| April
News Reports |
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29th April
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Celltick
takes AIS Thailand into the Mobile Broadcast Age
Celltick Technologies is taking AIS, Thai
mobile operator, into the mobile broadcast age. The operator’s
new service, mLive, delivers real-time interactive content directly
to the phone screens of its subscribers... |
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Yahoo!
goes mobile on Nokia smartphones
Nokia and Yahoo! announced an agreement
that allows millions of Nokia smartphone users to stay informed,
entertained and in touch through Yahoo!'s rapidly developing
internet services... |
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28th April
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Two-way
push e-mail to a customer’s mobile device
Rogers Wireless Inc. and Visto Corporation
announced the availability of MyMail: a new wireless service
that provides instantaneous, two-way push e-mail, calendar and
contacts to a customer’s mobile device... |
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Guinness
World Record set on a Treo 650 smartphone
Former World Text Champion Arttu Harkki
has exchanged his mobile phone for a palmOne smartphone, to
type the fastest-ever email on the move using a QWERTY keyboard...
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27th April
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July
Systems Powers Firstfun.TV’s Entry Into Mobile Content Retailing
July Systems announced the launch of a
try-before-you-buy mobile games service on the leading portal
Firstfun.TV. The unique service will allow members to download
and try a full catalog of free games... |
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Nokia
launches Nseries branded multimedia mobile range
Nokia announced the Nseries branded range
of next generation multimedia mobile devices. Packed with 3G,
Carl Zeiss Optics, megapixel cameras, multi-gigabyte memory,
VHS resolution video and WLAN... |
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26th April
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Nokia
Introduces 5140i The New Sporty Camera Phone
Nokia today introduced the sporty Nokia
5140i camera phone, adding a feature-filled handset for active-minded
consumers to its product lineup. Dust and splash-resistance
combine with durability... |
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Kamera
launches WOW! TV with Tele2 in three mobile markets
WOW! TV is Kamera’s own mobile TV
channel, focusing on international entertainment news and targeting
people between 12-30 years. WOW! TV has so far been launch in
five countries... |
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25th April
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ZTE
Brings First Mobile Data Service To Nepal
Nepal is to receive mobile data services
for the first time under a contract announced today between
ZTE Corporation and Nepal Telecom... |
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4mm
by 4mm Power Amplifier Modules Featuring CoolPAM Technology
Agilent Technologies announced its family
of 4 mm by 4 mm power amplifier modules featuring CoolPAM technology.
CoolPAM reduces battery power consumption and allows mobile
handsets to run cooler... |
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22nd April
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Ericsson
to deliver a turnkey solution for VIBO's mobile network
Ericsson has been chosen by Taiwan's WCDMA
operator, VIBO telcom, to deliver a turnkey solution for VIBO's
core mobile network... |
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Push
email from Vodafone for business-focused mobile devices
Vodafone announced the roll out of push
email, a service providing real-time, secure and remote access
to email, contacts and calendar direct to a range of business-focused
mobile devices... |
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21st April
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Fifty-Two
Different Mobile Viruses
U.S. based security firm SimWorks announced
that it has discovered fifty-two new viruses that affect series
60 mobile phones using the Symbian operating system... |
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ZTE
Introduces 3G mobile network to Vietnam
ZTE Corporation, China´s largest
listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless
solutions provider, is to install Vietnam´s first 3G mobile
network in Ho Chi Minh City... |
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20th April
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Microsoft's
LCS Goes Mobile
Mobile client will provide a consistent
IM and presence-enabled application experience across PCs and
handheld devices, and will provide integration between mobile
applications... |
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Sandisk
To Deliver Secure Video Content On Flash Mobile Storage Cards
SanDisk and NDS to deliver high value
video/audio content into SanDisk's new generation of secure
flash storage cards for mobile devices... |
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19th April
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3
UK Launches Football365 Mobile Channel m-site
ukbetting plc, the online gaming and sports
content provider, announced today the launch of its first branded,
stand alone, channel on the UK's first 3G mobile network...
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First
Single To Be Released On Mobiles Before Sale In Stores
For the first time a new single will be
released on a mobile phone prior to being for sale in the stores.
Vodafone customers can download the new hit single "Something
To Say" by Kane... |
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18th April
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Infinity
Plans to Broadcast to Mobile Phones in U.S.
The plan would let cellphone users
view song titles and artists' names, check concert dates, buy
tickets, ringtones and other content, and participate in station
promotions... |
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Vodafone
Announces First Australian Mobile Soap
Vodafone announced Australia's first mobile
soap... Written and produced in Australia for local audiences,
an all-star Australian cast and is poised to change the face
of mobile entertainment... |
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15th April
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Face
Recognition Sensor for Mobile Phones
OMRON Corporation demonstrated the 'OKAO
Vision Face Recognition Sensor' at the 'Security Show Japan
2005... The new system features face-recognition technology
for camera-enabled cell phones... |
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Smartphone
capable of running multiple mobile operating systems
Oswin Technology is developing a new
smartphone (Axia A108) capable of running multiple mobile operating
systems, such as such as Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS Cobalt...
