[Smartfony] for the Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO Tweet

As we already noted in our news, the Japanese operator of the mobile connection NTT DOCOMO presented 20 new telephones, among which there were three models of [smartfonov], carried out into a separate series - docomo Of smartphone. One of them this is already well known BlackBerry Of bold 9700, whose sales are outlined in July - August:

Another model - these are Android of [smartfon] of the company Of sharp - LYNX SH-10B, is equipped equip of 5 (!) by the one inch sensory display, and which has the form of micro-laptop computer or [mininetbuka] (to whom as it will be convenient), due to the characteristic manner of disclosure and presence of the complete QWERTY- keyboard:


LYNX SH-10B has support GPS of navigation, possibility to use an operator store of the applications of docomo of market, support of 3G networks (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps), wireless technologies Of bluetooth (v2.1+EDR) and Wi-Fi. Furthermore, in the novelty is present wide-format 5 one inch sensory display (NEW MOBILE ASV LCD) by the permission of 960[kh]480 of points, 5,3 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with the auto-focus and slot under microSD of the map of memory. The dimensions of device compose 83x148x17,8 mm, and weight - 230 grams. The beginning of sales is planned for the middle of the summer of this year.

Third [smartfon] in a new series - thin (12,9 mm) dynapocket T -01b from Toshiba with the sliding QWERTY- keyboard, built on the base of the operating system Windows Of mobile of 6.5 Professional and 1 GHz of the processor Of qualcomm “Of snapdragon”:




dynapocket T -01b has 4,1- one inch sensory OLED display (by permission of 480[kh]800 of points) and the firm tuned and friendly interface. Furthermore, here there is the place GPS of navigation, to slot under microSD of the map of memory, 3,2 [MP] to camera, to support to 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps) and GSM to networks, to the wireless technologies Of wi-Fi and Bluetooth of v2.0+EDR. The dimensions of this device compose 123x66x12,9 mm, and weight - 160 grams. The beginning of sales is planned in June - July.

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Valuable lessons from Japan’s mobile industry yield six immutable laws for mobile business Tweet

Valuable lessons from Japan’s mobile industry yield six immutable laws for mobile business. Globally Japan’s mobile customers have enjoyed better mobile devices, more content, and the most advanced functionality and services for more than a decade. Now, this book helps cut through the many myths and all of the hype surrounding Japan’s mobile dominance to identify the most important laws that will guide the success of mobile businesses around the world.

Based on detailed market analysis and unprecedented access to the major players and pioneers of the Japanese mobile industry, this publication helps readers understand the six immutable laws of mobile business. These laws will help businesses successfully navigate the challenges that the world’s Wireless Revolution brings. From Law #1 through Law #6, authors Philip Sugai, Marco Koeder, and Ludovico Ciferri guide readers to distinguish mobile myth from mobile fact, micro developments from macro trends, and regional characteristics from universal truths.

Immutable Law #1—Value Over Culture
Immutable Law #2—The Law of the Ecosystem
Immutable Law #3—Mobility Empowers
Immutable Law #4—The Value of Time Zones
Immutable Law #5—Mobile-Specific Business Models Are Essential
Immutable Law #6—The Future Is Simplexity

The book highlights Japan’s incredible efforts to offer consumers complex, high-tech devices with enriched services that are nonetheless elegant and easy to use, a quest that the authors have labeled “Simplexity.” Based on their interviews and observations, the authors assert that “Simplexity” will be what truly empowers individual users through their mobile devices.

Filled with case studies exploring all aspects of the Japanese mobile industry, this unique publication points carriers and content and service providers toward successful business models and practices for the present and future mobile Internet.

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Nokia N8 in focus: An interview with Damian Dinning Tweet

Gsmarena have posted an article about the Nokia N8.

Here is a summary of the article:
It's been a nice and informative interview for us. We really hope you paid attention but if you haven't, here are the main points that deserve recapping.

* Nokia N8 sensor size is 1/1.83”, which is bigger (and better) than most regular digicams.
* The flash power is roughly comparable to that provided by the Nokia N82.
* Adding a lens cover on the Nokia N8 would have increased the thickness of the camera part. The heavily scratch resistant cover glass should compensate. A built-in ND filter is used instead of a variable aperture system. Neutral Density (ND) filter is a clear filter that reduces the intensity of light without causing changes in hue or color rendition. Thus the presence of an ND filter in front of the lens allows the camera to shoot in bright ambient light without reducing (stopping down) the aperture.
* H.264 encoding is used for the video capturing and AAC for the stereo audio. The video is currently encoded at around 9mbits/sec (might change), the stereo audio is encoded at 128 kbits/sec with 48kHz sampling.
* Video lacks continuous autofocus and use an Active Hyper Focal Distance system to make sure everything is in focus. That way they lose macro capabilities of the video camera but gain fool-proof focus reliability during video recording.
* Nokia N8 won't support special video recording modes such as 120fps high-speed video or time-lapse recordings.
* The HDMI connection allows both videos and still photos to be viewed up to 1280x720 resolution and supports Dolby 5.1 Surround sound (if the source multimedia offers it).

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Diamond double system T5353 Windows, Andriod double operating system, wifi wireless surfer, 5,000,000 picture elements, GPS guidance Tweet

Core selling point: 1:1 against diamond 2 generations, Windows, Andriod double operating system, Marvell Pxa310 624MHz, armored glass touchscreen, vacuum stainless just fuselage, 5,000,000 cameras, supports bringing focusing, load infrared may the night scene photography, the ceramics navigation antenna, the compatible all video frequency broadcast form.

* Commodity weight: 125.000 gram (g)
* Goods number: G4B9CA37A15F8A-1
* Brand: MTK handset
* Measuring unit: Taiwan
* Obtained integral: 123
* Network service pattern: GSM
* Outward appearance style: Straight board
* Screen color: 65,000 colors
* Camera: 500 ten thousand
* Function guidance: GPS satellite navigation
* Main screen size: 3.2 inches
* Whether intelligent handset: Intelligent handset
* Operating system: Android

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* The WM6.5+Android diamond two stars intelligence handset chart enjoys

Lithium battery (1650mAh) two, battery charger, earphone, data line, instruction booklet, packing box
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+40 Yuan deliver the 2G memory card; +70 Yuan deliver the 4G memory card; +130 Yuan deliver the 8G memory card
+39 Yuan deliver Nokia the BH-320 blue tooth earphone; +78 Yuan stereo sound blue tooth earphone; +30 Yuan delivery trucks carry the guidance coverall

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Pay TV Revenue Will Grow 7% to Exceed $312 Billion in 2010 Tweet

Pay TV market growth slowed in 2009 due to the recession. However, 2010 is expected to be a better year as operators have been signing up new subscribers, and existing subscribers are migrating to premium channels and advanced services. “As a result of the positive market outlook for pay TV,” says ABI Research practice director Jason Blackwell, “global pay TV revenue will net more than $312 billion for cable and telecom carriers in 2010.”

Among the different pay TV platforms, telco TV service revenue is growing the fastest as broadband penetration and Internet speeds ramp up. For example, Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV subscriber base essentially doubled within a year, to one million. As fiber broadband deployment expands its footprint, operators will have the opportunity to offer High Definition IPTV that should help to boost ARPU and service revenue. ABI Research anticipates that telco TV service revenue will top $17 billion in 2010.

