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Motorola shocked Wall Street by posting tiny revenue last week and by maintaining its spot as the third major manufacturer of mobile phones in the world.
Meanwhile, Greg Brown, Motorola’s present CEO, has been re-positioned as the sole CEO of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions unit, which is in charge of the non-handset section of the company. [...]
The LiMo Foundation prides itself of presently setting out 20 different mobile phone brands in the market. These include Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and other brands have all lucratively brought LiMo handsets to the market.
The LiMo Foundation aims to enlarge the utilization of Linux in mobile phones and just recently, it declared that it has developed [...]
The proposal of a certain bill named the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act has been conceded in and approved by The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last Thursday. This act is a proposed bill that would ban using cellular phones for voice calls during flights in the U.S. and [...]
Both LG and Dolby have arrived at a pact that will formulate the first cell phone to integrate the technology of Dolby’s system into its units. Some of the features that would be incorporated in LG cellphones are Mobile Surround, Sound Space Expander, Natural Bass, High Frequency Enhancer, Graphic EQ, Sound Level Control, and Mono-to-Stereo [...]
As of today, T-Mobile announced the Sidekick Shells – a chance for users to design their own Sidekick cellphones by making use of their own photos, graphic designs, patterns, texts, icons, or logos. After drafting, designs will be custom-printed into the cellphone housing. When done, images of these personally-designed units can be forwarded [...]
We’ve used the LG KF750 Secret, the third model in LG Mobile’s “Black Label” series, has been used for a couple of weeks. Enough to determine what’s hot, and what’s not.
What’s Hot
* Good looks
* Compact size goes well with sleek suits and petite handbags
* Deep feature set
* The display really is scratch-proof
* HSDPA-capable
* Did we say it looks good?
* Responsive
What’s Not
* Lacks WiFi (but it’s the only feature lacking though)
* Camera doesn’t deserve the “5.0 megapixel” label
* One proprietary port for charger, headphones, and data cable (i.e., you can only do one thing with it at a time)
* 900 mAh battery = too little portable juice
* Chrome framing gets scratched easily
* Loves fingerprints
* Touch controls more gimmicky than useful
By loading lots of features into a very thin phone, LG has made the Secret value-packed at any price (check out Google Product Search). Yet we can only recommend this phone based on its beautiful exterior.
Source: www.thegadgetblog.com
iPhone is a very interesting device. It was a big sensation on the cell phone market when it appeared. Apart from being the long-awaited phone from Apple, it also introduced many features that were anticipated by community. People wanted multimedia phone with huge and bright screen, and, of course, as it is from Apple, it must have Apple’s iTunes integrated perfectly. All these features were implemented correctly, and in result customers obtained one of the best smartphones on the market. However, other companies did not want to miss this opportunity, and hurried to make their own iPhone rivals. It is hard to compete with such a strong opponent, but some of the models apperaed to be quite interesting. In this top we wanted to choose top 10 iPhone killers, or so-called ones.
Phonescoop.com provides us a video preview of the Motorola ZN5 the 5-megashooter. Check it out after the break.
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Fujitsu has launched its F706i waterproof phone. The phone is available in four colors and it’s front plain surface hide a LED panel behind that display phones operation, (time, lock…) and displays a nice pattern (design figures with 50 different colors). F706i features the 2in1 phone option (you can have two telephone numbers on one device (dual sim maybe)) , HSDPA support, 3G WorldRing (can be used overseas), the DCMXiD (electronic wallet), PC web browser (a real internet browser), 2.7-inch display, 1Seg TV tuner and a 2.0-megapixel camera with image stabilizer. Unfortunately this phone is only available in Japan. Fortunately there are more pretty models after the break.
I want one!!! the white one.
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In a move that could give a welcome, if short-lived, boost to consumer electronics makers and retailers, consumers up and down the West Coast are snapping up headsets that let them talk on cell phones while driving — and stay in compliance with a law that took effect in California and Washington state on July 1.
Demand for hands-free headsets has been so robust that the Verizon Wireless store in San Mateo, Calif., added a whole new section for the devices, says store manager Aari Jethmal. “The shelves have been cleared and restocked and cleared and restocked.” Verizon Wireless, owned by Verizon Communications and Vodafone, is the second-largest U.S. mobile-phone provider, after AT&T.
Sales Boost Expected
The law, which stipulates penalties for driving while talking on a handheld cell phone, is a boon for Plantronics and other makers of headsets that use so-called Bluetooth wireless connectivity. “Historically Bluetooth headsets have been a low-margin product, so they would need to drive significant product to move the bottom-line needle,” says Avondale Partners analyst John Bright, who has an “outperform” rating on Plantronics shares. “Luckily California is the largest state and a heavy cell-phone usage state, so it certainly bodes well for heavy volume.”
On June 26, Bright raised his estimate for Plantronics’ June quarter earnings by a penny, to 35 percent a share, in anticipation of the law taking effect. That’s a cent higher than the average of Wall Street estimates. The shares have gotten little apparent lift since the law kicked in, slipping to 21.05 on July 2, from 22.32 on June 30.
Plantronics expects a sales boost in California for the second and third quarters, says spokesman Dan Race, though he didn’t provide specifics. “We’re seeing good interest in our premium products,” Race says.
Other Bluetooth manufacturers poised to benefit include Motorola; GN Netcom, maker of…
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