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Smart Devicewatch, issue 2008.02

17 March 2008

The LiMo Foundation announced a portfolio of devices complying with its specifications, making its mobile Linux platform look like a real competitor rather than vapourware. Backers include LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and Samsung. The technology is not faultless, however, as third-party application support is still omitted. [pp.31-33.]

Smart Devicewatch

Issue: 2008.02
Covering: 30 January to 12 March 2008
Published: March 2008
Next issue: March/April 2008

Keeping track of worldwide developments in higher-end mobile devices. A unique monthly report for the industry.

SUMMARY

TOP STORIES: The LiMo Foundation announced a portfolio of devices complying with its specifications, making its mobile Linux platform look like a real competitor rather than vapourware. Backers include LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and Samsung. The technology is not faultless, however, as third-party application support is still omitted. [pp.31-33.]

Sony Ericsson confirmed the launch of its first Windows Mobile-powered terminal, the prosumer-oriented XPERIA X1. With high-end touch-screen products based on both WM and Symbian OS/UIQ now in its portfolio, it was not immediately clear what the vendor’s smartphone strategy is. Significantly, it also announced its first mass-market-targeted UIQ devices, the G700 and G900. [pp.20-22,8.]

SYMBIAN OS: Symbian announced a strong performance during 2007, with full-year shipments increasing by 50%, to 77.3 million — and with the 100 million per-year milestone looming. [p.2-3.]

Nokia announced four more S60-powered smartphones, which were widely anticipated. It includes a new flagship terminal, the N96, which has a DVB-H receiver and 16GB of memory, alongside HSDPA, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Nokia also announced exclusive new devices for T-Mobile International and Vodafone Group. [pp.4-5.]

LG Electronics and Samsung revealed new Symbian OS devices, both based on Nokia’s S60 user interface. The LG unit is a Communicator-esque clamshell, while Samsung’s G810 is an N95-rivalling high-end cameraphone, with HSDPA, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Vodafone UK was reported to have shelved another Samsung device, the i560, due to poor GPS performance. [pp.3,7.]

WINDOWS MOBILE: Microsoft had a relatively quiet Mobile World Congress 2008, with the expected Windows Mobile 6.1 failing to debut. It announced the acquisition of Danger, the company behind the hiptop device and service platform, to strengthen its consumer play. [pp.9-10,11.]

Several new Windows Mobile devices were unveiled, with Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 receiving the most limelight. Products included the BenQ T80, HTC P3470, O2 Orbit 2, Samsung’s Ace and SGH-i200, and Toshiba Portege G810. GIGABYTE revealed its first HSDPA-enabled devices, including a product with support for multiple digital TV standards and GPS. [pp.13,15,18,20,23.]

HP’s relationship with device maker Inventec was apparently strained, after quality control issues impacted the launch of iPAQ-branded smartphones. Troubled i-mate made drastic cuts in its US workforce, having failed to make headway with operators in the country, although it has inked another distribution deal with Australia’s Telstra. [pp.14,16-17.]

HTC is refreshing its TouchFLO interface technology, although there were concerns that, as a result, devices may require advanced graphics capabilities to run smoothly. Intrinsyc added 3G support to its Soleus platform, with plans for touch-screen input in future, also announcing a partnership with Samsung’s silicon arm. [pp.15,19.]

A new ASUS device was reported, codenamed Galaxy Mini, with an entry-level feature set and consumer-friendly form factor. Neonode inked a distribution deal for its N2 in India. [pp.12,17.]

MOBILE LINUX/OS X: It was a largely quiet period for the Android platform, as partners reached the development stage required to bring products to market, although some technology demonstrations took place at Mobile World Congress 2008. There were fresh reports that Google is planning to offer a device under its own brand, in partnership with Samsung. [pp.25-26.]

Orange Group announced sales figures for the Apple iPhone, which largely failed to impress. O2 revealed plans to offer the iPhone in Ireland, with speculation that T-Mobile is set to extend its distribution to include Austria. The iPhone software development kit arrived much fanfare. [pp.27,28,29.]

Samsung is to supply a device using ACCESS Linux Platform to Orange Group, as ALP appeared to be seeing resurgence through LiMo Platform compliance. ACCESS also announced partnerships with embedded Linux players MontaVista Software and Wind River. [pp.24-25.]

Motorola was bullish, following Nokia’s acquisition of Trolltech, stating that it was reducing its reliance on technology from the company anyway, as it moves toward LiMo compliance. Another Linux-powered device was unveiled, in the shape of the Wi-Fi-enabled Z6w. [pp.35.]

Azingo announced its LiMo-compliant Azingo Mobile platform, with Purple Labs trumpeting a LiMo operating system for sub-$100 devices. Trolltech updated its Qtopia Phone Edition, revealing that licensing fees for 2007 were below expectations. [p.30,36,37.]

