Handsets/Terminals

Mobile industry loses $4.5 billion a year on 'No Fault Found' mobile device returns

Many unhappy returns point to poor usability and point of sale advice

UK based WDSGlobal, a provider of knowledge-based services to the wireless data industry, has found that 63% of mobile devices returned as faulty are in perfect

Infineon multimedia platform selected by LGE for new EDGE mobile phones

Infineon Technologies has announced that LG Electronics has chosen Infineon as phone platform supplier for its new EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) mobile handsets.

NetCom licenses Synchronica's SyncML Gateway to provide robust 'back-up and restore' facility for mobile devices

Synchronica, an international provider of mobile synchronization and device management solutions, has licensed its SyncML Gateway mobile synchronization software to Norwegian mobile operator NetCom ASA. The agreement allows NetCom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Telia Sonera group with

Palm, Vodafone and Microsoft collaborate on next-generation Treo Smartphone for Europe

Palm has announced it has forged a new relationship with Vodafone targeted at expanding the adoption of wireless push email in Europe.

Nokia Content Discoverer provides global distribution channel for SNAP Mobile multiplayer games

Nokia's on-device portal solution makes Java-based SNAP multiplayer mobile games available for download and purchase over millions of Nokia S60 and Series 40 handsets

Nokia has today announced it will provide SNAP Mobile multiplayer games for download and

Will smarter phones drive mobile content consumption?

Survey suggests more to smart-phones than work

M:Metrics has issued the findings of its May Benchmark Survey, and the firm has found that, while smart-phone owners comprise a small percentage of the overall population of mobile phone users,

New Smartphone heralds Samsung market drive

Samsung has announced the launch of its SGH-i320 Slim QWERTY Smartphone – a launch which is said to signal the company's drive in the smartphone market.

Immersion supplies tactile cues to mobile touchscreens

Solves the problem of a lack of tactile feedback for touchscreen user interfaces

Immersion Corporation, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, has expanded its VibeTonz tactile feedback system to now provide an 'inexpensive and robust'