With Fidel leaving the office, his brother Raul seems set to modernize the communist country, at least a bit. Apparently, he is easing restrictions on the sale of DVD players and computers in Cuba. According to The Inquirer, the obvious next move is to open up its cellular networks to the local people. Cuba has…
Nokia: Demand for handsets in China to increase 15% in 2008
We all know China is a booming market. But considering that last year demand for handsets in the “world fastest growing economy” totaled 250 million units and that MediaTek recorded falling handset chip shipments in Q4 2007, we thought demand won’t grow that much. Good ol’ Nokia is there to prove us wrong, as they…
Xinhuanet.com and China Mobile launch “Ask the Premier” campaign to promote “democracy with Chinese characteristics”
Just in time for the annual full sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Xinhuanet.com and China Mobile have launched a campaign called “Ask the Premier” to promote “democracy with Chinese characteristics.” By Tuesday, more than 250,000 text messages were sent as a response to…
Chinese ZTE wants to become a global top-five handset vendor within five years
China-based ZTE doesn’t hide its ambitious plans. The telecom equipment giant aims to become one of the top-five handset vendors in the global market within five years. Let’s pause for a moment. Top five handset makers are Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG. In order to reach its goal, the Chinese company will have…
Should mobile operators sell laptops?
It’s an interesting idea when you think about it. With its huge buying power mobile operators could drive laptop sales through the roof while getting more mobile data users at the same time. The problem is that with an exception of Apple and Sony, most computer makers have razor-thin margins, giving them little space to…
Women burns 400 mobile phones worth $42,000; Gets arrested, banned on IntoMobile
We all understand when people get upset because something’s not right in their lives. However, why oh why, would someone want to burn hundreds of mobile phones because of his/her frustration is beyond me. And that’s exactly what happened in Weifang, China, when a spurned wife set fire to more than 400 mobile phones worth…
Handango secures additional $9.5 million in venture funding; Wants to rule the smartphone content market
Handango has recently announced that they’ve raised an additional $9.5 million in its Series C round of financing. The money will be used to support new distribution deals, improve the scalability of infrastructure and global expansion. In addition, with all the fuss surrounding the phenomenon called “user experience”, the smartphone content distributor will work to…
New Zealand police want operators to archive text messages
Police in New Zealand are seeking a change in the law to compel the mobile operators to archive text messages sent through their networks so that police could study an “audit trail” of messages sent for crime fighting purposes. Previously New Zealand’s police has been able to go into phone records once they have obtained…
Using a mobile phone while driving as dangerous as being drunk
According to a new Carnegie Mellon University’s study which was published in the latest issue of the Brain Research journal, using a mobile phone while driving could be as dangerous as being under the influence of alcohol. In fact, researchers found that drivers under the influence of alcohol and those speaking on cell phones tend…
Fake Steve Jobs proclaims all other handset makers are now dead except Motorola which was already dead before
It’s not just Steve Jobs that had something to say yesterday. His fake counterpart also had some tidbits to share. Actually, he went forward explaining us what actually happened during the iPhone SDK and iPhone Enterprise offering announcement. According to the guy who “loves beautiful objects and loves creating them,” all other handset makers are…