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A recent estimation published by Frost & Sullivan and Colibria shows that the mobile social networking is expected to register a great increase in Latin America and Africa within the following several years. By 2015, the area should have a number of around 527 million users, marking a ten-fold increase compared to t... |
19 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Near Field Communication, also known as NFC, is a technology that allows for very short-range wireless communication between two mobile devices, for example. The touch-based system is very simple and intuitive to use, and makes data transfers between two terminals accessible. All that users need to do is bring their ... |
4 November 2009
14:51 GMT |
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The personal navigation device (PND) market is reportedly being threatened by the growing presence of mobile phones that include GPS capabilities. Even so, it seems that the PND market is still expected to see growth during the following year, research firm In-Stat reports, though the growth rate is a very small one.... |
13 October 2009
06:32 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Vodafone recently announced the addition of no less than eight new mobile phones to its lineup, some of which prove to be rather interesting handsets. One of the said handsets, Vodafone 541, comes to the carrier's offering as an entry-level touchscreen, and it the result of the operator's p... |
7 September 2009
01:42 GMT |
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In the near future, a newly developed piece of software for smartphones will allow users visiting ancient buildings to see what they looked like in their former glory, by just pointing the onboard camera at the structure. The software will automatically recognize the construction, and will display a picture showing t... |
17 August 2009
02:42 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly preparing the release of at least five new handsets, as the company has trademarked their names with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The upcoming five phones should come to the market as HTC Vigor, HTC Dawn, HTC Interlude, HTC Imagio and HTC Ta... |
27 July 2009
10:05 GMT |
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A recent report published by research firm iSuppli Corp shows that accelerometers are expected to see a great adoption by next year, and that they will be included in one third of the mobile phones that will come to the market in 2010. According to the firm, this is the result of the important role this feature has i... |
10 July 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Amazon.com, Inc announced on Friday the launch of a new Web site that offers cell phones and service plans, namely AmazonWireless (amazonwireless.com). According to the company, the new site offers an easy shopping solution, eliminating the hassle of rebates, while also offering free Two-Day Shipping for devices from... |
10 July 2009
03:41 GMT |
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It seems that the mobile phone segment is beginning to get crowded in about all the aspects possible. Starting with the operating system area, the number of phone makers around the world, and going all the way down to the manufacturers of chipsets and microprocessors for the small computers in the palm of our hands, ... |
30 June 2009
02:53 GMT |
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Visual Travel Tours (VTT) announced on Tuesday the launch of its website, the first portal in the world where people can find professional multimedia tours. According to the company, these tours have been created specifically to be viewed on smartphones, cell phones or PDAs, but they can also be accessed through mobi... |
17 June 2009
08:20 GMT |
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Acer has been expected for quite some time now to opt for the Google Android platform for some of its future smartphones, and all has become official at the beginning of June, as the company announced it had joined the Open Handset Alliance, while also stating that it should be able to deliver its first smarphone run... |
3 June 2009
02:20 GMT |
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WMware, the world-known leader in virtualization solutions, stated recently that it was working on a VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform, which is set to offer companies the possibility to virtualize smartphones and mobile devices as soon as next year. According to Stephen Herrod, VMware chief technology officer, m... |
22 May 2009
08:36 GMT |
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NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today the development of a new audio technology for mobile phones, a highly efficient mobile spatial audio transmission technology to be more precise, which is meant to allow users who are listening to multiple sound sources at the same time to “assign a spatial position to each sound... |
11 May 2009
10:38 GMT |
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The Wikimedia Foundation and the wireless carrier Orange have announced a deal through which the online encyclopedia Wikipedia will be offered to mobile phone users as a standalone product, but also integrated into the operator's existing content services. According to the two, Wikipedia will come initially to O... |
24 April 2009
02:58 GMT |
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Berg Insight has recently published a new research report that shows that, last year, GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets registered a global shipment volume higher by 178.6 percent, reaching 78.0 million units in total. In addition, the shipments are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46.5 percen... |
9 April 2009
05:35 GMT |
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2009 is expected to be a rather great year for Korean mobile phone makers Samsung, LG Electronics and Pantech, at least when it comes to the handset market in the United States. Per some estimations, the manufacturers are expected to account for as much as 50 percent of the market during the ongoing year, according t... |
6 April 2009
10:55 GMT |
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Yahoo! has announced today that Yahoo! Mobile, a starting point to the Internet, is available for mobile Web and for Apple's iPhone as an application. Consumers would be able to use their mobile phones to stay connected, to access or discover information. In addition to the said availability, the company has als... |