In terms of telco TV service revenue, Western Europe captures the largest market share with 59%. North America and Asia Pacific are the second and third largest telco TV markets. In the Asia Pacific region, telco TV service revenue is expected to grow rapidly during the next few years. In 2009, Asia Pacific telco TV service revenue comprised 10% of the total market, and it is expected to achieve 25% by 2015.

Pay TV operators are competing to raise ARPU and lower churn. Many operators are upgrading programming packages and steadily introducing high definition TV services. “Pay TV operators need to aggressively promote the purchase of HDTV set top boxes in order to lift ARPU,” notes Research Associate Khin Sandi Lynn. “This does not have to come through subsidies. Carriers could do a better job of promoting the benefits of HD for the end-user viewing experience. Furthermore there is the promise of 3D TV. At present many users are not clear what the benefits are.”

ABI Research has recently completed a quarterly update of its “Pay-TV ARPU and Revenue Database” which provides historical and forecast data for ARPU, and service revenue forecasts for satellite, cable and telco TV.

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New online tool helps businesses manage Skype deployments Tweet

Skype Manager enables companies of all sizes to harness the power of Skype for communications and collaboration.

LUXEMBOURG — Skype announced the launch of Skype Manager, a web-based management tool that enables businesses to harness the power of Skype to achieve greater communications flexibility, cost savings and control over the use of Skype in their organization. Skype Manager replaces Skype’s Business Control Panel, which was originally developed to provide small and mid-size businesses the ability to organize Skype usage among their employees.

Skype Manager (skype.com/go/skypemanager) makes it simple for businesses of all sizes to deploy Skype efficiently and effectively in the workplace. It incorporates a centralized payment system and real-time analysis and reporting capabilities. It also gives companies the ability to manage Skype user accounts across an organization and assign Skype features through an administration dashboard.

“We looked at how Skype is being used in the workplace and specifically designed Skype Manager to make it easier for businesses to centrally manage how Skype is used, managed and paid for by an organization,” said David Gurle, VP and General Manager of Skype for Business. “We want to empower businesses to exploit the full power and value of Skype so they receive all the benefits of enhanced collaboration and cost savings.”
Key features of Skype Manager

* Skype usage within a company is centralized. The company’s Skype administrator can set up as many individual Skype accounts as required for its employees and create additional accounts as needed.
* Skype Credit is purchased and allocated by the administrator, who also assigns features to users, such as online numbers, subscriptions, voice mail and other options.
* Renewal of Skype Credit and subscriptions can be automated.
* The flexible reporting dashboard enables real-time analysis of Skype usage across the organization, as well as monthly spending reports, at company, department or individual employee level.

Skype Manager can also be used to quickly and easily set up and manage Skype for SIP (skype.com/go/sip), a solution for connecting a company’s existing SIP-enabled PBX to Skype. Companies with legacy TDM PBXs or Key Systems can also use a third-party gateway that has been certified as interoperable to connect to Skype for SIP. This way, Skype can be used to enable employees to communicate more efficiently by directing their outbound calls through their existing communications system to mobile phones and landlines around the world via Skype – right from their desk phones. It also allows businesses to receive inbound calls from Skype users into their existing communications system where they can be handled or directed in the same way as any other inbound call.

Skype Manager is being offered as a free trial until the end of October 2010. Skype for SIP is currently available in Open Beta to all businesses.

Skype enables businesses to enhance collaboration and productivity. Today, it is estimated that 37% of Skype users use Skype for business purposes . Skype is well-known for free voice and video calling between Skype users around the world. It is also used for instant messaging, screen sharing and sending files, low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles around the world, the ability to use Skype on mobile phones and more. More information about using Skype in a business setting is available at skype.com/go/business.
About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles.
Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

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Google I/O 2010 Celebrates the Web as the Platform of Choice for Software Development Tweet

Google Announces New Development Tools and Opportunities to More Than 5,000 Attendees at Annual Developer Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) opens I/O 2010, its largest developer conference of the year. The event, which sold out 10 weeks in advance, is being held May 19 and 20 at Moscone West in San Francisco. More than 5,000 attendees from 66 countries will take part in close to 100 technical sessions, breakouts, and fireside chats. I/O 2010 will feature more than 200 speakers, as well as a number of informal opportunities to meet with engineers from Google and partner companies, including demonstrations from more than 180 different companies and a special after-hours event.

This year's I/O event is a recognition and celebration of the web's evolution into the software development platform of choice. It's also an opportunity for Google to share its work in moving the web forward and keeping it open. The web has become more powerful in more places -- from enterprise deployments to mobile handsets.

"Think of how far the web has come since last year's Google I/O, where we demonstrated the potential of HTML5," said Vic Gundotra, Google vice president of developer platforms. "Since calling attention to HTML5 last year, we've been thrilled to see the industry rally around making the web faster, more capable, and available in more places. From enterprises to consumers, from the smallest form factors to the largest, the web's reach and increasing capability make it the platform for the future."

Google's announcements today enable developers to take full advantage of the web platform:

An open, global platform means better performance and broader access for all applications

* Chrome Web Store: Google is announcing the Chrome Web Store, an open marketplace for web apps that helps people find the best web applications across the internet and allows developers to reach new users.

* WebM Project: Google joined a broad array of companies and web community members to announce WebM, an open web media format project. We have open-sourced VP8, a high-quality, web-optimized video codec, and are contributing to the project under a royalty-free license.

* Wave open sign-ups: Google Wave is open to all users at wave.google.com, as a Google Labs product -- no invitation needed. Google Apps administrators will also have the option to add Wave as a Labs feature for their domains, helping groups of people communicate and work together more productively.

The web is ready for enterprise-class app development

* App Engine for Business: Google App Engine for Business lets companies build and maintain their own applications on the same scalable infrastructure that powers Google applications, with added management and support features tailored specifically for the enterprise. New capabilities for businesses include the ability to manage all the apps in an organization from one place, simple pricing based on users and applications, premium developer support, a 99.9% uptime service level agreement, and coming later this year, access to premium features like cloud-based SQL and SSL.

VMware Collaboration: Google and VMware introduce cloud portability, which makes it easy for Java developers to use familiar tools to rapidly develop and deploy rich web apps in the environments of their choice. In just one click, users of the new versions of SpringSource Tool Suite and Google Web Toolkit can deploy their application onto Google App Engine for Business, or a VMware environment, or other infrastructure such as Amazon EC2.

Also this year, more than 180 different companies will participate in the "Developer Sandbox," a place for the developer community to showcase applications they've built and share their experiences in working with the latest web and mobile technologies. As always, Google I/O will include a mix of practical, hands-on advice for building web apps, as well as opportunities to learn about and discuss emerging trends. Sessions will cover tools developed both inside and outside of Google, and topic areas will include: Android, App Engine, Chrome, Enterprise, Geo, Google APIs, Google Web Toolkit, Social Web, and Wave.

More information about Google I/O 2010 is available at http://code.google.com/events/io/.

About Google Inc.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.google.com.

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Google I/O 2010 Day 1: A more powerful web in more places Tweet

Today at Moscone West in San Francisco, we’re kicking off our largest developer conference of the year, Google I/O. Over two days, 5,000 people from 66 countries will hear from 200 speakers, see 180+ developer demonstrations and participate in more than 90 technical sessions, breakouts and fireside chats to meet engineers from Google and partner companies.

