Mo' ROKR Phones from Moto in Candy Bar, Clamshell, and Slider

Motorola expands its ROKR portfolio with the introduction of three new music-optimized devices

-MOTOROKR EM30, a candybar phone using Motorola's ModeShift technology,
-ROKR EM28, a clamshell device with sonic features and touch-sensitive keys, and
-ROKR EM25, a slider with FM radio sharing capabilities.

ROKR EM25: Get What You Need

ROKR EM25 offers a genuine music player experience including immediate access to a stored music library and built-in FM radio, in a sleek, quality handset. The phone has a dedicated music key so consumers can simply access stored music and familiar music controls to play, pause, forward and rewind songs. Consumers can use FMShare to share a favorite station with friends by sending it in a text message and SONGID technology to identify a song while out and about.1-3

While the new ROKR devices are offered in different designs to suit a range of consumers' style preferences, each supports GSM technology and is equipped with a host of features for an enjoyable mobile music experience:

-Supports multiple digital music formats including MP3 so you can sync your music easily with devices3-5
-FM radio with RDS4 provides the name of the artist and song playing so you can discover new artists and songs
-Industry-standard connectors, including a universal 3.5mm jack, and stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology lets consumers connect to their favorite wired or compatible wireless speakers and headsets2, including the lightweight Motorola S9-HD headset and Motorola's new ROKR portable speakers.

ROKR EM28: Sonic Performance

ROKR EM28 offers easy access to a genuine music-player experience in a familiar clamshell design and allows users to control their music using touch-sensitive keys that appear only when they're needed. The front of the phone shows the name of the artist and song without even opening the flip.

ROKR EM28 has sonic features that enhance the music's performance. A 3D sound effect gives music a surround-sound quality and an audio equalizer provides 11 pre-set music genres, including rock, reggae and pop for optimal listening. Consumers also can boost the bass up to nine decibels.

iPhone 3G Grows While Blackberry Still Has Lead & Potential, Says ChangeWave

Two weeks before the new iPhone 3G iPhone was released, a ChangeWave consumer survey showed it was likely to have a tsunami-like impact on the smartphone market. A new survey, however shows RIM fighting back. BlackBerry users are eagerly awaiting the Bold, Thunder and KickStart with many likely buyers.
The ChangeWave consumer survey showed the 3G iPhone catapulting Apple into the lead in terms of planned consumer smartphone purchases for the next 90 days. Note that RIM remains the leader among current smartphone owners in the consumer market, and RIM holds a huge lead in the corporate market.
Yet despite its current lead in both markets, RIMM isn't taking the Apple 3G challenge lying down. The Canadian manufacturer has multiple plans in motion to counter Apple's momentum among consumers, including an already announced new product release (the Bold) and two likely additional product releases (the Thunder and Kickstart).
To get a sense of the market potential for RIM's new smartphone arsenal, ChangeWave surveyed 3,567 consumers on their reaction to the new RIM counteroffensive. The survey was conducted in the aftermath of the Apple 3G announcement (June 17-23), but before the new iPhone model was released.
Preparing For Multiple Battles
Consumer respondents were presented a brief description containing key features of RIM's new smartphone models, along with a follow-up question asking them how likely they were to buy each model if and when it becomes available.

The survey found the new RIM releases each showing considerable potential among consumers once they actually get into the marketplace.
A total of 4% of respondents report they're Very Likely to buy the new RIM/BlackBerry Bold when it becomes available. Another 13% are Somewhat Likely.
-Slightly less positive but nonetheless significant, 2% of respondents say they're Very Likely to buy a RIM/BlackBerry Thunder when available. A total of 13% are Somewhat Likely.
Another 2% say they're Very Likely to buy a RIM/BlackBerry Kickstart when it becomes available, and 11% are Somewhat Likely.
"These results show consumers hungry for all varieties of BlackBerry," said Tobin Smith, founder of ChangeWave Research and editor of ChangeWave Investing, who added, "it appears like when it comes to the BlackBerry, the adage 'if you build it, they will come,' certainly holds true."
The strength of these early survey results on the demand for RIM's new products points to a potentially powerful counteroffensive to Apple's 3G iPhone, according to Smith. "The real losers in this smartphone battle will most likely be the second-tier players, who could find themselves increasingly pushed to the sidelines as the two Goliaths battle for market dominance."
To find out which manufacturers are most at risk because of the RIM counteroffensive, ChangeWave looked at the impact of the new RIM releases on the rest of the smartphone industry.
The survey found that current RIM customers are two-to-three times more likely to buy the new RIM models than the customers of other manufacturers. The survey also found that the new RIM releases have a significant potential to lure away customers from other manufacturers -- with Palm (PALM), Motorola (MOT) and Samsung the most vulnerable.
Apple customers, on the other hand, appear least likely to buy any of the new RIM phones.
Form more information go to
http://blog.changewave.com/2008/08/rimm_3g_counter.html.

