Young Drivers ignore bans on cellphone and SMS
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Teenage drivers’ cellphone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new Institute study finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said they strongly support the restrictions. Parents and teens alike believe the ban on hand-held and hands-free phone use isn’t [...]
Africa, the fastest-growing mobile market
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Africa is now the fastest-growing region in the world in terms of mobile connections and is expected to show first-quarter growth this year that will see the region total more mobile connections than the US and Canada. The findings are from the latest Wireless Intelligence report that puts Africa at the top of the global [...]
3G MTV phone: launched on SFR
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008The new MTV3.3 mobile phone, personalized by ModeLabs Group, is launched by french operator SFR. The offer features four new limited-time plans, with no risk of surcharges, plus exclusive access to all of MTV for this ModeLabs-designed product. With the MTV 3.3, MTV makes it easier to access the channel’s content in mobile mode and [...]
Samsung F700 previewed on LetsGoMobile
Monday, April 14th, 2008Currently mobile phones are used for a lot more than calling and sending text messages alone. Smartphones are gradually catching up with sales of mobile phones. The difference between a smartphone and a regular mobile phone is mainly found in the more extensive E-mail and Internet functionalities on the smartphone. The operation system of a [...]
CNN app on Samsung phones
Saturday, April 12th, 2008CNN International and Samsung Electronics have inked a deal to offer CNN’s new mobile application as pre-loaded software on the electronics manufacturer’s handsets, beginning in June. The deal grants Samsung a six-month window of exclusivity, during which it will be the only device manufacturer to host the new Java-based service.
Charlie’s Angels - Hellfire on your mobile phone
Friday, April 4th, 2008Ojom GmbH, creator and publisher of mobile games, announced the launch of Charlie’s Angels - Hellfire, delivering all the action of the movie straight to your mobile phone. Ojom acquired the mobile game rights from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Panasonic: plasma displays in cell phones
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008New Panasonic cell phone has low-voltage plasma video display screen to work with AT&T Mobile Video service. Panasonic expects its new compact plasma technology to rival OLED, and be used for a wide range of applications, including office phones, cameras, gas pumps, vending machines, ATMs, automotive displays, appliances and computer printers. Display uses proprietary technology [...]
Global mobile phone platform industry report, 2007-2008
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Research and Markets announced the new Global Mobile Phone Platform (Baseband) Industry Report, 2007-2008. At present, the main global mobile phone baseband manufacturers include Texas Instruments or TI, Ericsson Mobile Platform, Qualcomm, MTK, NXP, Freescale, Infineon, Broadcom and Spreadtrum. Depending on the cooperation with Nokia in 2G Era, TI created a win-win situation for the [...]
Motorola Z9 slider for AT&T
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Motorola announced the Z9 slider phone, oly for AT&T, at CTIA trade show. The Z9 is an attractive handset with a slim profile and a solid feel, but it lacks innovation. Same design, same interface, nothing new. It has the same color as Razr2 V9, and it shares similar dimensions. It also feels about the [...]
LG-SH240 mobile phone
Monday, March 31st, 2008LG Electronics has announced the launch of their new mobile phone product named LG-SH240 in the South Korean market. The company said that this mobile phone supports the 3G HSDPA capability. LG added that the special feature about this phone is that its keypad feels like human skin.
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