1 April 2009
11:51 GMT |
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The CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas has opened its gates today, and the biggest names in the U.S. mobile market are expected to show there to demonstrate their latest solutions, be it hardware or software, so as to allow us to have a glimpse at what should become available on the market in the following months. ... |
1 April 2009
08:51 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, mobile phone users in South Korea might see Android-powered handsets available for them to purchase this year. The carrier that is expected to bring said devices to its lineup is KTF, the second largest mobile carrier in the country. The operator is reported to be in talks w... |
26 March 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Regenersis announced recently that they made a random sampling of two thousand recycled mobile phones, and according to them, around 99 percent of the sampled devices were still containing personal data of the owners, including banking information or confidential email correspondence.Over 2 million mobile phones were... |
2 February 2009
09:33 GMT |
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Microsoft has been recently rumored to plan on unveiling the latest version of its mobile operating system, the Windows Mobile 6.5, at the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona next month. Since the actual launch date of the next-to-come OS is also surrounded by a lot of hype, some people over the Web asked a... |
21 January 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Hyundai is a company well known around the world for its cars, and less for the fact that it also makes and sells mobile phones, yet the manufacturer already has some handsets on the European market. Since September last year, Hyundai has delivered around 15 mobile phones into different European countries, including ... |
20 January 2009
06:42 GMT |
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ABI Research has recently published another mobile financial services report, which also states that there is a great chance that these services will attract a lot of users in the future and that they will most likely become “the next big thing” on the mobile phone market. Mark Beccue, the senior analys... |
19 January 2009
10:15 GMT |
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Mobile Compost, an initiative in Sweden, is targeted at getting old mobile phones out of circulation, while also reusing the precious metals they contain. A mobile phone shop in a Stockholm suburb is the place where people can acquire new handsets while also disposing of their older models. The initiative is aimed at... |
19 January 2009
05:43 GMT |
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Microsoft announced at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas last week that the Windows Mobile platform had a great presence on the market during the last year. It seems that about 20 million mobile devices featuring the software giant's operating system have been sold during 2008, at least this is wha... |
12 January 2009
12:25 GMT |
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At first, Adobe Photoshop became the market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation on PCs. Later, it extended the Photoshop brand to consumer-oriented photo software and online photo-editing. Now, it seems that Adobe is aiming for the mobile market as well, with its new Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile.For the... |
26 September 2008
03:26 GMT |
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We live in an age in which for many of us, life without a mobile phone would be inconceivable. And we're not talking about busy professionals here, who - quite understandably - need to keep in touch with their colleagues and clients. In today's world, many teenagers live in a virtual universe, in which face... |
11 June 2008
16:19 GMT |
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LiMo Foundation, the global consortium of mobile leaders providing an open handset platform for the entire mobile industry, announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the first handsets based on the LiMo Platform - the world's first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for... |
11 February 2008
12:08 GMT |
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Now, don't get any crazy ideas by believing that your mobile telephone device has been manufactured from anything but recycled materials. Do you believe that old machinery such as airplanes just disappear into the darkness overnight? No... they get recycled like a great part of the materials our days. Do you kno... |
14 January 2008
09:52 GMT |
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Yep, it's official! Parental control for mobile phones! I guess teens are over-joyed with this, but it's only natural for the bill-payer to have some control over what they pay for.AT&T has released a web-based feature (that costs about $5) that will allow parents to stay in touch with their children while ... |
5 September 2007
04:15 GMT |
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The number of people who use various types of gadgets almost on a daily basis has skyrocketed over the past few years and now you can see a mobile phone, an iPod or a PDA wherever you look. However, it would seem that this gadget overflow is affecting quite a lot of people in a negative way, as they want to escape th... |
30 August 2007
06:06 GMT |
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Are you getting tired of all those mobile phone ringtones disturbing your well-earned sleep while you travel by train or by bus, or you simply want to play a little James Bond with your friends? Well, whatever your actual purpose might be, the Personal Cell Phone Signal Blocker Device presented by the people over at ... |
27 August 2007
09:26 GMT |
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Vivendi Games Mobile has announced the release of "The Bourne Ultimatum", a mobile game based on Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel, with the same name. There will also be a movie hitting theaters in North America today, which makes this game release come at an even better time.The company has also released a tr... |
3 August 2007
10:13 GMT |
