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Arriving in early July, the new "iPhone 3G" will sell for hundreds less than the original and-as expected-will come equipped with GPS and access to AT&T's speedy HSDPA network. Also: A new version of Mac OS X is on the way, along with a major revamp of Apple's .Mac online service.
It's real, it's thinner (at the edges, at least), and, truth be told ... it looks an awful lot like the original iPhone, from the front anyway. A couple of key changes, however: The headphone jack is now flush with the case-so no more need for a headset adapter-and the back panel is now glossy black plastic, which looks good, but may well be more susceptible to scratches than the original brushed-metal version.
So that's how the new iPhone looks. What's inside? As expected, 3G and GPS, good for turn-by-turn directions. Nice, but we'd heard rumors of videoconferencing-which, judging from the lack of a front-facing camera on the iPhone 3G, isn't in the cards....more
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Speculation over the features of the new 3G iPhone is reaching fever pitch, as the world eagerly awaits the gadget's unveiling at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference later today. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is expected to launch the new and improved version of the iPhone in his keynote speech in San Francisco. Apple has already confirmed some changes to the iPhone's exterior, such as tapered edges and a glossy plastic backing. Meanwhile, some pictures of what appears to be the new version of the touch-screen handset have been leaked on to the internet....more
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Korean technology group Samsung (005930.KS) launched a new touchscreen smartphone on Monday, hours before Apple (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Steve Jobs was expected to announce a new version of the iPhone. Like the iPhone, Samsung's Omnia aims to make Internet browsing easy, and has a wide screen for viewing video as well as music capabilities and a 5 megapixel camera. It runs on Microsoft (MSFT.O) Windows Mobile software. The original iPhone transformed the market for so-called smartphones with computer-like functions a year ago and the industry is eager to see whether Apple can repeat its success with a new version, expected to run on faster, 3G networks....more
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Not all smartphones are created equal. They draw their productivity-enhancing powers from the platform they use, rather than the hardware running it. What, then, makes for the best enterprise smartphone platform? There is no single answer to that question. According to the experts we spoke to, different platforms are suited to different purposes. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, but in the long run, Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS are the two clear winners for most enterprise purposes. Here's a step-by-step primer on how to pick the platform most appropriate for you....more
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LONDON, United Kingdom - 20 May 2008 - Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, today released the following unaudited financial and operational figures for the first quarter ended 31 March 2008.
“We are pleased to report yet another significant milestone for Symbian. With our customers shipping a total of 18.5 million Symbian mobile phones through over 250 major network operators globally in the quarter, we have now surpassed the 200 million cumulative shipment mark. In fact, by the end of the quarter, a cumulative total of 206 million Symbian mobile phones have been shipped by the world’s leading handset manufacturers and each of our licensees has shipped a new Symbian mobile phone model since the beginning of 2008.
The world’s five leading handset vendors announced nine products based on Symbian OS v9 during Q1 2008 including UIQ-based Motorola Z10, Sony Ericsson G700 and Sony Ericsson G900 as well as S60-based LG KT610, Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 6220 classic and Samsung G810. We also experienced an increased demand for consulting services which indicates a broadening and deepening customer phone project pipeline.”...more
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone, which includes built-in global positioning system (GPS) support for location-based applications and services. Combined with navigation and mapping applications such as AT&T Navigator, the handset provides turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions with colorful 3-D moving maps that can be used in vehicles or while walking. AT&T Navigator also alerts users through voice and on-screen prompts to traffic slowdowns and incidents along their programmed travel route, and it provides customers with the option to choose an alternative route.
“The BlackBerry Pearl 8110’s stylish design and consumer features blend well with the productivity features for managing your day while away from home or the office,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Business Voice/Data and Wireless Products, for AT&T’s wireless unit. “Beyond the BlackBerry Pearl 8110’s powerful e-mail and messaging capabilities, which keep users on track with important information while mobile, its new built-in GPS capabilities — coupled with AT&T Navigator — will keep customers literally on track when they are getting from Point A to Point B.”...more
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Acer will likely launch its first smartphone near the end of this year or early next year and it will be a Microsoft-based device, the president of the company said Wednesday. Smartphones will represent as much as 10 percent of Acer's revenue in the next few years, said Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer, at the company's first quarter investors' conference in Taipei. People on the lookout for such a device should remember Acer, the world's third-largest PC vendor, owns several brands now, including Gateway of the U.S. and Packard Bell in Europe. Lanci said any smartphone launched by the company could enter the market under any of the brands it owns....more
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Exhibitor Spotlight - Symbian
Enterprise Mobility Pavilion Las Vegas 2008
CTIA WIRELESS 2008 - BOOTH # 4855
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Symbian creates and licenses Symbian OS™, the worldwide market leading open operating system for mobile phones. This year Symbian celebrates its 10th anniversary, with more than 200 million Symbian smartphones having shipped cumulatively to over 250 major network operators worldwide. With its unique knowledge of the elements that form an outstanding converged mobile computing platform, Symbian has an unparalleled advantage for shaping the evolution of mobile phones and continues to deliver 'tomorrow's technology on today's phones.' At the Symbian Smartphone Show in October 07 in London, Symbian announced new visionary technologies that give the industry the power to create devices that can handle and store large amounts of data, provide a responsive, emotionally engaging user experience, and deliver very high-speed networking while maintaining advanced battery performance. These include:
- FreeWay is the new and unrivalled IP networking architecture in Symbian OS, designed to deliver the capability for very high speed networks, high quality audio/video streaming and crystal-clear VoIP calls.
- ScreenPlay is the new graphics architecture in Symbian OS which is designed to integrate high definition video content, life-like games and animations and significantly enhance content presentation. It enables high performance no matter which device it is used in - working purely with software on mid-range models and then taking advantage of hardware acceleration and graphics processors when present on high-end devices.
- Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) on Symbian OS will offer exceptional multicore performance for media-rich applications as well as the power efficiency required to continue to deliver industry leading battery life.
Licensed by the world’s leading handset manufacturers, Symbian OS is designed to be sufficiently flexible and scalable to be used as a platform for the wide variety of mobile phones demanded by network operators, enterprises and consumers around the world. Mobile phone manufacturers that have shipped Symbian smartphones include: Fujitsu, LG Electronics, Motorola, Mitsubishi Electric, Nokia, Samsung, Sharp and Sony Ericsson.
At the heart of the smartphone industry, Symbian works closely with a worldwide ecosystem of leading-edge technology partners and a rapidly growing global developer community.
Symbian is a private independent company which employs 1,400 people at its headquarters in the UK and sites around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.symbian.com
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