July 2006
Pt. 2, Human integration and the death of the device
This is part two of a two part essay by Marek Pawlowski on the future of user interfaces, mobile handsets and human integration. Part one was published last Friday and can be read here.
Direct integration, it would seem, is a step too far for …
Stat Spot: Samsung’s handset sales
4%
…decline in Samsung’s Q2 2006 handset sales compared to last year and an 8% sequential fall from the previous quarter. The Korean company believes new ulta-thin models will boost sales in Q3. Source: Samsung.
Tira’s Jump updated to meet demands of content publishers
Tira Wireless has announced the latest version of its Jump product suite. Jump brings together a number of tools for adapting, deploying and managing content and applications across a wide range of device platforms and operator networks.
When …
Human integration and the death of the device, pt. 1
A team of US scientists recently announced they had successfully implanted a device allowing a paralysed patient to control a mouse pointer on-screen, open email and operate a robotic arm. The unit was connected to the motor cortex, an area of th…
Stat Spot: UK spend on off-portal content
50%
…increase in end-user spend by UK consumers using Bango’s off-portal billing system between Q2 2006 and the same period in 2005. Source: Bango.
DoCoMo keeps customers switched-on
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo is pioneering new ways of re-charging mobile handsets. It unveilved a methanol-based fuel cell prototype on 6th July and has now announced a partnership with Aquafairy to develop a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC)…
Vodafone to launch Palm’s Microsoft smartphone
Vodafone has announced it will launch the Windows Mobile version of the Palm Treo smartphone on its 3G network later this year. Details of the device have not yet been released, but the launch represents a major milestone for Palm in its bid to b…
Stat Spot: Cap on EU roaming rates
30%
…is the cap on profit margins European operators are allowed to make from consumers on roaming calls under regulatory proposals tabled by the European Commission. Source: EU.