OTHER OSs: Motorola confirmed it is reviewing the options for its troubled handset business. At Research In Motion, it was largely business as usual, with BlackBerry subscriber additions coming in ahead of forecasts, and the recently announced BlackBerry 8110 being rolled out by operators. RIM also partnered with Vodafone Group to drive consumer BlackBerry services. [pp.42,53,45,48.]

Garmin garnered significant interest with its nuvifone touch-screen, GPS-enabled featurephone. Mio Technology announced a partnership with QUALCOMM for connected GPS devices. [pp.39,41.]

Palm’s Centro was launched in GSM form by US operator AT&T, with the device also available for online order in Europe. [p.43]

LG Electronics and Samsung both announced devices with context-sensitive controls, highlighting different shortcuts based on usage mode. Sagem launched a DVB-SH-enabled handset, with Samsung unveiling another DVB-H terminal. [pp.40,50,49.]

TRENDS: Nokia remained the number-one smart device player during 2007, according to figures from Canalys, but all eyes were on new entrant Apple, which proved something of a giant killer despite its limited presence in the market. Palm came bottom of a customer satisfaction poll, which was topped, unsurprisingly, by golden boy Apple. [pp.55,56.]

Arun Sarin, Vodafone Group’s Chief Executive, called for “three-to-five” platforms to prevail in the mobile device space. Orange Group trumpeted an application-accelerator programme, to work with third-party players to bring new software and services to market. Sprint is planning to launch its first dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX devices before the end of 2008. [pp.58,61.]

Nokia and the University of Cambridge showed a nanotechnology concept device made of flexible and transparent material. AOL trumpeted middleware intended to ease content deployment across multiple device platforms. [pp.61,62.]

Nokia won out in two legal actions involving QUALCOMM, with courts in both the UK and the US finding against the San Diego company in GSM technology disputes, as a new bilateral patent battle was launched between Research In Motion and Motorola [pp.54,53.]

EXTRACT

RESEARCH IN MOTION

RIM lifts BlackBerry subscriber forecasts

Research In Motion (RIM) released an updated set of subscriber forecasts, stating that it expects additions to be “15%-20%” higher than the 1.82 million predicted when it published its results on 20 December 2007. This will take its total customer base to around 14 million.

According to the company, an expected seasonal slowdown in net additions did not occur, and its “focused execution with partners has continued to produce strong results within both enterprise and consumer segments”. It is also likely to have benefited from its recently refreshed device portfolio, enabling operators to offer customers more appealing handsets.

RIM said it expects revenue and earnings per share to be within the previous forecast range, perhaps indicating that the growth of consumer devices and services is affecting average selling prices, and therefore margins.

The company will publish its next set of results on 2 April 2008.

[Research In Motion, 21 February 2008.]

Vodafone names BlackBerry as fourth strategic platform

Vodafone Group announced a partnership with Research In Motion (RIM) that sees the deepening of the existing “collaboration” and “adds the BlackBerry platform to the set of preferred consumer operating platforms that it strategically supports”. Vodafone said it is responding to “enormous pull in the market” for RIM products.

” Vodafone has been for many years a strong supporter of RIM-based products — BlackBerries — in the business space. Now, we think that based on recent products — like the Pearl and the Curve — RIM is increasingly becoming relevant in the consumer space as well, and we’ve started to collaborate with Research In Motion in bringing Vodafone-based services onto the platform, such that, as RIM increasingly offers ‘consumerised’ products in the market, they will be available with a good degree of Vodafone customisation supporting some of the Vodafone consumer products. And certainly that can be seen as our endorsement for RIM as a platform we believe will be increasingly relevant in the consumer space as well; and we will reflect that in the future, in terms of retail presentation and joint go-to-market activities, and certainly joint-product activities in the foreseeable future. ”
– Jens Schulte-Bockum, Global Director of Terminals, at Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Interestingly, the alliance does indeed centre on “specifically focusing on growing broader adoption in the consumer segment”, as well as driving growth in business markets. Vodafone applications and services will be “tightly integrated with the BlackBerry platform, providing Vodafone customers with an enhanced mobile experience”. The expanded partnership will see the two partners working together to drive BlackBerry adoption, as well as tightly integrating Vodafone applications and services into the BlackBerry platform.

” This strategic agreement aims to deliver an optimised experience — aimed squarely at the needs of the customer, delivering simple-to-use services and lower costs. We are excited to be working so closely with RIM to develop this area. In addition to growing the established enterprise market, we fully expect the appeal of the BlackBerry platform to be strongly adopted by consumers; attracted by best-in-class messaging and email, internet experience, [and] a range of multimedia capabilities including music and imaging functionality. ”
– Schulte-Bockum.

