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  • BlackBerry Leap 5-inch Touchscreen Smartphone Released at MWC 2015

    BlackBerry Leap 5-inch Touchscreen Smartphone Released at MWC 2015

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    It is now clear that BlackBerry, the company that is synonymous with physical keyboard phones, has not completely trashed the idea of a full touchscreen phones.

    The new 5-inch BlackBerry Leap smartphone was announced at the Mobile World Congress on Tuesday.

    The Leap is BlackBerry’s first full touchscreen smartphone to be released this year. The last one to be released was the BlackBerry Z3 that was launched in February last year.

    Apart from the 5-inch display, this phone also boasts 16GB storage, 8MP camera, 2GB RAM, and a 1.5GHZ processor.

    Other impressive feature is the 2,800mAh battery that can power the phone for up to 25 hours and tight security features that include malware protection, encryption support, and the ability to wipe, back-up, and restore data.

    Even with this new release, BlackBerry’s list of smartphones and devices is a little thin and even the company President of Devices Ron Louks knows that and so they teased a few more phones that are not yet available for release.

    Among the most interesting is the unnamed slider phone that is said to be curved with a slide-out keyboard. Louks went ahead to say that the company is keen on launching 5 new devices this year.

    The BlackBerry Leap is set to go for $275.

    Also read: Australia’s smartwatch market to exceed $400M by 2018

  • GSMA Announces Winners Of The 2013 Global Mobile Awards

    The GSMA today announced the winners of the 18th Annual Global Mobile awards, held at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in  Barcelona. The winners were honoured in an afternoon ceremony hosted by writer, actor and comedian, David Walliams.

    Walliams entertained nominees and attendees with a comic introduction to the ceremony. He was joined on stage by representatives from sponsors McAfee, Myriad and Telmap, and media partners CNBC, Fortune and Time, who co-presented awards, as well as John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA and members of the judging panel.

    In total, more than 170 independent analysts, journalists, academics and subject matter experts and 13 representatives from mobile operators throughout the world participated in the judging of the 2013 awards.

    The winners of the 2013 Global Mobile Awards are:

    Best Mobile Health Product or Service
    MIPsoft for BlindSquare

    Best Mobile Education or Learning Product or Service
    Mobilink for SMS Based Literacy program

    Best Mobile Product or Service for Automotive
    BMW i, MINI, Sixt and Vodafone Group for DriveNow Premium Car Sharing

    Best NFC /Mobile Money Product or Service
    Etisalat for Flous – The Etisalat Commerce Programme

    Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service
    Ver Se Innovation for NewsHunt

    Best Mobile Innovation for 'Smart Cities'
    Streetline for Parker

    Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics Device
    Samsung Electronics for Samsung GALAXY Camera

    Best Enterprise Mobile Service
    Mobilelron for Version 5 Complete Enterprise Persona

    Best Consumer Mobile Service
    Comviva for Mahindra Comviva's mobiquity™ MFS platform powering mTicketing service for Bangladesh Railways

    Best Advertising or Marketing on Mobile
    McCann Worldgroup (Hong Kong) for Chok! Chok! Chok!

    Best Network Product or Solution for Serving Customers
    NTT DOCOMO for Hanashite Hon'yaku, world's first automatic voice translation service

    Best Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging Markets
    Ericsson for Amazon Connection– a digital inclusion program in the Amazon

    GSMA mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets
    Asiacell for Almas Line

    Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
    Vodafone Foundation for Vodafone Instant Network

    The Green Mobile Award
    Indus Towers for Green Sites Project

    Best Mobile App for Consumers
    Facebook

    Best Mobile App for Enterprise
    Evernote

    Judges Choice – Best Overall Mobile App
    Waze

    Most Innovative Mobile App
    McCann Worldgroup (Hong Kong) for Chok! Chok! Chok!

