Though it may not matter much to most mobile phone owners, the matter of how fast you text will always vary. And apparently LG wanted to find out who are the fastest texters in the world finally got to know who it was. The South Koreans proved to one and all that they were the most accurate and fastest texters when they won the LG Mobile World Cup Championship in New York.
If you think that is something, wait until you read this. Pedro Matias set a new world record when became the fastest to type a 264-character text in just 1 minute and 59 seconds! Wow! These are really some accurate and speedy texters!
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You can forget about seeing how Nokia fares in this year’s Mobile World Congress. The telecom giant has announced that Nokia will not take part this year, apparently tightening their belt in the midst of this financial crisis the world economy is in. Actually if you think about it, Nokia may not need to be there at all considering the popularity that they have among the leaders in the telecoms industry.
And while most consumers are sure to be disappointed, other companies like Samsung, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson are apparently pleased of this development. Why? Well for one, they have lesser worries on competing for attention for their current mobile lineup, something that Nokia has been hogging through the years. If you want to sum it all up for Nokia’s adversaries, the time to shine is now!
(Source) Mobile Crunch
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LG Electronics has been showing promise like Samsung thanks to its aggressive release of various new mobile handsets and now it looks like it is finally paying off. In fact, LG was proud to report that since its release 5 months ago at the Mobile World Congress, the LG Arena (LG-KM900) has sold over 1 million phones to date.
The LG Arena actually overtook LG’s professional-level camera phone with touchscreen, the LG Viewty phone (LG-KU990). The LG-KM900 has actually been a hit worldwide thanks to its collection of multimedia features and 3D interface as well as the various look and feel that this phone has made. The LG Arena is likewise available in different colors too gray, baby pink, and aqua blue, thus making it an ideal and flexible handset suited to the taste that consumers yearn for today.
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An undisclosed OEM company has reportedly signed a purchase agreement for its Coolteq™-l handset development platform, the first since the technology was announced at Mobile World Congress in February 2009.
Prior to purchasing the development platform, the OEM conducted an in-depth assessment of Nujira’s Coolteq technology; the results of this assessment matched Nujira’s own claims for the technology.
Commenting, Tim Haynes, Nujira CEO said, “This is the first time Coolteq-l has been independently assessed by a major handset OEM and we are delighted that our own measurements of the power consumption and bill of materials advantages have been confirmed by our customer. Since announcing our handset technology at MWC we have experienced enormous levels of interest from multiple areas of the handset supply chain including the OEMs themselves and expect other deals to soon follow.”
Nujira Coolteq-l enables the creation of an efficient wideband RF front end, covering three to five times the bandwidth of a standard design with up to double the efficiency. Only two PAs (power amplifiers) would be needed to design a front end covering all of the fourteen different frequency bands defined in the 3GPP for LTE and all of the operating modes (GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSUPA and LTE), compared with seven or more without Nujira’s solution thus achieving a significant reduction in the handset Bill of Materials.
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After only two weeks of being introduced in the market, BOLT has amassed 150,000 subscribers. BOLT, the web browser for mobile phones of all types, surpassed 150,000 active users. Early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with beta users contributing valuable insights which have led to important updates.
The BOLT public beta was announced on Monday, February 16 from the floor of Mobile World Congress. Six days later the mobile browser was being enjoyed by more than 150,000 active users around the world.
Here is what some of the early users are saying about the BOLT beta:
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Just in case you missed it at the Mobile World Congress, one phone that is packed with features and reasonable pricing is the HTC P3400i.
The HTC phone is a pad form phone with Bluetooth, GPRS/GSM connectivity and Windows 5.0 operating system. The phone has a RAM of 64 MB and an average battery life of 5 hours. A 2.8 MP camera can be your ideal companion while clicking some good pictures.
The P34001 is a touch screen mobile phone by HTC with a sleek and chic design. It is powered by the awesome Windows Mobile 5.0 and gives you a 2.8inch QVGA touch screen. The key applications provided in the phone that will impress you are Direct Push Mail, Office Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Windows Media Player Mobile and Pocket MSN.
Features
A built in voice commander is another thing that will draw your attention. Through this feature, you can not only search or dial a contact more easily, but you can also send SMS and control your music easily only through the command of your voice.
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Emoze is the new revolutionary way of communicating and through their outstanding year of achievement in 2008, walked away with the Top Mobile Email Application award at the Top Mobile 20 Awards in Barcelona on Wednesday.
With its unique content platform of mobile email, calendar, contacts and now social media, Emoze facilitates mobile messaging for the mass market.
An eventful third trip to the show in Barcelona, Emoze launched its Windows Live Hotmail solution from its purpose made ‘Mobile Messaging Station’ and made mobile email available to those 260million Hotmail subscribers worldwide.
It also announced its first international operator alliance, deploying the Emoze Enterprise Edition to business users of pioneering Indian telecommunications giant Tulip.
(Source) Emoze
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A company to watch out is Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited of China who announced it will exhibit its full line of mobile device solutions at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress 2009, February 16 – 19, in Barcelona, Spain. It is interesting to note what type of new mobile solutions they will be unveiling at the conference.
TechFaith engages in the development and production of middle to high end handsets and tailor made handsets. Their list of products include:
The conference will be held at the Fira Barcelona where Techfaith’s exhibition will be located in Hall 2, Stand 2G11.
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It seems that all eyes are at the Mobile World Congress 2009. Most mobile solution manufacturers will be there to showcase their latest mobile solution models and among them include the ZTE corporation which promises to unveil a new line of handsets. Among the expected handsets they will be unveiling include the Vodafone and China Mobile.
The VF 1231 model will be the highlight of ZTE’s showcase which has been developed especially for Vodafone. The smartphone is based on Windows Mobile platform and has a single chip for GSM and EDGE.
ZTE’s smartphones range from low to high-end handsets. Latest models include:
“The demand for smartphones has reached the point where they are no longer seen as a luxury or a strictly work-related item. ZTE has recognized this trend early on and invested in developing a range of smartphones that not only offer a sleek design, superior processing capabilities and attractive price end consumers desire, but also work smoothly on the carrier’s network. ZTE is meeting the specific requirements of leading mobile operators such as Vodafone and China Mobile, and helping smartphones become a popular item worldwide,” said Xiong Hui, vice president of handset division of ZTE Corporation.
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One of the companies to watch at the coming Mobile World Congress has to be InnoPath. This early, word is out that they have a great software that can aid the customer service departments of companies, focusing on the proper handling of calls and limiting the call handling times. The software in focus is called ActiveCare.
ActiveCare represents a transition from point products with limited applicability to complete solutions and provides operators with an ‘active’ connection between the subscriber’s phone and frontline care. This reduces call handling times, increases first-call problem resolution, lowers operational expenses, and reduces churn by enhancing the end-user experience.
ActiveCare is applicable to both featurephone and smartphones using the InnoPath Smart Client or native clients installed on the phone at the factory. The solution builds upon the company’s 5+ years of experience in delivering MDM server and client products to Tier-1 operators and handset manufacturers.
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Qualcomm has been reportedly convinced by modu, an Israeli based handset developer, to invest in a tiny modular mobile phone. The said phone is said to hold the Guinness World Record for the “lightest phone in the world”.
Modu has supposedly secured a US$7 million investment from the Qualcomm venture capital division. The concept is to have a core handset unit, which then slots inside user cases to change the design of the handset.
The company launched at last year’s Mobile World Congress, anticipating that the basic module plus two jackets would cost around US$200. The first music jacket was expected to be available towards the end of 2008, when modu’s mobile network operator partnerships become operational and modu devices are available to consumers.
(Source) Cellular News
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