” The BlackBerry platform continues to resonate strongly with consumers, especially with the introduction of the BlackBerry Pearl and the BlackBerry Curve; and we are pleased that Vodafone has selected BlackBerry as a preferred consumer platform. We look forward to working with Vodafone and the ecosystem of BlackBerry application partners to bring new experiences to BlackBerry smartphones. ”
– David Yach, Chief Technology Officer for Software, Research In Motion.

Schulte-Bockum said the collaboration is likely to result in much greater availability of RIM’s products within Vodafone’s core markets. He also spoke of the “right levels of customisation”, which are suggested to include Vodafone mobile consumer services, such as music and mobile television. The first BlackBerry devices featuring Vodafone customisation are expected in autumn 2008.

Like other major mobile players, Vodafone has identified a number of mobile device operating platforms as strategic (or “preferred”), and Jens Schulte-Bockum confirmed at Mobile World Congress that RIM has now joined Nokia’s S60 (Symbian OS), Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, and Linux in securing this endorsement. However, Vodafone (like handset vendor Samsung and fellow operator NTT DoCoMo) also seems to be moving towards developing its own house interface that can bridge device operating platforms.

Vodafonewatch comment: The expanded partnership builds on the success of BlackBerry with Vodafone’s business users, where a leaked recent Vodafone product roadmap (Vodafonewatch, 2007.01) showed RIM’s devices dominating sales to enterprise customers. Indeed, Vodafone has been reported to be RIM’s largest sales channel outside of North America, which marks major progress from a once (at best) lukewarm relationship. For RIM, Vodafone’s decision seems to demonstrate the success of its dual strategies to crack the consumer (or ‘prosumer’) market and to defend its core mobile messaging franchise from branded and unbranded rivals, including Microsoft, Nokia, Motorola, and Visto. Indeed, Vodafone may be conceding defeat, or at least admitting a major setback, in its efforts to market own-branded and other rival mobile email services to business and prosumer customers.

[Vodafone Group and Vodafonewatch (Mobile World Congress), 11 February 2008.]

GPS GSM Pearl gains traction; raft of debuts announced

Research In Motion (RIM) announced a raft of new distribution deals for its recently announced BlackBerry Pearl 8110 device, the latest addition to its phone-form device range for GSM markets, which gains integrated GPS. The unit was debuted in January 2008, with Vodafone Spain and Vodafone UK as early launch partners (Smart Devicewatch, 2008.01).

SFR partner for French launch

Vodafone affiliate SFR is offering the BlackBerry 8110 in an “attractive red colour”, along with a new Pass GPS + Mails supporting tariff package for prosumer users. The device is available from EUR49 ($74), in conjunction with service contract and EUR100 ($152) after sales rebate.

Rogers Wireless confirms Canadian availability

Canadian operator Rogers Wireless is offering the BlackBerry 8110 with an “attractive blue finish”. It is priced at CA $249.99 ($251) with three-year service contract.

RIM goes Dutch with KPN

KPN is set to offer the BlackBerry 8110 in the Netherlands, trumpeting its KPN OpWeg (KPN Navigator) service in support. The operator is offering the blue handset, priced at a premium EUR285 ($433) excluding value added tax.

Vodacom to launch in South Africa

Vodacom, another Vodafone affiliate, is offering the BlackBerry 8110 in South Africa; pricing details were not disclosed. The unit is being “presented in a striking black finish”.

Airtel and Vodafone split Indian honours

Airtel and Vodafone Essar are to share launch honours for the BlackBerry 8110 in India.

Airtel is to offer an “elegant black” version of the device, priced at INR 24,990 ($620), with the operator also trumpeting availability of supporting GPS software from WayFinder Systems.

Vodafone Essar is also offering the black unit, again priced at INR 24,990.

3 HK and CSL launch in Hong Kong

Operators 3 Hong Kong and CSL are offering the BlackBerry 8110 in Hong Kong. Pricing details were not confirmed by RIM.

The black device is being made available, with support for Simplified Chinese Pinyin and “5 stroke” input; traditional Chinese will be available “at a later date”.

Pink Pearl for The Carphone Warehouse

Finally, UK retailer The Carphone Warehouse is to offer a pink version of the BlackBerry 8110, “for people who want to make the most of both their professional and personal lives”. It is available free of charge with certain tariff packages.

[Research In Motion, 29 January 2008-15 February 2008.]

Slider BlackBerry products mooted

Various reports indicated that Research In Motion (RIM) had filed patents for slider-form BlackBerry devices, including both landscape- and portrait-oriented units. The aim is to offer products with a consumer-friendly feel when closed, but full BlackBerry functionality when open.

