Nokia Lumia Still in the 'Red Zone'

Slowly but surely, the sale of Nokia Lumia that use Windows Phone has showed positive changes. But that was not enough to elevate the position of Nokia from the 'red zone'.

In a report in the second quarter of 2012, sales reached 4 million units Lumia. Up from the previous period which is only sold 2.2 million units worldwide.

Although the matter of increased sales Lumia, but in fact the Microsoft OS-based smartphones were still in the 'red zone' alias has not been satisfactorily

Overall, Nokia in Q2 was able to sell 10.2 million smartphones. Most of it is a smart handset with prices ranging from 151 euros, or about the price of 1.5 million.

When looking back 5 years or more precisely in 2007, sales of smartphones Nokia moment is of course very small. In the second quarter in the year when the iPhone first launched, Nokia has managed to sell 19.5 million smartphones.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was still believe Nokia Windows Phone will be successful. Moreover, he still wants to be Nokia's first handset that uses the Windows Phone OS 8. Similarly, quoted from the Boy Genius Report.


Meanwhile, Nexus 7 No Use Rear Camera, is the reason ..

Many have questioned the absence of a camera on the back of the tablet Nexus 7. Asus as a manufacturer of tablet PCs are ordered by Google that ultimately provide the answer.

"To make the Nexus 7 can be accessed by the broader market, the price becomes a very important thing. Asus believes, for these devices are capable of a rear camera that matters.

According to the Taiwanese manufacturer, the budget for the cost of production for the tablet PC with Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean is not large. That's why, behind the camera does Presented to save costs not manufacture.

Hence also, Asus has finally decided to not put the camera on the back of the device is priced from $ 199, or about the price of 2 million. In addition to lower production costs, Asus does not believe that users will actually use the feature.

"Yet to add high-quality rear camera will raise prices and many users are probably not going to wear it. While adding a low-quality camera would sacrifice the user experience," writes Asus.

Although not life behind the camera, it does not mean this tablet did not have a camera. As quoted from GottaBeMobile, Saturday (21/07/2012), Nexus 7 has a 1.2 megapixel camera on the front to be worn while video chatting.

Nexus 7 is presented by Google and Asus to compete with the Kindle, rather than dealing with the iPad. Hence, the price is priced less expensive than the Apple tablet PC output.