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LG Shows Off Updated Touch-Screen Camera Phone

LG Electronics has shown off a new camera phone with an Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly. This second incarnation of Viewty, the Smart (LG-GC900) offers an 8 megapixel sensor with sensitivity up to ISO 1600, a higher resolution WVGA touchscreen, a more intelligent image processor and LG's easy-to-use S-Class User Interface (UI).  more

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IDC Predicts Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments To Fall 8.3% in 2009

The worldwide mobile phone market felt the full effects of the economic crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008 as shipments fell 11.6% year over year, marking the first time the holiday quarter has not recorded double digit growth in seven years. This closed out a year that was dismal at best, yet overall 2008 managed to grow 4.3% over 2007. This has set the stage for what IDC predicts to be a very rough 2009, with the most recent market forecast anticipating growth of -8.3% for the year.  more

Related Tags: iphone, smartphone, apple, ict, smartphones, idc, bric, apple-iphone


Telecom Equipment Market Expected to Suffer a Sharp Downturn in 2009

The global telecommunications equipment market grew by close to 5% in 2008: a moderate rate of growth that involved a shift in the contribution made by handset components and infrastructure hardware reports IDATE. From a geographical standpoint, Asia was the prime source of growth - specifically China and India - which accounts for two-thirds of the increase in sales worldwide, while representing only just over 40% of the total market (and China and India combined accounting for less than 20%).  more

Related Tags: ptc, 3g, nokia, motorola, cisco, ict, itu, huawei, zte, ericsson, nortel, bankruptcy, idate, siemens, alcatel-lucent, nokia-siemens, chipset, alcatel


Half in US see another country emerging as world's technological leader

Half of all Americans expect another country to emerge this century as the world's leader in addressing technological challenges that range from the economy to global warming, according to a survey of U.S. public opinion released by Duke University.  more

Related Tags: ict, itu, compete, personal, tax, USA


Asia-Pacific Telecom Sector Well-Placed to Defend Credit Profiles

Debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings says in a new report, that notwithstanding the impact of the current recessionary environment, the overall Outlook for the Asia Pacific telecoms industry is Stable, and most operators are well-placed to defend their credit profiles. The report explores how key financial metrics will move for each of the operators across Asia Pacific in 2009 and conclude that while revenue growth is likely to slow, cash flow from operations (CFO) and free cash flow (FCF) after dividends are likely to, on average, moderately rise.  more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, itu, fitch-ratings, china-mobile, weather, fitch, cfo


Telekom Austria's First Wind Turbine-Powered Mobile Phone Base Station

mobilkom austria, the domestic mobile subsidiary of the Telekom Austria Group has started operations of the first wind turbine-powered mobile phone base station in Eibesthal in Lower Austria. The project has been nominated for the environmental award of the City of Vienna 2009.  more

Related Tags: wind-power, base-station, o2, wind, telekom-austria, telekom-austria-group, base-stations, telekom, Austria


Big Three Working on LTE Use in Unpaired Radio Spectrum

China Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have jointly announced that they have taken significant steps in developing LTE technology, following yesterday's LTE FDD/TDD Convergence Summit at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  more

Related Tags: base-station, qualcomm, vodafone, lte, china-mobile, verizon-wireless, ericsson, verizon, base-stations, td-lte, chipset, interoperability, bandwidth


Twenty-One People Jailed in the UK for Mobile Phone Smuggling

Twenty-one people have been jailed in the UK for a collective 133 years after being convicted for stealing £138 million in tax fraud - typically involving shipping mobile phones to evade sales taxes. The UK's HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) carried out three separate investigations, one involving four people; a second which involved twelve people and a third involving seven men.  more

Related Tags: tax, hmrc, vat, UK


EU Says 80% of European Ringtone Websites Break the Law

... The list of websites which will be investigated is on the EU website. "This EU wide action is a direct response to hundreds of complaints from consumers that have come into national authorities. Far too many people are falling victim to more

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