Archive for February, 2010
Apple: Underage Workers May Have Built Your iPhone
… Discovery The underage workers, Apple says, were at three different suppliers’ facilities. Though the specific locations aren’t disclosed, the report says inspectors visited facilities in China , the Czech Republic … in active employment at …
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Over the past months, the mobile phone company has been talking about increasing its focus on developing more value-added mobile services, and this was highlighted again at Showcase Nokia 2010 in Bangkok last week. ‘We’re seeing that the mobile …
Read More..>>Vodafone launching BlackBerry today
Vodafone is launching BlackBerry service in Qatar today, but limited to 1,000 customers, who will be able to use it for free until May 31. Customers interested in using Vodafone’s BlackBerry service should register at www.vodafone.com.qa/blackberry …
Read More..>>webOS 1.4 Now Available for Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus (Brighthand)
Shortly after a significant system software upgrade was released for Sprint’s versions of Palm’s latest smartphones, Verizon’s webOS-based models have received it, too. webOS 1.4 brings the ability to record video, as well as a number of other enhancements.
Read More..>>Chasing success on a shoestring
Earlier this month, Stuart Nixdorff flew to Barcelona for the European launch of a new Bluetooth mobile phone headset his company had developed for Apple Inc.’s iPhone. In a packed succession of days during the Mobile World Congress trade show, he …
Read More..>>Bharti teams up with 23 telcos for apps mkt
NEW DELHI: India’s largest telco by subscribers and revenues, Bharti Airtel has joined forces with 23 other global communication giants to challenge the dominance of handsetmakers, especially that of Apple, in the mobile applications (apps) space …
Read More..>>‘Collaboration’ buzz at Barcelona
Developers will have to brace for pains in a multi-platform scenario for at least the next two-three years. No mind-blowing innovation as such… but mobile telephony in developed countries has really marched ahead.’ This is what a senior official …
Read More..>>Lower cost, gesture control coming to iPhone?
… of device + service plan is currently the biggest barrier to incremental demand in both mature markets like the US and emerging markets like China,” Huberty wrote. Until last year, Huberty had been bearish on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), complaining …
Read More..>>Nokia hints at new C-Series handsets, official announcement at CeBIT?
Nokia, as part of its Conversations blog, is circulating an email newsletter which hints at some new handsets. The sidebar story mentions the rumored C-Series devices, discusses the upcoming deliberately misspelled ‘C BIT’ conference and tells …
Read More..>>Microsoft Releases Three BlueTrack Mice Starting at $25
Microsoft Hardware has released three new mice with BlueTrack Technology at its lowest prices ever – under $30, the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, Wireless Mouse 2000 and Comfort Mouse 4500. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 and Comfort Mouse 4500 will be …
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