Six of the world’s largest telecommunications companies have officially launched a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a common mobile Linux software platform.
Founded by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone, the LiMo Foundation is inviting membership and participation from application and middleware developers.
The collaboration of giants now known as the LiMo […]
Nokia model 6102 is shown July 20, 2006 in a New York file photo. Nokia shares rally after the world’s No. 1 mobile phone maker posts a 19 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on record sales.
A report from wireless industry analyst firm ABI Research released today proclaims that the new Apple iPhone does not fall within the firm’s standard definition of a smartphone, due to restrictions Apple has placed on the phone against the inclusion of third-party applications.
By ABI’s definition, a smartphone is “a cellular handset using an open, commercial […]
Cingular appears to be grabbing the lion’s share of smart phones. In the last few months, the carrier has stocked its lineup with the Nokia E62, the HP iPaq hw6925, and the 3G-enabled Cingular 8525.
And now they’ve scored another win with the Samsung BlackJack (or Samsung SGH-i607).
The BlackJack is the second UMTS/HSPDA-capable smart phone for […]
Siemens Communications, a division of Siemens AG, announced that the company is extending its unified communications platform, OpenScape, to IBM’s Lotus Sametime.
Currently OpenScape is designed to work with Microsoft products only. The new application, which features click-to-contact, click-to-conference, advanced presence, and instant messaging, is designed to work closely with Siemens SIP based telephony products, including […]
In the end of December, just in time to New Year holidays SHAPE Services announced one more release: AllFinder: Quick Lookup on Symbian S60 v3.
The idea of AllFinder is to save user’s time by allowing the quick search of text messages, e-mail address, contact details or calendar events on the cell phone. Users can input […]
You thought dropped calls were bad. Wait until next year. Nasty viruses, long a threat to PCs, will likely start to menace the humble little cell phone in 2007. With cell phones getting smarter and with the proliferation of mobile advertising and applications, the communications world’s first widespread cell phone virus attack is a near […]
In the end of December, just in time to New Year holidays SHAPE Services announced one more release: AllFinder: Quick Lookup on Symbian S60 v3.
The idea of AllFinder is to save user’s time by allowing the quick search of text messages, e-mail address, contact details or calendar events on the cell phone. Users can input […]
Today, during a Press Briefing I’ve joined in Munich, Agere Systems introduced the version 1 of its “Mobile Content Server (MCS)” which is called BluOnyx. BluOnyx can transfer, stream and share music, videos, pictures, business files to or from mobile phones, digital cameras, digital camcorders, PCs. BluOnyx MCS can access the internet via Wi-Fi or […]
The good:The Nokia N80 is a multimedia-rich phone with a 3-megapixel camera, a second VGA camera, and an integrated music player. It also has a sharp screen, PIM functionality, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
The bad: With no carrier backing, the Nokia N80 is expensive. Performance is also a bit sluggish when switching between apps.
The bottom line: If […]