Articles tagged with: Vodafone and Microsoft

Microsoft Finally Shows Off its First Smartphones

After several years of speculation, Microsoft has finally shown off its first own-brand mobile phone - the KIN. The phone - manufactured by Japan's Sharp - will be exclusively available from Verizon Wireless in the USA in May and from vodafone this autumn in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.  more

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Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?

The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007.  more

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Vodafone to Resell Microsoft Business Communications Tools

Microsoft and vodafone have announced an agreement under which vodafone will resell Microsoft's hosted communications and collaboration solution composed of fixed and mobile voice and data, customer equipment and handsets, and Microsoft Online Services.  more

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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, lte, mit, gsma, smart, vodafone-foundation, united-nations, mhealth, nokia,, health


Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008

Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, amd, intel, samsung, eu, mobistar, tesco, elisa, lte, zte, dell, idc, personal, sfr, touchscreens, asus, notebook, presence, bell


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

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Ex-Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin Shortlisted to take Top Job at Yahoo

Former vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin is one of a shortlist of possible contenders to take the top job at struggling internet firm, Yahoo - reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.  more

Related Tags: google, cisco, yahoo, cisco-systems, arun-sarin, vodafone-group, court


Vodafone to Start Selling HP Smartphones

HP has announced an agreement with vodafone in Europe to resell the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger and the HP iPAQ Data Messenger, starting in the UK, with other European countries to be announced.  more

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