    Smartphone Application Challenge
    AT&T for Application Resource Optimizer (ARO)

    Best Application using Network APIs
    Bharti Airtel Limited for my airtel app

    Best Smartphone
    Samsung Galaxy S3

    Best Feature phone or entry level phone
    Nokia Asha 305

    Device Manufacturer of the Year
    Samsung

    Best Mobile Tablet
    Google and Asus for Nexus 7

    Best Mobile Infrastructure
    Samsung Electronics for Smart LTE Networks

    Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
    Accuris Networks for AccuROAM Wi-Fi: Making Wi-Fi a carrier driven extension of GSM for Offload and Roaming

    Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile
    Jasper Wireless cloud-based connected devices platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) and consumer electronics

    Best Mobile Safeguard & Security Products and Services
    AdaptiveMobile and Syniverse for Messaging Trust

    Outstanding LTE Contribution
    SK Telecom for 4G LTE with PETA Solution

    Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology – The CTO's choice
    Samsung Electronics for Smart LTE Networks

    Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Award
    Government of New Zealand

    Mobile for Development Award
    U.S. Agency for International Development

    m-Government Award
    Government of Moldova

    "Through these awards, we are proud to shine the light on the mobile industry's many innovators and leaders, from all corners of the world," said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. "This year's new categories reflected the industry's reach into many new sectors and we received more than 600 high-quality entries from across the mobile ecosystem. We would like to congratulate all Global Mobile Awards winners and thank the many hundreds of companies and organisations that support these awards by entering each year."

  • MWC 2012: Nokia Launches New Handsets and Services

    Nokia announced a new range of products, services and partnerships at Mobile World Congress. Stephen Elop, President and CEO of Nokia, presented the fourth terminal Lumia, smarter mobile phones and a new range of services.

    Lumia Portfolio Expands
    Nokia has extended its range of products with Windows Phone by introducing the new Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable Lumia terminal released so far. The manufacturer plans to expand availability of Lumia 900 in several markets outside the U.S.

    Created for those seeking a first affordable Lumia handset with Windows Phone, Nokia Lumia 610 provides quick access to social networking, web browser, music, games, navigation and applications in Windows Phone Marketplace. The phone will be available in four colors at an estimated retail price of only EUR 189 before taxes and subsidies, and deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year.

    Nokia Lumia 900, launched in January as the first Nokia smartphone compatible with the LTE standard, will be available with the dual-carrier HSPA technology of up to 42.2 Mbps. The top experience of the content displayed on the 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack capacitive screen of the handset and the battery with extended capacity will be available in several countries worldwide.

    Nokia also announced the application Nokia Reading, which will provide an integrated experience of reading. With Nokia Reading, users will enjoy easier and faster news, books, audio books, including a catalog of reading material in local languages and the ability to access content offline.

    Ads come after a year when Nokia launched Lumia 710, 800 and 900 before the dates anticipated, the devices being well accepted in the industry.

    Nokia 808 PureView
    Nokia 808 PureView is the first smartphone with the exclusive imaging technology Nokia PureView, which allows integration of a wide range of high quality photo experience on Nokia products in the coming years.

    Nokia 808 PureView combines a large sensor of high resolution, 41 megapixel (!!!), Carl Zeiss optics and oversampling technology developed by Nokia. The result consists of razor sharp pictures, to the smallest detail, superior performance in low light conditions and the ability to save images as smaller files to send via email, MMS or distribution in social networks.

    Nokia 808 PureView also includes Nokia Rich Recording for CD quality audio recording, HD 1080p video recording and playback and exclusive technology Dolby Headphone, which transforms any stereo content into a personal surround sound experience, regardless the headset used.

    Asha, Smarter and Smarter Mobile Terminals
    Finnish manufacturer makes the transition from terminals with basic capabilities to smartphones, launching three new Asha handsets for users who want to work, learn and play.

    Designed for urban consumers and entrepreneurs, Nokia Asha 302 is a premium device with QWERTY keyboard, providing a mobile work experience with push email, calendar and contacts synchronization with Mail for Exchange support – a new capability offered by Nokia S40 handsets.

    Designed for quick access to social networks, Nokia Asha 202 and 203 bring the touchscreen on affordable products and offers a package of 40 games from Electronic Arts. Asha 202 also offers the Nokia Easy Swap technology for dual-SIM terminals, which allows users to easily switch between SIM cards and to enjoy the benefits  of tariff plans offered by operators.

    Another different factor is represented by the update of the well-known service Life Tools, renamed Nokia Life, which provides useful information on Nokia S30 and S40 but also on the new Asha 202 and Asha 203 as well.

    Users in India, China, Indonesia and Nigeria will receive helpful tips for daily life, child growth and education, education, agriculture and entertainment, delivered via SMS.

    The new Asha handsets complete the Nokia Asha range, now available in over 100 countries worldwide.

