Kodak to discontinue making cameras, camcorders & photo frames

Kodak

An unfortunate news has struck the hearts of many Kodak enthusiasts all over the world. The news has been leaked out that Kodak will no more produce digital cameras, photo frames and camcorders. For a certain extent, it was predictable as the financial ongoing woes of Kodak were not hidden. However, it is a sad new after all, as this is the end of an era of the Kodak family.

This news was announced by Kodak in views of phasing out the business of its capturing devices in the first half of 2012. This clearly indicates that all the Kodak cameras including its renowned pocket camcorders and digital photo frames will be announced as dead. The discontinue of products from Kodak could create rumble among public especially users who use or wanted to buy the affordable ranged Kodak products. However, the saddest thing has already done.

Though the company has planned to discontinue the productions of its products, but Kodak will still offer tech support as well as service to the discontinued products so that its users remain satisfied. Also, users who are using its Gadgets with active warranty-period will be honored with services from this company. Well, this move makes sense, but we must say that its pocket-friendly cam-corders have created a niche segment with dedicated enthusiasts who made them popular and gave a run for the money like Flip camcorder.

Kodak Cameras

Apart from its capturing devices, Kodak will actively produce its ink-jet printers, online and retail photo printing, and camera accessories business. This also includes online photo printing and sharing service through the Kodak Gallery. Other than this, Kodak also has a range of other commercial businesses that deal with graphics, printing, and commercial film. So, if you are a Kodak brand lover then never worry for this discontinuing news as Kodak is still alive in the market in other forms. Who knows, if things go well then you may expect this brand to again reform its position strongly in the camera and camcorder segment.

News App launched by BBC for Android-based Tablets

BBC has announced in a press that it has launched a new Android application for the tablets based on Android operating system. It is the new BBC News application and can be downloaded from the official site.

Dating back to the last year, a new version was introduced representing the BBC News application for all Android-based smartphones. This news sparked many people around the globe and more than 3 million people downloaded this app till date. This version has been designed to bring ultimate user experience where users can enjoy it on larger screens. However, this application will be only compatible with tablets that run on Android Honeycomb operating system. Therefore, users have to either upgrade their tablets or have to buy a new one that contains Honeycomb.

New App by BBC

Moreover, if you have Honeycomb still you need a larger screen, more than 7.1 inches so that the app could support in both portrait and landscape viewing. The BBC News application which has launched recently can be easily customized for the users who can see their interesting things as per their demand. Also, this version will feature a range of on-demand videos for the users that can be streamed over 3G or Wi-Fi. Apart from this, it has also been confirmed by Beeb that an international version of this application will soon be available to download. As of now, they are working on this application.

Motorola shipped 1M tablets in 2012

Motorolla Xoom Tablet

Motorolla Xyboard Tablet

The manufacturer of Android-based smartphones and tablets Motorola Mobility has reported a loss of $80 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The company in its statement has said that it has only shipped 200,000 units of tablet in the quarter.

Motorola Mobility has revealed that the overall revenue is topped at $3.44 billion in the fourth quarter whereas; a year before, the company was covered $3.43 billion. So, full year revenue is topped at $13 billion which is an increased amount from the $11.5 billion as of 2010, with a loss of $249 million and up from $86 million that was recorded in 2010.

What is more interesting is that Motorola  had enjoyed the success along with mobile shipments. It has shipped total 42.4 million mobile devices year round, an up from 37.3 million as of 2010. This figure also includes the smartphones which have been shipped in total 18.7 million. However, the company has shipped a million units of Motorola Xoom and Xyboard tablets.

Apart from what the company has gained and shipped, it has been recorded that since last year (August) Google is showing more interest in buying this company for $12.5 billion. However, this deal is still pending for the regulatory approval. As of Motorola, it expects the deal to be closed somewhat in the early 2012 once all the conditions have been satisfied. While concerning on this, it has warned the stockholders in advance that the deal could collapse ahead if the acquisition is not done in the coming future.