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Research in Motion announced acquisition of Torch Mobile, the Toronto based developer that has created Iris – an open-source browser for mobile devices. As Blackberry users look for innovation, RIM take a bold step in redefining their browser.
Continue reading Innovation Come to BlackBerry as RIM Acquires Torch Mobile
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 25/08/2009
According to The NPD Group, a market research company, when it comes to sales of mobile phones in the U.S. feature phones still rule the market, even as smartphone sales continue to increase their share of overall handset sales.
NPD?s Mobile Phone Track information reveals that unit-sales of new feature phones fell 5 percentage points to 72 percent of new handset sales in the Q2 2009, while sales of new smartphones reached 28 percent of overall consumer purchases ? a 47 percent increase in the category?s share since last year.
Continue reading Feature Phones Still Rule the U.S. Market
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 24/08/2009
Not long after Apple removed the official Google Voice application and any other applications that use Google Voice functionality from its iPhone App Store, the Federal Communications Commission has asked both Apple and AT&T to clarify the reasons of the removal.
The companies just answered FCC and published their statements.
A bit surprisingly, Apple stated that the company has not rejected the Google Voice application, and continues to study it.
Continue reading Apple Explains the Removal of Google Voice from App Store
Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 24/08/2009
INTERVIEW: Erik Hallberg, Senior Vice President and Head of TeliaSonera Mobility Services in Sweden, tells smartphone.biz-news how this telecom is changing the face of mobile technology with its innovative 4G network.
Continue reading 4G: Network For Real Mass Market Activity
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 21/08/2009
Blockbuster, a provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, announced plans to feature the BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand movie download service in select Motorola phones. Through the agreement next generation Motorola phones will feature the OnDemand application, providing on-the-go download access to Blockbuster’s digital library of current movies.
Continue reading Motorola to Feature Blockbuster Movie Download Service in Next Generation Handsets
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 19/08/2009
Huawei has been selected by Grameenphone to deploy Bangladesh?s first solar-powered base transceiver stations.
To provide mobile connectivity in rural areas Huawei will install its fourth-generation base stations, using a solar and diesel generator hybrid power solution. The base stations will primarily be powered by harnessing solar energy without having to be linked to an electricity grid. The diesel generator will be used as a backup.
Continue reading Huawei to Deploy First Solar-Powered Base Transceiver Stations in Bangladesh
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 18/08/2009
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Fazal Hussein, CEO of Helios Towers, was interviewed at the West & Central African Com conference held in Abuja, Nigeria.
He talks about the Sub-Saharian market and he thinks the only way for the operators to go forward is to develop a lean architecture.
Continue reading West & Central African Com: Infrastructure Sharing on the Sub-Saharan Market
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 18/08/2009
Infonetics Research released results from its IMS Plans: Global Service Provider Survey. It shows that 80% of Infonetics? service provider respondents run fixed voice over IMS today or will by 2011 and that more than half of the service provider respondents plan to deploy video telephony and converged mobile/fixed-line services over the next 12?18 months.
Continue reading Fixed-Line VoIP Service as a Mainstay of IMS Deployments
Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 17/08/2009
Telefónica O2 Germany opens mobile telecommunications network for Voice-over-IP services. From today, all O2 customers in Germany can use mobile internet telephony services like Skype or Fring with the current internet packs from O2. Using VoIP services will not be extra charged.
Continue reading O2 Germany Clears the Way for VoIP on the Mobile Phone
Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 17/08/2009
InterAct, a provider of software for enterprises and government agencies, announced the successful integration with proposed Next Generation 9-1-1 architecture. The company is the only provider to completely process end-to-end NG9-1-1 calls from the caller to the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Geographic Information mapping systems (GIS) using nothing but IP connections.
Continue reading InterAct First to Validate Next Generation 9-1-1 Architecture
Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 14/08/2009