Cablevision Wi-Fi for Tri-State Area

Several sources note that Cablevision will launch an extensive Wi-Fi network this fall in the NY NJ CN Tri-State area. The $300 million network will be available to Cablevision broadband Internet subscribers for free, heating up the broadband/free Wi-Fi competition for AT&T.

By Editor Wireless and Mobile News on August 1, 2008 11:41 AM

Nokia Reduces Prices

Nokia cut prices for many of its handsets in July. Nokia reduced prices up to 10 per cent for selected music and media phones with smaller cuts on other phones.

Nokia already has the greatest market share and it looks like the company wants to continue to dominate the marketplace.

By Editor Wireless and Mobile News on August 1, 2008 11:50 AM

Sony Ericsson X1

X1
Convergence of communication and entertainment
The XPERIA™ X1 lets you enjoy the convergence of communication and entertainment. Choose an experience by simply touching the XPERIA™ panel interface. The QWERTY keyboard makes writing quick and easy.

On the inside
With Windows Mobile® inside, you can enjoy your favourite entertainment and work efficiently on the move. The XPERIA™ X1 is a premium mobile experience.


Distinctive design
Arc slider design, 3-inch Wide VGA display and premium metal body: with its sophisticated and distinctive design, the XPERIA™ X1 redefines premium.

Teen Girls More Mobile Phones & Maturity than Boys, Says Multimedia Intelligence

In 2007, 91% of US 17-year-old girls had mobile phones whereas only 78% of US 17-year-old boys had cell phones according to a recent study by MultiMedia Intelligence. The difference is quite striking as there is little difference in handset ownership between the genders at age 13, with 57 percent of teenagers having cell phones.

Key findings regarding teen wireless subscribers include:

• The US 12-17 teen cellular subscribers surpassed 16 million in 2007. This is up 12% from 2006.
• By 2012, the number of teen mobile subscribers will reach 17 million, a delta of only 1 million subscribers from 2007. Wireless penetration rates for teens are reaching saturation, resulting in stagnating growth. Since the teen market is not a multiple handset demographic, subscriber growth is forced to slow.
• Subscriber growth is seasonal, with Q3 and Q4 the stronger quarters.
• The Hispanic teen market has become significant, projected to approach 3 million subscribers by 2012.

Not only is the net difference in the gains between the genders quite striking, but also the manner in which the gains are made. When one segments teenage girls by age, one sees steady gains in cellular owners by segment. However, teen male segments see strong ownership gain at two particular ages: at age 13 and at age 16. In 2006, 13 year old teen boys with cell phones accounted for about one million subscribers, over 40% higher than the 12 year old teen boy segment. Likewise, the number of 16 year old teen boy cellular subscribers in 2007 numbered over 1.6 million, almost 30% higher than the 15 year old teen boy group. By comparison, the difference between 16 year old teen girls and 15 year old teen girls was only 6%.
"The teen market is an especially appealing market for two reasons. First, it is a primary source of new subscribers for carriers. Second, teens teach older demographic how to use their handsets," according to Frank Dickson, Chief Research Officer with MultiMedia Intelligence. "However, the differences in the cell phone consumption patterns among the teen segments are remarkable and need to be noted. Targeting teens at the right age and gender is critical to maximize subscriber gains. Targeting teens at the wrong age at a particular gender will cause operators to miss the boat."The research, "The Maturing Wireless Teen Market: 12-17 US Teen Wireless Subscribers, Revenue, ARPU and Content," analyzes the US 12-17 year old teen wireless market in terms of subscribers, ARPU, and revenue. Forecasts and segmentation are provided on an annual and a quarterly basis by race, age and sex. A special emphasis is placed on examining the market on a gender by age perspective as well as the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity. The research relies on the strength of supply side models of MultiMedia Intelligence and primary-based survey data of 2,000 to 2,500 teens annually from the Simmons National Consumer study, a product of Experian Consumer Research. The result is integrated research, creating exceptional insights on an under researched market. This research is a result of MultiMedia Intelligence's strategic partnership with Experian. The partnership combines MultiMedia Intelligence's vast industry expertise, market sizing and forecasting models and databases with Experian's in-depth data on consumer behavior, psychographics, lifestyles, opinions and attitudes. Together, they deliver industry-first market segmentation, insights and forecasts based on combined superior supply-side and demand-side views of the markets, never before offered in this data driven, data hungry market.

