A made-for-mobile TV channel is to be launched in the UK following a deal between Hutchison’s 3 UK and mobile media firm, Player X. GeekTV will provide a mix of content designed specifically for the mobile, as well as proper television shows, including ‘American Dad’ and ‘Miami Vice’. User generated content is also planned via […]
Electronics firm Samsung, has developed an LCD panel that could reduce the thickness of a mobile by at least 1mm. The LCD panel is, according to the Korean company, the first that is able to produce independent images on both sides of a display. The double-sided display could, according to Samsung, usurp typical twin displays […]
Research In Motion (RIM), the Canadian vendor behind the BlackBerry device said Thursday that it has tapped Kodiak Networks to integrate push to talk (PTT) functionality on a number of devices. The first device to feature the Java PTT client will be the BlackBerry Pearl available from Cingular Wireless. The PTT feature set will include, […]
The mobile video market in China will take off in 2008, driven by interest in the Beijing Olympics according to a new study from ABI Research. The analyst firm predicts that total mobile video users in China will number 32 million by 2008, with about 27 per cent of them using broadcasting technology. The remaining […]
The assimilation of BellSouth into AT&T heralds a new wireless era that will see the latter attempt to capitalise on its newly acquired wireless heritage and make advertising a key revenue stream. In a report for the Wall Street Journal, AT&T said its control of Cingular – part of the $86bn BellSouth acquisition – was […]
A device that looks like a next-generation iPod will be launched next year at consumers and enterprise users who need to carry and manage more digital information on their mobiles. Agere Systems, a semiconductor and storage specialist, announced its BluOnyx Mobile Content Server this week – ostensibly a portable hard disk drive but with integrated […]
Korean handset maker Pantech & Curitel has been forced to suspend trading after the company was rocked by rumours of bankruptcy. The stock exchange reportedly asked for clarification of the situation by close of play on Tuesday evening (Korean time) but as of noon (UK time) no announcements had been made by the company. According […]
T-Mobile UK on Tuesday announced the launch of the Sidekick 3 device, which is being offered with the web’n’walk tariff for £7.50 per month in addition to a voice plan. The device, which is based on the Danger platform, features a trackball, a media player, a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, a mini-SD card slot, Bluetooth […]
Successful social networking portal MySpace announced a partnership with US mobile operator Cingular Wireless on Monday, allowing Cingular customers to access MySpace via their handsets. The deal is MySpace’s largest scale mobile partnership to date, following similar deals with US MVNO Helio and Japanese operator Softbank. In November, the appointment of Jean-Paul Sanchez, previously Vodafone’s […]
After much hype and speculation, the long awaited iPhone finally launched on Monday to a fanfare of disappointment – at least from those expecting something from Apple anyway. This particular iPhone portfolio comes from Linksys, the networking unit owned by Cisco, and is a family of VoIP devices for the home and small office. Gadgets […]
The creators of internet telephony champion Skype are believed to be behind an IPTV project based on the same peer to peer technology that has brought them success since the days of Kazaa. Rumour has it that Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom have used some of their proceeds from the $2.6bn sale of Skype to […]
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo today announced a partnership with Indian operator Hutchison Essar under which Hutch will launch the i-mode mobile internet service in 2007. DoCoMo will license the patented technologies and know-how needed for Hutch to offer i-mode over GSM, GPRS and WCDMA, providing access to rich content including email and games. Friday’s announcement […]
The world’s leading mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, added four new phones to its portfolio Tuesday. At the Nokia Capital Market Days in Amsterdam, the Finish firm unveiled its 6300, 6290 and the 6086, as well as the Nokia 2626 targeted at consumers in entry markets. All four models are expected to begin shipping in the […]
Former PDA heavyweight Palm, on Monday announced its Treo 680 smartphone, running on the Palm OS platform. The Treo 680 is the fourth smartphone launched by Palm this year and follows the 750v, the firm’s business-oriented mobile for Europe, running Windows Mobile 5.0 OS. The 680 is available in the UK for £299. Additionally, retail […]
An analyst has said that Apple is working on not one but two iPhones, prompting a resurgence in rumours predicting doom for traditional mobile phone makers. Shaw Wu, a Wall Street analyst with American Technology Research wrote in a research paper this month that the firm’s second phone will have IM (instant Messaging) capability and […]
Nokia introduced tools on Thursday to help operators throttle bandwidth hungry applications such as VoIP and peer to peer file sharing over the mobile internet. The announcement comes hot on the heels of 3 UK’s promise to embrace the open internet. From December 1, 3 UK will tear down the walls on its existing closed […]
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ is planning to cut between 300 and 400 jobs, or half the workforce of its Shanghai mobile phone plant, according to Chinese press reports. The Shanghai factory is another asset the company acquired when it bought Siemens’ mobile handset unit last year. The latest round of job cuts are understood to […]
Trade association the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) will launch a European chapter in Paris Thursday night. The new chapter will work in conjunction with the established MEF Asia, MEF Americas and MEF Global boards “to create local trade development opportunities for its members and focus on legislation affecting the industry.” Telecoms.com likes to think that […]
Some of Europe’s leading operators are, reportedly, close to signing deals with the online gaming company 888. Once complete, those operators will be able to offer customers online gambling via their handsets. According to Reuters the Gibraltar based online gambling operator has successfully negotiated deals with several European operators. The unnamed source told Reuters: “It’s […]
Last week’s appointment of Jean-Paul Sanchez, previously Vodafone’s global business development manager, to head up Fox Interactive’s mobile strategy in Europe has sparked reports that MySpace is preparing to expand onto the European mobile scene. Sanchez is understood to be already discussing distribution details with European service providers, to put MySpace – owned by Fox […]
Chinese Telco China Telecom is dropping some cash on a new quantum computing division, according to a report. https://t.co/qTHcsQJIwC
01 June 2023 @ 17:27:17 UTC
A report - commissioned by Vodafone and carried out by STL Partners - estimates there will be 88 million devices ne hhttps://t.co/OzPN3Sj0pa
01 June 2023 @ 15:47:30 UTC
Nokia and Sigma Wireless Communications will install a private mobile network for Irish energy company ESB Networks. https://t.co/0FKKddncLT
01 June 2023 @ 11:06:52 UTC
