Arirang: the first North Korean smartphone... 'made in China'

The news agency official Korean, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), linked to the Government of Kim Jong-un, revealed in a report the existence of a first smartphone manufactured in the country. It followed the Communist leader, Kim Jung-un, visiting the factory.

No detail has really transpired on the device. If we know that this is a smartphone running on Android, the Arirang AS1201 is part of the secrets well kept by the plant May 11 Factory in Pyongyang, according to the North Korea Tech site.

 

Pictures of propaganda?

Kim Jong-un had visited the factory, two years and two months in the presence of his father, Kim Jong-il. At the time, he had made the round of a production of LCD flat panels. As at the time, nevertheless, doubts about the reality of this factory of technological products.

The only images presented by the official agency showed workers in the presence of finished electronic products. No details on the manufacture, which may suggest that it is that of propaganda reports. In which case the "North Korean smartphone" would not really produced in the country, and would serve only to show an image of modernity.

North Korea Tech believes that devices are probably ordered directly from Chinese suppliers, and delivered to the plant May 11 Factory, where they are inspected prior to sale.

It would not be surprising, the precedent set by the famous "North Korean tablet" actually produced in China who threw suspicion on this type of ads. What does not questioning the reality of the smartphone and its upcoming North Korea distribution, even though the country is not the place of manufacture. It will be undoubtedly marketed via Koryolink, the joint venture managed by the Ministry of posts and telecommunications and the Egyptian operator Orascom.

"A lot of pixels"

On the specifications, we simply know that the supreme leader has enjoyed the performance, and was pleased, according to KCNA, "mobile devices will be very practical for its users as their photo sensor has 'lots of pixels'." Very few images of the visit have also shown in the video report.

However, Kim Jong-un support for the development of a telephone network mobile seems proven. The previous meeting of his father with Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Telecom operator, was widely circulated in the official media. For Daily NK, "Kim has supported the idea of a production of mobile phones as a patriotic activity".

This does rehabilitate probably not cause locking of telecommunications, access to the Internet in 3G is very complicated in the country, even for foreigners visiting, while the citizens of the country obviously cannot pass appeal internationally.

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Arirang: the first North Korean smartphone... 'made in China'

The news agency official Korean, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), linked to the Government of Kim Jong-un, revealed in a report the existence of a first smartphone manufactured in the country. It followed the Communist leader, Kim Jung-un, visiting the factory.

No detail has really transpired on the device. If we know that this is a smartphone running on Android, the Arirang AS1201 is part of the secrets well kept by the plant May 11 Factory in Pyongyang, according to the North Korea Tech site.

 

Pictures of propaganda?

Kim Jong-un had visited the factory, two years and two months in the presence of his father, Kim Jong-il. At the time, he had made the round of a production of LCD flat panels. As at the time, nevertheless, doubts about the reality of this factory of technological products.

The only images presented by the official agency showed workers in the presence of finished electronic products. No details on the manufacture, which may suggest that it is that of propaganda reports. In which case the "North Korean smartphone" would not really produced in the country, and would serve only to show an image of modernity.

North Korea Tech believes that devices are probably ordered directly from Chinese suppliers, and delivered to the plant May 11 Factory, where they are inspected prior to sale.

It would not be surprising, the precedent set by the famous "North Korean tablet" actually produced in China who threw suspicion on this type of ads. What does not questioning the reality of the smartphone and its upcoming North Korea distribution, even though the country is not the place of manufacture. It will be undoubtedly marketed via Koryolink, the joint venture managed by the Ministry of posts and telecommunications and the Egyptian operator Orascom.

"A lot of pixels"

On the specifications, we simply know that the supreme leader has enjoyed the performance, and was pleased, according to KCNA, "mobile devices will be very practical for its users as their photo sensor has 'lots of pixels'." Very few images of the visit have also shown in the video report.

