Digitimes is reporting that HTC (High Tech Computer) subsidiary, Dopod, has announced plans to launch 6 new mobile devices in China for the second half (2H) of this year. One device is being described as a “mobile office device,” which we’re taking to mean that one of the mobile phones in the pipeline will be…
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Amp’d Mobile goes Belly Up – Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Amp’d has released an official statement regarding their Chapteer 11 bankruptcy filing. “As a result of our rapid growth, our back-end infrastructure was unable to keep up with customer demand. We are taking this step as a necessary and responsible action to sustain and strengthen our momentum in the market place.†Don’t dismiss this as…
Taiwan’s new global memory card standard – miCard
Taiwan’s MultiMedia Card Association (MMCA) has approved the miCard memory standard for use in mobile devices like mobile phones and digital cameras with a USB interface. The new memory card boasts high-speed data transfer rates of 480 Mbps and capacities of 8GB. Over time we can expect data transfer speeds to increase, on the way…
Private Equity Firm buys 25% of Palm for $325M
Just a week after announcing their Palm Foleo, the struggling handset manufacturer has inked a deal to sell 25% of the company to private equity firm, Elevation Partners, for about $325 million. As part of a reorganization plan to revitalize the company, Palm has brought on Jon Rubinstein (former Apple iPod exec) as an executive…
Apple and AT&T stores may meet Apple iPhone demand
We’re all still a little dazed at the announcement that the Apple iPhone will drop on June 29, so it’s not quite registering that Apple and AT&T stores nationwide may not be able to meet consumer demand on launch day. Reports are coming in that there will not be any massive shipments to retailers and…
Indian Leopards fall for mobile phone ringtones
It looks like wildlife officials in the Indian state of Gujarat have devised an ingenious way to help control the leopard population. Leopards often wander into villages in search of food (cows, goats, etc.) and sometimes end up attacking people. Until recently, officials would lure the big cats out of the villages with live-bait lures…
iPhone SDK to be announced at WWDC?
Last week we posted Steve Jobs’ words on 3rd party apps for the upcoming iPhone. Apparently, Apple may introduce the first iPhone SDK at WWDC. According to NYTimes’ John Markoff “Apple intends to announce that it will make it possible for developers of small programs written for the Macintosh to easily convert them to run…
Sprint to introduce red UpStage on June 18?
Like a red color? Apparently many people do, as Sprint is about to introduce the red colored version of its UpStage phone on June 18. The former F300, part of the Samsung’s ultra family of handsets, sports two sides — one for taking phone calls and texting, and the other for music/video playback. I’ve had…
Off-portal premium SMS transactions generated nearly $215 million during Q1 2007
Latest Telephia’s Premium SMS Report provides a detailed look at the US market for off-portal content purchased via premium SMS from off-portal storefronts as well as premium text messaging services, like voting/sweepstakes and chat. According to the mobile consumer research firm, premium SMS revenues totaled more than $273 million, making up 32% of mobile content…
Low cost TV Phone V10 sports 2 SIM card slots
Chinese handset makers are getting better these days. If you’re one of our avid readers you may recall Chinese handset that can play SNES games (Century Sutra 1688), or the one with a 5 MP camera (CT-6618). Now we have a TV tuner equipped dual SIM phone coming from the “world’s fastest growing economy.” Beside…