Posts Tagged ‘world congress’
LG to roll out Android phone by early 2009
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:36 No Comments
LG Electronics plans to start selling a phone model running on Android, the highly anticipated mobile phone operating system, at the start of next year at the latest, a senior official said.
“We will bring it out late in 2008 or early 2009,” Chang Ma, LG’s vice president for marketing strategy told Reuters in an [...]
Mobile phone viruses are rare, but concern high: survey
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:35 No Comments
Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried about security on their handsets, a survey showed on Wednesday.
The poll by IT security specialist McAfee, based on 2,000 people in Britain, the United States and Japan, revealed that only 2.1 percent of respondents had [...]
Mobile giants line up in Barcelona to outdo the iPhone
Monday, February 11, 2008 15:25 No CommentsIf you thought the iPhone was cutting edge, then think again.
This week, last year’s hottest gadget will become yesterday’s news as it is surpassed by a host of new offerings at the mobile phone industry’s annual get-together.
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, telecoms and technology companies will jostle to get exposure for their products.
Google, [...]
Motorola committed to mobile phone business
Monday, February 11, 2008 15:24 No CommentsMotorola Inc said on Monday it is “fully committed” to its mobile phone business and its strategic review is aimed at bringing about a “product-led” recovery for the loss-making division.
The world’s third-largest cell phone maker said in late January that it was considering separating its mobile devices unit as part of a “structural and strategic [...]
Samsung promises a phone for all seasons
Monday, February 11, 2008 15:20 No CommentsSamsung achieved its goal of becoming the world’s number two phone manufacturer in 2007 and now wants to provide a phone for every type of customer.
Geesung Choi, president of Samsung’s telecoms business, told the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the company had surpassed its expectations for the past year and is now diversifying to [...]