A couple of short links - December 24, 2009

1. 16 Cool Cellphone Concepts Which Won't Be Implemented - cellphone concepts that look amazing, ranging from customizable back sides like the Nokia Unik, to cellphones that act as a bangle like the LG Helix.

2. The (Last and Next) Decade in Gadgets - breakthroughs in technology of the past decade and prediction of  future trends. The areas covered are Computers/OS, Cellphones, Web, cameras, Home Entertainment, Music, Movies, Video Games (here it mentions Microsoft's Natal project), and Print.

3. Top Ten Stories on Digg in 2009 - the title says it all.

4. Java Design Patterns book - written by IBM's James Cooper, an excellent free resource on Design Patterns implemented in Java. Bruce Eckel has a similar book, entitled Thinking in Patterns.

Top 5 Cellular Phone Producers for 2008

Based on reports from PhoneArena, here is a list of the top 5 cellular phone producers in the global market for 2008:

1. Nokia - 470 million units sold.
2. Samsung - 200 million units sold.
3. LG - 100 million units sold.
4. Motorola - 99.9 million units sold.
5. Sony Ericsson - 96.6 million units sold.

I am still hoping Motorola will come through (eventually) and will revive its mobile devices unit. Until then, another 4000 jobs are expected to be lost (beside those 3000 from November of last year).

Cell Phones - Top 3 best sellers

I remember reading about it a while ago. Digging a little through the Internet, I found the source in engadget. Here are the facts:

1. Nokia 1100 - around 200 million units sold.
2. Motorola RAZR V3 - around 50 million units sold (although I believe that the Motorola StarTac sold more units).
   
3. LG Chocolate - around 10 million units sold.

Now, Apple's iPhone has a big chance of overrunning the third spot by the end of 2008 (with the new improved and cheaper 3G model). We'll just have to wait and see. Of course, searching the internet will reveal a different top for the most selling cell phones.

On a similar note, CNET has published a review on the best 5 cell phones. Why haven't I owned any of them yet?