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CTIA revs up for wireless
By CNET and CNET Asia staff
29/03/2007 URL: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62000439,00.htm
One of the largest trade shows in the industry, CTIA Wireless 2007 showcases the latest mobile-technology developments in enterprise, entertainment, social networking, advertising and emerging markets.
Latest news
 RIM co-CEO: Mobile apps are the future The range of applications available for BlackBerry devices looks set to expand, after RIM announced new application programming interfaces for developers. Motorola: A CTIA wallflower The handset maker offered updates at CTIA, but the Razr just doesn't generate buzz like it used to. Record exec: Mobile industry could learn from Apple Speaking at CTIA Wireless, EMI Group's CEO urged mobile phone industry to follow Apple's lead in developing and selling products. Google and Yahoo call up more phone partners The two search giants link up with handset makers LG and Virgin, respectively, in the race for mobile-search dominance. 
Helio Ocean debuts at CTIA
This dual-sliding handset slides vertically to reveal a number pad and slides sideways for a QWERTY keypad, much like the Samsung Ultra Smart F520 phone unveiled at 3GSM World Congress show earlier this year. TI demos its movie projector in a phone How do you make watching movies on a handheld more pleasing? Use the wall instead, Texas Instruments says.
Start-up taps Microsoft's labs to boost mobile Net
A start-up called ZenZui is leaning on Microsoft's research labs to try to find a better way to view Web content on mobile devices. 
Treo 750 to get Windows Mobile 6 update
Handheld maker Palm has announced at the CTIA Wireless Show in Orlando, Florida, that it will provide an update to Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 OS for its Treo 750 customers worldwide later this year. Symbian adds support for pushier email Symbian has announced an updated version of its operating system for mobile devices, which promises better memory usage and integrated push email support. Wireless industry gears up for WiMax As top executives gather in Orlando, Fla., this week at the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show, an emerging technology called WiMax will likely be a hot topic among carriers and equipment makers from around the world. 
Give your mobile phone legs
Slippery fingers and slim camera phones does not a good photo make. If you are one of those lucky ones who owns a Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot cellular, you're in luck. Mobile phone sales ring in strong A study released recently shows that consumer mobile phone purchases in the U.S. jumped by double digits in 2006, spurred by music-enabled devices and Bluetooth capabilities. Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs. Motion-sensing comes to mobile phones The technology made popular by Nintendo's Wii game controller is adding new utility--and excitement--to the cell phone.  Sony Ericsson unveils its first HSDPA phone The Japanese-Swedish phone maker introduces the HSDPA-enabled Z750i together with a new slim Walkman slider, the W580i. Asian mobile players must think global Mobile content players in the Asia-Pacific region must think global and put together a complete user experience if they want to win customers, according to a senior executive at research house Frost & Sullivan. Flashback   The skinny on CTIA Wireless 2006 CTIA show to take a hard look at how mobile networks will cope with the coming flood of interactive content.
CTIA preview
You know the saying, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?" Well, forget that. We're bringing you the juiciest gossip and news from the 2006 CTIA Show straight from Sin City. Here, we offer you a preview of what we expect to see. |
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