Mobile-related technologies for the past week, in 3 (or almost) words: Animated Community, Microdroid, Tizen

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THE WEEK IN 3 WORDS

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WEEK #26

3. ANIMATED COMMUNITY
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Photos are more than ever part of our daily life. Smartphones
camera are pretty powerful (resolution and lenses quality) and
numerous applications encourage us to take photos (mainly to
share them).
But photo makers are not really creative: OkDoThis
proposes a new approach to develop creativity. This
application suggests a theme and invites you to take a
photos related to that theme.
Beyond this particular application, this concept is quite
interesting. It introduces a concept of animated social network,
where the content is not completely random, which may improve
its substance and interest. Moreover, such a concept can have
some educational benefits as well (having fun learning how to
take nice photos).

5. MICRODROID?
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After Amazon’s smartphone launch last week, it’s Microsoft’s turn
to announces a new smartphone.
Not much of a surprise, as Microsoft now owns Nokia Devices
branch, but still: this new Nokia smartphone runs… Android!
Before the acquisition, Nokia already started forking Android for
the Nokia X phone, but this initiative was likely not to be
continued. Obviously, Microsoft is not that stubborn and the
Nokia X2 finally launches.
Apple is developing for Android and Windows Phone (the Beats
Music application) and Microsoft is building Android phones. It
looks like the old frontiers are melting: this is a rather good news
for us, users. We have a lot to benefit from those giants playing
in each other fields.

7. TIZEN
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As shown by the graph above, there is not much room for a newcomer in the mobile OS world.
Though, several vendors are giving a try.
Amongst them, Canonical and Samsung are following Google by making a Linux-based OS.
But maybe not with the same success. Ubuntu phone is still a very virtual accomplishment, as
Canonical seems to struggle to get phone makers to integrate its OS (despite 2013
announcements). But Samsung’s Tizen OS, already running the latest generation of Samsung
Gear watches, will be shipped in Samsung Z phone, planned to be sold in Q3 of this year,
starting in Russia.
Samsung’s phones represented 31% of the worldwide phones shipments in 2013 and
Samsung has a quite powerful sales force: it may happen that Tizen becomes an Android and
iOS serious competitor in the coming months, especially because Tizen promise is to
interconnect your several devices (phone, watch, TV, laptop). Same promise as Windows 8,
you may argue. Sure, but maybe Samsung will succeed where Microsoft is consistently failing?
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