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Apple 'niche player' in touchscreen phones

News All the other handset vendors -- including Apple -- are essentially niche players," ABI Research noted. While Apple may not have been the first device maker to put a touchscreen on a mobile handset, the emergence of the iPhone has certainly boosted...

Tags: research, cent, sales, samsung

11 September 2008, 9:00

Sony Ericsson cuts 2,000 jobs as profits dive

News On Friday, the handset manufacturer announced a quarterly net profit of just £4.8m, down from £174.6m in the same quarter last year. Sony Ericsson is going to shed 2,000 jobs as a result, although this figure includes contractors and consultants.

Tags: ericsson, sales, ultra, sony ericsson

21 July 2008, 8:56

One in 10 Brits recycle old mobile phones

News Nokia-commissioned survey also found nearly a fifth of Brits are unaware recycling old mobiles is possible, while nearly half do not know how to go about recycling their old handset. Just one in 10 people in the UK recycle their old mobile phones.

Tags: nokia, mobiles, cent, mobile phones

10 July 2008, 9:21

Symbian Foundation phones due in 2010

News On Tuesday, Nokia announced it intends to buy out all the shares in Symbian that it does not already own, costing the handset giant around €264m (£209m). This timeline puts the SF somewhat behind the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is the...

Tags: press, symbian, ericsson, motorola

25 June 2008, 9:26

Nokia to form open-source Android killer

News The mobile open-source world suddenly has a major new player, after it emerged on Tuesday that the Symbian, Series 60, UIQ and MOAP platforms are to be merged into an open-sourced platform to rival Google's much-feted Android Open Handset Alliance...

Tags: community, linux, ericsson, lg

25 June 2008, 9:13

News.blog: Android phones pushed to end of year

News And according to the Journal, some handset manufacturers are 'struggling' to get Android on track even for a fourth-quarter launch. Last we heard, we'd be seeing phones powered by Google's Android open-source software in the second half of 2008.

Tags: iphone, phones, powered, handsets

24 June 2008, 9:19

Portable hologram projectors 'by 2010'

News By 2010 the devices will routinely beam 3D films, games and virtual goods into our laps, according to Indian technology giant Infosys, which has patented the handset. Holographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D...

Tags: handsets, indian, holographic, gaming

20 June 2008, 9:37

News.blog: Universal, Bebo start video blog series

News The show will also be fueled by product placement, with handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson signing on as the inaugural brand sponsor. Record label Universal Music Group's Universal Music UK announced on Monday that it's partnered with social...

Tags: label, part, universal, aol

11 June 2008, 9:05

Photos: Google's Android software on display

News The project, under development by Google and a number of partners in the Open Handset Alliance, is due to ship as open-source software when the first Android phones go on sale later this year. Google demonstrated its Android mobile phone software...

Tags: man, contact, engineering, maps

29 May 2008, 9:11

Mobile users hang on to handsets

News People aren't getting bored or embarrassed about their ageing mobiles, with most keeping their trusted handset for at least one or two years -- and many much longer. But, indicating phones can last more than a couple of years, many respondents said...

Tags: cent, handset, mobiles, mobile phone

27 May 2008, 8:00

Google feels need for speed in mobile Web

News The company has struck deals with the major handset makers -- Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on Web-based applications, super-fast search and location-based services.

Tags: platform, location, engineering, mobile devices

14 May 2008, 9:04

BlackBerry integrates Windows Live

News Hotmail messages, although such messages can instead be delivered into the handset's aggregated inbox. BlackBerry smart phones will soon come with Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger, following the announcement of an agreement between RIM and...

Tags: platform, services, messaging, messages

13 May 2008, 8:59

Vodafone bundles mobile data with tariffs

News Vodafone is also training up 40 staff to tour its stores around the country and help customers familiarise themselves with the concept of the Internet on a handset. Vodafone has put unlimited mobile data usage into all its new monthly tariffs...

Tags: unlimited, customers, plan, charge

6 May 2008, 8:16

News.blog: T-Mobile readies US Android phone

News Division, said that he has seen prototypes of an Android handset, and that the first in a series of devices will be available in the final quarter of this year. Though it is a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, as of December a T-Mobile...

Tags: networks, conference, handset, quarter

25 April 2008, 9:16

News.blog: Motorola reorganises phone business

News Motorola has seen its handset market share plummet, mostly due to a lack of compelling new products. In January, amid pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn, the company said it would consider separating its handset business from the rest of...

Tags: products, phones, consumer, market

18 April 2008, 9:19

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