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What killed Nokia and Blackberry?

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Nokia failed as mobile business, Blackberry is on its path to become officially a failed business. But, what failed them? Did not accepting Android failed them? I don't think so. That isn't the exact reason in my opinion. Because, Apple doesn't use Android and in many areas it is far more successful than Android. Then what failed these two companies that we can compare with mythological giant which everyone believed that can't be overpowered and still new companies beat them badly at their own business. Apps. Apps failed both of them. More specifically, the lack of apps. When Android began it wasn't as much polished or user friend as iOS. It grew just because it was free at first. After that, it became popular because it had most Apps in its market after iOS. Nokia and Blackberry's systems weren't terrible. Actually, they were best in their times. Even, Blackberry's OS was popular among the professional users for its high security fea...

Phone Battery Lasting 400 Years!

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Imagine your phone coming with a battery that could last for 400 years! That's a good news . According to the news, the technology was found by mistake when the university student, Mya Le Thai, was experimenting different metals and scenarios to see what happens. When she used manganese dioxide and a type of electrolyte gel to coat the gold wires, she saw the drastically longer battery life cycle. A laptop or phone's battery's lifetime is measured on how many times battery could be made completely empty and then completely recharged. That's one cycle. And normal laptop batteries could run 300 to 500 such cycles. What Mya Le Thai found was that with the new way, the battery sustained for over 30,000 cycles. That's equivalent to a battery lasting for up to 400 years! That's immense! Though, they have only mentioned laptop batteries, but I guess they would be able to use the technology for mobile phones and all the other rechargeable devices. Update:...