LG unifies PC and mobile handset divisions
Thursday, July 10th, 2008LG Electronics plans to combine its PC and phone businesses in order to focus on converged products. Under the plan, the PC business unit will transfer from LG’s Digital Media (DM) business division to its Mobile Communication (MC) business division. No job cuts would result from the reorganisation.
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Nokia 6600 Fold, the Nokia 6600 Slide and Nokia 3600 Slide
Monday, April 28th, 2008Nokia unveiled three new phone models, targeting the highly competitive market for mid-priced phones. Nokia said shipments of the new phones — the Nokia 6600 Fold, the Nokia 6600 Slide and Nokia 3600 Slide — would start during the third quarter.
Motorola invests in ‘virtual OS’ for mobile phones
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Motorola has become the latest big name to invest in VirtualLogix, a maker of virtualisation software that allows multiple operating systems to run on the same mobile device. Motorola made its investment via its strategic venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, but did not disclose financial details. VirtualLogix’s other investors include Cisco, Intel and Texas Instruments.
Sony Ericsson W910i
Friday, April 11th, 2008The Sony Ericsson W910i is one of the phones from the walkman series of Sony Ericsson. This mobile is available in Black and Red colours. It gives an attractive look to this slide design handset. The TFT screen further adds to the attractiveness of this device with a resolution of 240×320 pixels.
Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606, new CDMA handsets
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Nokia further strengthened its presence in the CDMA market today, announcing two new phones tailored specifically for North American audiences. Welcome the Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606 – devices that combine sleek exterior design with feature friendliness. With the addition of these two devices, Nokia now has CDMA handsets supporting upcoming AWS (1700/2100 MHz) networks.
Garmin provides nav tech to Samsung
Monday, March 31st, 2008Garmin will provide navigation technology to be included in some Samsung mobile phones. This counters Nokia GPS assault with the aquisition of Nacteq and lauch of N-Series phones with navigation technology. Samsung Mobile Navigator by Garmin is based on the popular Garmin Mobile XT navigation software, and Samsung phones with this navigation capability are expected [...]
More than 1,2 billion handsets to be sold in 2008
Friday, January 25th, 2008Arround 332 million cellphones were shipped worldwide in Q4 2007, up 13% year-over-year. Demand remained strong in emerging markets, particularly Africa. Nokia sold 134 million handsets for a record 40% share. Samsung held on to second position as 3G shipments surged. Motorola continued to suffer from a weak device portfolio, while Sony Ericsson’s growth fell [...]
Motorola MOTOROKR E8, looks sexy
Friday, January 11th, 2008From talk to music in one touch, ROKR E8 features cutting-edge, easy-to-use controls that allow a smooth transition from phone to MP3 player to imaging device. Motorola designed ROKR E8 to deliver an uncompromised consumer experience for music or talk. Using breakthrough ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the [...]
Samsung SGH-F490 new touchscreen mobile phone
Friday, January 11th, 2008From the launch of Apple’s iPhone, the craze of touchscreen devices amongst tech enthusiasts is increasing. Many mobile phone manufacturing companies are coming up with devices, such as LG’s Viewty, HTC Touch, which incorporate touchscreen interfaces. Following this new trend, even Samsung has announced to launch its multimedia touchscreen phone called SGH-F490. The phone’s design [...]
Business Intelligence on mobile phones
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007The business software producer Cognos announced that it’s Business Intelligence apps can run on Nokia phones, Windows mobile SmartPhones, after beeing implemented in Research in Motion’s BlackBerry smartphones.
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