Canadian Carriers and Dealers Happy With Nokia Lumia Sales
It was never a given that the Lumia brand would do much to right the lurching Nokia chip in North America, but based on feedback we’ve received from carriers and dealers, we have every reason to believe the reception has been largely positive. While a carrier would likely never admit to poor sales of a specific product, all the people I’ve spoken to have been categorically upbeat about the Lumia series.
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Samsung Ships Five Million Galaxy Notes in Just Give Months
Five is an important number for Samsung's Galaxy Note. It has a 5.3-inch screen and now, just five months since it debuted Samsung has announced it's shipped five million units (the one million mark was crossed right around the end of December). That's certainly long enough for you to decide if you're in love with its super-sized frame or the accompanying S-Pen stylus, but unfortunately it has not been quite enough time for the highly-anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich software update to be released.
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Opera Mini 7 For Android Out Today: A Fightback For Web
Earlier this month, Opera and Android briefly made headlines together when one analytics firm found that Google’s OS, Android, had finally overtaken Opera as the world’s largest mobile browser. Today, the two are in the news again for a slightly different reason: Opera is releasing the newest version of its popular Opera Mini browser for the platform with added camera, HTML5 and 3D graphics support — one way for Opera to claw back some share on Android, currently the biggest smartphone platform in the world.
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Sony Eliminates Two Divisions, Restructures Electronics Unit
In a effort to cut costs and improve its financial situation, Sony is eliminating two divisions at its main electronics unit, promoting three executives and keeping a close eye on its money-losing television unit, Bloomberg’s Businessweek reported on Tuesday. The Japanese company will shut down its consumer products and services group, which handled consumer-level electronics, and the professional device and solutions group, which handled business oriented products and components.
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