Handsets/Terminals

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

Ericsson hosts Automatic Device Configuration for DNA Finland

Ericsson has been selected by the operator DNA in Finland to host a faster and simpler activation and configuration of its customers' handsets through Ericsson Automatic Device Configuration (ADC).

Nokia's new Carbide.ui tool lets graphics and creative pros customize S60 smartphone user interfaces

Carbide.ui Theme Edition provides familiar WYSIWYG and drag-and-drop functionality, and seamless interplay with leading graphics creation tools

Nokia has today announced the availability of Carbide.ui Theme Edition, a 'powerful and easy to use' PC-based tool that lets designers

New Palm Treo 680 smartphone to make mobile computing more accessible to all

Palm has introduced the Palm Treo 680 smartphone, running on the Palm OS platform. The Treo 680 is the fourth smartphone to be announced by Palm this year and comes hot on the heels of the recently announced