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- Handset
- The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a...
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- Proving Scoble wrong, Qik lives on and opens public beta to boot
- Qik, a popular streaming mobile video service, has finally opened its public beta program and has released a slew of new features to go along with it. This is great news considering last month tech pundit Robert Scoble declared Qik all but dead in the wake newcomer Kyte. ...
- Tags: Public Beta, Robert Scoble, Handset, Video, Integration, Qik, Kyte, Kyte.tv, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- You can buy two iPhones if...
- Apple Store The Pier in Atlantic City -- I'm here at my local store and surprisingly they're letting me purchase two iPhone 3G handsets today. I think that the reasons are, a) I'm an existing AT&T customer and b) I'm on the Family Plan. It's surprising because previously every...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Handset, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Routo Desktop SMS Sender (exe)
- This is feature rich desktop application allowing you to send and receive SMS from your PC at the best prices based on your sending volume. Features include: Send to single or multiple recipients groups; Receive SMS back to the desktop; Manage contacts and groups friends and departments; Import and export...
- Tags: Handset, SMS, Routo Telecommunications, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-06
- First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010
- First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010Well if we can believe both dates....Android 4th Quarter 2008 and Symbian in 2010, well Android will have quite a head start to deal with.I wouldnt bank on that.Android is on a closed platform released fairly recently...I've been programming for Symbian in OPL and...
- Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, Cellular phones, OPL, Symbian Inc., First Symbian Foundation, Nokia Corp., handset
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- iPhone 3G voice and data plans revealed
- iPhone 3G voice and data plans revealedTranslation:Buying the new iPhone will be like buying any other new Cell Phone. Except that we'll b*tch about it more. Because it's Apple.Your numbers are different from Josh Taylor's, who is right?He has numbers $10 higher, with the statement that AT&T is raising the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, data plan, 3G
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Motorola splits itself up; Separates handset business
- Motorola splits itself up; Separates handset businessReally now this headset business is long over for Motorola."Their foam density would make no diference to anyone buying Bluetooth Products or Tata. Either one of these two would be the mach "Punisher" to Avaya in the 21St Century; I truly believe that started...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., handset business, phone business, handset
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Motorola splits itself up; Separates handset business
- Motorola has carved out its biggest headache--its struggling handset business. Motorola all resources on Wednesday said that it will split into two companies--a handset business and a broadband and mobility unit that features networking equipment for enterprise and consumers. The latter unit, which includes IP video gear,...
- Tags: Handset, Motorola Inc., Handset Business, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- 9.4% of US mobile phone buyers recycled in Q4 2007
- 9.4% of those consumers who bought new mobile handsets in Q4 2007 took the recycling option in Q4 2007, according to iSuppli. 36.8% of all old handsets were stored away in Q4 2007. 15.5% of US consumers gave away their old mobile handsets in this fashion. 8.5% of consumers donated...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Handset, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Does Adobe really need the iPhone? Not really
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs dissed Adobe's Flash and you'd think it was the biggest story on the planet from the Techmeme drumbeat. But here's a news flash: Adobe will be fine with or without the iPhone, which is expected to hit 10 million units this year. The...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Handset, Apple Inc., Flash Lite, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Americans discard 125 mln phones annually
- 10.2% of users threw away their old handsets, or had them stolen or lost in Q4 2007. The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA estimates Americans discard 125 mln phones each year, creating 65,000 tons of waste. 8% of US consumers who bought new phones in the fourth quarter are keeping...
- Tags: Phone, Handset, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Telecom & Utilities, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Plantronics Calisto Pro Series Cordless Landline/VoIP Phone, Silver/Black
- Plantronics has made some of the most popular Bluetooth headsets ever to grace our desks; the Voyager 510 was a reader favorite for a long time, as was the Discovery 655. But few people know that Plantronics doesn't just make headsets for mobile use; in fact, it has quite a...
- Tags: Cellular phones, headset, handset, Plantronics, Plantronics Calisto Pro Series, Bluetooth headset
- Product reviews 2008-02-29
- Nokia E90 Communicator
- The Nokia E series has gained a reputation as a mean set of power smartphones for business users. Just take a look at the Nokia E61i and the Nokia E65 if you need proof. And now, you've got the granddaddy of them all--the mammoth Nokia E90 Communicator. A descendant of...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, handset, Nokia E90, Nokia Corp., Nokia E90 Communicator
- Product reviews 2008-02-26
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: mobile Linux stalled by proprietary lock on industry, lack of neutral Linux platform
- Linux has not made significant strides in the mobile space because the industry is still too tightly controlled by proprietary manufacturers and and too contested by Linux rivals, Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth maintains. In an interview with Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin posted last night, the creator...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Mobile, Industry, Handset, Mobile Linux, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise
- Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterpriseWhen will the consumer stop...this madness? Start suing this companies that put your lively hood at risk and this would all stop!Hacked through a Headset?I don't know if I want to be embarrassed if such a thing happened. At times...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP handset, VoIP, handset, flaw, password, wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise
- Update 2/23/2008 - Cisco confirms vulnerability in 7921 Wi-Fi IP phone Security conscious businesses and organizations who implemented 802.1x/EAP enterprise-grade authentication are at risk with certain implementations of wireless LAN VoIP handsets. I have verified that Vocera Communications is one of the vulnerable vendors and I have...
- Tags: VoIP, Password, WPA-PSK, Handset, Authentication, Character, Wireless, Flaw, PEAP, Badge, WPA-PSK Mode, PSK, Security, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- MWC08: Nokia adds Google search to Nokia Search on new handsets
- On my Nokia N95 there is a search plug-in on the standby screen that provides a shortcut to search on my device or via the internet. Previously, you had a choice between Windows Live Search or Yahoo Search. This week Nokia announced that Google search will be implemented in the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Nokia Corp., Handset, Google Search, Internet, Search, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Mobile enterprise? you gotta be kidding!
- I have been surprised at how few substantial business applications were on display at the Mobile World Congress. While 'edge' cases like myself would like to believe mobile applications will take on significance, it seems the mobile phone industry is way behind the innovation curve. According to industry analyst Dean...
- Tags: Mobile, Handset, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- 229 mln mobile phones sold in China in 2007
- Mobile handset shipments from manufacturers headquartered in China grew dramatically in 2007, reaching 229 mln units for the year, representing a 76.2% annual growth rate from 130 mln in 2006. However, this rate of growth will slow considerably in 2008, dropping to about 19.7% to reach 274 mln units, according...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Handset, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Photo: Google Android phone prototype
- The mocked-up handsets had a distinctly BlackBerry-like look, but the ARM9 processor technology inside them is actually used on lower-end, mass-market handsets. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Handset, Photograph, Cellular Phones, Processors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-02-11
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