Nokia, Microsoft Take the Wraps Off Fast Windows Phone for AT& T

Nokia Oyj and Microsoft Corp. today announced its first mobile high-speedWindows for AT & T Inc. and the Consumer Electronics Show, to help companies tostage a comeback in the smartphone sector.

“Lumia The 900 is not only a great device, but also inspire an entire ecosystem “said Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at the event. “An ecosystem is more than a single application. M ‘is the device. And’ rather than the operating system.”

La Lumia 900 will be available later this year exclusively through AT & T, the second largest mobile operator in the U.S., the company said at an event in Las Vegasyesterday. The phone will be one of the first Windows phones using the next-generation technology known as Long Term Evolution or LTE. Nokia gave no details on price or exact date of the sale.

In an independent approach of Steve Ballmer, has launched Nokia devices, which shows co-host Ryan Seacrest Lumia your Nokia mobile phone – with a missed callfrom Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Ballmer also announced that Microsoft has sold 66 million units of its Xbox game console, and 18 million related Kinect sensors, which allow users to play with your body movements. Kinect, with accompanying software, are sold for personal Windows computers on 1 February, the company said yesterday. The Windows version will cost $ 249, with an academic model available later this year for $ 149.

iPad 2 May Drop to $299 After iPad 3 Launch

Last week, a report that Apple plans to unveil two versions of the iPhone 3 this month at the Macworld Expo / iWorld scheduled for 26 to 28 in 2012, in San Francisco. Both reports offer the same 9.7-inch QXGA (1536 x 2048) and A6 SoC, but a model sporting a 5 megapixel camera while the other will feature an 8 megapixel camera. These tables serve as the new line of midrange and high end of Apple iPad.

The first generation iPhone is priced at $ 100 each cut is exhausted when the iPad 2 was released, but it was when there was virtually no competition for the Apple tablet. Now, at least in the Kindle Fire in their sale price of $ 199 million, and Amazon promises a new version soon.

Apple could make some moves to curb the growth in Fuego Kindle. According to DigiTimes, there may be two types of high-end 3-1 iPad Retina Display model and a low screen similar to the iPhone 2. And certainly possible that the version with the extra screen resolution will be priced at $ 499, with another model from $ 399. However, the difference in price between $ 199 and $ 399 is still great, so Apple iPad 2 could fall by $ 299 to fill this gap. At this point, many people do not need the iPad three new bells and whistles and willingly could pick up an iPad 2 for $ 299.

As for prices, it is assumed that the iPad 2 Wi-Fi could be sold for a minimum of $ 299 USD. Apple currently offers three iPad 2 Wi-Fi models only: $ 499 for 16GB, $ 599 for 32 GB and 64 GB for $ 699. While it is possible that Apple could hit $ 200 the price of its 16GB model, with 8 GB version with a low price, it seems more likely.

The fierce competition smartphones, Apple has been aggressive in reducing the price of its iPhone. Do you think it will be as aggressive with their prices in 2012 iPad?