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14th April
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World's
First Satellite That Communicates With Mobile Phones
TerreStar announced that it has commenced
physical construction of the TerreStar-1 satellite... TerreStar-1,
with an antenna almost sixty feet across, will be able to communicate
with mobile phones... |
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Vodafone
K.K. to confirm identification of prepaid mobile customers
Vodafone K.K. announced that it will introduce
an additional measure on 25 April 2005 to confirm the identification
of all customers using prepaid mobile phones sold under the
Vodafone Prepaid Service... |
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13th April
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Mobile
Phone Users Have Mixed Feelings on Future Features
Mobile phone users have mixed feelings
about predicted new handset features, reports In-Stat...42%
of the respondents were very or extremely interested in voice
activation for their wireless phones... |
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Google
Launches Local Search Service for Mobile Devices
Google Inc has launched two new services
for its mobile search portfolio, which would enable users to
access local business listings and driving directions through
their cell phones or wireless devices... |
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ZTE
to Revolutionise Bangladesh Telecommunication
ZTE Corporation, China’s largest
listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless
solutions provider, is to supply WorldTel with a network infrastructure
to cover the whole of Bangladesh... |
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12th April
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Ericsson
Launches Interactive Mobile TV
Ericsson has used the Milia TV and broadcasting
event to demonstrate an application that truly brings interactive
television to multimedia mobile devices... |
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Samsung
Unveils Its New Satellite DMB Mobile Phone
Samsung Electronics will showcase its
third satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting mobile phone
SCH-B200...Samsung's new B200 boasts a horizontal screen that
allows... |
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11th April
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World's
First Value-Added Mobile Multimedia Service Platform
ZyXEL plans to unveil P-5000W, an innovative
IP video phone, for home users. This world-leading multifunctional
touch-screen IP video phone enables a value-added multimedia
service... |
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LG
Introduces Sports Car Design Mobile Phones
LG Electronics announced Thursday that
it is ready to debut LG 410 Series Mobile phones which are designed
to look like a sports car... |
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8th April
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Transform
Your Mobile Into A Sattelite Navigaiton Device With CoPilot
Live
CoPilot Live, will transform an MDA III,
MDA Compact or SDA into a satellite navigation and route planning
device, giving turn by turn voice guidance... |
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New
mobile Trojan affects Symbian 60 devices
A new mobile phone Trojan 'Fontal.A' has
been detected and it appears to be affecting the Symbian 60
mobile devices... Fontal.A is a SIS file trojan that installs
a corrupted... |
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7th April
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Nokia
8800 Mobile Phone
Nokia has unveiled a truly inspired mobile
phone for today's connoisseurs of quality and taste. Encased
in a slim stainless steel body, the Nokia 8800 subtly glides
open to reveal... |
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Sony
Ericsson showcases new Quad-Band GSM/GPRS radio device
The Sony Ericsson GA64 is a stand out
product that meets the very specific regulatory and rugged industrial
requirements for automotive, fleet and industrial devices...
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6th April
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Samsung
Introduces 3D Game Mobile Phones with Vibration
Samsung Electronics introduced 3D game
mobile phones with vibration capability. The phone delivers
realistic images and true-to-life sound, while the vibration
it sends to... |
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Manufacturing
facility for mobile devices at Chennai in India
Nokia today announced that it will set
up a manufacturing facility for mobile devices at Chennai in
India. The manufacturing unit in Chennai will be Nokia's tenth
mobile device production facility globally... |
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5th April
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New
Mobile Phone Virus 'Mabir'
Mabir.A is a worm that operates on Symbian
Series 60 devices. It is capable of spreading via Bluetooth
and MMS messages... |
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Vodafone
Customers First to Watch Live Eurosport on UMTS Mobiles
Vodafone is the first and currently only
operator in the Netherlands to offer its customers live access
to the Eurosport television channel on a mobile phone... |
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4th April
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Enhanced
Charging Solution For Mobile Data Services
NetSpira Networks to provide a new content-based
charging system for mobile data services...mobile data network
operators to identify the type of data traffic being sent and
received... |
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New
Samsung SPH-G1000 Gaming Mobile Phone
Samsung unveils it’s SPH-G1000
gaming mobile phone. Designed in landscape orientation use,
the SPH-G1000 boasts QVGA screen, 3D hardware accelerator as
expected for a gaming device... |
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1st April
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World's
first 128 polyphonic tone chip for mobile phones
NEC Electronics introduced the µPD9971
melody chip for mobile phones, which offers a superior three-dimensional
positioning technology, sound effects, and an industry-first
128 polyphonic tones... |
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Mobile
phone charging taxis
Kyoto taxi company Ecolo21 in Japan have
created a very environment friendly way of charging your mobile
phone in a car, but not a car charger... |