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MegaPhone is "a real-time multi-player Collaborative Gaming Platform" designed especially for being used on big screens and in public spaces. It can find application in virtually any situation when a handset can be used for controlling objects around.MegaPhone supports two solutions for sending input to the display. ... |
26 July 2007
11:08 GMT |
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The number of mobile phone which end up being stolen or lost is considerably large. In both cases, the device has high chances of ending up in the hands of the wrong person who then has access to a large amount of personal data. This is where WaveSecure's part starts.This application is meant to provide a large ... |
6 July 2007
06:57 GMT |
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A series of conference programming and Developer Days are set to take place at this year's edition of LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. Some of the most important representants of the mobile communication world will attend, as to support the future adoption of mobile Linux at a large scale.Linux comes as a solution... |
29 June 2007
09:04 GMT |
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The last years have witnessed an immense boost in what multimedia is concerned and portability has been the key-word. Even more, combining the portability issue with multimedia has generated an even bigger spree as both customers and manufacturers started to chase the ultimate borders of integrated multimedia and com... |
21 June 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Levi Strauss Europe and Modelabs Group have decided to launch their own line of mobile phones, as this seems to be a considerably profitable trend for many companies. The jeans company has just unveiled at Paris their Accessory Collection which also includes their first line of phone models."Technology is at the hear... |
20 June 2007
10:32 GMT |
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Canonical has just revealed several other features of the Ubuntu Linux for mobile phones edition. A release date has been set for this software in Octomber, which makes the waiting somewhat easier for those that eagerly want it on their mobile phones too. The new Ubuntu Linux will make it a great deal easier for mobi... |
7 June 2007
04:51 GMT |
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Ever wondered which are the most common ways of losing a mobile phone? A British study has thoroughly looked into this matter and the results are surprising.It seems that, by far, the most common way of losing a handset device is to flush it away in the toilet. Almost 900,000 mobile phones are destroyed this way ever... |
5 June 2007
08:53 GMT |
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Mobile phones have lately been pimped with a variety of features that make them more than just a phone for their users and, thus, give them comfort. Did I say comfort? Then how about taking this one step further and let the mobile phone give you a massage. Who could ever pass on a relaxing massage after a long day a... |
16 May 2007
10:14 GMT |
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If you don't have a loud Bluetooth phone, then you might take a look at this baby: Veritronix's latest 13-mm thick Bluetooth speaker, dubbed "VX-818". The speaker can connect to any Bluetooth enabled gizmo. The main ingredients have to be the Bluetooth connection and the support for a handsfree profile. It... |
4 May 2007
05:07 GMT |
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Finish phone manufacturer Nokia has recently expanded its presence in Sillicon Valley and is believed to be exploring a wireless network that would allow local developers to try out new applications. The recently opened Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California is meant to provide an appropriate environment for... |
25 April 2007
05:44 GMT |
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You're probably used to hear about lots of strange mobile accessories. Headsets passing as "Fashion for heads", headset radiation shields (proved really futile), Bluetooth Car Kit Packs (to help you stay "legal" whilst driving), tiny-winy 0.1W speaker systems and much more. Some accessories may look cool, but t... |
24 April 2007
06:10 GMT |
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Skype VoIP calls are free, but if you want "PC-free" conversations (no strings attached to your PC, no headphones or Skype compatible phone), you better dig deep into your pockets to pay for this mobile Skype solution. The Mobigater is a device which transfers your Skype calls to your mobile phone via an internal SIM... |
17 April 2007
11:11 GMT |
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Not only does China impress when it comes to the number of subscribers its mobile operators have, with China Mobile's number of customers surpassing the whole population of the US, but also with the number of mobile phones manufactured in the country. According to a recent Research and Markets report, China was ... |
16 April 2007
03:46 GMT |
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Mobile phones are being manufactured in quite a few countries, with most phone companies opening factories in quite a few locations. Sony Ericsson, for example, has announced some time ago that it will begin to produce low-cost color screen and music phones in India, while Nokia has recently announced that it has cho... |
7 April 2007
03:06 GMT |
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Headsets were designed to make you live in harmony with your phone. Forget about simply talking on the phone. Feel free to enjoy Bluetooth headsets even if you really don't use them. After all, Bluetrek says that they're "fashion for heads" and "jewel-headsets". Most of the Bluetooth headsets come in a goof... |
31 March 2007
04:29 GMT |
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Sony's Tokyo labs are working on a way to create handheld computers, phones and portable game consoles that can fold when the user needs to carry them around and become rigid again for use. This is in many ways similar to Origami, the art of paper folding. The company has recently filed a patent for getting bulk... |
29 March 2007
06:26 GMT |
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While a few years ago it didn't really matter what mobile phone you owned, since all of them were large brick-like devices and could only be used for calling and texting, these days, the mobile phone has become more of an accessory and a person's lifestyle can sometimes be determined simply judging by the h... |
29 March 2007
05:26 GMT |
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