A number of manufacturers have dabbled with so called “ruggedised” phones over the last few years – most notably Nokia with its 5210, 5140i and 5500.
These phones typically have a rubberised casing and are more suited to being dropped than a standard mobile phone. Often marketed to “active” users (mountain bikers and the like) [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 29th, 2008
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo demonstrated a Nokia ‘remade’ phone at MWC this week. It is one of many green / eco / environmentally friendly / ethical products on show this year. Green products are an extremely hot topic at the moment. One such product that has been getting a lot of press coverage is the Solio charger [...]
Posted By Tom Byrd On February 26th, 2008
As expected, mobile software has been the big theme of the show.
We arrived at the show having had Google announce its Android platform just a couple of months ago. While undoubtedly adding credibility to the concept of mobile Linux, many in the industry groaned at the prospect of yet another flavour of mobile Linux. Along [...]
Posted By Geoff Blaber On February 13th, 2008
After 48 hours of the show it’s possible to draw some early conclusions.
Undoubtedly devices still remain a huge draw – people always love to look at the new gadgets. Highlights include new products from Samsung, LG, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson’s X1 Windows Mobile phone can be regarded as one of the [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 13th, 2008
I’ve just arrived in Barcelona with the CCS Insight team for the Mobile World Congress Event (formally 3GSM). This is one of my favourite work-weeks of the year – despite being the most demanding.
Posted By Ben Wood On February 10th, 2008
Motorola’s current difficulties have got the doom-merchants chattering about a collapse similar to that experienced by Siemens and its subsequent disastrous sale to BenQ. At this stage these comparisons are nothing short of ridiculous.
Motorola is in a very different situation to BenQ-Siemens which found itself stuck as a “bottom feeder” trying to sell entry levels [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 9th, 2008
I recently bought an Emporia phone (see pictures) which is targeted at the elderly. It has large buttons, a big display, loud receiver and ringer and an emergency button. Details here: http://www.emporia.at/shop/gb/index.php
I first saw this phone at a trade show in 2005 and thought it was a great idea then – I am astounded [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 9th, 2008
You will have probably noticed the recently launched CCS Insight Hotline. One of the major advantages of the new Hotline is that we now offer a wide range of powerful RSS feeds.
So what is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) lets you subscribe to receive updates using a valid RSS reader. Rather than having to [...]
Posted By Tom Byrd On February 9th, 2008
