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A diet of N-Gage and Java games this Christmas
We had hoped that Sony Ericsson would finally bring out a PlayStation phone in time for this year, but instead it is the traditional handset businesses like Nokia and new entrant Apple, which are breaking into the next major warzone on the handset - the mobile game. This week Nokia held its games summit in Rome, and to some extent Nokia is becoming more and more like Microsoft, in that it will try to enter a new sector, and then when it fails, j...
Friday, 31st October 2008 - by Peter White
Vodafone latest to be ordered to moderate its mobile broadband ads
Operators are advertising their mobile broadband services heavily, tempting consumers to spend additional pounds with them, in order to gain data access on the move, using a carrier's dongle or netbook. But a series of rulings by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) highlights the downside of all this enthusiasm confusing claims that could mislead consumers and lead to disappointed exp... Read the full story »
Thursday, 30th October 2008 - by Peter White
BlackBerry Storm to arrive on the 7th of November
All BlackBerry fans out there should remember, remember the 7th of November - for that's the date when the Storm clouds are set to open. RIM's first touchscreen BlackBerry - the BlackBerry Storm - is set to make its debut here in the UK a week tomorrow, arriving slightly late to the party after the T-Mobile G1, which went on sale over here today. However, RIM needn't worry; according to stats gle... Read the full story »
Thursday, 30th October 2008 - by Thomas Newton
Google and Motorola 'could overtake Apple'
Google's Android technology could soon by adopted by Motorola for its web-enabled handsets, which could see it overtaking Apple's iPhone in this market. According to the Wall Street Journal, Motorola will soon be concentrating on creating Android phones to add to HTC's G1 handset which became the first Android phone when it was released earlier this month, reports the Mercury News. Shiv Bakhshi,... Read the full story »
Thursday, 30th October 2008 - by David Roberts
Daggers out for Windows Mobile
Last month's revelation that Microsoft's updated mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7, will be delayed until as late as 2010 could not have come at a worse time for the Redmond giant. Since this announcement, competing operating systems have shown that they're doing anything but standing still. Apple has revealed a strong set of figures for sales of its 3G iPhone; developments have continued... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 29th October 2008 - by Peter White
The Nintendo DSi - one level away from a smartphone?
Earlier this month saw Nintendo unveiling the follow up to their successful touchscreen handheld DS console, the DSi. The lowercase 'i' is apparently short for 'imaging'; the new Nintendo machine comes with two cameras, dual screens measuring 3.25" across, a microSD card slot, plus the ability to browse the web, download games and play music... The stats of the DSi read just like those of a new P... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 29th October 2008 - by Thomas Newton
Samsung and Nokia record falls in profits
Mobile phone manufacturers Sony and Samsung have both reported decreased quarterly profits this week. Samsung posted figures that demonstrated a 36 per cent fall in the profits of its telecoms division in the third quarter of 2008. Its profits fell from £348 million in the second quarter to just £220 million in the three months leading up to October. This correlates to a year-on-yea... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 29th October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Operator surveys could indicate future face of iPhone
Cellular operators are always trying to increase their influence over future handset features, and US carriers, in particular, are used to a high level of power over their handset partners. Those who believe operators understand their customers' requirements better than device makers suffered a setback when AT&T and O2 agreed to terms for the iPhone that left Apple firmly in the driving seat, but ... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 28th October 2008 - by Peter White
Motorola unveils VE66
Motorola has recently unveiled its new VE66 mobile phone, soon after it released information about the Aura handset. The VE66 will have 3G capabilities, which will enable users to access the internet via their phone. It supports Wi-Fi and runs on the Linus operating system Montavista v2.6.10 and features a five-megapixel camera. Purchasers of the item will be able to record video with QVGA r... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 28th October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Nokia: We are not complacent
