WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Lumia 430 now available in Kuwait KUWAIT: Built with the latest Windows Dual SIM allows people to assign unique Lumia 430 Dual-SIM will be available in two Phone 8.1 software, a Qualcomm profiles to their SIM cards, such as “work” or colors: bright orange and black. Snapdragon processor featuring dual-core “family,” to help them better manage daily CPU running at 1.2GHz, and with Microsoft communication. Specifications Office, Skype and OneDrive pre-loaded, the Favorite apps like Facebook, Twitter, Operating system Lumia 430 Dual SIM is designed to help WhatsApp, Candy Crush Saga and Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim people achieve more at work, at play and Instagram are available, with more apps Display on the go. It is also the most affordably and entertainment just a click away on the 4-inch LCD (800 x 480, 15:9), 235 PPI priced Lumia that will be upgradeable to Windows Phone Store. Battery Windows 10.1 “People around the world have 1500 mAh replaceable The Lumia 430 Dual SIM features a com- responded enthusiastically to our afford- Processor pact, durable and colorful design with a able Lumia range. We continue to invest in 1200 MHz dual-core Qualcomm(r) vivid 4-inch WVGA display that brings all this segment to ensure that as many peo- Snapdragon(tm) 200 processor the latest apps, games and videos to life. ple as possible can enjoy signature Main camera With Lumia 430, people can instantly Microsoft experiences, even on a tight 2MP, Fixed focus achieve more every day, and they can use budget,” saidVithesh Reddy, General Front-facing camera Microsoft Office and Outlook for work and Manager - Lower Gulf, Microsoft Mobile VGA 0.3 MP personal productivity. Devices. Memory They can access up to 30 GB of free “The Lumia 430 Dual SIM continues our 8GB + 30 GB OneDrive***, MicroSD up cloud storage on One Drive for safekeeping commitment to combining the right hard- to 128 GB important content. People can experience ware, software, services and apps with the Dimensions the fun of video calls with Skype-integrated right price to give people a smartphone 120.5 x 63.19 x 10.63 mm calling and a front-facing camera. Smart they can afford and be proud to use.”The 127.9g Forget the watch: iPhones are still the main event Apple sold more than 61 million iPhones SAN FRANCISCO: The iPhone is still the engine behind Apple’s phenomenal success, even if attention lately has been focused on its new smartwatch. While skeptics question whether the compa- ny’s future is tied too much to one product, the iPhone’s popularity was the reason Apple turned in another blow-out financial report Monday. This image released by Activision shows a scene from “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3,” the third The results far surpassed most analysts’ expecta- installment in Treyarch’s military shooter saga, scheduled for release Nov. 6. — AP tions for the first three months of the year, when sales traditionally fall from their holiday-season peak. Apple sold more than 61 million iPhones ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’ in the quarter, accounting for more than two- thirds of its $58 billion in revenue for the three- SANTA MONICA: “Call of Duty: Black Ops enhancements. That creativity can be month period and the lion’s share of its $13.6 bil- 3” is enlisting a few new recruits. The third shown off between levels inside a new vir- lion in profit. installment in Treyarch’s popular military tual safe house. As expected, the numbers were down from shooter saga is adding the option to play the previous quarter, when holiday shoppers cooperatively with other gamers in the STAYING POWER bought a record 74 million of Apple’s new plot-driven campaign. The developer is also The new entry follows the events of iPhone 6, 6 Plus and older models. But the 61 ditching traditional avatar customization in “Black Ops II,” when drones hijacked by a million was a 40 percent increase over the num- its multiplayer mode, instead opting for terrorist in 2025 crippled the world. In the ber of iPhones sold in the first three months of players to pick among nine distinct charac- campaign, which begins five years later, 2014. “We’re seeing great results all over the ters, each with their own unique weapon soldiers can be upgraded with about 40 world,” Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri and ability. cybernetic modifications, which allow play- told The Associated Press, adding that iPhone “We wanted it to have a little more soul ers to accomplish such high-tech feats as sales grew 72 percent in China, where the com- to it,” said game director Dan Bunting after remotely hacking enemy robots or chain- pany has big hopes for expansion. TOKYO: