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Motorola Quarterly Revenue Misses Expectations

Looks as if Moto is not doing as well as some investors might like to see. Its revenue is just not what it used to be.
Motorola Inc., the world’s second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday posted lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and missed some analyst estimates on phone sales, sending shares down about 8 percent.
Motorola said its […]

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From charms to crystals: Cellphones becoming part of fashion

Boy, these days. It’s not even a matter of function. Now it’s a matter of what looks good.
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For Denise Albert, choosing a cellphone has nothing to do with ring tones, instant messages or megapixels.
“To me, it’s what it looks like,” said Albert, a 53-year-old […]

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Ask Launches Mobile Search

Ask.com has just entered the world of mobile search. Yes folks, it looks as if Ask is really reaching for it this time.

Ask.com launched their mobile search product at Digital Life yesterday, and I had the priviledge of running into Gary Price a few hours ago and getting a demo out of him. Ask is […]

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Philips quits mobile phones

This is pretty big news. It seems that Philips is all finished with mobile phone sales. Perhaps their move to leave the market has to do with the fact that they did not in fact, make it the number 2 slot for the mobile phone market?
AMSTERDAM Philips Electronics said Thursday that it was quitting the […]

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Doctors attack mobile phone rules

Are we simply too paranoid about mobile phone usage in hospitals? From what I have gathered, it does appear that way.

Rules governing the use of mobile phones in hospitals remain too restrictive, doctors have said.
Two researchers writing in the British Medical Journal say a lack of evidence of interference with medical devices led to a […]

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Nokia and T-Mobile USA pin their hopes on mobile Web 2.0

Personally, I think that both Nokia and T-Mobile are really reaching this time. The idea of a mobile Web 2.0 is unlikely at best.
Analysis The US cellcos, traditionally behind their Asian and European counterparts in advanced mobile trends, are making up for all that by being the first truly to embrace the mobile internet and […]

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The Lockdown: The Targus iPod Lock, Or A Modicum Of Security

Are they serious? OK, so it’s a clever idea at first glance. But if you stop to think about it, this type of prevention is not going to do diddly.
Targus is offering what they call a “mobile security lock” that they claim is a perfect “solution” for the millions of iPod owners who are hoping […]

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The Holy Grail of Synchronization?

It’s close for Pocket PC users in Linux, but only up to Windows Mobile 2003 it seems. Oh well, it looked pretty cool, though.

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Visto secures $51M in new financing

Major mobile email company, Visto Corp, just landed a tidy sum. What can I say, it’s a mobile world, folks.

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Youth can’t do without phones, alcohol, drugs

Back in my day, the youth gone wild saying used to be Sex, drugs and Rock-n-Roll. For today youth, it appears that mobility has now been added to the mix.

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Glu Mobile’s Greg Ballard

This just in - mobile gaming still bites! And from the looks of things, it’s not going to be changing from this trend anytime soon.

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Mobile TV is heading for a fall

Has mobile TV simply failed us all the way around? It sure appears that way. And we have PC Pro to help explain why.

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Mobile web advertising: a contradiction in terms?

Short of text ads, I don’t see any value here. I mean, where is the screen real estate, folks? To me, there is just no logic here.

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Palm To Merge With Research In Motion?

Rumors, rumors. We love them at SvenOnTech and we love to report them to ya. A reader of ours from MyPalmLife has sent us an interesting morsel. He tells us that he’s reading all sorts of chatter of a Palm and Research in Motion merger. It seems both companies will be having an earnings conference […]

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Is MusicGremlin Direct the iPod Apple Should Have Made Long Ago?

SvenOnTech has been calling for some advancements in the iPod for some time now. One of those is built-in Wi-Fi. Apple has been pretty quiet on any upcoming improvements to its DAP and rumors really haven’t made any mention of a wireless data connection (other than Bluetooth.)
Well, it seems someone else sees the […]

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Cell Phones Big Brother Would Love

Short of the applications of finding someone that needs a rescue, I simply can’t see myself getting into the whole GPS cell phone scene. Sorry, it’s just not going to happen.

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Radar.net is the Anti-Flickr

Flickr for your mobile? Not exactly. There definitely some differences here that ought to be addressed. The piece below does a good job at pointing out some of these differences…

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Hantro says new algorithm doubles quality

I’m thrilled. No really, progress is always a good thing. But I would be a lot happier to see some progress made in the cell reception technology as well.

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The world’s growing love affair with mobile devices

I am inclined to agree that all of us are warming up to mobile devices. But what I do find disturbing is the fact that we are bundling our mobile devices into our phones. I simply don’t want this, folks.

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So What’s Wrong With Steve Wanting Us to Have New iPods Yearly?

Funny how the fangs come out when a CEO is just being honest. Point in case, Steve Jobs, Apple’s top dog, told Brian Williams of NBC News that, “you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year.” Based on the comments around the web, people aren’t sitting too well with […]