At last year's I/O, we demonstrated the potential of HTML5. Since then, the web has moved from a promising platform to a compelling setting for developers to build apps. This week we’ll celebrate this ongoing evolution of the web and share some of our latest work in moving the web forward and keeping it open.

Today we're announcing Google App Engine for Business, which offers new features that enable companies to build internal applications on the same reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure that we at Google use for our own apps. For greater cloud portability, we’re also teaming up with VMware to make it easier for companies to build rich web apps and deploy them to the cloud of their choice or on-premise. In just one click, users of the new versions of SpringSource Tool Suite and Google Web Toolkit can deploy their application to Google App Engine for Business, a VMware environment or other infrastructure, such as Amazon EC2.

There are already lots of great apps out on the web, but there hasn’t been one destination where you could easily find them. Our new Chrome Web Store is an open marketplace for web apps that helps people find the best web applications across the Internet and allows developers to reach new users. We also joined other web companies in announcing WebM, an open web media format project and open-sourced VP8, a high-quality, web-optimized video codec, that we are contributing to the project under a royalty-free license.

We’re pleased to share some updates to our APIs too. Last year, we announced the Google Maps API v3, which was designed to be faster and optimized for mobile devices. Today this API is graduating from Code Labs and is enterprise-ready as part of Google Maps API Premier. We’re also announcing new ways for publishers to improve the relevance of their AdSense ads, a brand-new version of the Feed API with push updates that make the latest PubSubHubbub-enabled feed data available without requiring visitors to refresh pages, and a library of high-quality open-source web fonts, accessible to everyone through the new Google Font API.

Finally, last year we introduced a new way to communicate and collaborate called Google Wave. Today we’re opening Wave to everyone — no invitation necessary — at wave.google.com, as part of Google Labs. Google Apps administrators can also enable it for their domains and help groups of people work together more productively. To learn more about this, our many new API features and more open-source code for developers, visit the Wave Developer blog.

For lots more about Google I/O 2010, visit http://code.google.com/events/io/ and follow us on the Code Blog, Twitter @googleio (#io2010) and Buzz.

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ViVOtech Wins 2 Major Awards for Its Role in Enabling the Biggest NFC Mobile Payment Pilot to Date for Citi in India Tweet

ViVOtech Awarded the Smart Card Alliance OSCA Awards for Best Payments Innovation Technology and the Contactless Intelligence 'Monkey' Awards for Competitive Advantage through Technology.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers, announced it is the recipient of two major awards for its role as the NFC software solution provider for the Citi Tap and Pay mobile payment pilot in India. ViVOtech was selected as the winner of the Smart Card Alliance "Outstanding Smart Card Achievement" (OSCA) Award for Innovation in Payments Technology and the Contactless Intelligence "Monkey" Awards for Competitive Advantage through Technology. Citi Tap and Pay was the world's largest and most comprehensive next-generation contactless credit card payments pilot ever undertaken based on NFC technology. ViVOtech provided the underlying technology including the NFC wallet, the Over-the-Air (OTA) card provisioning software, the smart posters and the mobile coupon application in addition to the contactless readers that participating merchants used to accept payments.

"ViVOtech is very excited with the recognition we are receiving for our role in enabling the Citi Tap and Pay pilot as the NFC software solution provider," said Michael Mullagh, CEO of ViVOtech. "ViVOtech's mobile software solution is designed to be easily rolled out to a large base of consumers, and it was proven through delivering over 3,000 users a seamless mobile payment and promotion experience."

ViVOtech provided a complete NFC mobile payment and coupon solution, including the following software, hardware, and services components:

* Citi Wallet Software distributed with Nokia 6212 NFC mobile phone
* OTA & Trusted Service Management Software (Control Server) installed at Vodafone, the participating Mobile Network Operator
* OTA card provisioning software (Issuer Server) installed at the Citi India data centre
* Mobile promotion coupon and smart poster management software
* Smart posters with ViVOtag technology installed in various shopping areas
* NFC contactless readers installed at merchant locations
* Local support during the trial period


The mobile payment infrastructure deployed with ViVOtech technology allowed pilot participants to purchase NFC-capable Nokia N 6212 classic phones at designated Nokia stores, pre-loaded with Citi Tap and Pay wallet application enabled with MasterCard's PayPass™ contactless payment technology. Participants were then able to securely and easily execute an OTA download of their Citibank MasterCard credit card onto their mobile phones. Participants also enjoyed promotional offers by tapping their NFC phones on smart posters, and received coupons in seconds. Post-purchase, participants used their phones to make Tap and Pay transactions at locations displaying the Citi Tap and Pay and MasterCard PayPass™ acceptance marks.

With over 3,000 participants the Citi Tap and Pay pilot was a major success. Edgar Dunn & Company in an independent report published in early march said that the "The Tap and Pay mobile proximity payments pilot project in Bengaluru, represented a watershed event in the recent intensive history of Mobile Financial Services." The report went on to say "It was the largest pilot programme of its kind to date. It identified positive consumer demand, reliability of available technology, and growth in purchase volumes. It demonstrated that with confirmed commitment and investment from industry stakeholders, mobile NFC proximity payments have the potential to generate growth in payments, create value for stakeholders, and help convert cash transactions to electronic payments."

To download the full report on Citi Tap and Pay pilot from Edgar Dunn & Company, go to:

http://www.edgardunn.com/pointsofview/whitepaper.cfm.

About the Smart Card Alliance (http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-osca-awards)

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. The Alliance invests heavily in education on the appropriate uses of technology for identification, payment and other applications and strongly advocates the use of smart card technology in a way that protects privacy and enhances data security and integrity. Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart card technology, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America.

About the Contactless Intelligence Monkey Awards (http://c-i.tv/index.php?id=394)

The Monkey Awards are presented to those companies, organizations and retailers who have done the most to embrace and implement contactless technology into their day-to-day operating practices. These awards represent a real promotional springboard and give the winners a reputation and credibility for their efforts within the industry. The competition is open to all implemented contactless applications within the relevant sectors, regardless of geographic region or size of corporation. Selected by a panel of experts, the Awards will be presented to the Winners at a prestigious evening ceremony organized in London during the Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference (29th April 2010).

About ViVOtech

ViVOtech (www.vivotech.com) is the leading end-to-end enabler of next-generation mobile payments, loyalty and marketing solutions. ViVOtech provides mobile payment solutions, mobile marketing and loyalty applications software for existing as well as Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile handsets, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning infrastructure software, NFC smart posters and contactless terminals. ViVOtech's products are used by most prominent retailers all over the globe; the company has shipped over 660,000 contactless and NFC payment terminals to more than 35 countries. In 2009, ViVOtech received the prestigious Frost and Sullivan North American Smart Cards Product Line Strategy of the Year Award. In 2010, ViVOtech won 2010 Mobility Award for its NFC mobile ViVOwallet software. ViVOtech's investors include Citi, First Data Corporation, Motorola Ventures, NCR and Nokia Growth Partners.

