Our favorite little Windows Mobile ODM-turned smartphone manufacturing powerhouse has a major announcement in the pipeline for this June 5th. We’re not sure what the super-secret launch will be, but Smartphone Thoughts has it, on insider tips, that the new device from HTC will be based on the as-yet unannounced HTF Elf platform. Further speculation…
Motorola Cuts 4,000 More Jobs in Latest Cost-Cutting Attempt
The embattled phone manufacturer has made another round of lay-offs in its latest attempt to curb the company’s hemorrhaging finances. Motorola is cutting 4,000 jobs in an efforts to shave $600 million in operating costs for 2008 – following on previous measures to save $400 million by letting go of 3,500 employees. Motorola Chief Financial…
Japanese Mobile Phones to warn of incoming Earthquakes!
Japan, that little island nation dotting the Pacific “Rim of Fire” and constantly rocked by shaking earth, has mobilized “a system to notify customers of an imminent earthquake.” Japanese wireless operators DoCoMo and KDDI are joining forces to develop this type of early-warning system, as is Softbank, to give the Japanese population a few precious…
AT&T COO calls Apple iPhone Revolutionary – Again
Hype around the Apple iPhone is like a never-ending storm of praise and criticism. The latest bit of praise comes from AT&T’s COO, Randall Stephenson, as he is set to take over as CEO this Sunday – saying , “I don’t know what your expectations are for the iPhone, but they’re probably too low.” The…
Sony Ericsson Joins WiMAX Forum
Ahh, the WiMAX Forum – The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led non-profit organization comprising more than 440 companies committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX products are designed to deliver wireless broadband services to both residential customers and businesses by creating economies of scale made possible by standards-based, interoperable products. – a powerful…
WiMAX Subscriptions Jump 85% in 2007
It looks like WiMAX is hotter than ever these days. Sprint and Nokia are probably grinning from ear to ear with this latest study. Research firm Maravedis has revealed, among other things, that WiMAX deployments around the globe have risen a whopping 85% – in the firm’s own newsletter, the WiMAXCounts Newsletter. However, the technologies…
Nokia and Tsinghua University working together in new Research Center
The world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has joined forces with China’s Beijing-based Tsinghua University for a new research center. This partnership is the first Nokia Research Center venture for Nokia in the Asian continent – Nokia has already setup research facilities in the US, Finland and UK. Students at the Tsinghua University will be…
Ipevo launches Solo – Skype without a PC!
Taiwan-based PChome Online’s subsidiary, Ipevo, has launched the Solo handset. The Solo Skype phone allows wireless internet calls without that annoying requirement to have a PC nearby. Ipevo is planning to make the Solo available in Taiwan starting June 11, and in the US by July. Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) will be manufacturing the Ipevo…
Verizon picks up Reality TV Show – On The Lot
Verizon has teamed up with Ford to sponsor a new reality TV show to find the next great film-maker – On The Lot. The show is being produced by Fox Interactive Media and will use Verizon subscribers as the exclusive voting-base. Lucky Verizon users can send in SMS text messages to vote for their favorite…
Samsung 4GB MCP promises enhanced memory handling for mobile phones
Samsung has introduced its new 4GB multi-chip package (MCP) for mobile phone applications. The new MCP chipset streamlines how handsets handle high-capacity memory – no more external memory slots, and no more additional memory interface software for NAND memory. With an integrated memory controller chip, the two 16Gb NAND memory banks work in tandem with…