The chief executive of Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has stated that the firm is not complacent despite its dominance of the market. When asked about the emergence of Google's so-called Gphone, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said that Nokia was not "on the defensive". Nokia is currently the largest manufacturer of mobile phones and smartphones in the world, but its dominance of the sm... Read the full story »
Monday, 27th October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Samsung pushing to build market share, not profit right now
Chances are you will be seeing more and more Samsung handsets around in the coming 12 months, and if the company's strategy works out, a long time after that. Its latest figures show that the Korean handset maker, the second largest in the world after Nokia, is gaining market share by discounting dramatically. That's a strategy sure to make it popular in countries like the UK, where operators subs... Read the full story »
Monday, 27th October 2008 - by Peter White
Mobile phone users are delaying upgrades
According to recent research, mobile phone users around the world are taking more time before deciding to upgrade their handsets. These are the findings of a poll conducted by GetJar, which revealed that, due to the economic crisis, people are delaying purchasing a new phone. A total of 78 per cent of those surveyed said that they are putting off buying another handset. Over three quarters s... Read the full story »
Monday, 27th October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Phones are 'more secure than the internet'
Experts in internet safety have stated that mobile phone networks are more secure than the internet. According to Get Safe Online, networks run by phone companies are "far better managed" and safer than the net. Tony Neat, managing director of the company, noted that the hacking of mobile phones is a "new concept" and said that what is being seen at the moment is "a soci... Read the full story »
Friday, 24th October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Comes With Music launched on 3
Nokia's new "all-you-can-eat" music downloads service will soon be available in the UK on Three. The network operator will offer the Comes With Music on special N95 8GB handsets, which are to hit the shelves next month. According to Pocket-Lint, Three is the first to offer the service in this country. The online portal suggests that one of the reasons for this is that a number of op... Read the full story »
Friday, 24th October 2008 - by David Roberts
Boffins breakthrough could put proper TV on a phone by next year
There have been moves across Europe to put terrestrial TV stations on a phone, using the plain old vanilla broadcasting system which sends out TV to your rooftop antenna. But it has proved impossible to pick up that signal on a handset because the radio signal getting to a handset antenna isn't as powerful as one that goes to the roof. And even if it did, the signal would burn up your battery in a... Read the full story »
Friday, 24th October 2008 - by Peter White
O2 holds out on upgrades
Debate is raging over whether the iPhone exclusives really are a good deal for mobile carriers, or whether O2, AT&T and others are paying too high a price for the fashionable handset. But what about consumers? For Apple lovers in the O2 customer base, the increasingly good deals offered for the iPhone have been attractive and the handset has certainly pushed other device makers and operators to up... Read the full story »
Friday, 24th October 2008 - by Peter White
Professional photographer "amazed" at Sony Ericsson's C905 Cyber-shot
A professional photographer who tested the camera on the new Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot said he was "amazed" at the results. Matt Stuart said that he was not optimistic about the quality of the images but was pleasantly surprised with the mobile phone. He commented: "To be honest, I was a bit sceptical about the results that a camera phone could achieve, but I was amazed. &q... Read the full story »
Thursday, 23rd October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Motorola releases Aura handset
Motorola has unveiled its new Aura handset, which is expected to be on sale throughout the world by the fourth quarter of 2008. The mobile phone features a circular display, which it is claimed will "deliver a sensory experience second to none". It has a Swiss-made main bearing and houses more than 200 parts just for the opening mechanism. Motorola has installed a 16 million-colour... Read the full story »
Thursday, 23rd October 2008 - by David Roberts
Passports to be required for mobile phone purchases
If you fancy buying a phone in the future, you may have to cough up passport details or provide some other form of legitimate ID in order to complete the transaction, under new government plans to build (yet another) national database.