However, Kim Jong-un support for the development of a telephone network mobile seems proven. The previous meeting of his father with Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Telecom operator, was widely circulated in the official media. For Daily NK, "Kim has supported the idea of a production of mobile phones as a patriotic activity".

This does rehabilitate probably not cause locking of telecommunications, access to the Internet in 3G is very complicated in the country, even for foreigners visiting, while the citizens of the country obviously cannot pass appeal internationally.

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Key figures: sales of mobile and smartphones

Samsung will hold its first conference for developers end of October

Technology: from 27 to 29 October, Samsung organizes its first developer conference in San Francisco during which new tools will be revealed to assist in the creation of an ecosystem bringing together all its families of products.

Samsung has added a large stone to its status of must-have brand in announcing a conference for developers. To be held from 27 to 29 October in California, San Francisco. The Korean firm has not unveiled details of the program but says that this event will be an opportunity to discover new tools and SDKs.

Expect, like what Apple and Google, to leading products advertisements? The Verge, Samsung would in any case not intended to take his distances with Android by launching its own app store dedicated as Amazon has done. The main purpose of the conference would be to emerge an ecosystem unified over its families of products (TV, mobile, tablets) to create the virtuous synergy which Apple masters to perfection. (Eureka press)

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Firefox OS: first smartphones available this week in Spain

The first Alcatel and ZTE under Firefox OS smartphones will be sold tomorrow. The first to launch will be Telefónica, Spanish operator and partner of Mozilla on Firefox OS. It will market in Spain, under its brand Movistar, ZTE Open.

This entry-level unit will not satisfy the most demanding of users, accustomed to high range on Android, iOS and Windows Phone terminals. This segment is clearly not in the heart of the strategy of Mozilla, and it will take these advanced users turn to phones for developers - if stocks return one day - for a little more power.

69 naked euros, 2.18 euros per month in subsidized

Sold to 69 euros, with 30 EUR included credit, ZTE Open marketed by Telefonica will also be subsidized at the rate of 2,38 euros per month for a commitment of 24 months. The target is clear and is confirmed: Mozilla and Telefónica aim people having not yet smartphone or refusing more expensive handsets by lack of need or budget.

Ultimately bother to wait for a machine of war, but with a 3.5 inch screen (480 x 320), 256 MB RAM, 512 MB of storage and a microSD included 4 GB, the device should do the trick for target users by the offer.

Other manufacturers on rows, it may appoint Alcatel, which will soon launch its One Touch Fire. Manufacturers will be distributed directly by operators partners, Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom, with launches planned before the end of the year in Spain, Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Latin America.

A smartphone sold by Telenor is example expected in Eastern Europe as early as 2013, while Deutsche Telekom should aim at an early date, a unit in Poland. Most popular Alcatel or ZTE manufacturers could also begin, since Mozilla counts among its partners Sony or LG.

Firefox also functional Marketplace

Firefox OS is an alternative to the dominant systems, especially for the 21% of mobile subscribers worldwide who don't have a smartphone, according to Kleiner Perkins figures cited by Mozilla. The Editor still promises the extension of its area of sale to "other markets by the end of the year".

We know that Western Europe is not in his line of sight, but perhaps there come from here, with more top-end smartphones? It will probably depend on the commitment of developers. If they are, according to Mozilla, more interested in Firefox OS by Tizen, Blackerry, or Kindle Fire, the arrival of top-of-the-range terminals is also linked to intensive applications (and vice versa).

For now, Firefox Marketplace, the app store of Mozilla, is equipped with a few essential applications: Nokia Here for navigation, Facebook and Twitter for social networks, Soundcloud for the sound, Terra, AccuWeather, the weather and a few EA games browser.

Other applications are integrated (the classic calculator, unit photo, etc), or to discover (Wikipedia, Airbnb, etc) on the web interface of the app store. Note that some are in good recovery of the mobile version of the site... So more or less optimized.