The most striking feature of the designs is how closely they resemble existing products that have already been made available via multiple vendors. This led to questions as to what RIM is actually trying to protect; the only real differentiator was the inclusion of the BlackBerry trackball, although similar navigation tools have been used by other device makers.

At least one of the filings also mentioned touch-screen input, currently not a feature of BlackBerry devices, but a long-rumoured addition to the portfolio (Smart Devicewatch passim).

It was not revealed when, or if, a slider-form BlackBerry will reach the market.

[RIMarkable and TG Daily, 8 February 2008; Electronista and Engadget, 29 February 2008.]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 SYMBIAN OS
2 Symbian 3 LG Electronics
4 Nokia 7 Samsung
6 NTT DoCoMo
8 Sony Ericsson
9 WINDOWS MOBILE
9 Microsoft 12 ASUS
13 BenQ; E-TEN; GIGA-BYTE
14 HP; General Mobile; Gizmondo
15 HTC 16 i-mate
17 Neonode; Intermec; LXE; Magellan
18 O2; Samsung; Palm
19 Intrinsyc Software; Pantech; Sim Technology
20 Sony Ericsson 23 Toshiba
24 MOBILE LINUX/OS X
24 ALP 25 Android
27 Apple
30 Azingo
31 LiMo Foundation
34 MontaVista Software
35 Motorola
36 Panasonic; Purple Labs
37 Trolltech
38 Ubuntu Mobile
39 OTHER OS
39 BenQ; Garmin; Lenovo
40 LG Electronics
41 Mio Technology; IXI Mobile
40 Motorola
43 Nokia; Palm OS
45 Research In Motion
49 Sagem
50 Samsung
52 Sony Ericsson
53 TRENDS
53 Legal
55 Metrics
58 Operators
61 Technology
65 INDEX

INDEX

A
ACCESS CO., 24, 32, 43-44
ACCESS Systems Americas, 24, 32, 43-44
ACCESS Connect Ecosystem Partner Program, 24-25
ACCESS Linux Platform, 24-25, 33, 60
Garnet OS (Palm OS), 24, 32, 43-44
Acrodea, Inc., 58
Advanced Micro Devices, 33
Aplix, 32
Apple, Inc., 11, 24, 27-29, 37, 51, 55-56, 58-59
Executives, 28
Schiller, Philip, 28
iFund, 28
iPhone, 11, 27-29, 37, 44, 51, 58-59
iPod, 28
OS X, 24, 55
Visual Voicemail, 29
Arima Computer Corp., 2
ARM Holdings plc, 29, 63
ARPHIC, 24
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS), 12
GalaxyMini, 12
ZX1 Lamborghini, 12
AT&T, 19, 29, 40-41, 43-44, 49
AT&T/Cingular Wireless, 41
Azingo, Inc (Celunite), 30, 32
B
Balda AG, 17
Bang & Olufsen, 50
BenQ, 2, 13, 39
BenQ-Siemens, 42
T60, 13
T80, 13
Bharti Airtel, India, 48
Broadcom, 30
BT Group, 43

C
Canalys, 6, 55-56
Canonical Ltd, 38
Ubuntu Linux, 38
Ubuntu Mobile, 38
Carl Zeiss, 4-5
Carphone Warehouse, 48
CCS Insight, 31
CeBIT, 13
Cellcom, 64
ChangeWave, 56
ChosenSecurity, Inc., 24
Chunghwa Telecom, 13
Computer Associates, 48
Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, 39
Creative, 34
CSL, Hong Kong, 48
CTIA, 36
Cyberon Corporation, 24
D
Danger, 9-12, 17, 41
Devices, 9-10, 17
hiptop, 9-10, 17
Sidekick (T-Mobile), 9-10
DataViz, 34
Documents to Go, 34
Debitel, Germany, 41
Dell, 25, 58
Deutsche Telekom, 5, 9, 25-27, 29, 43, 58
T-Mobile International, 5, 9-10, 25-27, 29, 43, 58
Devices, 9-10
Germany, 29
Mobile Jukebox, 5
MyFaves, 5
NaviGate, 5, 39
USA, 43
web’n'walk, 5
Digital Aria Co., Ltd, 24
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), 13

E
e-kolay.net, Turkey, 41
E-TEN Information Systems, 13
Devices, 13
Glofiish, 13
M800, 13
M810, 13
V900, 13
E28, 25
EB (Elektrobit), 34
EMOBILE, 16
EMONSTER (Net Smart Phone Terminal, HTC TyTN II), 16
S11HT (HTC TyTN II), 16
Ericsson, 62-63
Ericsson Mobile Platforms, 63
European Telecommunications Standards Institute, 61
European Union, 20
EXPWAY, 24
F
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd, 41
Federal Communications Commission, US, 44
Forrester, 41
Foxconn Technology Group, 64
France Télécom, 6, 15, 24, 27, 29, 33, 43, 60
Orange, 6, 15, 24, 27, 29, 33, 43, 60
France, 27, 29
UK, 15
Freescale Semiconductor, 63
Fuetrek Co., Ltd, 33
Fujitsu, 2, 6
Fujitsu Siemens, 57-58

