|
April News Reports |
|
30th April
|
Nintendo's
Game Boy to Maintain Dominance in Market it Pioneered
Long the sole territory of Nintendo's
Game Boy line, the handheld gaming market has suddenly become
crowded with competition, reports In-Stat/MDR... |
| |
Nokia
finds "out and about" consumers will pay more for mobile content}
A global market study conducted for Nokia
shows that mobile content services hold promising revenue potential,
with study respondents willing to pay... |
|
29th April
|
Alcatel
launches its Push To Talk application
Alcatel launches today its new Alcatel
Push To Talk (PTT) application as an integrated part of its
IP multimedia communication portfolio. The Alcatel Push... |
| |
Nokia
2112 phone offers reliability and ease-of-use
Nokia today expanded its CDMA product
portfolio with the introduction of the Nokia 2112 phone, a new
CDMA2000 1X entry level phone with an attractive... |
| |
Critical
Role For Telsis In O2 Airwave Network
Intelligent network platforms from Telsis,
already trusted by many of the world’s major mobile and
fixed phone networks, are playing an important role in the... |
|
28th April
|
VoIP-enabled
voice boards
The volume of VoIP news is on the rise;
it is clear that the IP-centric world has arrived. PIKA Technologies,
a developer of innovative computer plug-in voice... |
| |
Person-to-Person
Traffic management
TynTec, the specialist provider of mission-critical
mobile messaging and data services, and MIDRAY, a leading mobile
business solution provider, today... |
|
27th April
|
Spider-Man(TM)
2 swings on to the N-GageTM Game Deck
Nokia and Activision today announced that Spider-Man(TM) 2 will
be released for the N-Gage game deck under a license between
Spider-Man Merchandising... |
| |
UK
SMS Increases
UK text messaging figures for March 2004
reached 2.1 billion, an increase of nearly 80 million on February’s
total according to figures released today by the Mobile... |
|
26th April
|
Critical
Role For Telsis In O2 Airwave Network
Intelligent
network platforms from Telsis, already trusted by many of the
world’s major mobile and fixed phone networks, are playing
an important role in the UK... |
| |
'Flirt
text' firms fleece mobile phone owners
A scam involving unsolicited text messages
has raised around £50,000 for its originator, an Observer investigation
has found... |
|
23rd April
|
High-speed
Services Giving a Lift to the Wireless WAN
The wireless data market has been stifled for many years by
slow data speeds, spotty geographic coverage and high price.
However, according to In-Stat/MDR... |
| |
Motorola
to use Picsel browser technology
Picsel has announced that Motorola is
the latest device manufacturer to choose its browsing technology
for use in mobile handsets... |
| |
Semiconductor
Market to Outshine 2003 with 29% Growth
After its disastrous 32% decline in 2001 and a lackluster 2002,
the worldwide semiconductor market turned up in 2003 and grew
by 18.3%... |
|
22nd April
|
Not
All 3G Launches Are Equal
The
recent launch of the Vodafone 3G data card across Europe has
brought 3G coverage to the forefront of many... |
| |
Sony
Ericsson pressures Nokia
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications shipped
a record amount of mobile handsets and posted an excellent set
of results for Q1 2004... |
|
20th April
|
New
Nokia 6610i mobile phone
Today
Nokia introduced the new Nokia 6610i mobile phone, featuring
an integrated camera... |
| |
3
starts selling Nokia's 3G handset in the UK
3,
the UK's first video mobile network, today announced that the
Nokia 7600 will be available in its retail outlets across the
United Kingdom... |
|
19th April
|
Nokia
takes a beating
NOKIA, the world's largest maker of mobile
phones, reported a 16 per cent drop in net profit in the first
quarter due to weak handset sales |
| |
Children
demanding own cell phones
Greg Hartsfield, an engineer with AT&T
Wireless, was trying to explain to a class of 18 young people
how cell phones work on a recent... |
|
16th April
|
Nokia
clamshell a no-brainer
Nokia's disappointing mobile phone sales
figures highlighted its poor performance in the crucial mid-market
sector. The company hopes... |
| |
Where’s
My 3G, Man?
