Articles tagged with: Instant Messaging and Samsung

Samsung Shows Off Touch Screen WiMAX Phone for the US Market

Samsung Mobile has announced the upcoming availability of its WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the Samsung Mondi. The touch screen Mondi, which takes its name from the Latin word for "world," is designed for use with the Clearwire WiMAX  network.  more

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T-Mobile Gets Exclusive Rights to Samsung 8 Megapixel Camera Phone

Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Memoir, a 3G touch-screen mobile phone equipped with an 8-megapixel camera. The Memoir, available exclusively from T-Mobile, is designed to look and feel like a customer's current point-and-shoot digital camera. The built-in 8-megapixel camera comes with Xenon flash, 16x digital zoom and five shooting modes.  more

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Location-based Mobile Social Networking Will Generate Revenues of $3.3 Billion by 2013

The recent emergence of location-based mobile social networking services offered by providers such as GyPSii, Pelago and Loopt is revolutionizing social networking by allowing users to share real-life experiences via geo-tagged user-generated multimedia content, exchange recommendations about places, identify nearby friends and set up ad hoc face to face meetings.  more

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Feature-Rich Mobile Phones Owners Generate Higher ARPU for Network Operators

The average reported monthly spending for wireless services is US$14 higher among US customers who use a variety of features and services on their cell phone, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study. This difference can have a positive impact on the bottom line for both handset manufacturers and service providers.  more

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