The last two weeks have been quite eventful in the technology sector. New releases, acquisitions, controversial statements… everything seems to be happening at once. Here are the top four stories you shouldn’t have missed:
Apple releases two new iPhones
After several months’ worth of hype about the upcoming iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, we finally saw Apple reveal the mystery of its two new arrivals. Now, your take on these new offerings by Apple depends upon where you stand in the Apple vs. world nonsense. The iPhone 5s look the same as the previous iPhone, but come with some really cool new features, such as a fingerprint scanner. The new iPhone 5S will be offered in three colors, one of them being gold. On the other hand, there’s the iPhone 5C, which is supposedly a cheaper version with a plastic looking body and is available in five different colors. Now we have to wait and see how the big three carriers in Canada promote this new iPhone. They will either make it or break it.
Microsoft buys Nokia’s phone business
After two years of hitching Windows software onto its products, Nokia has called it quits. The American tech-giant Microsoft recently acquired Nokia for a whopping $7.2 billion in hopes of remaking its image to a gadget and services company, just like Apple. It’s kind of sad, too, if you still remember the times when Nokia ruled the phone market, before Apple and Samsung. It seems that iOS and Android killed it.
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3
Samsung unveiled its new flagship Android phone last week. It has an amazing 5.7” full HD display. Well, that’s big: really big! It also boasts three GB of RAM and packs a high-quality 13 megapixel camera at the rear. This phone will only appeal to the enthusiasts who like to have bigger phones in their pockets, or maybe to the people who just have big pockets! There’s definitely some excitement around this one; it’s nothing like the new iPhones, but it has something that Apple may never have: exclusivity!
So, that was it from the last two weeks. A lot has changed, we have three amazing new phones, but we bid adieu to an old friend. But that’s the trend, isn’t it?