23 Feb 10 Worldwide cellphone sales in 2009: same as 2008
According to a report made by Gartner, Inc. the worldwide mobile phone sales to users in 2009 was close to 1.211 billion, which is not a lot when comparing to the previous year of 2008. Actually it is worse, because it noticed a decline of 0,9% when comparing the 2 years.
On the other hand, the 4th quarter of 2009 was pretty good in terms of sales, because when comparing to 2008 the increase was a lot – 8,3%.
Carolina Milanesi of Gartner, comments:
In 2009, smartphone-focused vendors like Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4 and 19.9 per cent of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively.
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20 Jan 10 More kids have cellphones than ever
I remember when I was younger pretty much no one had a cell phone. However, when my age increased so did the number of my peers with handsets. Now a days, things are much different and it’s become increasingly difficult to find someone without a cellphone.
In fact, a recent study done shows that over 1/3rd of 10-11 year olds in the United States have their own cellphones. Is this ridiculous or just a ripe opportunity for developers to make some kid oriented apps? You be the judge.
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09 Sep 09 The PinkTooth Wireless Headsets by ChicBuds
Most of us are familiar with the BlueTooth headsets but now it seems that women are going to have one customized and certainly designed especially for the feminine gender. They are called PinkTooth wireless headsets, a new hands-free headset for cellphones released by chicBuds.com. Other than being comfortable for her, these new PinkTooth is lightweight and boasts of a sleek black frame that is complemented by either pink or clear crystals.
While the Swarovski crystals make an impact, they do so by adding a depth of color and texture that is chic and elegant rather than gaudy or girly. Because of its small size, PinkTooth is easy to carry and stays out of the way of hair and glasses that can knock headsets loose.
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08 Apr 09 Picoprojector Market Forecasted to Exceed $1 Billion
We have seen a couple of phones come out with integrated picoprojectors as added features to new mobile phones today and apparently this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Based on forecasts made by In-Stat, the market for picoprojectors is expected to exceed $1.1 billion within the next five years.
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Illumination technologies continue to develop with vendors offering both LED and laser. Green laser is a critical development area.
- Projector module economies of scale will expand the market for embedded picoprojectors to lower-priced cellphones and media players in the near future.
- Among companies offering picoprojectors include 3M, Displaytech, Foxxcon, Light Blue Optics, Oculon, Optoma, Microvision, Toshiba, and TI.
The research, “Embedded Picoprojectors Ready To Break Out Worldwide”, covers the worldwide market for picoprojectors. It includes:
- Market shipments, attach rates and five-year forecasts for products using picoprojector modules: cellphones, computing devices, personal media players, digital cameras, digital camcorders, and accessory projectors.
- Worldwide picoprojector module shipments and revenue forecasts.
- Analysis of competing illumination technologies (LED, laser) as well as MEMS and liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays.
- Profiles of key technology vendors.
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29 Oct 08 New AT&T innovative store at Albany Area, NY
It seems as AT&T is learning with other companies, and decided to create a new store that really provides a good experience to their customers, and not the same old “buy this and go home” scene. The store is located in Albany, NY, more specifically at 1762 Central Avenue in Colonie.
What kind of unusual features does the AT&T Colonie store has to offer?
- Productivity solutions thanks to the AT&T staff teaching how to use e-mail function and Microsoft applications on PDAs, smartphones, and other cellphones.
- 6 demo units of the iPhone
- 2 flat-panel HD screens to use with other AT&T products
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28 Oct 08 154 million mobile subscribers opt for MNP
MNP – Mobile Number Portablity – is a simple feature that lets mobile subscribers keep the same telephone number when making a change of operators, and according to a report made by TMG – Telecommunications Management Group – there have been 154 million people making use of it.
Location-wise, the use of MNP has been made mostly in Europe, with two Asian countries taking a big piece of the cake – Hong Kong and Korea.
Advantages of using MNP?
- No need to call all friends and family to remind them that you have a new cellphone number.
- Being able to pick the preferred provider and not changing numbers every 6 months.
Disadvantages of using MNP?
- The price.
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16 Oct 08 Virgin Mobile drops rates on international calls
The popular US carrier Virgin Mobile has made a few changes on international call rates, and now it is cheaper than ever to make phone calls to Latin American countries and others. The sudden change is probably related to the worldwide (money) crisis, and by dropping the rates they can get more clients and still have a good margin of profit.
So, how much does it cost to make calls to Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, China, and Hong Kong among other countries? As low as five cents per minute! When comparing prices with other carriers, the value is higher by 100% or 200%.
One of the advantages that came with this modification is that Virgin customers don’t need to buy a special card to make international calls. Just use the existing ones, or buy a normal Top-Up card.
Check all the international calling rates at Virgin website.
Dan Cipoletti from Vigin Mobile, comments:
These rates are a great value and make Virgin Mobile USA an easy choice for international callers. (more…)
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30 May 08 Samsung Soul B Cell Phone
Classy is just another word that describes Samsung’s Ultra Series and the Soul B is definitely not an exception. Samsung drops the 5-megapixel camera and the slider form factor from the Samsung Soulto accommodate 3 megapixels and a candybar design, although I wish they had carried over the Magic Touch keypad technology seen on the Soul, which changes colors depending on where you navigate. With LED flash accompanying the camera, this cell phone also has 1GB of internal memory with a microSD slot for further storage needs. Connectivity seems to be top-notch with tri-band GSM support and HSDPA, but I see no mention of WiFi, assuming Bluetooth is already onboard.
The Samsung Soul B will be available in Germany around June in a choice of five colors. No mention is made of a price yet.
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