Tuesday, July 26, 2005|
Motorola Q Launched, But You Can't Have It.
The Q, which is known in some circles as the Blackberry-killer, won't be killing any Blackberries until Q1 2006. In the intervening months it will train with the famous swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in preparation for its massive showdown with the Blackberry in a sprawling, 4-star hotel in California.
What else? Not much. It's a skinny QWERTY phone running Windows Mobile and it quit clearly has quite a few hooks in at old Exchange Server Place so it can send and receive email like a champ. Other than that, I'm holding my breath until the RAZR 2007 comes out. It will be so thin that it will be just a piece of aluminum foil folded over once.
The Thinnest, Lightest, Coolest QWERTY on the Planet [Daves iPaq] 10:30:28 AM  comment
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The Motorola Q, named after the affable yet superintelligently dangerous villain on Star Trek: The Force Is With You, will appear on store shelves in 6-9 months reminding us that, like the common house shrew and the human female, electronics have a lengthy gestation period.|
Amp'd Mobile Pushes One Out.
I saw the UI and some of Amp'd's—man, that's an awkward construction... Amp'ded? Amp'deses?—and I can say that it looks pretty nice. They will have downloadable content and a fascinating organization system so you won't have to dig around to get the latest Avril Simpson song. Instead, you can power through, grab it, and then rock out while you snap jelly bracelets and skateboard down at the Peach Pit.
The youth market is clearly underrepresented in this culture and Amp'd is out to change that. I believe the children are our future. Give them phones and let them lead the way. Show them all the downloadable content that they can buy.
Amp'd Announces First Handset [PCMag] 10:30:16 AM comment
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3 goes live in Ireland. Video phone-tastic [The Register] 10:29:32 AM comment
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Nokia, Symbian boom as smart phone sales rocket. But PDA sales stutter [The Register] 10:29:21 AM comment
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Vodafone Announces Board Appointments. Vodafone Group Plc announces the following Board changes, which become... [Wireless IQ - News Feeds] 10:28:54 AM comment
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Vodafone Key Performance Indicators. Vodafone K.K., 25 July 2005 The Vodafone Group today announced its key performance indicators (KPI's) for the 1 April to 30 June 2005 period. KPI's relevant to Vodafone K.K., along with a summary of customer numbers*1, are as follows. The closing total customer base was 14,966,600. Vodafone K.K. had a net reduction of 74,100 for the quarter, but recorded positive net additions of 5,300 in June. 3G subscriptions increased by 382,200 to 1,299,400 in the quarter, increasing the 3G customer percentage from 6.1% to 8.7%. The percentage of prepaid customers was 11% at the end of June 2005, unchanged from at the end of March 2005. [Wireless Watch Japan] 10:28:10 AM comment
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Vodafone K.K. to Offer Japan's First 3G Data Card Roaming Service. Vodafone K.K., 26 July 2005 -- Vodafone K.K. announces today that from early September 2005 it will market a new version of its currently available VC701SI Vodafone Connect Card (manufactured by SII) with upgraded firmware*1 to let customers roam on W-CDMA networks overseas at high packet transmission speeds of up to 384kbps for downlinks (on a best effort basis*2). Marking a first in Japan*3, this upgrade will enable customers to enjoy mobile internet access abroad on PCs or PDAs using 3G data cards. The Vodafone Connect Card, which is currently available as the W-CDMA (3G) compatible VC701SI CompactFlash® (Type II) data card terminal, was launched in April 2004 exclusively for data usage in Japan, is popular among individuals and business customers in particular. [Wireless Watch Japan] 10:27:53 AM comment
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Cell Phone Reception and Tower Google Map. [Om Malik's Broadband Blog] 10:27:23 AM comment
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VSNL, a new voice giant awakens.. Growing up in India, I would often hear about VSNL, the god forsaken government owned phone company that made it almost impossible to call overseas, thanks to their over-the-top charges for long distance calls. It seemed they wanted to penalize people for making long distance calls. But that was almost a whole lifetime ago. Now [...] [Om Malik's Broadband Blog] 10:26:48 AM comment
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Nextel mulls wireless broadband options. [Om Malik's Broadband Blog] 10:26:19 AM comment
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Vodafone has 3.25 million 3G subscribers worldwide. Vodafone Group announces key performance indicators for the quarter ended 30 June 2005. The main 3G highlight: There are an additional 1.1 million registered 3G devices, including 1 million consumer 3G devices. Total 3G devices now at 3.3 million, with 2.9 million consumer 3G devices [Daily 3G News] 10:25:34 AM comment
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First software-radio '3G' processor. Sandbridge Technologies announced that it has successfully implemented a complete "3G" multimedia handset design utilizing its SB3010 flexible baseband processor to perform all baseband and multimedia functions in software. [Daily 3G News] 10:25:13 AM comment
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China: Analyzing 3G licensing scenarios - report. With trials for TD-SCDMA technology reportedly failing, China's path to mobile next generation services has become even blurrier, with major implications for the future of market's four largest carriers, as well as infrastructure suppliers seeking to capitalize on 3G investment. This report analyzes 3G licensing scenarios for the Chinese market... [Daily 3G News] 10:24:52 AM comment
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iTunes phone expected Monday, report. According to an article in Red Herring, Motorola is expected to debut its first iTunes phone at an event dubbed MOTONOW on Monday evening. The event will be held before the annual financial analyst meeting which, one year ago was the announcement platform for the iTunes plan [Daily 3G News] 10:24:34 AM comment
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New York passed New England in venture funding. Blog: New England, land of the lobster roll and the minicomputer, slipped from second to third for receiving venture funds, according... [CNET News.com] 10:23:52 AM comment
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