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Telefonica Confirms Firefox OS Device Release In Q3 2013
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom. The announcement came as part of Telefonica’s Q1 2013 financial results, which were … Read more
Ian Kersey
Mobile World Congress 2013 wrap-up
It’s time that we wrap-up with this year’s Mobile World Congress. First thing we’ll say is that we’re sad to see that the big event is no longer the place where the majority of handset makers announce their products, with two giants like HTC and Samsung both using their own shows for that occasion (at least for their flagship products). On the other hand, there were other new device like Asus’ Padfone Infinity and FonePad, Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, to name the few. Still, none of them made … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung Wallet unveiled to rival Apple’s Passbook
Samsung used its annual developer day at Mobile World Congress to announce the new Samsung Wallet app. We don’t have all the details yet but as far as we’ve understood, it’s an app made to rival Apple’s Passbook, allowing user to securely store important information such as tickets, boarding passes, cards and coupons. The API will be released in May of this year and in the meantime only a select group of developers can try it out, and eventually tie-in their apps with Sammy’s service/app. It remains to be seen … Read more
Dusan Belic
17 operators, 4 handset makers commit to Firefox OS
Firefox OS may be up for a good start with 17 operators wowing to support the nascent platform. Among those committing to carry these smartphones are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom, while Telstra has only “welcomed” the initiative. These diverse group will make Firefox OS-based devices available in a number of countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela, with additional markets announcing soon. As for the … Read more
Dusan Belic
Jolla CEO: Everybody in mobile is getting squeezed
Speaking in a keynote at Mobile World Congress, Jolla CEO Marc Dillon said that the mobile industry is in “what may be the last step in the golden age of ecosystems – what is happening now is that everybody is getting squeezed”. According to Dillon, operators have a fear of turning to dump pipes when their margins would shrink significantly, and when the number one question for users will be “where can I get the biggest, cheapest plan.” He said that to tackle this problem, companies should embrace openness as … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: Qualcomm booth tour
Qualcomm, the “Great and Powerful,” was Snapdragon-ing every visitor to its booth. You couldn’t turn your head not to see some solution powered by Qualcomm’s processors. At one point I even thought my oven uses a Snapdragon chip. That’s how hard they’re pushing their solutions. And, of course, the semiconductor giant has all reasons to be happy about its business, which is booming like never before. Most handset makers (at least those which don’t make their own chips) opt for Qualcomm processors for their mid- to high-end devices. Heck, with … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: Intel booth tour
Intel is pretty much desperately trying to get into mobile game. Their latest partners, Asus and Lenovo, could help them in their plans but they still have a long way to go. Simply put, ARM-based processors are used by most handset makers. And although Intel is pushing it hard, it has yet to come out with a processor fast enough to compete in the high-end market. And to excite the mobile industry press. That could change at some point in the future, and in the meantime, Intel prepared quite a … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: HTC booth tour
HTC One. Everything at HTC’s booth was about their new flagship smartphone. Actually, there were other phones on display as well, but as everyone visiting Mobile World Congress could attest, HTC put all of its eggs into success of the HTC One. And they have all reasons for optimism – as far as I’m concerned that’s the best smartphone I’ve ever seen. Yes, even better than Sony’s Xperia Z. Yeah, it has a smaller screen (4.7-inch one) than Sony’s flagship (5 inches), but it’s much sexier and easier to carry … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: Fujitsu booth tour
Fujitsu used Mobile World Congress to go beyond mobile, demoing few solutions that are not directly related to the industry. However, the soon-to-be-launched Stylistic S01 — which will be offered through Orange in Europe — got a central stage, showing us that our grandparents should be able to join the “smartphone revolution.” I personally liked that device and I’m sure Orange will be able to move enough of these, helping seniors across its European markets get more from modern mobile technology. There were also few tablets at Fujitsu’s booth, as … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: Alcatel booth tour
Alcatel prepared quite a show at its Mobile World Congress booth. The handset maker had a ton of devices on display, many of which had their world premier in Barcelona. That Firefox OS-based One Touch Fire was just one of them and it obviously got the biggest attention. One thing is certain – Alcatel is getting serious about growing its market share, and is already offering Android and Windows Phone-based devices. Conquering another platform (Firefox) is another step in that direction, and we’re sure there’s more to come from Alcatel … Read more
Dusan Belic
Docomo, Orange, Samsung all promise Tizen devices later this year
This could be a breakthrough year for Tizen as three giants — Docomo, Orange and Samsung — all committed to launch devices running this OS later this year. Two operators on the list announced plans to “commercialize Tizen devices in the second half of 2013,” with Samsung most likely making those handsets. The Korean electronics giant has been working with operators and content partners in launch territories, in order to offer “a combination of global and local content in each market.” Put into numbers, that’s some 250 partners which gathered … Read more