Not every mobile user is going to embrace the move away from the 3.5 mm audio jack, but we're clearly going to see more phones adopt that design
as phone makers look for ways to come out with more compact devices.
Although Samsung and BlackBerry are partners, they will never be one company,
as both phone makers deny media reports they are slated for an acquisition.
Just
as phone makers are looking to get rid of buttons, RIM goes in the opposite direction.
So far, by them testing the Jelly Bean update on the Note and SGS 2 it makes me feel I made the right choice to have
them as my phone maker.
The HTC Merge will launch this spring
as the phone maker's first Android CDMA world phone on Verizon Wireless and other networks.
Google plans to use the event to take a more prominent role
as a phone maker, all round consumer gadget brand, while taking greater control of Android.
At last night's Sony Ericsson launch there wasn't a Walkman or Cyber-shot in sight
as the phone maker rolled out four new handsets with an emphasis on design.
Although BlackBerry's heyday
as a phone maker may be over, the Canadian company remains at the forefront of IT security.
«Even though Google has put out a patch, that's not the same
as the phone maker.
So the Android flaw could last longer in the sense of, even though Google has pushed out a patch, that's not the same
as the phone maker, so Samsung may not have put out a patch, the different chip makers, it's just a more crowded atmosphere.
If you've been able to keep track of all the various Zenfone releases from Asus so far, you're ahead of me, because I've gotten lost in the cornucopia of slightly different models the company has issued in its brief history
as a phone maker.
Not exact matches
Blackberry sued Facebook for patent infringement, saying the social network's messaging apps infringed on the former
phone maker's intellectual property related to such innovations
as showing an unread message indicator on top of an icon and showing multiple incoming messages in an inbox.
As the New York Times pointed out just before the Consumer Electronics Show started in January, Microsoft in particular was getting rave reviews for its new Windows
Phones, a trend not usually associated with the storied software
maker.
The company largely relied on other gadget
makers to build smartwatches running its software, but
as it did with
phones, may have to step in and make its own products.
Business decision
makers, on the other hand, typically consume about 12 pieces of content throughout the purchase process, and they're more receptive to tried - and - true marketing channels, such
as email,
phone calls and physical mail.
To see which company is in better position to take over
as the clear - cut No. 1 smartphone
maker, we asked the next generation of smartphone users which they prefer: the Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy
phones.
The struggling
phone maker is seeking to sell its headquarters in Espoo, Finland
as part of its drive to sell non-core assets.
It'll also allow Android
phone makers to improve photo and video capture quality,
as well
as improving the functionality of AR, VR, and mixed - reality applications.
Qualcomm, an early pioneer in mobile
phone chips, supplies so - called modem chips to
phone makers such
as Apple, Samsung and LG that help the
phones connect to wireless data networks.
Phone makers will seek to seduce new buyers with even smarter Internet - connected watches and other wireless gadgets
as they wrestle for dominance at the world's biggest mobile fair starting tomorrow.
Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell
as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother -
maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen
as more business - proven than Lachlan and not
phone hacking - tainted like James.
As the New York Times reported in late August, it may be easier for Apple to go after
phone makers in lawsuits, because damages can be determined by the number of
phones a company sold that were made using infringed patents.
As noted yesterday, the Justice Department is investigating Huawei for breaking Iran sanctions, potentially threatening the Chinese
phone -
maker's ongoing access to Android.
ZTE stood out
as the only Chinese handset -
maker to have cracked the American market; half of its
phones are sold there.
Sticking to Asian companies and the mobile market, Chinese
phone maker Xiaomi filed to go public in Hong Kong and raise up to $ 10 billion, which would easily rank
as the largest initial public offering of the year and third all - time among tech companies, trailing only Alibaba and Facebook.
Over the years, hardcore fans have gravitated toward these flagship
phones as the «purest» Android experience, free of tweaks by carriers or handset
makers.
Nokia's history
as the world's biggest mobile
phone maker is becoming a distant memory, but it's not out of the gadget business just yet.
Apple competes in China with local
makers such
as Huawei and Oppo, which sell
phones with high - end features at lower prices.
The announcement came just a week after Samsung SDI, South Korea's leading battery
maker, unveiled plans to recycle cobalt from used mobile
phones and develop lithium - ion batteries with minimum content of the metal, or no cobalt at all,
as a way to offset soaring prices for the silver - grey commodity.