G
Garmin, 13, 39
nuvifone, 39
Gemini Mobile Technologies, Inc., 24
General Mobile, 14
DSTW1, 14
GIGABYTE Communications, 13-14
GSmart, 13
GSmart MS808, 14
GSmart MS820, 14
Gizmondo, 14
Freer, Carl, 14
Global Certification Forum, 37
GNOME Foundation, 35
GNOME Tool Kit (GTK), 35
Google, 15, 25-27, 31-32, 39, 50, 59
Android, 25-27, 31-32, 50, 59
Google Maps, 15
GooglePhone / gPhone, 26
GSM Association, 4, 6-7, 9-11, 13, 16, 18-19, 22, 25, 31, 34, 39, 41, 46-47, 50-52, 58-61, 63-64
Mobile World Congress, 4, 6-7, 10-11, 13, 16, 18-19, 22, 25, 31, 34, 39, 41, 46-47, 50-52, 58-60, 63-64
Guinness Book of Records, 64

H
Hewlett-Packard, 14, 57-58
Devices, 14, 57
iPAQ, 14, 57
iPAQ 110, 57
iPAQ 210, 57
iPAQ 610, 14
iPAQ 910, 14
HTC, 11, 13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 55, 59
Devices, 11, 13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 55, 59
P3300 (Artemis), 18
P3470 (Pharos), 15
P4550 / TyTN II (Kaiser), 13, 16
Polaris, 18
Touch (Vogue), 13, 15
Touch Cruise (Polaris), 18
X7500 (Advantage), 15
X7510 (Advantage), 15
X9500 (Shangri-La/Shift), 15
TouchFLO, 15, 18
Huawei Technologies, 42, 59
Hutchison Whampoa, 7
3 Group, 7
Hong Kong, 40, 48
UK, 7

I
i-mate, 16-17
Ultimate-series, 16-17
Ultimate 8502, 16-17
Ultimate 9502, 16-17
IDC, 31, 43, 57-58
Infineon Technologies, 27, 63
Intel, 38, 39, 58
Mobile Internet Device (MID), 39
Intermec Technologies Corp, 17
CK61ex, 17
International Trade Commission (ITC, US), 54
Intrinsyc Software, 19
Soleus, 19
Inventec Appliance, 14
IT Access, 10
Iusacell, 48
IXI Mobile, 10, 41
Haller, Amit, 10, 41
Ogo, 41
Ogo2.0, 10, 41
K
Kineto Wireless, 62
KPN Mobile, 48

L
Lenovo, 2, 39
LG Electronics, 2-3, 6-7, 25, 27, 31-32, 40, 42, 50, 62
Devices, 2-3, 6-7, 25, 27, 31-32, 40, 42, 50, 62
KF600, 40
KT610, 3
KU990 (Viewty), 40
LG LiMo Phone, 32
MusicStation Max, 40
Vu/CU92, 40
Executives
Nam Yong, 42
Oh, Dominique, 40
LiMo Foundation, 11, 24-26, 30-33, 35-36, 50
Gillis, Morgan, 32
LiMo Platform, 25, 31-33
Nagata, Kiyohito, 32
Linux Foundation, 38
Logic Product Development (Logic PD), 25
LXE, 17
MX7CS, 17
M
Magellan Navigation, Inc., 17, 64
Marvell, 25
Matsushita, 24
Microsoft, 9-12, 15, 20-22, 31, 34, 37, 41, 47, 59-60, 64
Entertainment and Devices Division, 9
Ex-executives, 12, 21
Knook, Peter, 12, 21
Exchange Server, 9
Executives, 10, 12, 21
Bach, Robbie, 9
Ho, Roz, 12
Lees, Andy, 12
Snyder, Derek, 10
Starkweather, John, 12
Tablet PC, 6
Windows (other), 7, 9, 13-14, 19, 35, 39, 60
Windows CE, 9
Windows Media, 35
Windows Vista, 15
Windows Mobile, 9-23, 25, 31-32, 47, 51, 55-56, 58-60, 62-63
Professional Edition, 14-15, 23
Windows Mobile 5, 17
Windows Mobile 6, 9, 11-12, 15, 17, 19-20, 22-23, 51, 61
Windows Mobile 6.1, 11-12, 15, 20, 22
Windows Mobile 7, 51
Zune, 10-11
MiTAC Group, 41, 57-58
Mio Technology, 41, 57-58
Mitsubishi, 2
Devices, 2
mobilkom, Austria, 41
modu Ltd, 64
Moran, Dov, 64
MontaVista Software, 24, 34
Mobilinux, 24, 34
Motorola, 2, 9, 22, 24, 31-32, 35-36, 40, 42, 47, 50-51, 53, 55-56, 62
Devices, 2, 9, 22, 24, 31-32, 35-36, 40, 42, 47, 50-51, 53, 55-56, 62
DH01, 36
DH01n, 36
MOTORAZR2, 32
MOTORAZR2 V8, 32
MOTORAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition, 32
MOTORIZR Z6, 32, 35
MOTOROKR, 32, 40
MOTOROKR E8, 32, 40
MOTOROKR U9, 31-32
MOTOROKR Z6, 32, 35
MOTOROKR Z6m, 35
Z6c, 35
Z6tv, 35
Z6w, 32, 35
Executives, 42
Brown, Greg, 42
Reed, Stu, 42
Wyatt, Christy, 35
Mobile Messaging, 47
MOTODEV, 35
MOTOMAGX, 35
Sendo, 2
Movial, 34