    Further, Faster
    In the location-based services, Nokia and Groupon plans to launch competitive offers and discounts on market. Nokia also announces a new version of Nokia Drive for Windows Phone, which will include full support for step-by-step offline navigation. In addition, Nokia Drive will retain personal paths with the public transportation, will provide traffic information and will automatically reconfigure routes in order to avoid traffic congestions.

    Nokia also plans to launch a version for Windows Phone of Nokia Transport, which will provide information on the routes on foot, by metro, tram, suburban trains and buses in over 500 cities in 45 countries worldwide.

  • MWC 2012: HTC Launches HTC One Series

    The Taiwanese company HTC unvailed today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​the new series of smartphones, One, which includes three high-end terminals, all with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense 4.

    HTC One X

    HTC One X has a unibody casing made from polycarbonate, so that it benefits from the robustness of the metal, but being extremely easy at the same time. Thanks to its simple construction, the casing combines a unique glossy finish with matte black.

    HTC One X is fast thanks to the NVIDIA Tegra 3 Mobile Processor, capable of displaying complex graphics elements, running applications more efficiently and providing higher autonomy.

    The phone features a quad-core Super 4-PLUS-1 processor of 1.5 GHz, equipped with a fifth core Battery Saver Core and 12-Core NVIDIA GPU of high performance.

    HTC One X comes with a 4.7-inch screen and 720p HD resolution made from Corning Gorilla Glass. The mobile phone will also be available for the 4G LTE markets with the LTE dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor of up to 1.5 GHz.

    HTC One S

    HTC One S is designed for users who want a top smartphone in a more compact format. HTC One S has a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor of 1.5 GHz and a 4.3-inch screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.  HTC One S has a metal casing and a thickness of 7.9 mm, the thinnest of all HTC models launched so far.

    HTC One S will be available in two versions: ultra-matte black Ceramic Metal, obtained through a micro arc oxidation process, used until now in the production of satellites. It turns the unibody casing surface into a crystal structure, four times resistant than anodized aluminum, which allows the smartphone to maintain its particular appearance. The second variant of finish available for HTC One S brings the anodization to another level through a patented process that creates a gradient from light to dark.

    HTC One V

    The successor of HTC Legend, HTC One V offers all users a premium design phone. The terminal comes with a simple unibody casing made from aluminum.

  • MWC 2012: Sony Unveils Xperia S, Xperia U and Xperia P

    Sony has just announced the latest models from Xperia NTS series at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia S – the ultimate HD smartphone, which is now shipping to markets across the globe with first sales in the Sony Style store in Barcelona.

    Xperia P and Xperia U will be available starting from the second quarter of this year.

    Xperia P – Main Features

    • 4-inch Reality Display with image processor Mobile BRAVIA Engine
    • Screen technology, WhiteMagic, for enhanced light and consume efficiency function through intelligent brightness control
    • 1 GHz dual-core processor and 16 GB storage capacity
    • 8-megapixel camera with fast capture function, HD shooting and Sony technology for 2D and 3D panoramic images
    • HDMI and DLNA connectivity
    • NFC technology (Near Field Communication) that provides access to an ever-growing environment of NFC applications and services
    • Available in silver, black and red, with an aluminum body
    • Released on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but will receive the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of this year

    Xperia U – Main Features

    • 3.5-inch Reality Display with image processor Mobile BRAVIA Engine
    • 1 GHz dual-core processor
    • 5-megapixel camera with fast capture function, HD shooting and Sony technology for 2D and 3D panoramic images
    • High quality sound through the new audio technologies xLoud and 3D surround
    • Available in white or black, with pink and yellow interchangeable head
    • Released on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but will receive the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of this year

  • The 2012 Global Mobile Awards Nominations

    The GSMA announced nominees for the 17th annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be presented on Tuesday, 28th February at the GSMA Mobile World Congress. In total, 158 nominees have been shortlisted.

    For 2012, the GSMA introduced 18 new awards, with notable developments in categories such as ‘Apps of the Year’, ‘Mobile Innovation’, ‘Mobile Marketing and Advertising’, and ‘Social and Economic Development’. In addition, the ‘Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at the Mobile World Congress’ will be selected from those on show at the annual mobile event.

