Play launches sales of Nokia C1-01 (Poland)
Play has started the sales of Nokia C1-01. The handset features a web browsing, FM radio, music player, Bluetooth, GPRS, e-mail as well as chat.
The Nokia C1-01 offers microSD compatibility, enabling users to store up to 32 GB of music, photos or other media. In addition, owners of the Nokia C1-01 will also be able to take video and photographs using the built-in VGA camera.
Fujitsu selects Atmel maXTouch service for DoCoMo Regza phone (Japan)
Fujitsu has chosen the Atmel maXTouch service to power the touchscreen for DoCoMo’s Regza phone T-01C touchscreen.
The new Regza phone T-01C is based on the Android platform and is developed by Fujitsu which is sold exclusively by Japan-based NTT DoCoMo.
Fujitsu’s DoCoMo REGZA phone T-01C features a 12.2-megapixel camera, 4-inch touchscreen, TV, infrared communications, 720p video recording, GSM, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
It also features the Mobile REGZA Engine 3.0, an engine based on the resolution technology employed in Toshiba REGZA LCD TVs, that is optimized for smartphones. This feature enables users to watch TV, YouTube and other videos on their mobile devices in high-quality resolution.
Celcom to offer iPhone 4 in Malaysia
Celcom is planning to launch Apple iPhone 4 in the coming months.
iPhone 4 is 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS and is made from stainless steel and glass. The stainless steel band is also part of the antenna system (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, UMTS, GSM) of the phone. iPhone 4 has secondary mic for noise cancellation.
iPhone 4 has two built-in cameras: 5 megapixel back-camera with LED flash and backside illumination sensor; a front camera for video calling. The back-camera is also capable of taking HD videos (720p) up to 30fps with audio.
With the new technology called Retina Display, iPhone 4 screen is 960—640 pixel with 326 pixels per inch, the highest resolution phone screen ever. Graphic and text would be super sharp.
Like Apple iPad, iPhone 4 is powered by A4 chip handle complex jobs, such as multitasking, editing movie on iPhone using iMovie for iPhone and, at the same time, maximizing battery life. The iPhone 4 has up to 40% longer battery life than iPhone 3GS.
iPhone 4 is the first phone with built-in 3-axis gyroscope for more motion gestures and greater precision for better gaming experience.
Tigo Rwanda introduces dual-SIM phone
Tigo Rwanda has launched a dual-SIM handset, which it claims is the first offer of its kind on the Rwanda market. The phone comes with a price tag of US$41.19.
One of the slots is fixed for a Tigo SIM card, and the other is open for any other SIM card. The phone also comes with a video camera, a still camera, FM radio, internet, MP3 player, Bluetooth, a memory card slot and a color screen.
Reliance Communications, TELiBrahma offer cricket video updates (India)
Reliance Communications has announced that it has partnered with mobile solutions provider TELiBrahma to offer video updates and replays of the cricket World Cup matches to its customers.
According to the company, with this partnership, TELiBrahma would deploy Bluetooth devices at a particular stadium and enable consumers to receive video highlights when they are watching the match in the stadium.
According to Mahesh Prasad, President Wireless Business, Reliance Communications, the innovation and advanced technology that Reliance Communications incorporates is ideal for today’s consumer who is always on the move. This time, their customers will enjoy cricket with their new service video updates from ICC World Cup.
Reliance Communications customers will also be able to view the highlights and action replays of cricket matches for free.
As per TELiBrahma President P.R. Satheesh, they believe it would help consumers to catch the missing action and advertisers to achieve better ROI (return on investment) from their investment in cricket. This opportunity will help brands to deliver what is relevant to consumers at the place where it matters and on a device that creates the impact.
Mobile handset semiconductor content to approach $82 billion in 2015
A research report has unveiled that in 2010, the value of semiconductors used across all mobile handsets exceeded $55 billion and smartphones are a semiconductor manufacturer’s dream come true. These devices contain the latest semiconductor technology, shrunken-down to fit in your shirt pocket.
According to the research, it should not come as any surprise that mobile phone semiconductor component revenue will exceed $80 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate of 10.8%.
As per the researchers, while most handset component markets are growing in revenue, a few face significant challenges. For example, the baseband semiconductor content of non-smartphones is slowly decreasing, as all costs are being wrung out of non-smartphone chips, and volume increases are not enough to compensate for the loss per device. Bluetooth semiconductor revenue in handsets is another area that is actually shrinking, as the Bluetooth function is integrated with other functions.
The research found that
- Over 60 semiconductor companies worldwide produce semiconductor components for mobile phones
- Revenue from smartphone processors, Wi-Fi, GPS, touchscreen controllers, gyros, and pico projectors will grow much faster than the average
- Smartphones are expected to make up 45.3% of all handsets shipped by 2015
- Semiconductor revenue associated with accelerometers and/or gyros will exceed $300 million by 2014
Telefonica with ZTE launches Movistar Prime Android handset
Telefonica in partnership with ZTE has launched Movistar Prime Android handset. The device will be commercially available in 12 Latin American markets where Telefonica operates starting with the second quarter of this year.
Users will be able to access multiple types of applications and services, including email and office applications, as well as social networks, instant messaging, and GPS. Customers will be able to expand the capacity of the device by using the Telefonica pre-installed services, or by downloading new applications from the operator’s applications store.
The handset also features a 3.2 megapixel camera for photos and videos and multimedia player for all types of content (games, music, videos). The new model includes a 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen, high capacity processor, and multiple connectivity options (HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
As a result of the agreement reached with ZTE, Telefonica has brought six Movistar brand handsets onto the Latin American market. Four new handsets are expected to be included in the Movistar portfolio over the next few months, in addition to the Movistar Prime model.
Vodafone UK to launch White BlackBerry Torch
Vodafone is planning to launch Blackberry’s latest handset on its network- The ‘White BlackBerry Torch’.
The device will be running on the BlackBerry 6 operating system, and features a 3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen with a resolution of 480 x 360 and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
The BlackBerry Torch white measures 4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 inches, and is also equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, a 624MHz processor paired with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, a microSD slot supporting cards up to 32GB, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, GPS, and you will be able to enter the BlackBerry App World download store.
Sony Ericsson shows off Xperia Arc Smartphone
Sony Ericsson has shown off its anticipated Xperia Arc smartphone, which may, or may not; supplant LG for the title of world’s thinnest smartphone.
The Sony Ericsson Android 2.3 based smartphone is just 8.7mm at its thinnest part – but the LG Optimus Black has announced that it is 6mm wide at its thinnest part. LG more sensibly noted that the average thickness for their phone is 9.2mm, but Sony Ericsson hasn’t confirmed the average thickness of their model yet.
That aside, the Xperia Arc has an extra wide 4.2″ multi-touch screen, supports an 8.1 megapixel camera and is expected to be launched sometime during the first three months of this year.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc at a glance
Camera
- 8.1 megapixel camera
- Up to 2.46x smart zoom
- Aperture f/2.4
- Face detection
- Flash/LED
- Geo tagging
- Image stabilizer
- Sony Exmor Râ„¢ for mobile CMOS sensor
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- aGPS
- Bluetooth
- HDMI
- DLNA
- USB support
- Wi-Fi
- Sony Mobile Bravia Engine
- 16,777,216 colour TFT
- Capacitive multi-touch
- 854 x 480 pixels (FWVGA)
- Size: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
- Weight: 117 grams
- Phone memory: Up to 512 MB
- Memory card support: up to 32 GB
- Memory card included: microSD 8 GB
- Operating system: Google Android 2.3
- Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm
- UMTS HSPA 900, 2100
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
