Major German mobile operator refused to sell smartphones Nokia Lumia 900

European operators have been slow to take on the implementation of a new line of devices from the Finnish manufacturer Lumia, because they are convinced that these devices are not good enough to compete with the iPhone or PDA running Android.

Now it became known that one of the largest German mobile operators - T-Mobile - has refused to sell new smartphones Nokia Lumia 900, which went on sale in Germany only a few days ago, citing the fact that the device will not be sold at retail operator of the due to the fact that it will not be able to then upgrade to Windows Phone 8, while the operator makes sure that the subscribers were not disappointed bought the devices and the services provided.

However, until reliable information about the upgrade or not renewed each device to the latest version of the operating system does not, so we can hope that the unit still will be available in the network T-Mobile.

The Japanese launched a mobile printer for smartphones

The Japanese company has introduced a Mobile Star Micronics printer SM-T300, is not designed to work with desktop computers or laptops, and ultra mobile devices with the class of smart phones and tablet PCs.

The representative of the developer emphasizes that the wireless printer is not tied to any site, SM-T300 is equipped with independent power supply, it can print out materials from the iPad, iPhone or any gadget running Google Android. The device is made of rubberized casing, it can easily survive the fall on a hard floor from a height of 1.5 meters. The body meets the international standard IP54, which means protection against dust (small amounts may enter, without affecting the operation of the printer), as well as from the spray of water flying in every direction, said DigInfo.tv.

Miniature mobile printer can be used to print any material, however, Star Micronics SM-T300 is positioned as a device for printing sales receipts - the manufacturer says its the perfect replacement cash register for employees of service delivery. Runtime mobile printer from a fully charged battery is 11 hours.

Mobile nature of the device seen in the fact that in order to connect to a host device, ie, smartphone or tablet PC uses wireless interfaces Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Stable connection and transmission of data in the required format is done by using software libraries developed by the manufacturer. The fact that the SM-T300 printer is designed to work in the field of trade is the fact that the device is mounted in the module reads the magnetic cards - which means that the owner can accept payment for goods and punch a check with a single stand-alone device.