Zi makes progress with Qix
Zi Corporation, best known for its predictive text entry software, has secured an agreement with a ‘major multi-national’ operator for the rollout of its Qix product. It hasn’t named the new customer yet, but the deal represents a significant bre…
Something for the weekend…
Near-field communication
There is an extensive technical overview of contactless near-field communication technologies and their role in the mobile environment on the RTT site. Read it here.
Blackberry branches out for consumers
RIM has …
Stat Spot: Osaifu-Keitai handset penetration
13m+
…Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet handsets among DoCoMo’s customer base of 55m Japanese subscribers. DoCoMo uses Felica contacless technology for payments, ticketing, ID and other services. Source: NTT DoCoMo.
DoCoMo’s vision for the future
“The penetration rate of credit-card payment is extremely low in Japan compared with other industrialized countries. However, if the convenience of ‘Osaifu-Keitai’ can be enhanced with a credit function, the market could very well grow to a scale…
Virgin TV service to launch next month
Virgin Mobile’s DAB-based mobile TV service will launch to UK consumers on 1st October. It will offer four TV channels, including BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4. There will also be interactive programming and 50 radio channels.
The service a…
Stat Spot: SanDisk V-Mate video recording
3.5hrs
…of video recording per Gb of storage using SanDisk’s new V-Mate set-top box, which allows customers to capture content from virtually any video source and store it on memory cards for viewing on mobile devices. Source: SanDisk.
Nokia learning the language of style
Nokia’s latest premium handset – the 8800 Sirocco edition – underlines how the language of the mobile industry is evolving from the acronyms of the past to embrace the style-led parlance of a business which shares the constantly shifting charactis…
Qualcomm gains traction with O2 uiOne handset
O2 has released its first handset to use Qualcomm’s uiOne interface solution. The handset – known as Ice – is a 3G monobloc design with a white casing and 1.3 megapixel camera. uiOne enables users to customise the device with visual elements suc…