| Mobile 2.0 Europe Developer Day: June 18-19 2009 Barcelona Posted: 27 May 2009 06:07 AM PDT The Mobile 2.0 Europe Developer Day is a two day even to be held in Barcelona on the 18th and 19th of June, and is a conference to bring together experts and leaders from all aspects of the mobile arena. The Mobile 2.0 Europe Developer Day is an opportunity is a great opportunity for companies to connect with start-up innovation, industry leadership and to broaden their C-level relationships. At this 2 day event there will be exploration of emerging mobile ecosystem and disruptive mobile innovation, and is to be help at Espacio ESADE FORUM, Barcelona and runs from 9:00am through to 6:00pm |
| Mobile Money Summit Barcelona: 22 to 25 June 2009 Posted: 27 May 2009 05:57 AM PDT Mobile banking can deliver low cost financial services to millions of mobile phone users, especially in developing countries where banking services are not always easily available. This is where the GSMA Mobile Money Summit 2009 will deliver insights, connections and solutions to make the most of mobile banking. The 2nd annual GSMA Mobile Money Summit 2009 is to be held at Fira Montjuic in Barcelona on the 22nd to the 25th of June this year and will bring together senior exec from financial services, solutions vendors, mobile network operators, regulatory and policy makers, and development organisations. |
| AT&T cheaper iPhone plans and netbook expansion Posted: 27 May 2009 05:51 AM PDT AT&T head of mobility and consumer business, Ralph de la Vega has told Reuters that he sees a gradual economic recovery. De la Vega also said that it will be costly for AT&T to cut prices of unlimited web surfing service. Rather AT&T could offer limited web surfing on mobile phones at a lower fee. De la Vega has stated that they continue to study what is the best thing that is available; not just from the iPhone point of view, but what AT&T can do to stimulate demand. The AT&T exec also announced that AT&T is to expand sales of their netbook business from Dell Inc, Lenovo Group Ltd and Acer Inc to all AT&T stores through this summer. |
| Will the New iPhone 2009 have iVideo? Posted: 27 May 2009 05:44 AM PDT With an expected new iPhone coming from Apple this summer, there has been considerable speculation as to what this new iPhone 2009 will have as features and computer world has done a roundup of some of those rumours. For example there have been rumours of video chat capability supported by MMS, rumours of a 32GB iPhone. Video chat was a big concern for some developers and analysts at last years WWDC. The new iPhone OS 3.0 is said to support MMS and 100 new features including cut & paste and Bluetooth. The MMS software reports indicate that the next iPhone could well support iPhone video chat and for that to be so the new iPhone 2009 would need to sport a good camera and microphone along with a fast connection speed.
So will the new iPhone 2009 have iVideo? It is possible. |
| Is Apple iPhone Better for Mobile Advertising? Posted: 27 May 2009 04:58 AM PDT Apparently according to an article on emarketer, the Apple iPhone may just take mobile advertising up a notch as the word is iPhone users are more likely to recall mobile adverts than users of other mobile handsets. Apparently figures show that iPhone users had higher rates of recall via all measured media types of mobile ads including SMS, mobile display, mobile TV, video adverts, audio, picture and video messages. The iPhone was ranked as the 2nd highest selling smartphone in 09, and was ranked at number 1 in the second half of 08. So it appears the Apple iPhone is good for mobile advertising. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. |
| Motorola: 3 Ways to Android Development Posted: 27 May 2009 04:21 AM PDT Apparently there are three ways developers can get to grips with developing Android for Motorola, and these three ways have been shown to the guys over at Intomobile. If you are a developer and wish to join the Motorola Android game then you can opt for joining an Android meet-up, or check out an Android Podcast, or even check out the Android Blog. So there you have it Motorola's three ways to tempt developers to becoming involved with the Android platform on Motorola mobile phones. Quite simple really isn't it. |
| Palm Pre to be sold only to the Right Customers? Posted: 27 May 2009 04:11 AM PDT Apparently a Palm and Sprint Palm Pre Launch Guide has the statement in it…We Can't Afford to Sell the Pre to the Wrong Customers, reports ubergizmo. Now if true just what does the "Wrong Customer" mean to Palm and Sprint? We already know places such as Best Buy will have limited stock of the Palm Pre. Does this statement mean potential customers for the Palm Pre need to be vetted before being allowed to purchase? Are normal everyday people not worthy of the Palm Pre? If said statement is true just how are sales people going to work out who the right customers are? Any ideas? |
| Terminate the Rate Campaign by BT and 3UK Posted: 27 May 2009 04:00 AM PDT Well, apparently BT and 3UK have a campaign running to get the Mobile Termination Rate lowered to a more reasonable rate. The campaign is called Terminate The Rate, which the MTR currently sits at around 4.7p or more for every minute of a call, which adds up to millions of pounds for consumers in the UK every year. 3UK and BT believe the MTR is excessive and distorts competition and thus want Ofcom to lower the rate to reflect actual costs. If you are of the same opinion and would like to support the campaign you can sign the online petition by following the link. |