Securocrats want to keep a close eye on all of the estimated 72 million mobile phone users in the UK, ostensibly to help crack terrorist cells and criminal gan... Read the full story »
Thursday, 23rd October 2008 - by Thomas Newton
NFC 'will give Bluetooth a boost'
An expert in the industry has claimed that wireless near field technology (NFC) is likely to boost Bluetooth technology as it will make it simpler to use. According to Chris Roberts of wireless mobile company Parrot, NFC allows mobile phone users greater flexibility as they can connect to the internet in a greater range of places, reports Eclipse Internet. NFC is usually used to enhance the way... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 22nd October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Apple 'is the third largest handset firm'
Apple has released its latest figures and they reveal that the firm has sold 6.89 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2008, which ended on September 30th. The firm now claims to be the third largest manufacturer of handsets in terms of the amount of money it has made after the iPhone exceeded the predicted sales of 4.5 million units. It claims that only Finnish giants Nokia and South Korea... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 22nd October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Symbian and Android push handsets further towards openness
The mobile phone experience is being transformed rapidly as many major players adopt the open source approach to creating new applications. This should lead to an explosion of new software and content for any user with a web connection on their handset, with many of the offerings being free. Although consumers may not be interested in whether a handset has an open software environment, or one cont... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 22nd October 2008 - by Peter White
New Samsung smartphone released
Samsung has announced the release of its new Symbian smartphone, the i7110. The company has released the handset and it is thought that it could pose a serious challenge to Nokia's dominance of the Symbian smartphone market. It features an in-built camera with a five-megapixel resolution complete with autofocus, smile-shot, blink-shot and an LED flash. Unusually, it also has a secondary camer... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 21st October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Symbian hoping for open source success
Manufacturers that already use the Symbian operating system are hoping that Nokia's decision to make the software open source will boost its popularity in the mobile world. Nokia's Symbian technology has been around for ten years now but is beginning to have greater competition from newer operating systems such as Apple and Google's Android platform, reports Reuters. A two-day conference is bei... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 21st October 2008 - by Charles Kane
Motorola delays Google Android Smartphone
Motorola has announced that it is going to delay the release of its new Google Android smartphone until the second quarter of 2009. T-Mobile's G1 will be on sale on October 22nd and will be the first Google Android smartphone available on the market. The handset now looks likely to enjoy a few months without any competition, giving the manufacturer a chance to sell "a huge number of units&... Read the full story »
Monday, 20th October 2008 - by David Roberts
Nokia announces top mobile game developers
Nokia has announced the top ten developers and their concepts for its Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. The firm that wins will be awarded €40,000 (£31,000) in prize money, while the top three concepts will be offered pre-production contracts with Nokia Publishing, reports GoMoNews.com. An additional €30,000 will be spent on the remaining top two concepts, with the one in second ... Read the full story »
Monday, 20th October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Mobile phone manufacturers go eco
A number of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile phones are looking at creating products that are as eco-friendly as possible. Nokia's latest push in this direction is the design of a concept phone made from sustainable wood. It runs on the Symbian S60 operating system and features an eight-megapixel camera and supports Bluetooth accessories. The handset also has a built in speaker an... Read the full story »
Friday, 17th October 2008 - by David Roberts
BlackBerry Storm 'aimed at business-type professional'
The new BlackBerry Storm is targeted at businessmen who regularly need to access their emails when on the go, according to an expert in the sector. Thomas Newton, mobile phone specialist for UK Web Media, said that the handset is "primarily aimed at the typical BlackBerry buyer". He expands on this to say that these are usually "business-type" professionals but notes that t... Read the full story »
Friday, 17th October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Nokia launches Comes With Music package today
In a bid to compete with Apple's dominant iTunes download service, Nokia is launching its Comes With Music service today. Those who subscribe to the system will be able to download as many songs as they like for a fee of £130 each year. Once the one-year contract has expired users will be able to keep their music for an indefinite period of time. According to the Daily Mail, the option m... Read the full story »
Thursday, 16th October 2008 - by Stephen Glass
New version of Halloween program available for iPhones
Mobile phone users with an iPhone who are looking to enter into the Halloween spirit will now be able to download a dedicated programme for October 31st. It can be downloaded from the Apple website and shot to the top 25 per cent of programs purchased for the handset. Halloween Experience is themed around the festival and costs less than $1 to buy. Those who install it onto their mobiles can u... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 15th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Sony Ericsson to increase marketing online
Sony Ericsson will be doubling the amount of money it spends on online marketing in the run-up to Christmas. This will equate to one-third of the total amount spent on advertising by the firm in this period, reports New Media Age. Traditionally, the company allocates 15 per cent of its budget for marketing but it has boosted this to 30 per cent. Part of the money will be spent on the campaig... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 15th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
