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Articles tagged with: Microsoft and Smart
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
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Smart Phones Ring in Healthy Growth in 2009 Despite Mobile Meltdown
Although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, smart phones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1 percent in 2009, iSuppli is predicting. iSuppli's optimistic forecast for global smart phone unit shipments calls for 192.3 million units in 2009, up 11.1 percent from 173.6 million in 2008. A more pessimistic outlook calls for growth of only 6 percent this year, reaching 183.9 million units. more
Related Tags: android, google, orange, 3g, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, social-networking, samsung, apple, qualcomm, isuppli, ict, huawei, wind, ovi, lg, rim, personal, symbian, operating-system, windows, widgets, google-android, churn, os
Using Mobile Phones to Boost Health Care Provision
Three of the world's leading foundations involved in global health, technology and humanitarian assistance - the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation - have announced an agreement to form the Mobile Health (mHealth) Alliance, a partnership that will work to maximize the impact of mobile health, especially in the developing world. more
Related Tags: google, nokia, cisco, cisco, qualcomm, rural, itu, vodafone, lte, mit, gsma, vodafone-foundation, united-nations, mhealth, nokia,, health
Project Uses Cell Phones as Computers in the Classroom
Educational software for cell phones, a suite of tools developed at the University of Michigan, is being used to turn smart phones into personal computers for students in two Texas classrooms. more
Related Tags: ict, verizon-wireless, verizon, texas, personal, text-message, mp3, school, mobile-learning, students,
In Global Telecoms, Emerging-Market Players Take Pole Positions
Telecom companies from emerging markets navigated the rough economic waters far better than their peers in developed markets, and they are starting to expand outside their home turf, according to Oliver Wyman's 2009 Communications, Media, and Technology State of the Industry Report. more
Related Tags: sim-card, deutsche-telekom, vodafone, gps, wind, china-mobile, verizon, orascom-telecom, chunghwa-telecom, bharti, comcast, bharti-airtel, maroc-telecom, oi, tracfone, starhub, orascom, play, africa, airtel
Qualcomm Aiming at Intel's Market
Qualcomm is aiming to move into the territory dominated by the likes of Intel with its Snapdragon chipset platform which is aimed at the mini-laptops more commonly known as netbooks. However, Intel itself is also increasingly moving into the mobile device market, so Qualcomm faces both an opportunity and a risk. more
Related Tags: android, google, intel, smartphone, qualcomm, wind, netbooks, snapdragon, asus, windows, linux, chipset
Greenpeace Says Electronics Becoming Greener - Slowly
A report from lobbying organisation, Greenpeace has revealed that the greenest consumer electronic products on the market today may have a smaller environmental footprint than those sold a year ago, but it claimes that the industry still has a way to go before they can claim a truly green product. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, nokia, samsung, apple, apple, ericsson, nintendo, lg, palm, sony, recycling, greenpeace, plastic
iPhone Mania Boosts Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Market
The success of Apple's iPhone is spurring competitors to offer products with comparable features, fueling a sales boom for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometers used to detect motion in smart phones. more
Related Tags: iphone, apple, apple, voip, isuppli, nintendo, sony, playstation, mems, analog, accelerometer, analog-devices, display, cagr
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