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T-Mobile Offers '2010 Chances To Win' and Consumer Event Experiences as Part of El Llamado del Futbol Campaign Tweet

Fans Have Chance To Win $25,000 and Meet Former Professional Players at Select T-Mobile Retail Store Locations Over the Coming Weeks.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced 2010 Chances to Win, a new promotion as part of its El Llamado del Futbol(SM) campaign. 2010 Chances to Win gives consumers the chance to instantly win soccer-themed or cash prizes daily. As part of the promotion, T-Mobile will host retail store events in select U.S. cities where fans can meet some of their beloved soccer legends while creating their own soccer moments with on-site activities.

El Llamado del Futbol connects fans to exciting promotional opportunities, giving them more chances to celebrate and win during this landmark year for soccer. The multifaceted program, which kicked off in March with a national sweepstakes featuring a chance to win one of 10 trips for two to South Africa, continues to offer opportunities for diehard soccer fans to win big.

"This is an exciting time for anyone with a passion for soccer and this is our way of connecting our customers with the game they love," said Mark Stockdale, director of Hispanic marketing for T-Mobile USA. "By hosting meet and greets with soccer legends at our retail stores, we're providing memorable moments and the chance for fans to win amazing prizes, all while enjoying this year's soccer fever."

From May 19 through July 11, consumers will have the chance to enter to win one of 2,010 soccer-themed prizes as well as a grand prize of $25,000. Consumers can visit participating retail stores to secure a game piece that is provided with an in-store demo of the Nokia 5230 Nuron, a phone that combines 3G speeds with a full touch screen and access to downloadable applications, games, and more. With the game piece, consumers can check to see if they are an instant winner online at http://www.tmobilefutbol.com and can increase their chances of winning by entering daily. Each entry will also count as an entry into a drawing for a grand prize of $25,000. Prizes include:

* Grand Prize: $25,000 cash
* (4) $5,000
* (54) Entertainment Centers
* (54) Gaming Consoles
* (54) Nokia Nurons
* (54) Digital Cameras
* (100) T-Mobile $25 Gift Cards
* (189) Soccer Scarves
* (250) Sideline Chairs
* (501) T-shirts
* (750) Backpack & Water Bottle Sets


T-Mobile also will host a series of retail events where soccer fans can come together and celebrate with other fanaticos at select T-Mobile retail locations in five U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, New York, and Dallas. Most notably, fans will have the opportunity to meet legendary soccer players including:

* Ramon Morales – Two-time World Cup member of the Mexican National Team and 10-year starter and captain for Mexican Club team, CD Guadalajara
* Ramon Ramirez – Two-time World Cup member of the Mexican National Team, scoring 15 goals and 121 caps for Mexico
* Luis Hernandez – Two-time World Cup member of the Mexican National Team and two-time Mexico Player of the Year
* Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama – Three-time World Cup captain of the Colombian National Team and two-time South American Footballer of the Year
* Faustino Asprilla – Former Colombian National Team player who played for several club teams throughout Europe and South America
* Alex Aguinaga – All-time cap leader for Ecuador and captain of the 2002 World Cup team who spent 13 years with Mexican Club team Nexaca, winning 3 championships
* Juan Pablo Angel – Former Colombian National Team player Earning 33 caps for Colombia and currently playing for the New York Red Bulls
* Claudio Suarez – Former player and Three-time World Cup member of the Mexican National Team earning 178 caps for Mexico


As part of El Llamado del Futbol, T-Mobile is offering customers original FIFA-themed mobile content and services to personalize their phones and enhance their overall 2010 soccer experience, including wallpapers, games, accessories, applications, and ringtones. In addition, a unique ringtone voiced by the infamous Andres Cantor will be available for fans to download.

During El Llamado del Futbol campaign, customers can visit http://www.tmobilefutbol.com for retail store locations, program details and updates.

El Llamado Del Futbol Instant Win Game and El Llamado Del Futbol $25,000 Sweepstakes: NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The El Llamado Del Futbol Instant Win Game ("IWG") and El Llamado Del Futbol $25,000 Sweepstakes ("$25,000 Sweeps") are open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Entry for IWG and $25,000 Sweeps begins at 12:00:01 p.m. ET on May 19, 2010 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on July 11, 2010. Limit one (1) game play/entry per person, per household and per e-mail address per day. See Official Rules for each promotion, which govern, for how to enter and prize details at www.t-mobilefutbol.com. All prize claims subject to verification. Sponsor: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

3G coverage is not available everywhere. For information about T-Mobile's 3G service, device features, or the offers and services mentioned, see http://www.t-mobile.com.

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Most Reliable Wireless Network Just Got Better In Medina County, Ohio Tweet

Integration of Verizon Wireless’ and Alltel’s Networks Delivers Increased Wireless Voice and Data Coverage to the Area.

WADSWORTH, OH — Verizon Wireless announced it has completed the integration of its network with that of Alltel in Medina County to provide customers with clearer reception, fewer dropped calls and more coverage, including stronger in-building coverage.

Verizon Wireless’ voice and high-speed 3G data network combined with that of Alltel creates the largest wireless network footprint in the United States. The integration in this area enables more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive e-mail and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones on the nation’s most reliable wireless network.

Coverage areas directly affected by the network integration include River Styx, a portion of Seville, Spencer and Wadsworth.

“The addition of Alltel’s network to the Verizon Wireless network provides our customers with unmatched coverage in the area,” said Mark Frazier, president – Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. “Now our high-speed 3G broadband wireless network is the largest and most reliable in the United States, and network reliability is the No. 1 reason customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless. We are committed to continuing to perfect our network so that our customers in Ohio know they can depend on us every time they use their wireless devices.”

Verizon Wireless has been preparing to integrate Alltel’s network since completing its purchase of the company last year. Alltel’s 3G data network has been upgraded to the latest revision of wireless broadband technology to enable faster delivery of data applications, including e-mail and browsing the Internet. Verizon Wireless invests more in its network than any other wireless service provider in the United States. The company has spent more than $59 billion since it was formed – $5.7 billion on average every year – to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. During the first quarter of this year, the company invested nearly $62 million in its Ohio network.

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Verizon Wireless Joins Forces With RecycleBank® To Make Recycling Even More Rewarding For Philadelphia Tri-State Area Households Tweet

Exclusive Partnership Offers Residents Additional Incentives to Recycle
• Residents can sign-up for free and earn reward points through RecycleBank for curbside recycling and helping the environment
• Points can be redeemed for groceries, gift card, entertainment and other merchandise at hundreds of participating local and national merchants.
• Participating Verizon Wireless stores in PA, NJ, DE offering valuable “bonus” points to RecycleBank customers.

TREVOSE, PA — Verizon Wireless, provider of the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network, and RecycleBank, which manages the country’s premier recycling-rewards and loyalty program, have teamed up to help increase the curbside recycling rate in households across the Philadelphia Tri-State region. The partnership – a first of its kind for Verizon Wireless and RecycleBank – offers additional benefits for participating in the innovative recycling-rewards program.

RecycleBank rewards consumers for green actions such as curbside recycling, servicing more than 300 communities across the United States and in the United Kingdom. In Philadelphia, the company works closely with the city’s Streets Department to encourage recycling through the Philadelphia Recycling Rewards program.

“This is the first time RecycleBank has joined forces with a wireless company to make curbside recycling more rewarding for households,” said Ron Gonen, CEO and co-founder of RecycleBank. “This innovative partnership will allow us to offer additional incentives for RecycleBank members in the Philadelphia tri-state area and help us achieve our common goal of increasing recycling.”

