Posted on 2009 under Communications |
14
Nov
The world’s third-largest computer company will start selling its first mobile phone next month through China Mobile, the country’s biggest wireless carrier. The phone, called the Dell Mini 3, runs Google’s Android and has no keyboard and a touch screen. It will also not have wi-fi to comply with government regulations.
Dell also said it will be available in Brazil later this year, but did not mention when it would launch a phone in the U.S. with AT&T (NYSE: T). In China, the Mini 3 will be part of China Mobile’s forthcoming OPhone line, which will compete against the iPhone being sold exclusively by China Unicom. Dell’s relationship with China Mobile first kicked off through selling subsidized netbooks with cellular data plans. Michael Tatelman, VP of sales and marketing for Dell’s global consumer business, told AP that Dell wants carriers to have some control over the phone, which is why it choose the flexible Android platform. As Michael Dell said previously, Tatelman confirmed the company still hasn’t ruled out making phones running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.
Posted on 2009 under Communications |
3
Sep
Last week, China Unicom announced that it had secured a distribution deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) regarding its iconic handset, but that has not deterred the country’s largest carrier, China Mobile, from seeking a deal of their own.
ComputerWorld reports today that talks between Apple and China Mobile are still ongoing, according to a China Mobile spokeswoman. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed that its three-year distribution deal with China Unicom is not exclusive, but did not say whether they are considering additional partners.
Although China Unicom isn’t the largest provider in China, it was the obvious choice for Apple because the carrier is rolling out a 3G network that’s compatible with the technology currently being used in the iPhone. That differs from China Mobile, which uses a homegrown version of 3G called TD-SCDMA. Whether Apple would be willing to support such an obscure technology—even for the chance at reaching one of the world’s largest userbase—is unknown, especially since its been hesitant to even support CDMA.
Clearly, the technology was one hold-up in discussions between Apple and China Mobile, but also plans by the carrier to create its own App Store may have posed a conflict with the iTunes App Store.
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3
Sep
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) used the opening day of its two-day Nokia World gathering in Stuttgart to announce a widget that lets mobile Facebook users add location data and maps to their status updates. It’s a lifecasting plugin for the existing beta Ovi Maps app and uses handsets’ built-in GPS.
But it is a pretty modest step, given Nokia’s previous grand LBS announcements like Point & Find, which hasn’t yet been delivered to the mass market. Nokia’s previously heralded SoLo (social location) idea, which would combine the phonebook with location data, is again due to be discussed.
In his keynote, CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo addressed onlookers’ criticisms that Nokia has been too trigger-happy with its announcements: “The critics have been right,” he said, promising all services previewed at this Nokia World will be available to try within 48 hours.
This year, Nokia finds itself with falling market share, a worsening image in the US and behind Apple’s curve on smartphone UI innovation – but it still has the opportunity to deliver location-based services to the masses.
“We know we still have a lot of work to do,” Kallasvuo said, “but we have a solid plan in place … our ambition is nothing less than to create the biggest delivery platform for services for mobile …
“Piece by piece, we are building a new Nokia. Is it an up-hill climb? Of course it is, and we still have a way to go – but we at Nokia relish the role and challenge of the underdog.”
Although the latest flagship consumer handset, the N97, has received poor reviews, Kallasvuo said it was selling at a faster rate than its popular N95 predecessor. Future Nokia devices will come in three categories, he said: “Phones, smartphones and mobile computers.”
Nokia World is giving the handset maker a chance to further discuss the Booklet 3G netbook (full specs, €575 price), N900 smartphone and Nokia Money announcements already made in the last two weeks.
But it also announced two new touchscreen music phones, the X3 and X6, which will be a Comes With Music device, and an N97 mini, a slimmed-down version. Release.
Nokia Messaging is getting an upgrade to facilitate status updates to social services.
Posted on 2009 under Communications |
2
Sep
After waiting nearly eight months since their original announcement, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will release phones based on its latest version of Windows Mobile on Oct. 6. Release.
Microsoft has designed Windows Mobile 6.5 to be geared towards both business users and consumers in an attempt to break from their reputation of being a workhorse-only. Practically, that means the phone’s touchscreen can now be used with a finger and not a stylus and it will have better internet browsing and access to an app store, called Windows Marketplace for Mobile store. It also comes with Microsoft’s My Phone, which lets users back up critical information, like contacts and photos, to the computer (a feature once limited to users who had access to Microsoft’s Exchange services). However, it’s not until Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 7 next year that it will be deemed more comparable to the iPhone or Google’s Android.
Microsoft listed a slew of partners that will embrace the new OS in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. In North America, it named carriers such as AT&T (NYSE: T), Bell Mobility, Sprint (NYSE: S), Telus and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), and handset makers including HP, HTC, LG (SEO: 066570), Samsung and Toshiba.
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31
Aug
NEWS RELEASE
AMD’s World Renowned ATI Radeon ™ HD 4800 Series Found in High Performance iMac and Mac Pro Computers Complements Snow Leopard with OpenCL
— Leading ATI Radeon™ graphics with OpenCL deliver high performance for next
Generation Mac operating system —
Mumbai, India, August 31, 2009 : AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the world renowned ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series, now found in some of the highest performance iMac and Mac Pro configurations, complements Snow Leopard’s fully compliant OpenCL Version 1.0 implementation. As an open standard specification, OpenCL is a key enabler of ATI Stream technology, which allows developers to create highly efficient applications balanced across CPU and GPU resources for superior performance running on Snow Leopard systems.
“Software developers can better serve end-users through open standards and OpenCL, a major component of Snow Leopard, that enables AMD’s ATI Stream technology to accelerate mainstream applications through the processing the power of a GPU,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Products Group. “Whether you’re enjoying HD multimedia content or playing the newest games, the ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 and ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 in the latest Mac Pro and iMac help ATI Stream-enabled applications run faster.”
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics are available in the latest Mac Pro, while the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics power the latest iMac. Designed as high-performance parts for the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 family of products, these feature-rich graphics processors redefine computer entertainment with advanced capabilities including support for the latest games and a home theater-quality HD multimedia experience on HD-capable monitors for use at work, at home or at play.
- ATI Stream technology leverages multi-core CPU and GPU architectures to accelerate the execution of stream-enabled highly parallel functions enabling software developers to enable improved performance and interactivity across a broad range of OpenCL capable compute platforms.
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