Mobile Agent 2.0 Released

CellSigns, Inc., has released version 2.0 of their mobile search tool, Mobile Agent that enables a home buyer to see any home for sale and get property information on that home, including photos and detailed descriptions, in just seconds. Any Broker or Agent can easily deploy an SMS (text message) mobile access tool for home buyers and agents alike. The buyer can quickly search by property address, street name, MLS number and more, all on-the-go, from any cell phone and get information by SMS (text messaging), MMS (multimedia messaging) and WAP (mobile internet).
Mobile Agentprovides such features as:

• Mobile Search by Property Address, Street Name, MLS#, Agent Name...
• Photos on a cell phone with detailed property description & information.
• Comparable properties to view all similar homes.
• Text-to-Client lets listing information be sent immediately to clients or other agents.
• Click-to-Call empowers consumers to instantly connect to their agent or broker.
• Works on all cell phones without any downloads or special training.
  Mobile Agent has been launched market by market to thousands of real estate agents. The service currently covers 20 major metro areas and more are being added daily

Mostrips - photo sharing site

Mostrips is a recently launched photo sharing site designed to let you create albums to be easily shared on mobile phones.
You can create a mostrip by uploading photos to your account. You can upload up to 5 photos at once. Add tags and descriptions to make your photos more searchable. Each album is then assigned a mobile URL, which can be shared with friends or accessed on your own mobile phone when you’re on the go. Items that you’d like to access easily for later viewing can be saved to your mobile inbox, though all content on Mostrips can be searched for and found on the mobile site.
Other than viewing the images, there doesn’t seem to be any interaction for those using a mobile browser. It would be nice to add comments or forward images along, or even save them as wallpaper for your mobile. Other services such as Pickle and CellBlock enable you to send images directly from your phone to a “gallery channel” which can be accessed online and allows others to contribute content simultaneously. It’s good that Mostrips has taken on the feat of creating a photo sharing site that is highly compatible with mobile phones, and I’m sure added functionality will be layered in as time goes on.
moboPic is another service designed for photos to be used on mobile devices.

Nokia Posts New Maemo OS2008

Nokia Posts New Maemo OS2008 Feature Update June 24th, 2008 by Ryan

Nokia has released a new OS2008 Feature Upgrade for the N810 and N800 Internet Tablets. This release is based on Maemo 4.1 (codename Diablo).
This release beings a new Seamless Software Update feature which will allow for future device updates without the need to reflash the whole OS. his release brings a new open source email application based on Modest and the tinymail framework. Users will find a simplified account setup and presets for various service providers. Another major improvement is the introduction to Chinese character rendering support in Email, Browser and RSS feed reader. There are numerous issues fixed all over the operating system including updated openssl. Smaller improvements have also been introduced to several areas such improved browser panning performance.

Nokia 6110 Navigator

The good:

• Excellent sound quality


• Symbian OS now almost lag free


• Spring loaded slide is hours of mindless fun


• Sharp, bright screen3G and


• HSDPAGPS satellite navigation is convenient to have around ...

The bad:...

• but interface and screen is difficult to use in car


• Car mounting kit is extra


• Text-to-speech message reading is unintentionally funny


• No wireless or infraredPhotos are ordinary, even for a mobile


• Shiny plastic body creaks and smudges easily

The bottomline:
A good 3G slide phone with an excellent screen and sound quality. It feels a little cheap in places, though, and its GPS navigation is highly compromised.

Sony ericsson Walkman models

Today the phones in question are three (or six) new Walkman models, the W902, W302, W302c, W595, W595a and W595c, shown left to right above. The suffixes appear to be minor color variations and/or the addition of UMTS 2100/HSDPA (the W595a). See how confusing this is?

The W902 is distinguished by a 5MP camera and 25MB of internal memory (all the phones have a Memory Stick Micro slot to add more memory). The W302 has a smaller 2MP camera and the W595 is all about annoying (or as Sony Ericsson says, sharing with) your friends, and has a pair of speakers and a second headphone jack.

All the new phones have EDGE connectivity and Sony Ericsson's shake controller which skips tracks as you flick your wrist and all, if our experience of the Walkman phones extends to these new models, probably sound great. Prices, of course, will vary with carrier, and all will be "available soon".

Second phone keeps young lovers connected.

Several youngsters now own two cellphones – one for parents, the other for that special girl or boy.
It may come as a surprise to those parents who think their teens are finally under control because they are not overshooting their cellphone budgets on a monthly basis. However,, teens are always a steep ahead, and the latest trend is to maintain two separate cell phones – one which their parents have given them for regular communication. And then, there’s the second phone, usually gifted by significant other.
Though it sounds like an expensive proposition, incoming is usually free, and at a very nominal monthly rental, a girl and be accessible to her boy friend at any time without her parents catching on.
Service providers are crashing in on the trend and many of them have even come up with schemes specifically catering on these youngsters. Ranging from free SMSs to minimum charges for that one special number you call often.
A cheaper option is just to buy a separate SIM which can be inserted into the phone when a couple wants to talk without parents catching on. In fact, the grey market is flooded with Korean models that feature dual sim have now become a hit with student community as one can swap between numbers easily.

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The future of mobile

Mobile phone technology is advancing rapidly, but what can people expect to be using in 2015? What will their mobile be able to do and what will it look like? Nokia has collaborated with Industrial Design students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London to come up with some ideas.
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