Operating profit in chips was 55.4 billion yen, recovering from a loss a year earlier,
as the company recovered from last year's earthquake and demand from
phone makers increased due to the rising popularity of multiple - sensor models.
Known now
as the world's largest cell
phone maker, Nokia started off
as a pulp - and - paper company in the mid-1800s before expanding into power generation around 1900.
Scandinavia consists of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, and is home to some household names in the U.S. such
as cell
phone maker Nokia, or IKEA, the global chain of household goods superstores.
The prime minister takes a photo with an Olympic volunteer on her BlackBerry
phone,
as he meets Games
Makers at the ExcCel venue.
As phone - makers, retailers and credit card companies work out the feasibility of NFC as a gateway to facilitating commerce, others see the technology as opening doors — literall
As phone -
makers, retailers and credit card companies work out the feasibility of NFC
as a gateway to facilitating commerce, others see the technology as opening doors — literall
as a gateway to facilitating commerce, others see the technology
as opening doors — literall
as opening doors — literally.
As a result, cell
phone makers do not offer many models that have adequate processing power to run video smoothly, and digital cameras in U.S. cell
phones are on the opposite side from the display screen (which would make it impossible to see the person on the other end of the line while exchanging sign language).
CELLPHONES will begin to run low on power over the next few years
as advances in battery technology fail to keep up with the demands of the numerous energy - draining features being planned by mobile
phone makers.
In recognition of the uncertainty of the health aspects of using cell
phones, the
maker of my iPhone (and yours) includes a legal statement under the tab «Legal» information which states «carry iPhone at least 10 mm away from your body to ensure exposure levels remain at or below the
as - tested levels.»
Throw in several helicopters and C - 130 aircraft rented by the film -
makers and an explosion at London's famed Battersea power station that actually made several nervous local residents
phone the authorities believing that the station was under terrorist attack; and it seems
as if The Dark Knight is going to kick some serious butt when it opens in U.S. cinemas on 18 July...
The officials have a chilling habit of defusing all complaint, whether face - to - face or on the
phone, by insisting that they themselves are not making a ruling — it is all the responsibility of the «decision -
maker»,
as if it is one single person: «decision -
maker» is an almost laughably ungainly officialese, which also has something distinctly Orwellian about it.
This surprised many
as the mobile
phone maker was expected to launch the tablet at the upcoming MWC event later this month.
This highly anticipated
phone was the subject of a handful of recent leaks that gave away its specifications
as well
as its press shots before its
maker could reveal them.
The following footage is a detailed look at the Nokia Lumia 710, showing its worth
as a handset and one of the two new WP7 based devices in the Finnish
phone maker's arsenal.
for the first time outside of Windows Finnish mobile
phone maker Nokia has unveiled the next update to the Symbian ^ 3
phone operating system, known
as the codename «Belle», will feature free Microsoft Office applications.
But then again, the list of those waiting for i - Pad's launch is somewhat overflowing: Hardware
makers like HP (HPQ) and Dell (DELL) have been betting that consumers would vote for the netbooks, the scaled - down versions of laptops; e-reader
makers such
as Amazon (AMZN) and Sony (SNE), who have similar devices lined up; the publishing equivalent of i - Tunes; Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG), whose operating systems compete with the i —
Phone OS that drives the i - Pad.
Nokia, the world's largest mobile -
phone maker, joins the tablet race
as it prepares a touch - screen device for the fall.
Just
as we said in our Galaxy S 4 review, that's something we don't like, and we wish
phone - and tablet -
makers would start using wider - angle optics more consistently.
The Nokia 500 isn't even a top tier handset,
as the
phone is branded
as an entry level mobile by the Finnish fone
maker — despite arriving with a 3.2 - inch 640 × 360 capacitive touch screen, a 5 megapixel camera, 2 GB of internal memory and support for 32 GB microSD cards.
Canadian mobile
phone maker RIM has unveiled the next iteration of the operating system that drives their handsets and tablets, which will be known
as BlackBerry BBX.
Blackberry and physical keyboards have always gone hand - in - hand, to the point that it's not a stretch to say no other
phone maker has come even close to achieving the same level of mastery in that area
as the company formerly known
as RIM.
The iPhone's App Store stands
as an insurmountable obstacle to rival smart
phone makers.