consumer mobile phones
Nokia says mobile web to take off next year
News Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said a market for high-speed mobile internet phones may exist by Christmas, but a full range of applications will not be available until... [11 Jun 2001]
Nipping mobile spam in the bud
News Helen Keegan, BeepMarketing MD, said: "Junk sent to phones is potentially damaging to the whole mobile industry and we didn't feel anyone was doing something about it particularly. A recent survey of... [30 Jun 2003]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: What next for mobile email?
Comment Sophisticated synchronisation software has offered part of the solution on smart phones but the challenge of getting similar functionality onto all devices including the lower cost mobile... [16 Oct 2008]
Can smart phones kill the PC?
News Motorola aims to make smart phones that offer both enterprise and consumer features, including the ability to seamlessly interact with the wired devices in a user's home. PC-like features are being... [10 May 2007]
Is the 'dumb blonde' phone here to stay?
Comment Mobile phones for the business set remain curiously mired in ancient form factors, pumping up clunky handsets with PC-borrowed functionality while consumer-focused devices are racing to... [07 Aug 2006]
Trolltech simplifies mobile Linux
News Indeed, Trolltech's Haavard Nord has previously stated that mid-range "feature phones" would be the biggest growth market for mobile Linux. The suite is built upon Qtopia Phone edition, Trolltech's... [30 Nov 2006]
'BlackBerry Storm was Vodafone's idea': RIM co-CEO
News Thus RIM's baby steps into the emerging mass market for consumer smart phones were in danger of being totally eclipsed by iPhone mania. Moreover Apple's use of touchscreen technologies - capacitive and... [08 Oct 2008]
The hidden dangers of trousers
News Defective or counterfeit batteries have caused nearly all of the reported incidents, while others were caused by dropped phones, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. To put it in... [10 Dec 2004]
2012: Embedded wi-fi in one billion devices?
News By 2011, dual-mode mobile phones will surpass PCs as the largest category of wi-fi devices, the In-Stat report said. And the battery life for devices using wi-fi has improved dramatically, making it... [07 Oct 2008]
LiMo targets the business mobile
News Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories here… Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Photos: Bling up your BlackBerry Photos: When art meets tech - Nokia... [15 May 2008]
Nokia accused of selling faulty phones
News Nokia has been accused of 'deceptive and misleading' advertising and knowingly selling mobile phones with defective displays. It contained allegations that some of Nokia's most popular... [06 May 2003]
Devil's Advocate: What we can learn from Bluetooth
Comment In practice that means Bluetooth is used to link devices to mobile phones, with the most popular devices being headsets and dongles. So far, with all the development linked to mobile... [15 Mar 2005]
BT adds smart phone to home broadband package
News While BT ToGo phones can make use of wi-fi at home or via BT hotspots for mobile VoIP, there is no ability for calls to be seamlessly handed over from wi-fi to cellular and vice versa, as with FMC... [08 May 2008]
Teenager burned by flaming mobile phone battery
News The TM-510 batteries, which carry the LG Mobile Phones brand, don't have the circuitry normally installed to prevent overcharging, according to CPSC. The batteries were on four phones,... [05 Jul 2004]
Radio - someone still loves you
Comment Matthew Pitt, a media consultant and former managing partner of Leap Communications, believes that having DAB chips in mobile phones is a compelling argument for consumers, manufacturers and advertisers. [08 Jun 2001]
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