Mobile phones and their effect on the US elections (All About Symbian)
You wouldn’t think we would mention the US elections on a site devoted to mobile devices, but there’s an interesting and fast-growing phenomenon known as the “cellphone effect” which is potentially throwing polls off by several percentage points, reported over on the excellent fivethirtyeight.com . Essentially it boils down to this: some polling companies have a tendency to only interview people …
Source: www.allaboutsymbian.com
Hong Kong Considers Number Portability Between Mobile and Land Phones (Cellular-News.com)
Hong Kong’s telecoms regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has issued a consultation paper to solicit public views on various issues in connection with the voluntary implementation of Fixed Mobile Number Portability (FMNP).
Source: www.cellular-news.com
Nokia to unveil 7 phones for emerging markets (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Nokia Oyj will on Tuesday unveil seven new phones as well as Internet services for emerging markets, industry sources told Reuters.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Best GPS-enabled mobile phones (cnet.com.au)
While it could be argued they’re not as robust as in-car sat-navs, these GPS-enabled mobile phones can help you find your bearings when you’re on the move.
Source: www.cnet.com.au
19% of Mobile Consumers in the U.S. are Using Smartphones (TechCrunch)
As the entry fee for smartphones drops lower and lower, the wallet friendly price point found with most feature phones (or, as some might say, “dumbphones”) is beginning to lose its luster. In a day when obtaining a smartphone requires little more than 50 bucks and a 2-year promise, what’s the point of going for anything less? According to the ” Mobile Market View ” study released today by …
Source: www.mobilecrunch.com
Mobile Conferencing System supports Bluetooth technology. (ThomasNet)
Powered with internal Li-ion battery providing up to 8 hr of talk time and 120 hr standby, Phoenix Mobile Communication System allows 5 users wearing headsets to communicate with each other in full duplex over more than 300,000 sq ft area. System provides push-to-talk communications among headset participants and is compatible with all Bluetooth-enabled headsets, phones, and computers. With …
Source: news.thomasnet.com