Residents who participate in the program can potentially earn hundreds of dollars of rewards points each year for recycling. The points can be redeemed through RecycleBank for groceries, gift cards, merchandise and entertainment at hundreds of participating local and national merchants. Additionally, residents have the option to donate their points to the RecycleBank Green Schools program. Through its exclusive partnership with RecycleBank, Verizon Wireless is offering additional incentives to residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware to help increase residential recycling, including:

* Fifty bonus RecycleBank points for the first 10,000 consumers to sign up for the program;
* Plus, the first 500 RecycleBank members who sign a two-year contract for Verizon Wireless service will receive double their curbside recycling points for the entire two-year period.

“This initiative is yet another way we are continuing our strong track record of fostering sustainability both inside our business and in the communities we serve. It’s a win-win for local economies, the environment and our customers,” said Mario Turco, president of Verizon Wireless’ Philadelphia Tri-State Region. “I applaud Mayor Nutter’s vision to make Philadelphia the nation’s ‘greenest’ city by 2015 and I’m convinced that innovative programs like Philadelphia’s Recycling Rewards effort, powered by RecycleBank, will be critical to helping speed the Mayor’s vision along the road to reality.”

In just five years, RecycleBank’s rewards-based model has proven its success. On average, city recycling volumes increase two-to-five times and members across the country earn hundreds of dollars in reward value. Additionally, every ton of recyclable material diverted away from landfills decreases landfill disposal costs for the partner cities.

For more information, visit www.PhillyRecyclingPAYS.com and www.recyclebank.com/partners/verizon.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About RecycleBank®
RecycleBank® motivates people to recycle and rewards consumers for taking greener actions with points that can be redeemed from participating local and national business partners. Through collaboration and innovation, RecycleBank is helping to create a culture that encourages people to take simple steps towards greener lifestyles. With new products and services like residential recycling, product reuse, expanded e-waste recycling, responsible disposal or simply focusing on using what already exists in the world today, we believe that making greener choices shouldn’t feel at all like a trade off. It should be a trade up, and so RecycleBank rewards you every step of the way. RecycleBank currently provides service to over one million people across the U.S. and the U.K. and has been recognized with a number of business and environmental awards, including being named as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environmental Programme. RecycleBank is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.RecycleBank.com.

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Terminal mode steps up a gear Tweet

GLOBAL – First announced last month, the Terminal Mode specification has now been released as a proposed industry standard for bringing mobile apps to cars. Nokia together with CE4A (Consumer Electronics for Automotive) have opened the specification up to all automotive and mobile device manufacturers, in a bid to generate wide adoption.

Nokia has already begun collaborating with a number of auto manufacturing leaders including Alpine Electronics, Continental, Fiat and Valmet Automotive, amongst others. Timo Ali-Vehmas, head of compatibility and industry collaboration at Nokia said

“Nokia is an active member of many open standardization initiatives and forums globally, and is keen to enable open collaboration and broader use of innovation for the faster adoption of new services and products for the benefit of consumers.”

We’re still in the embryonic stages of Terminal Mode but already it’s looking very exciting, both for Nokia and for us as consumers. Think about Ovi Maps on your device working seamlessly with your in-car display to provide free drive navigation (and walk, of course, when you’re not in the car). The potential goes well beyond basic functions such as being able to make and receive calls seamlessly, or access your phone’s contacts using the car’s controls. We could well be looking at a future where apps developed for mobile devices could be as useful in car as they are on your device.

Certainly makes you think. What kind of apps do you think could come out of terminal mode? How would you like to see your mobile device work with your car?

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Sony Ericsson calls on EU to further restrict hazardous substances in consumer electronics Tweet

Sony Ericsson joins forces with an alliance of public interest organizations and global technology brands to persuade the European Parliament to ban the use of hazardous substances in consumer electronics from 2015 onwards.

Brussels – In a partnership announced Sony Ericsson joined Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and public interest organizations ChemSec, Clean Production Action and the European Environmental Bureau, to call for a strengthening of the EU Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

Currently the RoHS directive restricts some heavy metals and two types of BFR. However, Sony Ericsson along with other members of the alliance is calling for restrictions on all brominated flame retardants (BFR) as well as PVC. When BFR and PVC are incinerated under substandard recycling conditions, they form halogenated dioxins that are potent toxic chemicals. Sony Ericsson believes these brominated flame retardants and PVC should be phased out from electrical and electronic products as soon as possible. Over the past 18 months Sony Ericsson has been developing products without these unwanted substances and believes that substitute materials are available and could be rolled out across the industry with little disruption.

“Sony Ericsson is committed to a complete phase-out of halogenated organic substances from its products, and at the current time has phased out almost all brominated flame retardants (BFR)," said Daniel Paska, Environmental Expert at Sony Ericsson. "We believe the electronics industry has a responsibility to move proactively to find substitutes to replace BFR and PVC and are therefore calling on EU legislators to show leadership on this issue by voting to tighten the RoHS directive.”

Sony Ericsson along with the other members of the alliance will lobby EU legislators who are currently in the process of debating whether to tighten the existing RoHS directive and invites other members of the industry to join them.

“Sony Ericsson is committed to delivering products with the best possible environmental performance in the industry”, said Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Sony Ericsson. “That is why we support strong environmental legislations. We have also introduced a range of GreenHeart™ pioneer phones that showcase more sustainable materials like recycled plastics, waterbourne paints and energy efficient chargers. We have also committed to making the majority of our 2011 portfolio compliant with GreenHeart™ requirements.

Sony Ericsson has to date phased out all PVC in its products and nearly all halogenated flame retardants.

For more information on GreenHeart™ and our environmental work, please visit the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart™ web page at http://www.sonyericsson.com/greenheart or the Sony Ericsson Greenheart™ blog at http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/greenheart/

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Sony Ericsson is a 50/50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson established in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London and operations in major markets around the world. Sony Ericsson’s strategy is to become the industry leader in mobile Communication Entertainment, through new styles of interaction across the internet and social media. Sony Ericsson offers exciting consumer experiences through innovative and feature rich phones, accessories, content and applications.

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Symbian and Feature Phones buck the trend and see growth in CTR Index Tweet

METRICS APRIL 2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

- Symbian dominates US CTR – 2.7x higher than iPhone
- Europe’s best mobile advertising performer is Windows Phone

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April’s metrics show that Symbian and Feature Phones have bucked the global drop in click-through rates, both registering growth. In the US, Smaato’s metrics reveal that Symbian dominates the region in terms of CTR’s, 2.7x higher than its closest rival, Apple’s iPhone. The data acts as further proof that there’s more to mobile advertising than the iPhone, even in its largest market, the US.

Smaato’s metrics are based upon 40 mobile ad networks and over 6 billion ad requests served in the Smaato Network of more than 4,000 registered mobile publishers in April 2010.

Worldwide CTR Index (Click Through Rate) by Handset Operating System


Chart 1: Smaato Index – Operating System CTR (Click Through Rates) worldwide, April 2010

The performance of different operating systems in April shows Feature Phone handsets continue its consistent rise in CTR’s (134 up 9 from March), closing the gap on Symbian (157 rising just a point from the previous month). The remaining operating systems saw drops in the index, as CTR’s decreased across the globe.

The Index consists of the average CTR of all devices and this number is set to 100.

