Mar
2006
Vodafone is preparing to extend its mobile solution offering with a new data card that supports High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA), a system which boosts bandwidth to 3G networks. Similar to the current quad band 3G data card available on Vodafone, the new HSPDA card is manufactured by Option, who this week launched their [...]
Mar
2006
In the last year Motorola have released a range of handsets geared not just towards functionality, but style. This all began with the Motorola V3 and the Motorola V3i, and was followed by the slightly less popular SLVR model. The addition of 3G capabilities to the ‘V’ range of devices then saw the launch of [...]
Mar
2006
For most of us the mobile phone is a tool of productivity. Some people require a nice simple Sony Ericsson, others prefer the photo-tastic delights of the Nokia N90 with its Carl Zeiss lens and then there are those of us that live and breath by our BlackBerry Handhelds on our belts. There is another [...]
Mar
2006
Motorola is most likely to launch its Q (short for QWERTY) smart phone in April 2006, rather than the original Q1 2006 target launch date. The ultra slim (1.2cm thick) design combines a full QWERTY keyboard and smart phone capability into 11.5 x 6.3 x 1.1cm shell designed to be thinner and lighter than competing [...]
Mar
2006
Samsung has strengthened its leadership of the mobile technology field with its recent launch of the HSDPA enabled Z560. The Z560 is the first mobile launched for the European market designed to work with the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology sometimes referred to as 3.5 G technology. HSDPA quite simply increases the speed [...]
Mar
2006
Vodafone has announced that it now has over 10 million subscribers to its third generation (3G) network technology achieving the March 2006 target set in November 2004 at the 3G launch. The 3G service allows enhanced access to a variety of mobile functions through faster, always-on data transmission enabling customers to access a wide variety [...]
Mar
2006
RIM and NTP have finally announced a full settlement agreement in their patent dispute. In a statement released over the weekend RIM announced that “all terms of the agreement have been finalized and the litigation against RIM has been dismissed by a court order. The agreement eliminates the need for any further court proceedings or [...]
Mar
2006
Research In Motion’s President Mike Lazaridis released the following statement yesterday, drawing a line under the recent patent dispute with NTP and painting a picture for RIM’s future: In the days since Research In Motion (RIM) announced a final settlement agreement that ended a lengthy and complex patent battle, we have witnessed an outpouring of [...]
Mar
2006
Motorola have launched a red SLVR handset as part of U2’s Bono’s Product Red AIDS awareness charity. Motorola have indicated that 5% of the money it receives from each SLVR handset sold per month will go to the charity. This special edition SLVR is just 11.3 x 4.9 x 1.2cm and weighs a mere 96g. [...]
Mar
2006
Sony Ericsson have announced yet another batch of stunning phones, and these two in particular caught our eye – the K790 and K800. At first glance, you’d be pushed to tell them apart, but closer inspection shows a small camera on the front of the K800, so that’s your big clue – one’s 3G enabled, [...]
