Mobile Handset
235 Stories
AAC Acoustic opens global HQ in S'pore
News Miniature acoustics components maker will also invest US$13.8 million over next five years on research and development in Singapore.
Tags: Development/design, Sound, Corporate Training, Singapore, mobile handset, Sound, Support Services, product development, R&D, agency
GPS phones can't plug computing gap
News Some personal navigation device manufacturers are betting GPS-enabled mobiles won't catch up with standalone handhelds anytime soon.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, SatNav, Smart Phone, 3D, e-mail
Acer Tempo M900
Reviews We like the Acer M900's large 3.8in. screen, but its slide-out QWERTY keyboard is less successful. Acer's Shell user interface may not appeal to all, but the fingerprint reader is welcome.
Tags: Screen, Acer Inc., Scanner, Headset, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, keyboard, Microsoft Windows, High Tech Computer Corp., camera
Samsung wants 30 percent of Thai handset pie
News Samsung has set itself an ambitious target of capturing a 30 percent share in the mobile handset market in Thailand on sales revenue of US$257 million this year.
Tags: Handhelds, Best strategies, Business plans, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Sales strategy, Sales, Korean company, mobile handset, Forecasting
Microsoft simplifies mobile conferencing
News Update to Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 removes the need for entering dial-ins and entry codes for conferences arranged using Microsoft's unified communications system.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Windows Mobile, Plug-in, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, unified communications, handheld, Microsoft Office
Openness unlocking Web's power
Insight perspective Accessibility and open standards have helped build the Web and remain central to its development, says Opera executive.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Standards, Open source, Apple Inc., Patent, Web Browser, Video, Standards
Android set-top box in the works
News Google's open source operating system will soon end up on a set-top box built buy Motorola for a Japanese service provider, according to the blog Android Guys.
Tags: Open source, Consumer Technology, Mobile, TV, KDDI Corp., Device, Cell Phone, phone, Google Android, set-top box
Motorola denies developing an Android set-top box
News Company clarifies that it's not working on an Android set-top box. Rather, the device it's delivering to Japan's KDDI is based on an OS developed by Motorola called KreaTV.
Tags: Open source, Mobile, Motorola Inc., KDDI Corp., Google Inc., Open Embedded Software Foundation, operating system, phone, software, Google Android
Nokia sees bottom to mobile market malaise
News Despite taking a beating, both Nokia and Sony Ericsson see glimmers of hope in their latest results.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Market, Smart Phone, Device, Cell Phone, phone, Smartphone
Nokia's net profit falls 90 percent
News The bad news isn't over yet for the top mobile handset maker, but the company says the bottom may be near.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Euro, Mobile, Sales, Touch Screen, net profit, financial
Turning cheap cell phones into smarter phones
News A company called iSkoot says it can turn an inexpensive feature-phone into a Web-enabled device for checking Facebook updates and Twittering friends.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Smart Phone, Device, Cell Phone, Web Service, iSkoot, iSkoot Technology, phone, Internet
More apathy for a Dell smartphone
News Without seeing the device, industry observers remain underwhelmed by what Dell could bring to the mobile computing market.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart Phone, Sales, brand name, handset, industry, High Tech Computer Corp., brand, Dell Computer Corp., PC
Mobile companies chasing Apple's App Store
News Apple iPhone users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications, and competitors are hoping to replicate the success. But will they hit app gold, too?
Tags: Applications and tools, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Google Inc., device manufacturer, Microsoft Windows, mobile application, Apple iPhone
Ring2 conferencing to work on Windows Mobile
News Windows Mobile handsets will be able to use the mobile-conferencing application that until now has been available only for BlackBerry devices.
Tags: BlackBerry
Siemens debuts video-phone
News To make customers buy more than one handset, German electronics giant Siemens now wants cellular phones to be seen as fashion accessories like shoes and handbags.