N
NAVTIME JAPAN, 24
NEC, 24, 31-32
Devices, 24, 31-32
N705i (DoCoMo), 32
N705iu (DoCoMo), 32
N905i (DoCoMo), 31-32
N905iu (DoCoMo), 31-32
Neonode, 17
N2, 17
NextWave Wireless, Inc., 34
Nokia, 2, 4-6, 12, 21-22, 35-37, 42-43, 47, 50, 54-56, 59, 61-62
Devices, 2, 4-6, 12, 21-22, 35-37, 42-43, 47, 50, 54-56, 59, 61-62
6110 Navigator, 4
6120, 4
6120 Classic, 4
6121 Classic, 6
6124 Classic, 6
6210 Navigator, 4
6220 Classic, 4
6650, 5
Internet Tablet, 36, 61
N810, 36
N830, 36
Morph, 61
Nseries, 4-5
N73, 5
N78, 5
N95, 5
N96, 4-5
Executives, 6, 61
Iannucci, Bob, 61
Suomi, Markku, 6
Nokia Research Center, 42, 47, 54-55, 59, 61
S60, 3-7, 39, 47, 58-60, 63
S60 3rd Edition, 6
NTT DoCoMo, 6, 16, 31-33, 36, 47, 58-59
Devices, 6, 16, 31-33, 36, 47, 58-59
905i-series, 36, 58
N705i (NEC), 32
N705iu (NEC), 32
N905i (NEC), 31-32
N905iu (NEC), 31-32
P705i (Panasonic), 32
P705iu / PROSOLID u (Panasonic), 32
P905i (Panasonic), 32
P905iTV (Panasonic), 32, 36
SH705i (Sharp), 6
SO905iCS (Sony Ericsson), 6
NXP Semiconductors, 13, 30, 36, 62
O
Omnifone Ltd, 40
MusicStation, 40
Open-Plug, 33
Open Handset Alliance, 25-27, 31-32, 50, 59
Android, 25-27, 31-32, 50, 59
Opera Software, 15
Ovum, 9-10, 21-22
P
Palm, Inc., 18-19, 24, 32, 43-45, 55-58
Devices, 18-19, 24, 32, 43-45, 55-58
Centro, 43-44
Treo, 18-19, 44
Treo 500, 18-19
Treo 685, 44
Treo 690, 44
TX, 43
Z22, 43
Executives, 44
Rubinstein, Jon, 44
Palm OS, 24, 32, 43-44
Panasonic, 2, 24, 31-32, 36
Devices, 2, 24, 31-32, 36
P705i (DoCoMo), 32
P705iu / PROSOLID u (DoCoMo), 32
P905i (DoCoMo), 32
P905iTV (DoCoMo), 32, 36
VIERA, 36
Pantech, 19
Picsel Technologies, 19
Plextek, 14
Purple Labs, 32, 36
Purple Magic, 32, 36
Q
QUALCOMM, 14, 16, 20, 41, 54, 62, 64
BREW, 62
FLO, 35, 40
R
RealNetworks, 37
Regions
Americas, 42, 45, 47, 55-56
Canada, 10, 48
Mexico, 48
North America, 42, 45, 47, 55
US, 5, 14, 16, 19, 21, 27-29, 34, 39, 42-44, 51, 54-56, 58-59, 62
APAC, 36, 42, 51
Australia, 17-18
China, 19, 37, 39, 42, 48, 50-51, 54, 61
Hong Kong, 40, 48
India, 17, 48
Japan, 6, 16, 24, 31, 57, 59
Malaysia, 17
South Korea, 27, 31, 60, 62
Taiwan, 13, 41
EMEA, 7, 13, 15, 20, 23, 27, 29, 39-41, 44, 48, 54, 58-59, 61
Africa, 48
Europe, 7, 13, 15, 20, 23, 27, 29, 39-41, 44, 54, 58-59, 61
France, 15, 27, 29, 48
Germany, 5, 29, 41
Ireland, 29
Italy, 13, 64
Netherlands, 48
Russia, 41, 64
Scandinavia, 21
Spain, 6, 15, 48
Switzerland, 15
Turkey, 41
United Kingdom, 7, 15, 18, 29, 40, 44, 48, 54
Renesas Technology, 33
Research In Motion, 9, 45-49, 53, 55-56, 58, 62
Devices, 26, 28, 41, 45-49, 53, 55-56, 58
BlackBerry 8100 (Pearl), 26, 46, 48-49
BlackBerry 8110 (Pearl GSM/GPS), 48-49
BlackBerry 8120 (Pearl Wi-Fi), 49
BlackBerry 8130 (Pearl), 48
BlackBerry 83xx-series (Curve), 46
BlackBerry 8830 (World Edition), 48
Executives, 46
Yach, David, 46
Software, 45
Robert Bosch GmbH, 64
Blaupunkt Werke GmbH, 64
Rogers Communications Inc., 48
Rogers Wireless, 48

