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Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:40 am
Originating in the Philippines eight months ago, the Cabir virus has spread slowly into 12 countries, including the United States. A strain was detected in a store in Santa Monica, California on Monday.
"It's interesting (the Cabir variant) has now been found in the United States, but it's not the end of the world," said Mikko Hypponen, director of Finnish anti-virus research company F-Secure.
The Cabir virus only affects Symbian OS smartphones with no permanent damage; draining the batter... [Continue reading Cell Phone Virus Found In United States]
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Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:32 pm
Book publisher, Random House, has announced a partnership with San Diego-based mobile application provider, VOCEL. By purchasing a significant stake, Random House will provide cell phone access to its Living Language foreign-language study programs and Prima Games video game strategy guides.
"You have a whole generation of consumers, perhaps more than a generation, who are never more than 10 feet from their cell phones, including when they shower," said Richard Sarnoff, president of Random Ho... [Continue reading Random House Publishes For Phones]
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Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:38 am
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Samsung has won the GSM Association's award for Best Mobile Handset with its SGH-D500. The award, announced at a ceremony at the 3GSM World Congress last night, recognized excellence in handset design and innovation.
Samsung was shortlisted SGH-D500 for Best Handset and SGH-Z107 for Best 3GSM Handset categories respectively.
The Best Handset award was finally announced at GSM Award dinner, Les Ambassadeurs, Palais des Festivals, Cannes on 15th February, out of 61 nominees among 480 initial entries.
The SGH-D500 delivers the latest multimedia and imaging technology in a compact and elegant soft-touch slide-up style. A powerful business device as well as a multimedia companion, the SGH-D500 incorporates all of Samsung's leading technology into one package: a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash; video recording with 60 minutes of storage; Bluetooth, email, and SyncML connectivity; a speakerphone with enhanced voice clarity; an MP3 music player; 262K TFT screen; 64 polyphonic ring tones; and 96MB of internal user memory.
Accepting the award, Mr. Woonsub Kim, Executive Vice President of Samsung Telecommunications Network commented, "We are delighted to receive this award for Best Handset for the SGH-D500 phone. Samsung is above all focused on delivering the best possi... [Continue reading Samsung SGH-D500 Wins Best Mobile Handset 2005 Award]
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:33 pm
Motorola, the king of the four-letter phones, had dropped hints that it was in collaboration with Apple to release a portfolio of iTunes compatible phones; and the yet-to-be-unveiled ROKR will be the first.
As Motorola's entry into the world of mobile digital music, Apple will allow ROKR users to carry a limited number of songs on their phones in order to protect its popular iPod portable music player business.
Conversely, competitors such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson have announced their ow... [Continue reading Motorola ROKR to be First iTunes Phone]
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:00 pm
New on-court branding for Sony Ericsson has been unveiled at the first global tournaments in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The branding is part of the six-year title sponsorship deal signed by Sony Ericsson in January. The Australian Open in Melbourne, which saw Serena Williams claim the women's championship for the second time, the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and this month's Open Gaz de France have all sported the new Sony Ericsson branding.
"Our partnership with the WTA Tour is off to a ... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson And WTA Tour Unveil On-Court Branding]
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:00 pm
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has signed a deal to give passengers of its new superjumbo A380 the option to make calls with their cell phones or surf the web.
The agreement, with Geneva-based OnAir, hopes to keep prices competitive, with international calls at $2.00 to $2.50 per minute, and text messages costing about 50 cents to send or receive.
Users with roaming capabilities will be able to make and receive calls through a base station within the airplane. Unfortunately, it will... [Continue reading Cell Phone Calls For Airbus Fliers]
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:47 pm
Last night, the Sony Ericsson V800 camera phone was awarded the prestigious award for "Best 3G Handset" during the GSM Association's 2005 Awards evening at the 3GSM World Congress. This is the second year in a row that Sony Ericsson has taken home a product award; in 2004 the T610 was awarded "Best handset, terminal or device."
"In the opinion of our independent judging panel, the Sony Ericsson V800 has a great user interface and exceptional functionality across a range of features that users really need. Our judges were not surprised that the V800 handset has been a top seller in European 3G roll outs," said Mark Smith, Communications Director of the GSM Association.
"Since we launched the V800 with Vodafone at the end of 2004, it has set consumer expectations and changed industry views about the next genera... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson V800 Named Best 3G Handset At 3GSM]
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:04 am
The Federal Communications Commission is turning its eye towards cell phones after cracking down on television and radio stations for indecent content. In response, the wireless industry is acting to shield children from adult content in the increasing market for mobile devices.
"With adult content available from a myriad of sources, now more than ever it is important for carriers, content providers, and parents to know what is being done by industry to prevent access to adult content by mino... [Continue reading FCC Wants Cell Phone Smut Away From Children]
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Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:13 pm
For people who require hassle free high speed access to their Internet, intranet or even corporate networks as they travel and work in a global economy, Sony Ericsson today announced its first UMTS / EDGE quad-band wireless PC Card. Sony Ericsson's GC95 card makes connectivity seamless and convenient around the world. It delivers high speed data rates and extensive coverage all in one card.
Advancing its success and market leadership earned with the launch of the world's first EDGE PC Card (G... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson Releases GC95 UMTS / EDGE / GPRS PC Card]
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Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:26 am
Samsung has unveiled its latest range of 3G handsets, the SGH-Z500, Z130 and Z300. Along with its phones, Samsung is also exhibiting several products that demonstrate multimedia including Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phones.
SGH-Z500 - At 90 x 44 x 25 mm, this is the world's smallest 3G handset, with intenna folder for a super sleek profile and 1-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and even external memory.
SGH-Z300 - Includes a music player powered by 3D stereo sound through dual speakers,... [Continue reading Samsung Unveils Latest Handsets for 2005]
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