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Nokia taps replacement handset market with 6610
News In the area of mobile handsets, our long-term global market share target is to reach 40 percent, and this is contributed in no small measure by our performance in the Asia-Pacific, a region which continues to hold immense growth potential for our...
[June 17, 2002, 13:33]
Motorola unveils its latest models
News MMS lets users send pictures and sound between compatible handsets, while Java allows new applications and games to be downloaded onto the phones. Both handsets are expected in the first half of 2003.
[January 8, 2003, 16:18]
Opera heads for wireless mainstream
News Nokia is also planning to include Opera as the default Web browser on upcoming handsets, such as the 7700 "Media Device", which has a larger 65,536-colour screen and is based on a new Symbian interface called Series 90.
[October 29, 2003, 16:30]
Sendo unveils new handset plans
News In the more immediate future, Sendo is launching a line of "feature phones", a term that refers to handsets with some added features, such as colour screens and MMS. Sendo said it has priced the handset significantly below other colour clamshell...
[February 14, 2003, 6:05]
Nokia gets colourful with new handsets
News Finnish phone giant Nokia has unveiled two new handsets and a slew of accessories as part of efforts to push multimedia applications. Pricing for the two new handsets are not confirmed. Unlike previous camera-equipped products, the MMS-enabled 6600...
[June 17, 2003, 8:50]
Cisco spruces up IP phone
News Though Cisco has sold 2 million VoIP handsets, more than its competitors combined, it's beginning to show weakness in sales of other VoIP hardware. After years of overpromising and under-delivering, VoIP providers are generating renewed interest...
[September 10, 2003, 11:00]
Sendo Stinger phone coming this spring
News The phone could tap into a latent market for advanced handsets, according to analysts. British mobile phone handset maker Sendo said it should be able to begin shipping its first colour-screen GPRS smartphone, the Z100, by the end of March.
[November 26, 2001, 13:12]
Sony Ericsson unveils latest phones
News Sony Ericsson is targeting fashion-conscious mobile phone users and gamers with the latest additions to its range of handsets and accessories. The most sophisticated of the three new Sony Ericsson models on show in London on Wednesday is the Z600...
[September 3, 2003, 15:20]
Cisco Business Communications Solution review
Reviews Most of the popular Cisco IP handsets can be employed, including the colour screen 7970 and its Wi-Fi phone. When it comes to the handsets you’re, again, spoilt for choice. VAT), while a typical 50-user configuration with voicemail, PRI WAN...
[July 12, 2006, 10:05]
Sun to sell Zaurus at JavaOne
News Mobile operating system vendors like Palm, Microsoft and Symbian are trying to create relatively open operating systems for higher-end "smartphones", such as the z100 or Nokia Communicator, but J2ME allows standardised software to make its way...
[March 22, 2002, 18:04]
Google adds Eclair features to Android SDK
News The Eclair revision — which follows the 'Donut' Android 1.6 revision that is currently being rolled out to some handsets — brings several new features to Android. That support has been built into some Android handsets by manufacturers, such as HTC...
[October 28, 2009, 11:48]
Motorola mobiles get 3D games engine
News As the lines separating smartphones and connected PDAs continue to blur, 3D graphics are expected to be a standard feature on mobile phone handsets, especially. However, John Metcalfe, vice president of business development at chip designer...
[July 23, 2003, 17:10]
Sony Ericsson T610 review
Reviews The T610 is one of the most powerful handsets we've seen so far, with an enviable list of features that includes an integrated camera, tri-band GSM and GPRS capabilities, wireless Java, Bluetooth as well as polyphony.
[September 16, 2003, 10:40]
China gets credit card-sized mobile
News Handsets have been steadily getting smaller and specialised. With its vast population and low phone penetration rate, the potential demand for handsets is staggering. The N900 will feature a digital camera and a colour LCD display, although...
[November 6, 2003, 10:05]
I-mode services a hit with Europeans
News However, European vendors have begun building many of the features found in i-mode phones, such as colour screens, polyphonic ringtones and downloadable games, into their handsets. European handset makers like Ericsson, Siemens and Nokia place...
[May 13, 2002, 17:06]
Siemens 3G handset heads for UK
News The new device may help repair damage caused to 3G's reputation by early handsets. Currently, Hutchison 3G's 3 is the only UK provider of 3G services, which deliver broadband data speeds to mobile devices, and its range of handsets is limited...
[October 9, 2003, 12:50]
Nokia sets date for 3G phone launch
News Nokia has already released several new handsets in 2002, including the Nokia 7650 -- a Symbian-based phone that includes PDA and digital camera functionality. A colour screen should allow users to view video clips and picture emails, and surf the...
[July 18, 2002, 14:23]
Emerging handsets mimic iPods
News Music is portable, and what are wireless handsets but portable? But it also has a built-in MP3 player, vibrating stereo speakers, an oversized colour screen for playing MPEG-4 video clips and rhythmic flashing lights.
[July 2, 2004, 15:40]
Nokia E63 review
Reviews We'd like to see the idea used more widely on Nokia's handsets. It's easy to switch between the two screens via a shortcut, and the value of this system is that you can have one home screen for work — with a professional-looking colour scheme and...
[April 2, 2009, 12:12]
Rivals to Handspring: Bring it on!
News After all, 5 million units is "just a drop in the bucket" when compared to the 350 million cellular handsets now in use, Redman said. The answer is you can, because we've built in some of the underlying technology, such as the colour screen," he said.
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