Interview: Anuraj Gambhir, BenQ
Anuraj Gambhir is the Head of Technology Marketing & Industry Relations for BenQ Mobile, the Taiwanese handset manufacturer which acquired Siemens’ mobile business. He is one of the industry’s most experienced visionaries, with a career spanning …
Stat Spot: HP’s Memory Spot
4 Mb
…of data can be stored on HP’s prototype Memory Spot, a wireless chip smaller than a shirt button and capable of transmitting data at 10 Mb/s. The technology could be used to imbed intelligence in physical objects. Source: ZDNet.
Tool for comparing handsets
Phonescoop.com offers a great tool for comparing handset features. The site is based in the US and aimed primarily at that market, but covers handsets from most global markets.
In this example we’ve compared three messaging handsets to highlig…
Stat Spot: Sony Ericsson Walkman sales
25%
…of the 15.7m Sony Ericsson handsets sold during Q2 2006 were Walkman-branded music phones. Sony Ericsson has sold a cumulative total of 10m Walkman handsets up to end of June 2006. Source: Sony Ericsson.
Matching expectations not icons
I noticed a few days ago that my Sony Ericsson W9ooi shares the same icons as my friend’s Nokia 6234. Both were supplied by Vodafone UK and adhere to the operator’s guidelines for user interface. This is something Vodafone and other operators h…
Stat Spot: Off-portal music downloads
500,000
…music tracks to be offered by Jamster when it launches Germany’s first off-portal mobile music service next month. Source: Mobile Entertainment
OMTP requirements streamline product development
The Open Mobile Terminal Platforms (OMTP) initiative was launched amid great expectation in June 2004. The organisation was founded by many of the world’s largest network operators and tasked with defining a set of requirements for the applicatio…
Interview: David Wood, Symbian
David Wood is Executive Vice President of Research at mobile operating system developer Symbian and has been instrumental in building its relationships and position within the mobile eco-system.
Marek Pawlowski: How did you become involved in t…