Despite Feature Phone’s gains, Symbian’s remains the leading OS in terms of click through rates worldwide, with more than double the click through rate of iPhone. Putting this into perspective, we have to consider the sheer number of Symbian devices compared to Apple devices, but it should also serve as further proof to advertisers that the iPhone is far from the be-all and end-all in mobile advertising.


Chart 2: Smaato Index – Operating System CTR (Click Through Rates) worldwide, January-to-April 2010

Fill Rate Worldwide

Smaato’s metrics demonstrates the performance of mobile ad networks globally and the fill rate is measured as the percentage of ads delivered per ad request and varies by different factors, like country, device and content type.

The ad networks are not published in the monthly Smaato metrics, but are revealed in the dashboard of registered Smaato publishers reporting and analytics tools (www.smaato.com/signup).


Chart 3: Smaato Index – Fill Rate of Mobile Ad Networks (worldwide), April 2010


Chart 4: Smaato Index – Fill Rate of Mobile Ad Networks (worldwide), January- April 2010

The fill rates of the global top 10 ad networks, dropped from March to April, with the global average dipping to 26% from 28% in March. There are still six ad networks performing above the average but the gap between the best performing three has closed significantly, from 40% points between AN1 and AN3 to just 11% points.

The average for worldwide ad network fill rate performance dropped slightly from March to April (28% to 26%). This data helps to prove that an ad network aggregation system can help partners achieve the best possible return and the highest possible fill rate, across the globe.

Spotlight: USA vs. Europe

Follow Smaato’s recent focus on South East Asia, it has turned spotlights on the USA and Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain) in order to compare how the western markets line up against each other in terms of operating system click through rates and ad network fill rates.

Click Through Rates


Chart 5: Smaato Index – Operating System CTR (Click Through Rates) USA, April 2010


Chart 6: Smaato Index – Operating System CTR (Click Through Rates) Europe: UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, April 2010

The differences in CTRs in USA and Europe are apparent from the charts above. In the USA Symbian dominates the market (339) with more than 2.7x higher CTR index than its closest rival, Apple’s iPhone (125). Europe, however, tells a different story with Windows Mobile taking a surprise lead in terms of CTRs (126), closely followed by the iPhone (122), pushing Symbian in to third (111). This data helps to show that even in it’s home markets, the iPhone, while still strong, is not the top performing OS in terms of CTR – which could well be one of the reasons Apple is looking to try to re-invent mobile advertising to engage its users.

Fill Rates: USA vs. Europe


Chart 7: Smaato Index – Fill Rate of Mobile Ad Networks (USA), April 2010

The average fill rate of mobile ad networks in the USA rose again from March (41%), to 46% in April, almost double that of the worldwide average. However, despite the average increase, only three ad networks out of the top 10 performed above this, with most of the ad networks suffering from a drop in fill-rates, reflecting the worldwide decline.


Chart 8: Smaato Index – Fill Rate of Mobile Ad Networks (Europe: UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain), April 2010

In Europe the average fill rate (25) is much closer to the worldwide average of 26% and again similarly to the ad network fill rates worldwide, six of the top 10 ad networks performed above the average. Similar to the US, Europe has three ad networks performing significantly stronger than the rest, with 22% points separating the top ad network (93%) from the third strongest network in Europe (71%)

Ad Network Response Time worldwide

Smaato has taken another look at the response time of the top-performing ad networks in the Metrics for April 2010. The top 15 ad networks show a broad spectrum of performance.


Chart 9: Smaato Index – Response Time for Mobile Ad Networks (worldwide), April 2010

The fastest response time in April increased to 25 milliseconds, from 11 milliseconds in March. In April there was significantly less of a difference between the top four ad networks with only 13 milliseconds separating AN1 and AN4. The drop in performance from March is noticeable as five out of the top 15 performed below the average, compared to three in March.

Publishers should consider response times when adding several ad networks within a page load and therefore an allotted time to fill the ad space reserved.

This is a significant consideration for mobile publishers as for them, the best user-experience comes with the fastest loading time of a mobile web site or for in-app advertising. If an ad is requested from a mobile ad network and no ad is available, then a faster response time allows sending this request to one or more ad networks for a chance to get an ad delivered.

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PayPal’s Mobile Payments Library Now Available for Android at Google I/O #io2010 Tweet

Hi all – it’s Osama Bedier here, PayPal’s VP of platform, mobile and new ventures, with good news for our Android developers.

We know you want a quick and easy way to integrate payments into the Android apps you’re building, and we’re pleased to announce that our Mobile Payments Library is now available for the Android.

The Mobile Payments Library allows you to add checkout functionality for donations, personal payments, physical goods and services sold through apps on the Android phone without having to worry about keeping customers’ personal financial information secure. We recently announced the open beta of our Mobile Payments Library for the iPhone and the developer community is already putting it to good use. Download it today from http://www.x.com, get creative and then be sure to tell us about it!

Another developer solution we’re introducing today is the PayPal X Toolkit for Google App Engine (GAE), which is a platform for developing and running Web applications and services on Google Cloud. This toolkit helps our developers easily and securely incorporate payments in their applications and services built on GAE platform. With this toolkit, split payments (Parallel and Chained) can be processed, enabling a whole slew of new use cases around marketplaces, revenue sharing, affiliate fees, funding/financing, digital goods, micropayments, etc. To learn more about the PayPal X Toolkit for Google App Engine and other toolkits for other Cloud platform, check out our CloudComputing XSpace on our Developer portal.

If you’ll be at Google I/O in San Francisco this week, stop by the PayPal station located in the Android Pod of the Developer Sandbox to see the full demo of both the Mobile Payments Library for Android and our new Toolkit for Google App Engine.

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Do More with Google Latitude and Your Location Using the New Latitude API Tweet

Location, location, location. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re really excited about all the ways location can make mobile apps and websites more useful. With Google Latitude, we created a simple way for you to own your location and let you easily share it with whomever you like, display it wherever you like, and even keep a history of it if you want. We wanted to give you even more ways to use your location, so today we’re announcing the Google Latitude API -- an easy and safe way for you to use and reuse your Latitude location with any apps or services that you can imagine!

Since launching Latitude, our team has been talking about all the cool things you could do with your continuously updated Latitude location. While we’ve built some of our ideas, there are simply too many exciting ones for us to do alone. Instead, we wanted to let you safely share your Latitude location with third parties who could create apps that do more with your location. Developers could, for example, build apps or services for:

* Thermostats that turn on and off automatically when you’re driving towards or away from home.
* Traffic that send alerts if there’s heavy traffic ahead of you or on a route you usually take based on your location history
* Your credit card accounts to alert you of potential fraud when a purchase is made far from where you actually are.
* Photo albums so your vacation photos appear on a map at all the places you visited based on your location history.

We want to help developers build all these applications and more, but our first priority is keeping you, the user, in control over your location. That way, you only use it when, where, and how you choose. Before any application, website, or feature you’ve chosen to use can access your Latitude data, you must specifically grant access to the developer and will see exactly what access or data they’re requesting. This includes whether you share your current best available vs. city-level location or your location history if you’ve opted in to using Google Location History. If you change your mind, you’ll be able to both see which developers have access to your Latitude data and revoke access from any developer at any time from your Google Account’s personal settings. Just like with Latitude, you always choose who can see your location.

