Archive for the 'General' Category

Europe Cracks Down on Websites with Dubious Cell Phone Services

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Preliminary investigations across Europe have revealed that many consumers are being tricked into expensive subscriptions assuming they are downloading services for free.
Action was taken by the European commission to stop the shady websites from deceiving customers by selling wallpapers and ringtones unethically. Between June 2 and 6, a simultaneous EU wide investigation in 27 […]

Heathrow Express gets mobile ticketing system

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The first to put into action Atos’ mobile ticketing application, Avantixmetro is the Heathrow Express, a highly accelerated train network running between Paddington Station in Central London and Heathrow Airport. The ingenious mobile ticketing service permits tickets to be sent to the passenger’s mobile phones right away avoiding the hassles of queuing to purchase the […]

Mobile Phones - Not just for making calls

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Mobile phones were invented for easy communication on the go and to be connected to your loved ones. Well, today much more functionalities are being offered by the mobile phones. What do you look for while buying a new phone?
A survey commissioned by the Access Systems Americas and conducted by Amplitude Research tells us […]

Two Indian entries in the mobile handset market

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

There is a new addition to the mobile handset market. Two companies from India are joining the big league to give out affordable phones in the country. Gujarat-based Orpat, the world’s largest clock manufacturing company and Xenitis, a computer and motorcycle manufacturer from Kolkatta are venturing into the mobile business promising low cost GSM handsets.
Orpat […]

Sony Ericsson and Motorola face drop in market share as LG rises up: Gartner

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Korean electronics maker LG Electronics, has jumped one place up and has taken over Sony Ericsson in the global mobile phone marketing in the first quarter of 2008, in Gartner’s list of mobile phone market shares and unit sales.
According to research firm Gartner, while LG sold a total of 23.6 million units and has […]

Switzerland can enjoy a full-20 channels TV on their mobile phones via Swisscom

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The Bluewin TV, a TV service by Swisscom will feature 20 channels for a full-on entertainment right in the mobile phones of the subscribers.
The service is said to cover around 44% of the Swiss population. The DVB-H based service offered by Swisscom can also run on a DVB-H-enabled handset as it can be played […]

Fujitsu F706i for underwater TV

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Okay, now we know that human needs are never ending. And now we want luxuries under-water too!!?? Well, who-so-ever needs that is, Fujitsu has finally recognized it and here it is – the Fujitsu F706i mobile phone, so that you can watch TV underwater and also attend your calls.
The phone is an upgrade to […]

Neutron Technology to now power DanceDanceRevolution

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Konami Digital Entertainment’s game DanceDanceRevolution (DDR) will be now be powered by Neutron technology. The music rhythm and dance game will now have mobile-to-mobile real-time multiplayer gaming facility and leaderboards. The latest version of the game powered with Neutron is going to be released by the end of 2008.
The technology is aimed at revolutionizing the […]

China ready for 3G

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Announcements made by the Chinese government give some insights into the future of China’s mobile network. The Chinese government has announced the merger of three to six groups of China’s mobile companies.
The move has been made in order to vie against China Mobile, the country’s leading company. As per the announcements, the merged companies […]

49 percent of the Earthlings have Mobile phones!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

49 percent amounts to almost half of the total population on earth with mobile phones! By the end of 2007, there were 3.3 billion mobile phone users and Africa tops the list in adding new subscribers everyday to the list followed by Asia. The statistics were presented by International Telecommunications Union.
And while the increase in […]