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Articles tagged with: Symbian and Gps
Qualcomm Targets Sub-$150 Smartphones with Lower Cost Chipset
Qualcomm has announced a new Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to lead towards sub-$150 smartphones. The MSM7227 solution will offer advanced processing and rich multimedia while utilizing HSDPA/HSUPA for broadband data speeds over 3G networks. It also can support all leading mobile operating systems including Android, symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platform. more
Related Tags: android, 3g, windows-mobile, sim, smartphone, qualcomm, bluetooth, smartphones, wind, cdma, hsupa, chipsets, windows, modem, chipset, brew, display
Handango Publishes Top Mobile Applications Chart for 2008
Mobile applications retailer, Handango has published its 2008 Handango Yardstick. For the first time, Handango is releasing 'Handango's Top Ten' list identifying the top ten downloaded applications across all operating platforms and devices and sold through Handango's multiple distribution channels. more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, smartphone, samsung, smartphones, wind, texas, palm, blackberry, 3, omnia, weather, handango, ea, email
Nokia kick-starts GPS market in Europe
Opinion piece by Tony Cripps and Michele Mackenzie, principal analysts
According to a new Ovum forecast, the market for GPS-enabled mobile devices
will grow rapidly, from an estimated 163.9 million shipments in 2007 to almost
572 million in 2012. In the early years this growth has been driven by the CDMA
players, namely Qualcomm, serving large CDMA markets such as the US, where the
E911 mandate stipulates the use of location-based technologies in handsets, and
markets such as Korea and Japan where demand for location-enabled services is
higher than in other regions.
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Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, iphone, apple, apple, qualcomm, edge, wind, cdma, ovum, blackberry, oss, oem, e911, operating-system, windows, chipset
Global smart phone shipments rise 28% - Apple Takes #2 Position
Despite the gloomy economic picture and the problems being experienced by some of the leading mobile handset vendors, global shipments of smart phones hit a new peak of just under 40 million units in Q3 2008, according to the latest estimates from leading analyst firm Canalys. more
Related Tags: android, t-mobile, microsoft, iphone, samsung, motorola, apple, apple, wind, tim, htc, blackberry, rim, windows, symbian-foundation, storm, maps
Skyhook Wireless Brings Wi-Fi Location to Symbian OS
Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) has demonstrated Wi-Fi positioning on the latest version of symbian OS, v9.5. The collaborative work between the two partner companies demonstrates support for Skyhook's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) by symbian's LBS architecture, enabling fast and accurate location acquisition in urban and indoor environments. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, social-networking, smartphone, rural, lbs, location-based-services, skyhook, a-gps, ims, indoor
Open Source OS Assists Chinese Development of the Smart Phone Market
A report from Chinese research firm, CCID Consulting shows that the sales volume of smart phones in China's market in the first half of 2008 reached 15.671 million sets, up 32.1% over H1 2007, and the sales revenue reached 37.74 billion Yuan, up 25.7% over H1 2007. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, windows-mobile, samsung, motorola, wind, zte, china-mobile, td-scdma, lenovo, ericsson, sony, mobile-internet, open-source, operating-system, ccid-consulting, windows, linux, China
TomTom's Tele Atlas Gets 5-Year Google Map Deal
AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones Newswires)--Dutch digital map maker TeleAtlas Monday signed a five-year deal with Google that will see its maps included on new Google services, including cellphones based on its Android operating system. more
Related Tags: android, google, apple, compete, tele-atlas, tomtom, tomtom, maps
Sony Ericsson Shows Off Windows Mobile Based Smartphone
In a break from its symbian heritage, Sony Ericsson has announced its first Windows Mobile based smartphone, the XPERIA X1. The smartphone combines a 3-inch clear wide VGA display and a full QWERTY keyboard within a metal-finish body. The phones with a fairly standard set of features, including a 3.2 megapixel camera and aGPS. The connectivity is provided by Wi-Fi and 3G with both HSDPA and HSUPA. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, windows-mobile, hsupa, touchscreen, sony, xperia
Four New Mobile Phones from Samsung America
Samsung Electronics has shown off four new mobile phones at the CES 2008 show today. more
Related Tags: google, windows-mobile, mms, bluetooth, edge, samsung, memory, gprs, drm, camera-phone, ces, USA
Nokia UK Ships Millionth N95 Phone
Nokia says that it's N95 mobile phone multimedia computer
has sold one million units in the UK since its launch in April this year. The Nokia N95
comes with a pioneering 2-way slide concept, integrated GPS functionality, a 5
megapixel camera and support for high-speed mobile networks.
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