On the side of manufacturers, the Firefox OS experience must prove its relevance. Interviewed by ZDnet.fr, William Chhao, Director of sales of terminals for ZTE France explained: "we are pragmatic, it is a test we do request the operator Telefonica. But there's a real shot to play in the emerging countries with less than $ 50 terminals. Firefox OS can fill this niche. Will develop more products if the success for the operator is satisfactory. Remains that alternatives to iOS and Android have never really worked".

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Firefox OS: the first smartphones arrive this week

The first Alcatel and ZTE under Firefox OS smartphones will be sold tomorrow. The first to launch will be Telefónica, Spanish operator and partner of Mozilla on Firefox OS. It will market in Spain, under its brand Movistar, ZTE Open.

This entry-level unit will not satisfy the most demanding of users, accustomed to high range on Android, iOS and Windows Phone terminals. This segment is clearly not in the heart of the strategy of Mozilla, and it will take these advanced users turn to phones for developers - if stocks return one day - for a little more power.

69 naked euros, 2.18 euros per month in subsidized

Sold to 69 euros, with 30 EUR included credit, ZTE Open marketed by Telefonica will also be subsidized at the rate of 2,38 euros per month for a commitment of 24 months. The target is clear and is confirmed: Mozilla and Telefónica aim people having not yet smartphone or refusing more expensive handsets by lack of need or budget.

Ultimately bother to wait for a machine of war, but with a 3.5 inch screen (480 x 320), 256 MB RAM, 512 MB of storage and a microSD included 4 GB, the device should do the trick for target users by the offer.

Other manufacturers on rows, it may appoint Alcatel, which will soon launch its One Touch Fire. Manufacturers will be distributed directly by operators partners, Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom, with launches planned before the end of the year in Spain, Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Latin America.

A smartphone sold by Telenor is example expected in Eastern Europe as early as 2013, while Deutsche Telekom should aim at an early date, a unit in Poland. Most popular Alcatel or ZTE manufacturers could also begin, since Mozilla counts among its partners Sony or LG.

Firefox also functional Marketplace

Firefox OS is an alternative to the dominant systems, especially for the 21% of mobile subscribers worldwide who don't have a smartphone, according to Kleiner Perkins figures cited by Mozilla. The Editor still promises the extension of its area of sale to "other markets by the end of the year".

We know that Western Europe is not in his line of sight, but perhaps there come from here, with more top-end smartphones? It will probably depend on the commitment of developers. If they are, according to Mozilla, more interested in Firefox OS by Tizen, Blackerry, or Kindle Fire, the arrival of top-of-the-range terminals is also linked to intensive applications (and vice versa).

For now, Firefox Marketplace, the app store of Mozilla, is equipped with a few essential applications: Nokia Here for navigation, Facebook and Twitter for social networks, Soundcloud for the sound, Terra, AccuWeather, the weather and a few EA games browser.

Other applications are integrated (the classic calculator, unit photo, etc), or to discover (Wikipedia, Airbnb, etc) on the web interface of the app store. Note that some are in good recovery of the mobile version of the site... So more or less optimized.

On the side of manufacturers, the Firefox OS experience must prove its relevance. Interviewed by ZDnet.fr, William Chhao, Director of sales of terminals for ZTE France explained: "we are pragmatic, it is a test we do request the operator Telefonica. But there's a real shot to play in the emerging countries with less than $ 50 terminals. Firefox OS can fill this niche. Will develop more products if the success for the operator is satisfactory. Remains that alternatives to iOS and Android have never really worked".

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First smartphone Tizen: SoC Exynos 4 and HD 720 p display

Technology: According to the latest unofficial information, the first smartphone based on the OS Tizen, Samsung will adopt a mid-range configuration. Its release is scheduled for August or September.

The third quarter nears and with the launch of the first smartphone Tizen signed Samsung. This OS mobile, legacy of MeeGo and also supported by Intel, is considered by some observers as a wild card for Samsung who would not bet on Android. If the Korean firm remained very discreet on its first model under Tizen, some information has filtered.

