One of the companies to show off their wares at DEMO '06 this week has been EQO. Torsten was kind enough to post coverage of EQO's announcement, and you can hear more about it from the...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 09, 2006
According to a report on The Inquirer, Orange has done a deal with BBC Worldwide, allowing the company to provide clips for download from a number of BBC programs, including The Office, Little...
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The second day of DEMO offered again interesting insights into some exciting new Internet and Enterprise Security 'plays'. Read more at these entries: - Morning Session- Afternoon SessionHear...
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Tired of standing in the rain waiting for your turn at the cash machine? Moto to the rescue.Motorola has announced development of a new m-wallet solution called, well, M-Wallet. The new mobile wallet...
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Filed in archive Forecasts
by Scott on February 08, 2006
In-Stat have released a new forecast theorizing that cameraphone demand may be peaking in the US. According to the research firm, cameraphones have reached about 40% penetration in the US market thus...
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Mobile OS developer Symbian, along with Nokia and Freescale Semiconductor have joined up to create a reference model for 3G development based on Symbian Series 60 OS. The three companies claim the...
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In case you have missed it - we have live footage from today's sessions at DEMO '06, the premier launch pad for emerging companies. - Part I of todays sessions- Parts II of todays sessionsYou...
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Filed in archive Events
by Scott on February 06, 2006
We can't all be everywhere at once, so why try? Big events need broad coverage, so interested readers who are attending 3GSM in Barcelona next week and would like to do a little reportage from...
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It's rare that a new mobile handset stands out sufficiently for me to pay more than a passing attention to it. The newly announced M600 from Sony Ericsson is the exception. At only 15mm thick,...
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One of the bigger stories over the weekend has been the resurgence of issue of companies using cellphones to track employees. With an increase in the number of devices that support GPS queries, or...
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Filed in archive Mobile Technologies
by on February 05, 2006
You remember Fon? I wrote about them here a couple of weeks ago. Well, someone must have read it because Google has now made its first equity investment, along with Skype and Sequoia Captial, to the...
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Siemens Business Services (SBS) has announced co-development of augmented reality (AR) applications with appliance company Miele and Austrian petroleum company OMV to assist installers with...
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Filed in archive Operators
by Scott on February 05, 2006
Indeed, mobile phone users are getting younger and younger -- and operators, content providers and device manufacturers are starting to address the potential of the teen/tween/children's markets...
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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on February 04, 2006
The latest Carnival of the Mobilists has been released, this week hosted by Daniel Taylor over on the Mobile Enterprise Weblog. This week includes coverage of some upcoming events, such as 3GSM 2006...
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If cameraphones are becoming more sophisticated, then why not push them to their limits? That is just what South African Aryan Kaganof has done in shooting a full feature film, SMS Sugar Man, using a...
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Verizon Wireless is kicking off its new VNavigator location-based services app with the announcement of the V325 handset.The V325 looks to be a middle-of-the-road massmarket clamshell, with the LBS...
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eMarketer has reviewed a new report and forecast by the Yankee Group regarding the future of 3G in the US. According to Yankee, by 2008, only 14% of US mobile users will be on 3G service and devices,...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 01, 2006
Summus has launched a new mobile portal called Oasys Mobile, in an effort to capture the youth market in the US. Designed for young people whose daily lifestyles rely on mobile phones,...
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