We’ve also learned that making your phone’s continuous location available in the background is tricky to do accurately and efficiently -- just imagine your phone’s battery life if several apps were continuously getting your location in different ways? With this in mind, we built a free and open Latitude API that lets the third-party developers you choose start using your updated location in new ways without reinventing the wheel.

If you’re a developer, go to code.google.com/apis/latitude to get started and read our documentation. Join the Latitude API Google Group to ask questions, discuss the API with the community, and give us feedback. The Latitude API is being launched in Labs so we can listen to developer and user feedback before it graduates. We’re excited to see what you can do with Latitude and location so please do let us know what you think!

If you’re a Latitude user, check out our existing Latitude apps and keep an eye out for future apps and services that you can choose to use and do even more with your Latitude location. If you haven’t started using Latitude yet, get started so you too can start using your location in new ways.

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Nexus One - Customization Tweet

Learn how to personalize the Nexus One homescreen with custom live wallpapers, widgets, shortcuts and folders.

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A new collection of bags and covers Golla 2010 soon in Russia Tweet

BLADE company introduced a new line of bags and covers Golla Mobile, which has previously been shown at the exhibition Mobile & Digital Show 2010, held in April in Moscow. New collection Golla 2010 includes approximately one hundred and fifty covers and bags - bright, stylish, original accessories.

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Google beats Microsoft in smartphones -Gartner Tweet

* Q1 global smartphone mkt volume grew 49 pct y/y -Gartner

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* In smartphones, Android takes No 4 spot from Microsoft

* Android beats Apple in North America

* Q1 cellphone sales grew fastest pace in four years

* Raises 2010 handset market growth view to 14% from 11%

PARIS - Google Inc's (GOOG.O) Android took fourth place in the first quarter in the number of smartphones sold which use it, research showed on Wednesday, showing the increasing success of the search group's push into cellphones.

Android overtook Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Windows Mobile, the data from research firm Gartner showed, leaving Google well placed amid the increasing popularity of mobile browsing as handsets look set to soon surpass computers for accessing the web.

The Android operating system, which was in 10 percent of smartphones sold in the quarter, still lags Nokia Oyj's (NOK1V.HE) Symbian as well as products from Research in Motion Ltd (RIMM.O) (RIM.TO) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O).

Gartner said Android beat Apple in the North American market in the first quarter and would catch the iPhone maker globally soon.

"You have one vendor with one model and eight to nine vendors with many models -- of course you get bigger volumes," said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. All top handset vendors except Nokia have either launched or are planning to unveil smartphone models running on the Android operating system.

The growth of Android -- whose features include easier access to Google services -- helped smartphone sales jump 49 percent in the January-March quarter, Gartner said.

The global cellphone market grew 17 percent year-on-year in the quarter, its fastest pace in four years, as demand started to recover following last year's recession.

Market leader Nokia saw its share slip to 35 percent in the three months, while closest rival Samsung (005930.KS) raised its market share to 20.6 percent, Gartner said. [ID:nLDE64I04T]

Milanesi said Gartner raised its view for global phone market growth in 2010 to around 14 percent from a previous 11 percent.

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NTT DOCOMO represented 20 new models of cell phones Tweet

The Japanese operator of the mobile connection NTT DOCOMO represented 20 new models of cell phones, sale of some of which they will begin already from this Friday. 17 of the announced novelties this the representatives of four basic series of the cell phones of operator - FOMA 3G: docomo STYLE of series, docomo PRIME of series, docomo SMART of series and docomo PRO of series, and also four models of [smartfonov], included in a series by the name of docomo Of smartphone.

Together with the new models of cell phones and [smartfonov], the operator added new and renewed the existing functions and the services, among which - the record by HD- video, the use of telephones as Wi-Fi of the point of access, attraction to the development of mobile devices - well-known designers, and also the new functions of tracking of the health:

i Of bodymo - mobile service of tracking of the health
Converts telephone into the hand tool for monitoring of daily physical activity and intake of the food, where as a result obtained given are allowed to consultation councils relative to the health
Daily record of the indices of pedometer gauge, the covered path and the time, spent on walking or run and so forth
The built-in accelerometer makes possible for user to test reflexes and equilibrium of body, and so forth
Graphic mapping the current consumption and combustion of calories with the assignment of councils for diet and consumption of food, based on the ration of the user, which it preliminarily introduces into the telephone
The cost of service composes 157,5 yen monthly (excluding pay for the traffic)
Six designer models
Users can select to themselves cell phone under their preferred fashion, design of interior and so forth
Six models are represented by such fashionable brands as EMILIO PUCCI - Brenda the class “of the luxes”, of the noted for their geometric [printami]; “kate of spade” and “of marimekko”, which enjoy popularity for its bright colors and textures; design- studio “Studio Of conran”, founded by the well-known designer of furniture sir [Terens] [Konranom] (Terence Of conran); “Francfranc” - the Japanese brand of goods for the house; and also “amadana” - the Japanese brand of domestic electronics.
Full HD and HD of [videosemka]
One of the models (N -04b) of [snimaei] HD of video and two models (F -06b and SH-07B) remove Full HD of video.
Cell phone as Wi-Fi of the point of the access
Three models (F -06b, N -04b and N -08[v]) make it possible to work as Wi-Fi of the point of access with the possibility to connect to themselves to 4th Wi-Fi of devices, for example, laptop computers or pocket play prefixes, for the connection to the Internet or for the connection with each other, using a telephone.
Opens the new rule of cell phones from NTT DOCOMO the series of the telephones of docomo STYLE of series, which is most numerous - it is represented immediately ten times by models. Into this series entered the models, which were called to become for their masters not only the means of connection, but also fashionable accessory, personifying in themselves principle you will " look”.

By the first in the list of the telephones of docomo STYLE of series goes folding model F -07b from the company Of fujitsu:



This thin telephone has wide-format rotary 3,3- one inch screen by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, system of automatic disclosure, 12 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor), slot under microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

To expect in sale F -07b it is worthwhile since May 21 this year.

Second in the list of docomo STYLE series is registered model F -08[v] from Fujitsu:


The distinctive special feature of this folding telephone is its watertight housing and the characteristic dimple on it, touch to which forces it to shine. In the functional plan from its previous model distinguishes smaller in the sizes (but not on the permission) screen (3- inch), smaller permission of camera (5 [MP]), the smaller functionality of the service “of i Of bodymo”, or the absence of support GPS of navigation, GSM of networks and Bluetooth.

Entering into sale F -08[v] is planned in June.

[Ergonomichnyy] monoblock L -04b from the South Korean company lg Of electronics, which is developed in the collaboration with the design- studio Of studio Of conran:


In the functional plan L -04b it is characterized by special and strongly it lags behind the remaining telephones in the series, where there is no support of practically all additional services.

Entering into sale L -04[v] is planned in June - July.

Stylish folding telephone N -05b from the company NEC, which has the extended functional of that build it of 8[MP] of camera, is developed in the collaboration with the company Of francfranc:


This model has 3,2- one inch screen by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, 8 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor), slot for microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps)/GSM of networks.

Acquire N -05b will be is possible in the following month.

One additional model of cell phone N -06b, developed by company NEC, is characterized by presence five by color formulation of housing and 2000 by predetermined pictograms:


If we examine functional side N -06b, then this telephone has 2,9- one inch [ZHK]- display by the permission of 240[kh]427 of points, 5 [MP] camera with the auto-focus, slot under microSD of the map of memory,), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), and also the support of work in 3G (HSDPA of 3,6Mbps)/GSM networks beyond the limits of Japan.