S
Sagem, 49
myMobileTV, 49
Samsung Electronics, 2, 6-7, 11, 18-19, 21-22, 24-27, 30-33, 47, 50-51, 55-56, 60, 62
Devices, 2, 6-7, 11, 18-19, 21-22, 24-27, 30-33, 47, 50-51, 55-56, 60, 62
Access/A827, 24, 33, 60, 62
Ace, 18
SGH-G810, 7, 11, 23
SGH-i200, 11, 18
SGH-i550, 7
SGH-i550w, 7
SGH-i560, 7
SGH-i640, 7
SGH-i800, 24, 32, 60
SGH-P960, 50
Soul, 50
Ultra Edition, 50
Executives, 7
Bachrach, Gilad, 50
Choi, Chang Soo, 50
Choi, Geesung, 7
Samsung SDS, 33
SanDisk, 60, 64
Sharp Electronics, 2, 9, 27, 56-58
Devices, 2, 9, 27, 56-58
SH705i (DoCoMo), 6
Zaurus, 57
Siemens, 2
Sim Technology, 19
N8, 19
SK Telecom, 60
SOFTBANK CORP., 33
SOFTBANK MOBILE, 33
Sony Ericsson, 2, 6, 8, 11, 20-22, 52, 55-56, 59, 62
Devices, 2, 6, 8, 11, 20-22, 52, 55-56, 59, 62
C702, 52
C902, 52
Cyber-shot, 8, 20, 52
G700, 8
G900, 8
SO905iCS (DoCoMo), 6
W910, 52
W980, 52
Walkman, 8, 20, 52
XPERIA, 11, 20-22
XPERIA X1, 11, 20-22
Executives, 8, 20
Sakaguchi, Rikko, 20
Winkler, Martin, 8
UIQ Technology (see also separate UI Holdings entry), 8, 20-22
Sprint Nextel, 18, 27, 36, 43, 61-62
Xohm, 62
STMicroelectronics, 25, 33, 37
Nomadik, 25, 37
Strategy Analytics, 42
Stratus Technologies Japan, Inc., 24
Sun Microsystems, 9
Swisscom Mobile, 41
Symbian Ltd, 2-3, 6-8, 16, 29, 31, 62, 64
Symbian OS, 2-4, 7-8, 11-12, 20-22, 25-26, 31-32, 39, 47, 51, 55-56, 58-59, 63
Symbian OS 9, 2-3, 7
Symbian OS 9.2, 3, 7
Symbian Signed, 29

