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South Koreans Are the Fastest TEXTERS in the World

Brian — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:09:39 +0000

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 [...]

Nokia Pulls Out of MWC

Brian — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:04:59 +0000

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 [...]

LG Arena Hits 1 Million Sales

Brian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:55:12 +0000

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 [...]

Acer Announces Reveals SmartPhone Distributors

Brian — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:35:09 +0000

We are all aware that Acer is one of the many companies planning to dip their hands in the telecom industry and apparently with this announcement, people who feel that they were just rumors may finally take Acer seriously. Mobile distributor Data Select and IT distributor Micro P will distribute Acer’s smartphones as the manufacturer [...]

Major OEM Company Purchases Coolteq-l Handset Development Platform

Brian — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:01:51 +0000

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 [...]

Acer to Launch Non-Window Based Mobile Phone

Brian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:30:44 +0000

It looks like Acer is looking beyond the standards Windows platform for its smartphones. Acer is planning to produce smartphones running on platforms besides Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS by the end of the year, the company confirmed. Acer representatives in Taipei, Taiwan, confirmed that they will launch handsets running on alternative platforms before the year [...]

BOLT Surging Ahead with 150,000 Users in First Week

Brian — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:15:35 +0000

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, [...]

HTC P3400i Mobile Phone

Brian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:52:09 +0000

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 [...]

Emoze Awarded Top Mobile Email Application at Mobile World Congress

Brian — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:57:44 +0000

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 [...]

TechFaith Wireless to Unveil New Phones at 2009 3GSM MWC

Brian — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:56:07 +0000

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 [...]