compay expect to spend 45 billion dollars. Apple's press release follows below.

Apple announces plan to dividends and share repurchase program

 Expect to spend 45 billion dollars to more than three years

    Cupertino, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE)-Apple ® today announced plans to distribute a dividend and share repurchase program will begin later this year to start.

    "Even with these investments, we can create a war chest for strategic opportunities, and have enough money to run our business. So we pay a dividend and share repurchase program to start."

    Subject to declaration by the Board that the company plans a quarterly dividend of $ 2.65 per share to start sometime in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, which begins on 1 July 2012.

    The company also has Board of Directors authorized a $ 10 billion share buyback program begins in the year 2013 the company, beginning on 30 September 2012. The buy-back program is expected to be implemented over three years, with the primary purpose of neutralizing the effects of dilution of the potential employees equity grants and employee stock purchase programs.

    "We have a number of our money to big investments in our business through more research and development, acquisitions, new store openings, strategic progress and investment in our supply chain, and build our infrastructure. You can find more of them see in the future," says Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Even with these investments, we can create a war chest for strategic opportunities, and have enough money to run our business. So we pay a dividend and share repurchase program to start."

    "The combination of dividends and share buybacks and cash used for net share-settled RSUs vesting, we expect to spend about $ 45 billion of domestic cash in the first three years of our programs," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "We are very confident about our future and in the distance sees enormous opportunities."

    Apple will live stream a conference call to discuss plans start at 6:00 PDT on Monday, March 19, 2012 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/call31912 to discuss. The company will not give an update on the current quarter, or will the items other than cash. The webcast will also be available to the replay of about two weeks thereafter.