Vodafone UK to offer ATM top ups
UK mobile group Vodafone is to follow in the footsteps of rival operator Orange, and begin offering a pre-pay mobile ‘top up’ service at ATMs. Vodafone’s service will be offered in conjunction with Link Interchange Network, a UK company that proce…
Interview: Dirk Hofmann, Siemens
Dirk Hofmann, Head of Consumer Marketing, Siemens (2002)
Siemens joined the Symbian consortium in April 2002 and then entered into an agreement to collaborate on and license Nokia’s Series 60 in May 2002. Its first Symbian-based phone is close…
Sony announces first Palm OS 5 handhelds
Sony NX70V PDA running Palm OS 5
Sony has become the first manufacturer to officially annouce products using Palm OS 5. It will start shipping its NX70V and NX60 devices later this month. Both models are similar to the existing NR70 series han…
Orange selects Antepo for instant messaging
Orange is to work with Antepo to deploy an instant messaging solution across its portfolio of networks. Users will be able to access the instant messaging system from SMS, WAP, J2ME, Pocket PC, web and desktop interfaces.
Antepo’s ACCEPT produc…
MobileWise announces first manufacturing partner
MobileWise has announced that Acer will be the first manufacturing partner for its wireless power solution. The Silicon Valley startup has developed a direct current (DC) base station which charges compatible devices when they are brought into con…
Hutchison starts 3G trials
According to a report from AFX News, the company is beginning trials of NEC dual-mode handsets this week by testing the new phones with around 1,000 ‘friendly users’. The second phase of the launch is due in November and will involve around 10,00…
DoCoMo to record impairments
NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan’s largest wireless carrier, said on Wednesday it would post a 573 billion yen (USD 4.68 billion) appraisal loss on its stakes in foreign carriers but vowed to stand by its partners. Analysts worry that the costly overseas str…
Vodafone looks east for new handsets
Mobile phone giant Vodafone is to heavily promote handsets labelled with the Vodafone brand name, and not those of handset manufacturers, as part of its Vodafone Live! campaign.
It is reported that the operator has turned to Far Eastern develop…