| Nokia chairman says company has a Windows Phone 'contingency plan' after all Jul 2nd 2012, 13:12  So much for no plan b. A little less than a year after Nokia US' Chris Weber proclaimed rather bluntly, "the reality is if we are not successful with Windows Phone, it doesn't matter what we do," Nokia's chairman Risto Siilasmaa reportedly said in an interview that the company does, indeed, have a "contingency plan," should Windows Phone 8 falter. What precisely such a plan might entail, however, we're not really sure. Still, the F-Secure founder, naturally, remains positive about the future of Microsoft's mobile operating -- and Nokia head honcho Stephen Elop, whose leadership has been "good and transparent," according to Siilasmaa. Nokia chairman says company has a Windows Phone 'contingency plan' after all originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  CNET |  Yle Uutiset | Email this | Comments | | Beats Electronics gets official with MOG acquisition, makes it an honest music streaming service Jul 2nd 2012, 12:16  The writing's been on the wall for some time now, with this having been considered a done-deal back in March, but now the two parties involved are going public. Beats Electronics, the house that Dre built, is acquiring the MOG music streaming service, adding a little content to its brightly-colored can offerings. No word on cost, but MOG is said to have raised $33 million in funding to date, so that might give you a ballpark figure. It's also unclear how or whether Beats-investor HTC might be involved in this new relationship, but if recent happenings are any indication, don't go expecting too much on that front. Beats Electronics gets official with MOG acquisition, makes it an honest music streaming service originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Techmeme | USA Today | Email this | Comments | | Pantech Vega S5 does Android 4.0 on a 5-inch LCD, facemask not included Jul 2nd 2012, 11:40  The 4.5-inch Vega LTE is not eight months old and the 4.8-inch Vega Racer 2 is still properly wet behind the years. But, the flow of progress abides by no calendars, so welcome the Pantech Vega S5 to the world. It steps up to a full 5-inch IPS LCD with a 720p resolution in a phone that, thanks to a "zero bezel" design, actually has a smaller footprint than the Samsung Galaxy S III. There's a whopping 13 megapixel shooter in there with zero lag, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 16GB of internal storage and a 2,100 mAh battery that's said to deliver 11 hours of talk time. If that sounds like a good combination indeed it could be, but don't spend too much pining -- this handset is destined only for Korean shores. Pantech Vega S5 does Android 4.0 on a 5-inch LCD, facemask not included originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink IntoMobile, SlashGear | Pantech (translated) | Email this | Comments | |
