15 November 2005
Companies Hope to Standardize Linux for Mobile Phones
PalmSource and Orange, along with eight other companies, are currently collaborating on a project to standardize the open source Linux operating system to run on a variety of different mobile phones.
13 November 2005
Comparison Shopping Improves Satisfaction
The results of a recent cell phone satisfaction survey suggest that customers who comparison-shop for mobile devices will most likely be happier with their purchases in the long term.
12 November 2005
Could Apple be planning a new iPhone?
Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster remains decidedly optimistic about Apple’s share price, and predicts a variety of future innovations by the company, including a possible Apple-manufactured iTunes Phone.
New Wireless Transmitter Will Disable Cell Phone Bombs
US Defense equipment contractor, Raytheon, has recently filed an international patent application for a transmitter that prevents remotely controlled cell phone bombs from detonating.
11 November 2005
Samsung Introduces Mobile VoIP Application
Samsung has introduced its latest enterprise-level wireless application, called OfficeServ Wireless, which is designed to transfer voice data over a wireless VoIP connection.
Canadian Wireless Providers Plan Mobile Payment Service
Three of Canada’s top wireless providers have recently come to an agreement this week on a joint venture that will allow customers to make payments via their mobile phones.
ROKR Discounted by $100
After dismally poor performance for the past several weeks, Cingular Wireless has decided to cut the price of the Motorola RORK phone by a drastic 40%.
09 November 2005
Motorola Invests in Mobile Fuel Cell Company
Motorola has made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc., a Canadian company that develops batteries and hybrid fuel cells for mobile phones.
Free VoIP without the PC
Taiwan-based Accton Technology yesterday unveiled its new Skype-friendly Wi-Fi phone, called the SkyFone WM1185-T.
08 November 2005
Google and Yahoo Plan Further Wireless Web Expansion
Google and Yahoo are both currently making plans to further expand into mobile communication markets, by extending a number of their internet based services to cell phone users.
New Video Sharing Service Planned for Hong Kong
Honk Kong mobile provider, CSL, and cell phone manufacturer, Nokia have just jointly announced the pending release of a new video sharing service for Hong Kong users of Nokia’s IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
05 November 2005
Nokia CEO Predicts Smartphone Market Growth
Nokia CEO, Jorma Ollila has made a prediction that the market for smartphones will double over the next year.
04 November 2005
RIM to Release New Intel-Powered BlackBerry
Research in Motion has just unveiled the latest version of its popular BlackBerry device, which analysts say is the closest that they've ever come to making a true handheld computer.
03 November 2005
Nokia Blurs the Lines of Multimedia and Communication
The world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, is about to launch a new line of multimedia handsets that clearly aim to combine communication with information technology, and consumer electronics with broadcasting.
Sprint Enters the Mobile Music Market
Sprint Nextel has just launched its first attempt over-the-air music download service. But the offering is far from ideal, with prices of more than double those of iTunes.
02 November 2005
Non-Voice PDA Sales Continue to Decline
According to International Data Corp., the past few months have seen consumer sales of non-voice-enabled PDAs slide for the seventh consecutive quarter.
01 November 2005
Mobile Phone Vending Machines Launched in UK
Mobile provider, Vodafone, has recently unveiled the UK’s first vending machines selling mobile phones.
31 October 2005
LG and Sanyo know how to Satisfy Customers
The recent Wireless Mobile Phone Evaluation Study conducted by SD Power and Associates has ranked LG and Sanyo as the top two cell phone manufacturers in terms of customer satisfaction.
29 October 2005
Nokia Announces Latest Mid-Price CDMA Handsets
In addition to its two latest low-cost cell phones, primarily targeted towards emerging markets, Nokia has also released two new mid-range CDMA handsets.
Cell Phone Users Still Appreciate the Simple Things
According to a recent study, most cell phone users believe that a device’s design and user-friendliness is more important than what advanced features it includes.
27 October 2005
The ROKR is off to a Rocky Start
Motorola’s new ROKR cell phone, best known for its ability to play Apple iTunes music, isn’t performing anywhere near as well as expected.
Nokia Targets New Phones to Emerging Markets
This Wednesday saw the release of four new Nokia handsets, two of which will be targeted at emerging markets, including Latin America, and parts of Asia.
26 October 2005
Mobile Phone Makers Strive for Technological Sophistication
With customer demand moving towards attractive and advanced mobile devices, technological sophistication is becoming a requirement for any competitive mobile communications business.
23 October 2005
Rogers Working on New IP Multimedia Technology
Rogers Communications is working together with Ericsson on a new IP-based Multimedia Subsystem, which will help Rogers to better integrate voice, data, audio, and video services.
21 October 2005
Mobile Phones and Consumer Electronics: Do They Mix?
With many companies integrating consumer electronics technology, such as hard drives, into mobile phones, industry analysts are predicting that the practice will result in many new challenges.
