RIM acquires TAT, says “eye candy FTW!”

You know TAT(The Astonishing Tribe), the awesome guys responsible for the amazing concept UIs ? like this Velvet concept and the 2D-3D horizon maps ?

RIM acquires TAT

They(the TAT) have been, confirmed today, bought by none other than RIM, the makers of the blackberry devices. and why ? of course to re-invent their UI with some snazzy concepts by TAT. And with the potential of playbook looming large, RIM are definitely going on the right path in regards to the UI part.Hopefully we should get some nice UI that sweeps you right off your feet.And also, beware iPad, your competitor is coming with a new UI ( the playbook )

Fingers crossed, like i have said earlier and now am saying it again, 2011 is THE year for Smartphones/Mobile computers.Its gonna be awesome.

Source Blackberry Blog

Meanwhile check out some cool TAT videos after the break.

Win a Zero-G shuttle trip #NokiaN8Productions

The Nokia N8, the phone that i own currently has been the favorite for the PR guys at Nokia. They did many novel things by promoting it through the Tron movie, made a short film using it called the commuter and also made sure it was a part of a huge campaign like for example, locally in India, was the N8 urban spree blogger photo shoot. Now they are doing a similar thing by announcing today, a new competition in which you can actually win a flight trip to Florida and experience a zero gravity shuttle trip.

A video has been posted on Vimeo as an advertisement to this competition be sure to check it out here.

Read on for more.

Froyo gains real estate in usage

Its been a month since the last usage stats(where eclair was the most used android flavor) revealed by google. Today they have revealed a very interesting stat graph for Android.Here it is

Courtesy : Gsm arena

Well, Froyo(2.2) has captured 43 % of the total android devices and has conveniently overtaken eclair(2.1), which was the most popular android flavor till now.Of course this is widely attributed to the froyo updates being dished out to hugely successful phones like Galaxy S and HTC desire. Take a look at this graph for how fast froyo has gained popularity :

Historical data

This proves froyo is the flavor preferred by manufacturers as well as consumers. The invasion of froyo was inevitable and it is going to continue its onslaught along with eclair.

For more interesting point of views visit Gsm Arena

 

Nokia combats blackberry issue | Installs server in India

You must have been aware of the whole blackberry – India issue , right ? The past was like this :

Courtesy : cartoonaday.com

In short Blackberry was asked to allow security agencies to have a look at their e-mail and messaging(blackberry to blackberry) servers for interception of data(terrorism concerns) . And Blackberry had a tough time and announced that all the manufacturers should be taken into account for this.And yes, the government has offered blackberry time till jan 2011 to allow tools for interception.

In accordance to this security issue, Nokia , today, has installed a server for its email and messaging service allowing security agencies to intercept the data and also assuring consumers that their privacy won’t be compromised.Nokia’s country head M.D.Shivkumar has personally addressed Home secretary G.K.Pillai through a letter regarding Nokia’s conformance to all the legal and security obligations that are needed by the Indian Government.

Now this is a big step for Nokia, Blackberry may be forced to follow suite.