    Here are the nominees:

    Best smartphone
    Apple iPhone 4S
    HTC Desire S
    Nokia Lumia 800
    Samsung Galaxy Nexus
    Samsung Galaxy S II

    Best Feature or Entry Level Phone
    Nokia C2-03
    Nokia C3-00
    Nokia C3-01
    Samsung Ch@t 335 (Samsung S3350)

    Best Mobile Tablet
    Acer Iconia Tab A500/501
    Amazon Kindle Fire
    Apple iPad 2
    Asus Eee Pad Transformer
    Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

    Best Consumer Application
    Facebook Messenger
    Talking Tom Cat 2
    Angry Birds Rio
    Blast Monkeys
    Hanging With Friends

    Best Enterprise Application
    Cisco AnyConnect
    GoToMeeting
    Citrix Receiver
    Share Plus: SharePoint Mobile Client
    Forsquare

    Best Application – jury selection
    Evernote
    FlipBoard
    Google Maps
    LinkedIn
    WhatsApp

    Most Innovative Application
    biNu
    Divide
    Google Wallet
    Thrutu (TM)
    Shazam App
    SwiftKey X

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  • MWC 2011: Digital Watermarking from Digimarc

    Digimarc is a provider of enabling technologies that create digital identities for all forms of media and many everyday objects.

    The embedded digital IDs are imperceptible to humans, but not to computers, networks and devices like mobile phones, which can now use cameras and microphones as sensory inputs to "see, hear and understand" the world around them within the context of their environment.

    At the Mobile World Congress the company launched the Digimarc Discover Online Services Portal (OSP), completing the Digimarc Discover Platform which now includes easy embedding of digital watermarks into magazines, newspapers, and other print publications to create many new media experiences on smartphones.

    The Digimarc Discover OSP is a web-based service for newspaper and magazine publishers, marketers, and advertisers to link articles and advertisements to enhanced content, interactive ads and many other multi-sensory experiences.

    Digital watermarks embedded via the OSP can easily be detected by consumers using the Digimarc Discover mobile application available for download from iTunes or the Android Market, as well as a number of third party mobile applications that include the Digimarc Discover feature, such as Clic2C, Winkcode, Print2Web, eMotion Mobile, and iClic.

    In Barcelona, we talked to Bruce Davis, Chairman and CEO of Digimarc.

  • MWC 2011: Nano-Coating Technology from P2i

    At Mobile World Congres in Barcelona we spoke to Dr Stephen Coulson, Chief Technical Officer at P2i, the world leader in liquid-repellent nano-coating technology.

    The company announced at the show that Aridion, its nano-coating technology for consumer electronics, will soon be available to high-volume mobile handset manufacturers with the launch of the first high-capacity Aridion processing machine.

    The Aridion 400 applies an invisible nanoscopic polymer layer to fully-assembled handsets using a special pulsed ionized gas (plasma), which is created at room temperature within a vacuum chamber. The plasma penetrates the phone – both internally and externally – dramatically lowering its surface energy, so that when liquids come into contact with it, they form beads and simply roll off. The result is a dramatic reduction in corrosion and electrochemical migration, even after shower, salt-fog and water submersion testing.

    The machine can treat up to 1,000 phones in a single process run.

    According to the company, in mobile phone testing, specifically shower conditions, Aridion treated devices have been proven to improve battery life and operate continuously, significantly out-performing untreated devices. The technology also reduces staining over longer periods of handling compared with untreated materials.

  • MWC 2011: Solar Power Solutions from Intivation

    At this year’s Mobile World Congress Intivation has announced that they have partnered with Umeox to unveil the world’s first solar powered smartphone: Apollo. It runs on Android 2.2, has a touch screen and all the bells and whistles, and still comes at a super affordable price. This was one of the attractions of the show.

    The company also announced their third-generation SunBoost technology platform, and the Smart Cell as part of it.

    For the last couple of years Intivation have been developing and testing their proprietary technology and they are working to create a new market segment of solar powered portable electronic devices.

    Based in Amsterdam (HQ), Hong Kong, Nairobi, and Rio de Janeiro, the company develops and markets highly innovative, proprietary SunBoost technology that increases the power output of solar cells making a solar powered device that works.

    Intivation partners with some of the world’s leading ODMs, and has broad experience integrating solar power solutions in portable consumer electronics.

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Paul Naastepad, the company’s CEO.


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  • Symbio: Providing Software Services Globally

    Symbio designs and develops feature-rich products for companies. We met Konsta Hansoon at the Mobile World Congress and he told us about the company and their future plans.

    They are currently present in Asia, Europe and North America.