mmO2 plc has pulled the plug on Europe’s
first live 3G network based on the Isle of Man, less than two
and a half years after service launch... |
|
15th April
|
Nokia
Welcomes The N-Gage QD Game Deck
Nokia today announced the N-Gage QD mobile game deck, the latest
addition to the N-Gage platform. The N-Gage QD... |
| |
Online
media news specialists build on record start to 2004
ip.access, the fast-growing Cambridge-based provider of mobile
GSM coverage solutions, has chosen WebitPR... |
| |
The
first WWII battle for the handheld market in full 3D
Nokia, today announced that Activision's Call of Duty(TM) will
be released for the N-Gage game deck. The critically... |
|
14th April
|
Wireless
Churn Rates Headed Up
To the surprise of many, the first few months of local number
portability (LNP) saw little change for wireless carriers... |
| |
Data
and voice available for public safety and security forces
The key to the integration of all communications media, and
therefore the foundation of future public safety and... |
|
13th April
|
Nokia
N-Gage 2 expected on 14th
IN AN ATTEMPT to bolster its attack on
the gaming sector, Nokia is expected to showcase an improved
version of its N-Gage 'gaming deck'... |
| |
Cell
Phones In Remote Places
(AP) When Sean Morrissey scaled California's
14,491-foot Mount Whitney for the first time a few years ago,
he couldn't wait to take in... |
|
12th April
|
Bundling
of Wireless Services Gaining Traction
According to In-Stat/MDR, the heavy emphasis placed on bundled
services by US telecommunications carriers... |
| |
Toshiba
Wireless Phone With TV
Vodafone K.K. announced today after late
April it will offer the V401T by Toshiba, a new handset that
features a built-in analog TV tuner... |
| |
Nokia
7200 Limited Edition Phone
Responding to the demands of urban sophisticates,
Nokia has introduced an exclusive, limited edition Nokia 7200
phone... |
|
7th April
|
The
Carphone Warehouse selects Bango for its mobile content “shop”
The Carphone Warehouse has selected Bango.net technology to
enable fast, easy access and flexible payment options... |
| |
Troubles
with trans-Atlantic text
The US version of Pop Idol is a lot of
things but few, perhaps, would see it as educational. And yet
American Idol is, through its... |
| |
Body
wants law on mobile phone unblocking
IMI (internal manufacturer's index) is
an 11-digit security code inscribed in every mobile handset.
Once activated, the code renders the mobile... |
|
6th April
|
Simpay
Selects Encorus to Power Global Mobile Payments
Encorus, a leading mobile payments services company majority
owned by First Data Corp, has today been announced... |
| |
New
communications system for the UK Fire and Rescue Service
Cogent Defence and Security Networks, the UK operating company
of EADS Defence and Communications System (DCS)... |
| |
Jersey
Telecom deploys Telsis SMS Direct Delivery
Customers of Jersey Telecom will be amongst the first mobile
phone users to benefit from advanced SMS Routing technology...
|
|
5th April
|
Vodaphone
Launches 3G
Vodafone has finally launched its high-speed
mobile internet service in the UK. It will enable laptop users
to connect to the internet... |
| |
Cell
phones may become X-rated
The adult entertainment industry, which
has netted billions of dollars through Internet pornography
and gambling, is about to... |
|
2nd April
|
Japanese
rush to buy 3G mobiles
Japanese mobile telephone company NTT
DoCoMo has said more than three million people have signed up
for its... |
| |
Workers
to be protected against mobile phones
The directive lays down maximum values
for exposure to electromagnetic fields to protect the health
of workers against... |
|
1st April
|
Disney,
Microsoft and Intel Likely to Win as Entertainment Moves On-Line
Hollywood's current, profitable packaged goods business model
will soon be feeling the effects from on-line services... |
| |
Focus
group shows users baffled by smartphones
Intuwave, the mobile software specialist, has conducted focus
groups of business Smartphone users that highlighted... |
