The Motorola A760 mobile phone announced February 2003 seems to be out now
Posted on 23-Aug-2003 12:06 News, Mobile
The Motorola A760 is the world’s first handset combining a Linux Operating System (OS) and Java Technology, with full multimedia PDA functionality. It was announced last February and it seems it'll be available in the Asia Pacific region soon.
China largest single mobile phone market in the world
Posted on 21-Aug-2003 20:42 News, Mobile
There's a good reason why all new smartphone devices are launched in Asia first these days. ZDNET UK reported that another 5 million users in China signed up for a mobile in July, taking the world's largest mobile market to 239.45 million.
A lucky phone number
Posted on 20-Aug-2003 08:02 News, Mobile
An auction attracted a US$ 280,000 bid for the number 8888-8888. A Chinese airline bought the number because it's lucky (eight times the number eight) - and it's a good number too.
Over 20% of mobile data users worldwide will use MMS by 2007
Posted on 19-Aug-2003 22:25 News, Mobile
According to a new report from ARC Group. This total equates to around 25 billion messages a year, or just over 2 billion messages per month. However, the report predicts that MMS traffic will start to grow exponentially after 2007, once the viral effect of MMS begins to take hold.
Studios blame SMS for movies not reaching their targets
Posted on 19-Aug-2003 17:56 News, Mobile
A few generations ago word of the mouth was too slow to spread the news about bad movies. With SMS, the audience says "not worth watching" much faster. And studios don't see the money.
'Bring it on. We welcome competition': Telecom New Zealand
Posted on 14-Aug-2003 20:17 News, Mobile
Following the announcement from Vodafone New Zealand of its planned investment in 3G technology, Telecom New Zealand issued a press release where it claims "We have been providing fast data services in New Zealand for the past year at up to 3G rates". Not so fast.
Video: How mobile phones affect aircrafts
Posted on 13-Aug-2003 20:47 News, Mobile
Gareth Mitchell (BBC UK's Go Digital programme) shows us how mobile phones can affect aircraft according to the British Civil Aviation Authority.
Looking for the best mobile wireless case
Posted on 11-Aug-2003 19:24 News, Mobile
Computerworld, with support from HP, is seeking IT user-organization case study submissions for consideration and recognition in Computerworld's "Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless Awards Program."
mapAmobile locates mobile users
Posted on 8-Aug-2003 09:35 News, Mobile
With the SIM card-based service mapAmobile users are able to locate other mobile users, via SMS or the web. Users can also enable special SMS notifications when a mobile phone move to a particular location.
Going wireless - again
Posted on 6-Aug-2003 07:47 News, Mobile
We had a Geekzone article before where I exposed the economical benefits of going 100% mobile - forget landlines. Wired is now running an article on 7.5 million Americans who don't have a landline and live on mobile.
Wearable mobile coming before Christmas
Posted on 2-Aug-2003 17:59 News, Mobile
Orange Imageenering conducts researchs in different areas of mobility, including wearable and smart clothing, personal area networks, presence. The first product to hit the market is a mobile shoulder bag. Just in time for Christmas.
Mobile Comedy
Posted on 2-Aug-2003 10:32 News, Mobile
British users of Nokia 3650/7650 and P800 mobile phones now have access to Mobile Comedy, a service created by the company behind "The Graham Norton Show" and "Johnny Vaughan Tonight.
