Mobile Phones
EU Backs Nokia in Mobile TV Standard
Altec Lansing Shows iPhone Dock
Many industry observers were surprised when Gartner reported worldwide mobile phone sales reached 1.15 billion units in 2007 and three new companies made the Top 10. Apple, outsider to the telecom industry, made the list.
German distributor MacLand, specialist in third party solutions for Apple, held its annual MacLand@CeBIT day in the Convention Center.
There Altec Lansing’s Dirk Gerber showed the T612 sound dock, one of the first iPhone docks. Altec’s range of iPod decks Continue reading...
Apple in Top 10, Mobile Phones Reach 1bn
“Emerging markets, especially China and India, provided much of the growth as many people bought their first phone,” says Carolina Milanesi, Research Director for mobile devices at Gartner. “In mature markets, such as Japan and W. Europe, consumers’ appetite for feature-laden phones was met with Continue reading...
TI Developers Map Future of Cell Phone
Texas Instruments, perhaps the most underestimated company in our industry, held its Developer Conference to launch new OMAP chips and showcase innovations.
"I'm more excited today, looking forward at the innovations coming in the next five or 10 years, than I have been in my 25 years with this company," says Mike Hames, TI's Senior VP for Applications Specific Products.
TI thinks these new OMAP chips will let customers invent entirely new products that combine audio, video, Continue reading...
Google's Android Prototypes Show Up in Europe
Texas Instruments, Qualcomm and ARM stands all had demos of Google’s Android at GSMA World Congress.
Naturally these stands were packed out with “Google-eyed” visitors but really there is nothing to see. Yes, you could see ARM’s prototype but it’s a welcome screen featuring a plain black background with a series of generic icons along the bottom. And yes, the icons open features like the Web browser, calendar, messaging, Gmail access and Google Maps.
But Android is Continue reading...
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