TechTastic site went snooping around in the source code for the OS and discovered the specifications for the screen and the system on a chip. If the diagonal is not known, we are moving towards a definition 720 p HD. At the level of the SoC, it is same as the Galaxy S3, either an Exynos 4 quadruple heart based on a chip Cortex A-9 and a Mali 400 graphics processor.

Samsung seem determined to play prudence by testing the market with a model positioned in mid-range. The Korean firm will hold a press conference Thursday in London, which may be an opportunity to learn a little more. (Eureka press)

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Mobiles and smartphones: Samsung crushes everything in the first quarter

Despite continued sales of smartphones soaring, the global mobile market struggling to advance in the first quarter, notes Gartner. 425.8 million units have been sold an annual increase of just 0.7 per cent from 2012.

Thanks to its massive portfolio of products, Samsung has consolidated its overall domination with a market share that earns 2.5 points to 23.6% (more than 100 million units sold). South Korean widens the gap with Nokia, whose share lost almost 5 points to 14.8%.

A year ago, Samsung sold "only" 6 million mobile more than Nokia. Today, the gap is 37 million units!

With 38 million of past terminals, Apple clings firmly to its third place in the world with a share going from 7.8 to 9%. LG is at the foot of the podium but it is very far from the trio of head with 15.6 million of past mobile.

 

On the side of smartphones, the dominance of Samsung is even stronger with 31% market share. The giant sold 64.7 210 millions of smartphones sold in the period!

Windows almost 3rd Phone

Apple manages the tour de force to maintain second (18.2% vs. 22.5% a year ago) despite the absence of novelty. LG seems to confirm his return in smartphones with a share that increased from 3.4 to 4.8% for 10 million units sold. The manufacturer is nevertheless become Huawei and ZTE.

 

In terms of OS, Android is obviously very much front with 74.4% versus 57% a year ago. Three quarters of the smartphones sold on the planet (156 million) are therefore driven by the Green robot.

Behind iOS (18%), other actors share crumbs. BlackBerry continues its fall despite the launch of the Z10 (3% vs. 6.8% with only 6.2 million past units).

As expected, Windows Phone is almost about to exceed the Canadian with 6 million terminals passed (including more than 5 million Nokia Lumia) and a share that increased from 1.9% to 2.9% in one year.

Jolla presents its first smartphone under Sailfish

The Jollastart-up, created by Nokia alumni, yesterday introduced its first smartphone, which it had announced a month ago the marketing in the second half. Pre-orders (at 399 euros) are now Open, for an expedition planned late 2013, firstly in European countries.

The device, which features a 4.5-inch and 16 gigabytes of memory, runs on the OS Sailfish, descendant of Meego (and thus GNU/Linux-based), that Nokia dropped after allied with Microsoft in 2011. It is compatible with the Android apps, indicates Jolla.

A third OS open source

Its CEO Tomi Pienimaki implicitly aims its competitors in the bones of mobile telephony in stating that "closed systems and gardens enclosed by walls are not the modern way to build anything inspiring. Unlike the co-creation and open cooperation. If you want to achieve something great and that has meaning, you need to give power to the people. This is not a DIY ('do it yourself') but said ('do it together')."

Jolla premiered in 2011 by Nokia alumni who wanted to make use of the potential of Meego. Jolla announced a distributionagreement with Chinese D.Phone in July 2012.

Marc Dillon, responsible for the development of Sailfish (previously for 11 years at Nokia), considered that the existing operating systems "do not offer much flexibility, a (iOS) is closed completely and the other (Android) promotes mainly its own services", reports AFP. Marc Dillon has indicated that it would be "very happy" if we could sell a million units in a year.

After Android, the Google OS, and Firefox OS, Sailfish will be the third operating system free software to arrive in the area of mobile telephony, where les market shares are to Android and to a lesser extent in iOS.

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