New software could prevent phone use while driving
A Canadian software company is currently developing software to prevent mobile phone users from getting calls or texts while their cars are moving. Talking into a handset while driving is currently illegal in the UK, but a member of Aegis Mobility noted that this does not prevent phones from ringing while someone is in their car. David Teater, who lost his son when he was hit by a driver who wa... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 14th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Mobile penetration to double by 2013
A recent report has revealed that mobile penetration is likely to more than double in the next five years. According to Tariff Consultancy's survey - which took in 34 emerging market countries - mobile penetration rates will increase from 46 per cent to 95 per cent. The study analysed nations such as Afghanistan and Vietnam as well as eastern European countries and some from Asia, Africa and La... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 14th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
LG and Nokia release luxury phones
LG and Nokia have both announced that they are releasing top-end mobile phone models. The Finnish firm has unveiled the new 8800 Carbon Arte, which is a modified version of the 8800 Arte. However, the handset is made of different materials to the normal model. It is created from carbon fibre, titanium, stainless steel and polished glass. A statement from the firm said that it has been designed... Read the full story »
Monday, 13th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
N-Series touchscreen 'available soon'
Nokia has announced that a new touchscreen model of its smartphone range, the N-Series, in the near future. The Finnish manufacturer has made the release of the 5800 XpressMusic official but it is thought that by the end of the year, it will have made a touchscreen smartphone. Some believe that the new model will be called the N97 and will follow on from the N95 and N96. It is thought that it ... Read the full story »
Monday, 13th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Additional camera functions 'could attract customers'
Mobile phone buyers are likely to look for extra features in their camera phones when considering which one to purchase, it has been claimed. According to Thomas Newton of Mobile-Phones.co.uk. phones will eventually reach a ceiling with the megapixel count that can be offered on handsets. This means that resolution will no longer be the determining factor when considering a camera phone purhas... Read the full story »
Friday, 10th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Music subscription 'won't stop illegal downloads'
An expert in the industry has said that music subscription services, such as those offered by Nokia's Comes With Music package, will not stop illegal downloads. Nokia's package offers customers the opportunity to purchase a pay-as-you-go mobile phone for a one off fee. After this, buyers would have unlimited access to a library of online music for 18 months. Among the record labels that are sign... Read the full story »
Friday, 10th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Motorola to release new clamshell handsets
Motorola has announced that it will soon be releasing two new handset, the VU30 and VU204. Both of the mobile phones will be clamshell designs but will not break the bank for those who wish to purchase one. The VU30 is aimed at those with a little more money to spend on their mobiles as it is aimed at the mid-price market. Its external display is touch sensitive so users will be able to use the... Read the full story »
Thursday, 9th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Artists unsure about Nokia unlimited music downloads
The new Nokia Comes With Music package has been met with some scepticism by some musicians. According to Mobile Choice, some artists are concerned that their work is being used as a "loss leader" and fear that they will suffer financially from the scheme. Handsets such as the XpressMusic 5800 are now capable of holding a library of free music. This has led some musicians to claim tha... Read the full story »
Thursday, 9th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
BlackBerry Storm unveiled
The new BlackBerry Storm smartphone has been unveiled by RIM and Vodafone. It is the first BlackBerry to feature a touchscreen and measures 110mm x 60mm x 6.3mm, reports RegHardware.co.uk. The mobile phone is capable of HSPDA connection speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and will also work over quad-band GSM, GPRS and Edge networks. Those who like to maximise the features they have in one phone may be p... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 8th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
In-flight calls 'could be expensive'
An expert has stated that plans to introduce means by which people can make phone calls while on the plane could be expensive. According to Laurence Price, director of aviation strategy at Mott MacDonald, mobile phone users hoping to take advantage of the new system could find that it costs them a lot. The scheme involves putting miniature mobile masts onto planes to enable passengers to make ... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 8th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Sony Ericsson teams up with Saab
Sony Ericsson and Saab have joined forces to create mobile phone technology that can be used in cars. Because using a mobile while driving is illegal, the partnership is looking to come up with solutions so that telecommunications can still be utilised on the road. Among the items recently developed by the company was the Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-108. However, the firm is going even furt... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 7th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Samsung clears up at Mobile Choice Awards
Samsung Mobile won three major gongs at the Mobile Choice Awards ceremony held in London on Thursday October 2nd. The Samsung i8510 won the accolade for Best Camera Phone. It is the first handset to have an eight-megapixel camera installed in it. It also features a 2.8-inch colour LCD screen and supports a number of video files such as DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4. In addition, the handset... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 7th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Vodafone to turn phones into eReaders.