To acquire N -06b as N -05b, will be in June.

Elegant “[raskladushka]” P -05b with the flickering illumination from the company Of panasonic. One of the versions is developed in the collaboration with the brand “of kate of spade of new of york”:




P -05b has the 3rd one inch screen by the permission of 240[kh]427 of points, 8 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with the function of the recognition of the persons in the sequence and the auto-focus, slot for microSD of the map of memory, built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 2.0Mbps) networks.

The inhabitants of the Country of the Rising Sun and possibly its guests, can acquire P -05b in July.

Watertight folding telephone from the company Of panasonic - P -06b with the rotary sensory display and the bent lines of the housing:




This highly functional model has wide-format 3,1- one inch screen by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, 13 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with the function of the recognition of the persons in the sequence and the auto-focus, slot for microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 2.0Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

In sale P -06b the operator is intended to let out in July - August.

Sequential telephone with the simple and friendly interface from the company Of panasonic - P -07b, the having bent outline of the housing of telephone, whose color variations will be represented in five nuances:



P -07b has 2,9- one inch screen by the permission of 240[kh]427 of points, 5 [MP] camera (CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with the function of the recognition of the persons in the sequence and the auto-focus, slot for microSD of the map of memory, built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 2.0Mbps) networks.

It will be put on the market P -07b, from the words of operator, already in autumn this year - in September - October.

Compact, watertight telephone Of sharp SH-08[V], developed in the collaboration fashionable by the brand Of emilio Of pucci:



In the complete set with the telephone is supplied also the elegant of the cards -[rider]:



Novelty from Sharp has the wide-format 3,2- one inch screen (NEW MOBILE ASV) by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, 8 [MP] camera ([PZS]), slot for microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, widgets, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps) networks.

Sales Of sh-08B are outlined for the following month.

SH-02B of marimekko - designer variation in the formulation of original SH-02B from the company Of sharp with the participation of popular Finnish Brenda “marimekko” and by the addition of the new functions:



The functional possibilities SH-02B of marimekko correspond to original, including the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, wide-format 3,4- X one inch NEW MOBILE ASV display by the permission of 480x854 of point, 8 [MP] [PZS] camera with auto-focus and function of the determination of the persons in the sequence, support to the wireless technology Of bluetooth and GPS of navigation, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps) networks, plus of the possibility (limited) of the service “of i Of bodymo”.

Sales SH-02B of marimekko are planned in July.

The most functional series of the operator of docomo PRIME of series in the plan of maximum possibilities in the working by video, games, entertainments and [multimedia], is represented by four models. Opens this series “very- very heaped” the model of the cell phone of the summer announcement NTT DOCOMO - F -06b of the production of the company Of fujitsu:



F -06b has the watertight housing, which revolves sensory screen, 13,2 [MP] camera with the possibility to conduct [videosemku] in the permission Of full HD, and also possibility to use a telephone as Wi-Fi of the point of access. Among other characteristics of novelty are noted such functions and characteristics, as wide-format 3,5- one inch TFT display by the permission of 480[kh]960 of points, slot for microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the [polnofunktsionalnogo] service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

The beginning of sales to F -06b is planned for the following month.

The second model in this list “moved” series is registered folding telephone with the revolving sensory display from the company NEC - N -04b:




This model distinguishes the presence 12,2 [MP] of camera with the rapid access to its functions, the possibility to conduct HD to [videosemku], the functions of the vocal introduction of post communications, and also the possibility to use a telephone as Wi-Fi of the point of access. Furthermore, here there is the place for wide-format 3,3- one inch TFT to display by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, to slot under microSD of the map of memory, to support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), to the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, to the support of the [polnofunktsionalnogo] service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

Entering into sale N -04b is expected since May 27 this year.

Sequential model from the company Of panasonic - P -04b, has the folding housing, where the screen is revealed in two directions - vertical and horizontal:




The distinguishing feature of novelty, besides its screen, is the presence of the function of the automatic disclosure of telephone, and also highly productive 13,2 [MP] camera with the auto-focus and the possibility to conduct HD to [videosemku]. Furthermore, here occurs to be for such functions and to services as to 3,3- one inch TFT to display the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, to slot under microSD of the map of memory, to support to GPS- navigation, to the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, to the support of the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo” (only those functions, which they do not require the presence of pedometer gauge and accelerometer), 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 2.0Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

Entering into sale P -04b is planned on 26- e the day of this month.

Locks a series of the functional telephones of folding the watertight model with the rotary sensory display of the production of the company Of sharp - SH-07B:




This model is also characterized by under the string “well-packed” functional, among which it is indicated to the presence 12,1 [MP] [PZS] (CCD) of camera with the possibility to conduct [videosemku] in the permission Of full HD, function of the vocal introduction of post communications, wide-format 3,4- one inch display (NEW MOBILE ASV) by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, slot for microSD of the map of memory, support to GPS- navigation (including automobile), the built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the [polnofunktsionalnogo] service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

Entering into sale SH-07B is planned on 28- e of May.

Operator business a series of the cell phones of docomo SMART of series is represented by two models, which are intended first of all in order to increase productivity and effectiveness of the professional and personal activity of its owners. Is opened a series “slider” N -07b from the company NEC, distinguishing feature of which is thin housing, the disclosure of telephone at angle, long running, and also complete set of designer [izyskov] from the company “amadana”:




Despite the fact that in N -07b there is no support GPS of navigation and Wi-Fi of networks, then there is in the presence wide-format 3,3- one inch TFT display by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, slot under microSD of the map of memory, built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), the straight line of the load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, a support of widgets, vocal introduction of the E-mails message, service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps)/GSM of networks and wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

Entering into sale N -07[v] is planned in June - July.

The second model of a series of docomo SMART of series, which strictly it shuts, this thin (11,4 mm) folding telephone with the built-in electronic dictionaries - SH-09B is developed by the company Of sharp:



This model has the wide-format 3,2- one inch screen (NEW MOBILE ASV) by the permission of 480[kh]854 of point, 5,3 [MP] camera ([PZS]), slot for microSD of the map of memory, built-in TV- tuner (one-segment), direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, I will support the service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, widgets, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps) and GSM of networks.

Sales SH-09B are outlined in July.

The most infrequent series of new announcement this docomo PRO of series, which is only one telephone. However, this is explained by that fact that the operator excluded from this series of [smartfony], after including them in a new series. By the sole representative of docomo PRO of series is folding telephone with QWERTY keyboard - N -08b from the company NEC, which has enormous 4,6- one inch display, capacious battery and by the possibility to use a telephone as Wi-Fi of the point of the access:




Telephone is characterized by the absence of camera and the presence of frontal camera for [videozvonkov]. Furthermore, N -08b do not have external display, support GPS of navigation, GSM of networks and service of tracking of the health “of i Of bodymo”, but there is a support of widgets, 3G (HSDPA of 7.2Mbps, HSUPA of 5.7Mbps) networks, the direct load of [videokontenta] from Blu-Ray of drives, built-in TV- tuner (one-segment) and support to the wireless technology Of bluetooth of v2.0+EDR.

To expect in sale N -08b stands in August.

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