| Sharp LR0GC02 Slimmest Solar Panel in World Posted: 27 May 2009 03:45 AM PDT Sharp has announced the availability of their slimmest mobile phone solar panel, and is now available to mobile phone manufacturers across the globe for use in future mobile hardware according to an article over on akihabaranews. The Sharp LR0GC02 Solar Panel is just 0.8mm thick and is thus the world's thinnest solar panel. Sharp hopes to make the use of solar powered mobile handsets more convenient by producing this slimmer panel. The Sharp LR0GC02 Solar Panel is only capable of outputting 300 mW of power though due to its extreme thinness which isn't enough to power a smartphone on its own so would be needed to be used in conjunction with a more traditional Li-ion battery. |
| HTC Touch Pro2 Unlocked Available Online Posted: 27 May 2009 03:31 AM PDT The latest word on the HTC Touch Pro2 is that the smartphone is now available online and unlocked. Devicewire.co.uk now has the HTC QWERTY slider flagship Touch Pro2 up on its website for the price of £509.99 including VAT, although they only have 41 in stock. Quick spec reminder on the HTC Touch Pro2, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 3.6 inch touch sensitive WVGA display, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA/WCDMA, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR and A2DP, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, TouchFLO 3D user interface, FM radio, GPS, 5 row QWERTY keyboard and microSD slot. |
| Samsung S5050 Slider Price and Release Details Posted: 27 May 2009 03:15 AM PDT The Samsung S5050 slide form factor mobile phone has been about since back in February, and is coloured to attract the ladies, although there is no reason why a guy should carry a Samsung S5050, states engadget mobile. The Samsung S5050 sports EDGE data, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, vibrant organic light at 320 x 240 resolution, FM radio with RDS, mucroSD support and Bluetooth. The word is the Samsung S5050 handset will be released this summer with an unlocked price tag of 4500 Czech crowns which is about $236. |
| Could Motorola be Skipping WinMo 6.5 to Save Cash? Posted: 27 May 2009 03:05 AM PDT Motorola has apparently switched operating systems for their latest handset switching from Windows Mobile to Android stating they believe Android is more competitive. However, Motorola does say when Windows Mobile 7 becomes available in 2010 they will participate in a more focused way. Betanews had a discussion with analysts on thi subject last week with Avi Greengart, Research Dircetor for Consumer Devices as Current Analysis, and he defended Windows Mobile 6.5 as a viable OS. So is Motorola looking to save cash simply by skipping Windows Mobile 6.5 and opting for Google Android OS due to its relatively low-cost licensing model and semi-open-source structure? |
| Analyst Ups Price Target for Research In Motion Posted: 27 May 2009 02:44 AM PDT According to a report on the windsorstar, BMO Capital Markets has raised their price target for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion shares. BMO Capital Markets say that strong mobile phone shipments along with lower operating expenses at Research In Motion is the reason. BMO Capital Markets analyst, Keith Bachman, raised his price target on RIM stock from $72 up to $82, and said mid range along with high end products in various price points will keep shipment strong, along with keeping gross margins more balanced. So some good news for Research In Motion then. |
| Palm Pre Handsets Available Below 150K? Posted: 27 May 2009 02:34 AM PDT According to Ashok Kumar, an analyst for Collins Stewart, Palm and Foxconn International are experiencing problems producing high quantities of the Palm Pre smartphone reports barrons. Sprint has already acknowledged there will be limited supplies of the Palm Pre when it goes live on June the 6th. Best Buy has also confirmed they will have limited stock. However, Kumar, after checking back with his source at Foxconn now believes that the supply of the Palm Pre at introduction will be below even a reduced estimate of some 150,000 Palm Pre handsets. The reason given for this is Foxconn is more or less having to check each handset one by one by hand. |
| Palm Pre price target on the stock from $12 to $14 Posted: 27 May 2009 02:22 AM PDT Mike Abramsky, an analyst for RBC Capital has raised his target price on Palm Pre stock from $12 to $14 confirms a report on Barrons. Abramsky says the Palm Pre offers the benefits of the iPhone and the BlackBerry. Abramsky also believes that a positive reception of the Palm Pre will "trounce the sceptics." Abramsky's earnings expectations are higher than the Street, with a forcast for a loss of $1.91 per share for the fiscal year ending May vs. the consensus of a loss of $2.37 per share. So basically if the Palm Pre sells to the tune of 10 million handsets from release through to the same time in 2010, Palm should have $1.4 million in sales on a non-GAAP basis in May. Which means non-GAAP profit would total a loss of 13 cents. |
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