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Google to launch location-sharing Latitude software
News New Google mobile-phone software lets you find people's locations, as long as they are sharing that information with you.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Mobile, Google Inc., Location, Dell Latitude, Yahoo! Inc., Cell Phone, Social Graph, phone
Thai telco pledges to launch 3G this year
News TOT Plc will spend US$83 million to upgrade its 2G network to 3G and roll the new service out by year end.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Thailand, Bangkok, 2G network, consortium, TOT Plc., 3G, chairman, network, brand
TT&T scraps US$1.4B 3G investment
News Jasmine International, the parent of TT&T, abandons ambitious investment plan saying diversification was not "right" for the Thai telco under the current corporate and economic conditions.
Tags: Investments, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Supplier, Investment, Rehabilitation Plan, broadband Internet, Broadband, TT&T Plc., phone
Perils of mobile cloud
News As consumers store addresses, e-mail, and other data from their mobile phones via online services, the potential for lost data is rising.
Tags: E-mail servers, Business applications, Business development/management, Phone, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Business applications, Smart Phone, Backup, Storage
Opera Mini 5 beta offers tabbed browsing
News Norwegian company has released a beta version of Opera Mini 5, the latest iteration of its lightweight mobile browser.
Tags: Browser, Web Browser, Opera Mobile, Password, password management, Touch Screen, blog, team, mobile-phone, Browser
Gartner: PCs, handsets to lead electronics recovery
News Analyst firm says it has seen first signs of economic recovery in the electronics industry, with mobile phone and consumer PC markets leading the way.
Tags: Personal Computers, Cellular phones, Smart phones, mobile-phone, Phone, home PC, Recovery, handset, Personal Computers, consumer electronics
Vodafone to sell the iPhone next year
News Operator has followed Orange in announcing it will stock Apple's smartphone in the UK market, as O2's exclusivity on the handset draws to a close.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Networking, O2 Plc., Apple Inc., T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc., pricing strategy, incentive
Europe to allow 3G services over 2G spectrum
News European Commission has announced agreement over the issue of 'spectrum refarming', which could let operators run rural mobile broadband services more economically.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile Broadband, Spectrum, European Union, Europe, 2G, Analysys, 3G, GSM, Mobile platforms/communications
Motorola has a lot riding on Android phones
News New phones equipped with Google's Android operating system may come to market too late to save Motorola's mobile phone business.
Tags: Development/design, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., phone, AT&T Corp., CEO, Apple iPhone, analyst
Samsung's Q3 earnings may herald rosy days ahead
News Samsung's forecast of a record third-quarter profit attests to success of the Korean electronics maker's aggressive growth strategy during the economic slump.
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Peripherals, Hyundai, LCD Panel, Quarter, Profit Guidance, Hyundai Securities, TV, Memory Chip
IBM earmarks US$100M for mobile research
News It will invest US$100 million over the next five years in a drive to develop new mobile services for the enterprise and emerging markets.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Insurance Company, IBM Corp., Mobile, GPS, analytics, Emerging Market, Mobility, scientist, Mobile/Wireless
Analysts: Mobile shipments down 9 percent this year
News Analyst house Ovum says it will take until 2012 for mobile-phone shipments to return to 2008 levels .
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Ovum, Mobile, Asia-Pacific, 2G, 3G, Emerging Market, North America, handset
Gartner: 2009 a 'deciding year' for Sony Ericsson
News Sony Ericsson's worsening losses make 2009 a make-or-break year for the company, say analysts.
Tags: Handhelds, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Sales, Forecasting, Consumer Electronics Show, handset
Programmable chip set to cut smartphone costs
News news analysis Sandbridge Technologies has developed a software-programmable chip for mobile phones that will allow manufacturers to pack in more functionality at a much lower price.
Tags: Processors, Smart phones, Sandbridge Technologies Inc., Smart Phone, Wireless Broadband, Chip, Wireless, phone, processor, 4G
Thai airport closures may leave AIS short of revenue goal
News Advanced Info Service will not reach its revenue growth target of 7 percent due to a deepening downturn in the final quarter as a result of the shutdown, says company's president.
Tags: Handhelds, Sales/revenue, Budgeting/cost control, Earning reports/forecasts, Politics, Mobile, Thailand, Cell Phone, Sales, handset sale