T
Taipei Smart Card Corporation, 13
Technology
2G, 4, 8, 9, 14-15, 18, 26-27, 35, 40, 43-44, 48-50, 52, 54, 61-64
CDMA, 9, 15, 18, 26-27, 35, 43-44, 48, 50, 54, 61-63
EDGE, 14, 40, 43, 54
GPRS, 18, 54, 64
GSM, 4, 8, 9, 14-15, 18, 26-27, 35, 43-44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 61
3G, 2-8, 12-20, 23, 27, 30, 32, 35-36, 39-40, 42-43, 50-52, 54, 58-59, 62-64
HSDPA, 3-7, 12-20, 23, 30, 36, 39-40, 50, 52, 58, 62
HSPA, 62
HSUPA, 16, 20, 23
4G, 34, 36, 51, 61-63
Long Term Evolution, 51, 62-63
WiMAX, 34, 36, 61-62
5G, 14, 30, 39, 50-51, 64
Categories, 9, 15, 35, 43, 59-60, 62
MID, 38, 39, 58
R&D, 9, 59-60
UMA, 35, 43, 62
UMPC, 15
Connectivity, 5, 7-8, 12-13, 15-18, 20, 23, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43-44, 49, 53, 62, 64
Bluetooth, 17, 25, 39, 44, 64
Push-to-talk, 43
USB, 64
WLAN/Wi-Fi, 5, 7-8, 12-13, 15-18, 20, 23, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 49, 53, 62
Content, transaction and security, 13
e-wallet, 13
Near Field Communication, 13, 60-61
TrustedFlash, 60
Display, interface and imaging, 3-8, 12-15, 17-18, 20, 23, 35, 39-40, 49-50, 52, 61-62
Camera, 3-8, 12-15, 17-18, 20, 23, 35, 39-40, 49-50, 52, 61
DivX, 40
Haptics, 15, 40
OLED, 62
QVGA, 3, 5-6, 12, 49-50
Hardware and microelectronics, 15, 20
Batteries, 15, 20
Messaging, 9, 41, 63
Instant messaging, 9, 41, 63
Multimedia, 4-5, 40, 52, 64
FM radio, 4-5, 40, 52
MP3, 4, 40
MP4, 64
Navigation, 2-5, 7, 12-20, 23, 24, 36, 39-41, 48-50, 52, 61, 64
AGPS, 4-5, 14, 20
GPS, 2-5, 7, 12-19, 23, 36, 39, 41, 48-49, 52, 61
Security, 13, 18-19, 37
SIM, 13, 18-19, 37
Software, 4, 9-10, 13, 15, 17, 20-21, 24-26, 28-33, 35-38, 47, 50-51, 56, 58-60, 62, 64
API, 25, 31-32, 35, 62
BREW, 62
C++, 17
Flash, 4, 13, 15, 20, 24, 64
Java, 9-10, 25, 31-32, 59-60, 62
Java ME, 9
Virtual Machine, 31
Linux, 21, 24-26, 30-33, 35-38, 47, 50-51, 56, 58-60, 62
SDK, 28-30, 32
Web 2.0 (incl. AJAX), 30
Storage, 5-6, 12-14, 17-18, 20, 23, 35-36, 49, 60
CompactFlash, 5, 60
MegaSIM, 60
microSD, 5-6, 12-14, 18, 20, 23, 35, 49, 60
MMC, 36
SD, 5, 17, 36
SD 2.0, 5
SDHC, 5
TV, 5, 13-14, 36, 40, 49-50, 60, 62-63
Broadcast, 36, 40, 62
DAB, 13
DMB, 62
DVB-H, 5, 13-14, 36, 49-50
DVB-SH, 49
DVB-T, 13-14
DVD, 40
FLO, 35, 40
HDTV, 63
ISDB-T (One segment), 14, 36
Tele Atlas NV, 36
Telecom Italia, 15, 64
Telecom Italia Mobile, 15, 64
Telefónica, 6, 15, 18, 27, 29
O2 Group, 18, 27, 29
Device, 18, 27, 29
Xda, 18
Xda Orbit, 18
Xda Orbit 2 (HTC Polaris), 18
XM, 43
UK, 18, 29
Telstra, 17
Texas Instruments, 24-25, 30, 34, 62-64
OMAP, 24-25, 30, 34, 62-63
Time Warner, 62
AOL, 62
Torch Mobile, 37
Toshiba Corp, 11, 16, 23
Devices, 11, 16, 23
H11T, 16
Portege, 11, 23
Portege G810, 11, 23
Okamoto, Takashi, 23
Information Systems, 23
Trolltech, 9, 35, 37
Qtopia, 37
Turnstone Mobile Media, 17
U
UI Holdings BV (UIQ Technology), 8, 20-22
University of Cambridge, 61
UPS, 20

V
Verizon Wireless, 15, 26, 48, 50
SCH-U940 (Samsung), 50
Vimpel-Communications OJSC (VimpelCom), 41, 64
Visto Mobile, 47
VisualOn, Inc., 19
Vivendi, 48, 64
SFR, 48
Universal, 64
Vodacom, 48
Vodafone Group, 5-7, 12, 18, 21, 33, 40-41, 46-48, 58-60
Devices, 5-7, 12, 18, 21, 33, 40-41, 46-48, 58-60
live!, 18, 41
Spain, 48
W
Wayfinder Systems AB, 48
Westtek, LLC, 19
Wind River Systems, 24-25, 32
Z
ZTE, 37, 42
ZZZPhone, 61

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