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Pantech C3 review
While thicker than Motorola Inc.'s hugely successful Razr and its mimics, the C3 is smaller in every other way, starting with weight and ending with price, which at this point is zero if you're willing to sign a two-year service contract.No, it's not quite as pretty as the dashing devices making their way down the cellular runway these days, and no doubt Apple Inc.'s iPhone will turn more heads. Even so, the compact, minimalist style of the C3 seems to catch some eyes when people see me take it out.
Review: Size a big feature on tiny phone - Yahoo! News
China to have 600 million mobile phone users by 2010
China is expected to have more than 600 million mobile phone users by 2010, state media said Wednesday.Xinhua News Agency, citing the Ministry of Information Industry, said the number of mobile users this year should reach 520 million, up from 460 million in 2006.
It also said the number of Chinese using the Internet will top 200 million, accounting for 15 percent of the country's population of 1.3 billion.
Report: China to have 600 million mobile phone users by 2010 - International Herald Tribune
RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday introduced the BlackBerry 8800, a new smartphone that builds on the media playing capabilities of RIM’s the BlackBerry Pearl phone. The 8800 will debut later this month in North America through AT&T, the same carrier that will carry Apple’s iPhone in June, starting at $299 with a two-year service commitment.It gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS for enhanced access to location based applications and services, including the pre-loaded BlackBerry® Maps application. A media player for your video clips and music. Expandable memory to ensure you’ve got the room you need for your media files. And a high-capacity battery to allow you to make the most of it all.
Macworld: News: RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
iPhone: Not touchy feely
There’s an interesting tradeoff presented by the iPhone. While the phone can do more, and it’s interface is fluid, in some ways it widens the gulf between human and computer.When you touch it it doesn’t touch you back.
That may prove to be a good thing. It may prove that what we think we need we don’t really need. The tradeoffs may payoff. But we’ve certainly lost the tactile feedback humans are used to when dealing with things that are right in front of us. Now the connection is simulated. Rich textures have been replaced with androgynous glass.
iPhone: Not touchy feely - (37signals)
Phones are the new cars
The car's history suggests that the phone's future is about divergence, not convergencePhones, like cars, are fashion items: people generally replace them long before they actually wear out. Both are social technologies that bring people together and act as symbols of independence for teenagers. And phones and cars alike promote freedom, mobility and new lifestyles, with unexpected social consequences. Both started off being defined by their precursors: early cars resembled horseless carriages, and early mobile phones looked similar to push-button fixed-line phones, only without the wire. Now both come in a bewildering range of strange shapes and sizes.
Last, and perhaps most important, the history of the car suggests that the technology industry's current mania for “converged” devices is misguided. Nobody asks what the ideal shape for a car is, or predicts that eventually all cars will look identical. Instead there are different models for different uses: roomy people-carriers for school runs, sports cars for those suffering mid-life crises, small cars for urban dwellers. Some people own more than one car, since no single vehicle meets all their needs. The same will surely be true of phones: the quest for the perfect handset that does everything is silly, since different types of users have different requirements. That suggests that handsets will become more diverse, rather than more uniform, in future: divergence, not convergence. At the same time, expect to see more people switching between different phones depending on the situation. For clues to the future of the phone, look in your driveway.
Economist.com | Articles by Subject | Technology trends
Samsung phone gets a mouse
Samsung’s SCH-V960 features optical sensor button for user convenienceUsers can point the cursor and click directly on icons on MyScreen, similar interface to that on a PC environment, and gain direct access to frequently used menus such as photo album, messaging, and music menu. Users can also use the Optical Joystick to easily scroll through the play list while listening to their music.
Why do people want the iPhone?
Well, there are a few reasons why there’s such a pent-up demand for an Apple cellphone:Cellphones today suck. Especially smartphones. It’s 2006 and a good phone — and I mean an honestly really good phone — still hasn’t been made. A new competitor — any new competitor, be it ALP or Linux or the Applephone — is highly anticipated.
People are already sick of Windows Mobile dominating the landscape. I’ve been a long time Windows Mobile user, but let’s face it, it’s pretty much the only smartphone game in town in the US. You can go Symbian, but the devices just aren’t there through carrier purchases. Palm is obviously a joke, and Linux / JUIX is nowhere to be found.
Cellphones haven’t gotten music integration right. Sure, there are enough phones with media buttons and microSD slots to go around, but that doesn’t mean they work well.
Using your phone and your Mac is often a painful and tedious experience. In fact, the same goes for using your phone and most any computer.People are curious to see how radically the cellphone can be re-envisioned, and the expect Apple to lead that charge.
Why do people want the Applephone so much? - Ryan Block
Tricks to make your phone smarter
Sure, you bought a great cell phone, but is it reaching its full potential? If you're like most mobile phone users, the answer is no.You can, however, make a New Year's resolution to turbocharge your phone with five new capabilities. The best part is that you don't have to spend a dime. It's all free.
Five fantastic free phone tricks
Taiwan handset makers betting on smartphones
With only a small chance of seeing major expansion in the worldwide market share, Taiwan's handset makers are looking upon smartphones to be their next major profit driver, according to industry sources.According to DigiTimes Research, Taiwan's handset shipments for 2006 will total about 146 million units, accounting for 15% of worldwide shipments, up from 10% in 2005.
However, the global handset market is quickly consolidating, with major vendors, such as Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics, having a high proportion of in-house production. The slow growth for outsourcing will be an obstacle to Taiwan makers' shipment growth, the sources noted.
Although Taiwan's share of worldwide handset shipments, according to DigiTimes Research, may increase to 15-21%, the makers will have a mountain to climb to achieve the 40% goal set for 2008 by the Industrial Development Bureau of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Competition has been growing strong from EMS suppliers, and increases in orders from major vendors can hardly be expected, the sources said.
But the makers are changing their strategy, developing smartphones as their next profit driver, the sources remarked.
Taiwan handset makers betting on smartphones
Yet another Apple iPhone image
This image looks like it’s something an ad agency is putting together for Apple. So in my mind I’m thinking that Apple gave a bunch of info and images to the ad agency to play with.
Is the name Apple iPhone still alive? - aMobileME
Data Shows Great Interest in Mobile Music and Social Networking Services on Cell Phones
Oxy Systems, Inc., a leading developer of mobile music and social networking services, today reported new consumer and subscriber data demonstrating a great desire among teens and young adults for mobile music and social networking services on their mobile handsets.Oxy Systems' new phling!® mobile music and social networking service is currently being offered as a free pilot service to all subscribers of Swisscom Mobile, Switzerland's largest mobile carrier. Subscriber usage and feedback from the first 30 days of this service offering reveals that the initial subscriber base collectively has hundreds of thousands of songs in their personal music collections stored on their PCs. The largest number of songs owned by a single user is approximately 18,000.