One of the world's leading mobile phone networks is looking to include eReader services for its customers. Vodafone recently announced that it will be launching Books on Mobile!, which will enable users to download novels onto their handsets, reports Stuff.tv. The website for the service GoSpoken.com not only contains text versions of the latest bestsellers, but will also contain audio versions... Read the full story »
Monday, 6th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Orange to give phones eco rating
Mobile phone network Orange has announced that it will be giving a "green rating" to all of the handsets it sells in the future. The rankings for the first 30 products will appear on its French website in mid-October. Orange claims that it will then extend this to all of the products the company sells in the following year. The ratings will be compiled by BIO Intelligence Service an... Read the full story »
Monday, 6th October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Nokia unveils 5800 XpressMusic
All people share a similarity in their universal connection with music, so says Nokia on the launch of its new 5800 XpressMusic handset. The mobile phone manufacturer’s latest devise claims to offer users a total music experience, with an 8GB memory, easy synchronisation and loud and powerful speakers. A drop-down media bar provides users with access to music, their favourite pictures or vi... Read the full story »
Friday, 3rd October 2008 - by Editorial Team
High-resolution camera phones 'will become the benchmark'
Mobile phones with eight-megapixel cameras could soon become commonplace, a market expert has predicted. LG recently announced its new KC910 phone would have such a camera, while Samsung has unveiled two handsets with the same feature - the i8510 and M8800 Pixon. The manufacturers have understandably made a lot of the advancement in camera technology they can now offer to customers, but Thomas N... Read the full story »
Friday, 3rd October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Microsoft 'not worried' about Google Android
Microsoft has little to fear from recent entrants to the smartphone market, according to the software giant's chief executive Steve Ballmer. Google unveiled its long-awaited open source Android operating system last month when the T-Mobile G1 handset was launched. Reaction to the technology has been mixed and Mr Ballmer made it clear he was far from impressed. "You've got to remember Andr... Read the full story »
Thursday, 2nd October 2008 - by Editorial Team
Samsung's Pixon will be 'quick and easy'
Samsung's new M8800 Pixon camera phone will make the task of taking photos "easier and more fun", the Korean manufacturer has claimed. The M8800 has been dubbed the Pixon as a play on the term 'pics on' and that perhaps signifies where Samsung's priorities for the handset were. It includes an eight-megapixel camera equipped with an array of functions, such as x16 digital zoom, face det... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 1st October 2008 - by Editorial Team
LG unveils low-cost touchscreen handset
A new phone set to be launched in Europe this month will help to make touchscreen technology affordable to ordinary consumers, according to its manufacturer LG. The Korean company was the first to release a full touchcreen handset with the million-selling Prada Phone by LG in March 2007, but most of the mobile phones with similar technology that have followed have carried big price tags. It is n... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 1st October 2008 - by Editorial Team
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