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Articles tagged with: Nokia, and Itu
Nokia Working on "Augmented Reality" for Mobile Phones
The University of Southern California (USC) and Nokia's Research Center (NRC) in Hollywood have announced a research collaboration framework agreement that centers on advanced mobile user experiences. The umbrella framework agreement allows Nokia and USC to work together on multiple projects in a variety of areas and will streamline the process for commercializing USC inventions. more
Related Tags: university-of-southern-california, nokia, augmented-reality, virtual-reality, , eu, edge, tim, ovi, london, partner, california,
Game-Changing Moves Strengthen Consumer LBS in North America
The consumer location-based services (LBS) market has steadily evolved over the past few years, always promising significant revenue generation, but never quite delivering the critical mass of subscribers that were expected. Now, a number of factors - including the development of third-party location databases and technologies - are poised to finally drive real LBS market growth on mobile phones. more
Related Tags: google, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, iphone, sms, apple, gps, tim, ovi, lbs, skyhook, e-911, skyhook-wireless, a-gps, tower, apps,
North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market
North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. In Q4 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA. more
Related Tags: nokia, eu, gps, garmin, pnd, pnds, asus, smart, tomtom, tomtom, navigation, telenav
Survey Finds: 17% of Shoppers Spent Over $100 on Mobile Apps in 2008
A survey of 235 US smartphone users who installed applications on their devices in 2008, conducted by ABI Research in November, reveals that a surprising 16.5% spent between $100 and $499. That level of spending is especially significant given the low cost of most mobile applications, ranging from as little as a dollar or two at Apple's iPhone App Store, to at most about $25. more
Related Tags: nokia, sim, iphone, smartphone, samsung, itunes, apple, abi-research, rim, app-store, mobile-content, music,
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, microsoft, nokia, cisco, cisco, qualcomm, rural, vodafone, lte, mit, gsma, smart, vodafone-foundation, united-nations, mhealth, health
A group of charities in India which help transgendered people (known as hijras) away from begging and prostitution have signed a deal to set up a mobile phone assembly factory. nokia, Motorola and Foxconn have sub-contracted assembling of spare parts to the MASS Trust. more
Related Tags: foxconn, nokia, motorola, wikipedia, rural, tamil-nadu, India
Nokia Denies Threat to Leave Finland
Nokia has denied claims that the company would consider moving its HQ out of Finland if current laws on electronic surveillance were not changed. The Helsingin Sanomat newspaper had claimed that Nokia wanted the law, which bans companies from inspecting private emails sent from company computers - to be relaxed. more
Related Tags: nokia, huawei, sonera, jorma-ollila, parliament, Finland
US Patent Firms Seeks Ban on Imports of Nokia, HTC Mobile Phones
Following a complaint late last year by patent holdings firm, Saxon Innovations, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic devices, including handheld wireless communications devices. The products at issue in this investigation are handheld devices such as smart phones, cellular telephones, and television remote controls. more
Related Tags: nokia, amd, apple, panasonic, patents, international-trade-commission, smart, itc, patent, television,
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