Europe, World's Largest Potential in Videogames: but it's also the least mature. IDC says the European market generated $17.9 billion in 2007, compared with revenues of nearly $18.8 billion in USA ( less than half of Europe's population).
Videogames aren't as widely accepted in Europe as they are in the States, and the worldwide development community has focused on capturing the hardcore U.S. gamer, paying less attention to European players, who prefer short, so-called "casual games."
Wal-Mart Tests Custom Install Market
Wal-Mart says the stations will be managed with Dell and the "program provides an opportunity for us to understand more about what our customers need and expect in home installation and technology services, within a specific market."
The company also stated that, "there are no plans at this time to expand the service outside of Dallas, other than to 15 select stores."
Kodak Brings Out Theatre HD Player
Plenty of CE manufacturers are coming out with them at IFA but Kodaks launch of Theater HD Player (to be shown this year not at IFA but at Photokina) caught many by surprise.
The KODAK Theatre HD Player is an interactive device that displays personal and web-based content on an HDTV, while connecting to a households private Wi-Fi network. Able to display HD still images (16:9 Aspect Ratio) and video (1080p) on a HDTV, the remote operated KODAK Theatre HD Player lets consumers watch an HD slideshow, as well as edit and upload images and videos to popular online content sharing sites.
Will Android and Symbian Unite?
Its only speculation but noted American analyst Jack Gold says Symbian and Android OS may combine into a single open source operating system within next 6 months.
"A combination of the Android and Symbian efforts would be good for the industry, good for Google and good for Symbian," Gold adds. "It would also help spur growth in the availability of applications and services. The downside is minimal. Everyone wins."
This would pose a challenge to Apple. "Not licensing the OS to other manufacturers is exactly what hurt Mac against Windows on the PC," Gold says. "The parallel to iPhone is striking."
Go Android
Go Symbian Goes Open
Will Android and Symbian Unite?
Its only speculation but noted American analyst Jack Gold says Symbian and Android OS may combine into a single open source operating system within next 6 months.
"A combination of the Android and Symbian efforts would be good for the industry, good for Google and good for Symbian," Gold adds. "It would also help spur growth in the availability of applications and services. The downside is minimal. Everyone wins."
This would pose a challenge to Apple. "Not licensing the OS to other manufacturers is exactly what hurt Mac against Windows on the PC," Gold says. "The parallel to iPhone is striking."
Go Android
Go Symbian Goes Open
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