Handsets/Terminals

Open terminal platform has conformance programme

The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) has launched a conformance process (OMTP Product Profile). The OMTP Product Profile process enables statements of conformance to be made against approved OMTP recommendations. OMTP welcomes the first statements made using the

Handset sales up

But not for Motorola

The Western European mobile phone market, consisting of traditional mobile phones and converged devices, grew by 9% year on year in 3Q06. Sony Ericsson moved up to a very strong fourth, putting real pressure

GSMA wants standard for Near Field Communications

The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile network operators, is co-ordinating an initiative to encourage a common approach to the implementation of NFC technology in mobile phones.

PDA shipments up 32 percent in Q3, says Gartner

Driven by rapid growth in cellular PDAs

Global PDA shipments totaled 4.5 million units in the third quarter of 2006 – a 31.9 percent increase from the third quarter of 2005, according to analyst Gartner, while the average

T-Mobile launches MDA Compact III

First device from a UK mobile operator with built-in GPS

T-Mobile has announced the launch of the MDA Compact III, the first mobile device available from a UK mobile operator with built-in GPS satellite receiver.

thebusinessphone unveils mobile POS terminal for mobile merchants across EMEA

thebusinessphone MTT 1570 combines pocket-sized POS terminal and mobile phone

thebusinessphone has unveiled its wireless handheld payment device, thebusinessphone MTT 1570, which combines a mobile phone and a wireless point-of-sale (POS) terminal. Lightweight and compact, the MTT 1570

u-blox launches GPS module

u-blox, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, has announced the introduction of a cost-effective GPS module, ideally suited for mass-market GPS-enabled end products.

Cicero Networks enable wVoIP and seamless Wi-Fi cellular roaming on Nokia E60, E61, E70 and N80 devices

Cicero Networks announces the industry’s 'first' Dual-mode, VCC client for Nokia S60 smartphones

Cicero Networks, a leading provider of wVoIP solutions for Fixed Mobile Convergence, has today announced the availability of CiceroPhone, dual-mode VoIP client for Nokia S60