In this Sept 19, 2014 file photo, a customer shows off the new Apple iPhone 6, right, a recent demonstration. “We were talking ing together melee strikes. Other products played a much smaller role. and 6 Plus at a store in Tokyo. Apple sold 61 million iPhones in the first three months of 2015, about voices and giving them personalities. Revenue from Mac computers rose 2 percent or 40 percent more than in the same period a year ago. That represented about two-thirds of It was kind of a leap of faith to say, ‘You’re JUMP AROUND from a year earlier, to $5.6 billion, while iPad rev- its $58 billion in revenue. — AP going to pick this character who is this guy Following the injection of rocket-thrust- enue fell 29 percent, to $5.4 billion - continuing or girl, and that is the character you’re ing soldiers in last year’s “Call of Duty: a steady decline in tablet sales. and was rising another 1 percent in extended New products gonna be.’ That was the direction we start- Advance Warfare,” the troops in “Black Ops Apple didn’t report any results for the new trading. The iPhone isn’t just Apple’s dominant Maestri, meanwhile, said the company is ed to explore.” 3” have similarly been granted wings. The Apple Watch, which it began selling this month product, said Frank Gillett, a tech industry ana- diversifying with new products like Apple Watch Other additions planned for the futuris- game’s 360-degree, momentum-based after the quarter ended. CEO Tim Cook told ana- lyst at Forrester Research. “It’s more than any- and Apple Pay, which on Monday added tic “Black Ops 3,” which is scheduled for movement system allows multiplayer com- lysts on a conference call that he was “thrilled” thing else what’s driving the success of their Discover to the list of payment cards that work release Nov. 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One batants to quickly grapple environmental with customer response, but added that it’s diffi- company.” Market researchers, however, expect with the service. and PC, include the ability to swim and surfaces, power slide across landscapes and cult to gauge demand because initial supplies smartphone growth to slow down worldwide While he acknowledged these currently pro- shoot at opponents underwater in the mul- cling to walls. are limited. Analysts estimate about 2 million this year, particularly at the higher price range vide minimal revenue to Apple, analysts say they tiplayer mode, as well as analyze the cam- have sold to date, suggesting early demand is where Apple competes, as most consumers in have big potential. And they are designed to paign’s more expansive battlefields with SPECIAL SOMEONE healthy but not of blockbuster proportions. industrialized countries have already bought work closely with the iPhone, which means each high-tech perspectives culled from team- Treyarch has dubbed its new multiplay- one. That could make it difficult for Apple to may bolster the other’s popularity in the future, mates’ intel. “With co-op players, they can er characters “specialists.” That’s because Bigger screens maintain its recent pace. Gillett said. be in multiple places,” said campaign direc- each operative comes equipped with their The iPhone is another story. Since it began “They’re extremely dependent on the Apple also announced Monday an expansion tor Jason Blundell. “In these larger environ- own personal weapon and ability outside offering models with bigger screens last fall, iPhone,” said investment analyst Colin Gillis at of its 2-year-old effort to give investors a bigger ments, they can be at different heights and the tried-and-true create-a-class system. Apple has vied with South Korea’s Samsung for BGC Partners. “At some point, the market share of the company’s huge profits. Maestri said positions in the battlefield, so to ensure For example, bow-wielding Brazilian the No. 1 position in the global smartphone dynamics change,” he said, adding that the ques- Apple will raise its quarterly dividend by 11 per- those engagements are just as riveting and Special Forces agent Outrider is outfitted market. By some estimates, Apple outsold tion is what could replace the iPhone if sales cent, to 52 cents a share, and has increased a $90 just as cinematic, we had to create a brand- with explosive bolts and the power to Samsung in the quarter that ended in begin to slow. billion stock buyback program to $140 billion. In new, goal-oriented animation system.” detect nearby enemies. December, and analysts will be watching closely Cook said he’s optimistic about new markets total, he said the program will return $200 billion Here’s a look at five of the biggest when Samsung reports its latest results this such as China, where Apple has made a strong to investors by the end of March 2017.