Apr
2006
Nokia has just announced that it is expanding its feature laden N series smart phone range with three new models all to be publicly available this summer. The mobile handsetsne functionality and it also plays N-Gage games. The N73 music phone has similar looks to the Sony Ericsson Walkman family. It also has a 3.2-megapixel [...]
Apr
2006
Motorola has posted predictably dismal figures in its Q1 report this week. We’ve been reporting significantly on the ailing mobile phone handset manufacturer recently as it lost ground to competitors, sustained heavy redundancies and split the company in half in a desperate effort to restructure. Because of these recent changes nobody expected the figures to [...]
Apr
2006
Motorola, the original developer of the widely used vibration alert system, common to so many mobile devices when on “silent” mode, have just filed a new patent application for “Apparatus and method for stimulating one or more areas on a wearer” at the US Patent Office. This is essentially a new truly silent method of [...]
Apr
2006
Nokia has just announced the launch of the Nokia 6103 clamshell mobile phone, developed to offer straightforward features and easy operation. The compact matt black finished 6103 hardly pushes the envelope with mobile technology but offers a useful specification and simple operating system to those individuals less interested in the function laden smart phone. The [...]
Apr
2006
Strong sales in the US and Asia have helped Nokia boost its leadership of the global mobile handset market. Nokia saw profits rise on the back of powerful North American sales, which rose by 95% to 8.4 million handsets (double that of the previous year), as well as increased sales in Asia-Pacific and China which [...]
Apr
2006
Sony Ericsson have stepped up to the plate again this week with the launch of another stunning handset – the Sony Ericsson W950i. Branded as part of their Walkman range, the W950i has a large 262k colour touch screen for easy access to an impressive 4GB of your favourite MP3’s. It’s also 3G enabled so [...]
Apr
2006
Nokia have just launched an exclusive Aston Martin version of its sleek 8800 mobile phone. “Distinctive. Accomplished. Exquisite” the Nokia 8800 and Aston Martin sports cars have come together as (in Aston Martin’s own words) both “are created to be objects of desire, seamlessly combining technology and craftsmanship in a classic, timeless form”. This version [...]
Apr
2006
Research in Motion (RIM) confirmed on Wednesday that it intends to roll out its BlackBerry wireless email service in China with China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd by the middle of this year. The Chinese market offers vast potential for RIM as the worlds largest telecommunications market, and China Mobile is the world’s top cellular carrier [...]
Apr
2006
Research in Motion surged ahead with its recently announced Year End profits, dismissing any adverse effects of the patent litigation resolved earlier this year. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $561.2 million up 39% from the same period in the previous year and revenue over the whole fiscal year, pushed through the $2 [...]
Apr
2006
Nokia have announced the launch of three new models in its distinctive L’Amour range of mobile phones. Nokia’s L’Amour range offers unique design and materials aimed towards a more fashion conscious market. With looks influenced by art, architecture and contemporary fashion, the various handsets in the range are different from almost anything else on the [...]
