Smart Devicewatch, issue 2008.03

19 April 2008

SYMBIAN OS: Symbian unveiled new database and location-based service technologies, which are said to address the “vital areas of mass data handling and LBS”. The Symbian OS vendor community is set to decrease by one, following Mitsubishi’s decision to exit the market. [pp.2,3.]

Smart Devicewatch

Issue: 2008.03
Covering: 13 March to 15 April 2007
Published: April 2008
Next issue: May 2008

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

Summary
Extract
Table of Contents
Index

SUMMARY

NTT DoCoMo is taking legal action against SOFTBANK MOBILE, arguing that a Sharp-made, easy-to-use device is unfairly similar to its Symbian OS devices from Fujitsu targeting the same market. Nokia’s anticipated touch-screen iPhone rival was the subject of speculation. [pp.3,4.]

Samsung has another S60 device in the pipeline, with the L870 set to provide a mid-range addition to the portfolio. Sony Ericsson was again reported to be readying a slider-form UIQ device, codenamed Paris. [pp.5.]

UIQ Technology announced UIQ 3.3, providing an incremental update to the user interface technology. [p.6.]

WINDOWS MOBILE: Microsoft finally unveiled Windows Mobile 6.1, intended to bolster ease of use while maintaining the platform’s enterprise credentials. Vendors including ASUS, HTC, i-mate, Motorola, Pantech, Samsung, and Toshiba are set to offer upgrades. [pp.7-9,8.]

Windows Mobile is set to be scaled up to support mobile internet devices, a nascent market where Linux currently appears to be the strongest contender. Vodafone Germany is “stepping up” a development partnership with Microsoft, to enhance Windows Mobile devices. [pp.10.]

There was significant interest in Windows Mobile from tier-one computer companies, led by Acer’s acquisition of device maker E-TEN. There were renewed reports that Dell is set to re-enter the market, spurred by the activities of its IT rivals. [pp.12.]

Motorola announced extended US distribution for its CDMA MOTO Q 9c device, with Verizon Wireless heading the list; there were also rumours of another MOTO Q in the pipeline. Palm’s previously reported Treo 800w is set for release in July 2008, in CDMA form for operator Sprint. [pp.19,20.]

HTC is set to announce a new unit imminently, sparking speculation as to what this may be — an updated Touch seems the most likely candidate. Several further operator distribution deals were inked: Verizon Wireless is to offer the Touch as the XV6900; O2 UK is selling the S730 as the Xda Atmos; and T-Mobile International has the MDA compact IV in the pipeline. [pp.15,14,16.]

E-TEN announced two new Glofiish devices, with a pair of Kaiser-esque units for 2G and 3G markets. Mio Technology is readying a mid-range iPhone rival, lacking features such as 3G and Wi-Fi, but including GPS. Samsung’s high-end i900 was reported again. [pp.13,18,20.]

A new entrant is targeting the Windows Mobile space, calling itself Velocity Mobile, and backed by device-manufacturer Inventec. [p.22.]

MOBILE LINUX/OS X: HTC’s first Android device is apparently codenamed Dream, and will feature a touch screen and QWERTY keypad. While it was mooted that the first Android device will be offered as early as the third quarter of 2008, Q4 now looks more likely. [p.23.]

There was further debate surrounding Apple’s iPhone SDK, as programmers and vendors became more familiar with what is on offer. The device looks to be gaining credibility in enterprise circles, thanks to features to be added in a forthcoming platform release. [pp.24-26,23-24.]

LiMo Foundation announced availability of Release 1 of its platform, with the second version being specified and developed for release before the end of 2008. Nokia confirmed the anticipated release of its N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition. [pp.27,30.]

A joint Motorola/Kodak device was again reported, with the cameraphone now said to be powered by a Linux platform. Updates to the earlier APAC-focused Ming were suggested, with several different feature-sets mooted. The DH02 mobile TV gained a touch screen and (limited) mobile connectivity for interactive services. [pp.28,29.]

OTHER OSs: Motorola confirmed the spin-off of its handset business, although there were serious concerns that, due to the lengthy timeframe planned, the company has only committed itself to an extended period of instability. On a more positive note, Motorola placed a device in 3 UK’s handset portfolio after a gap of more than 18 months, and announced an attractive 3G device for AT&T. [pp.32-34,34,35.]

Sony Ericsson warned of a first-quarter slowdown, with its strength in high-end terminals in mature markets now turning into a disadvantage. Device shipments will be virtually flat, but average selling prices are falling. The vendor is readying a 3G handset for AT&T, as it looks to strengthen its position in North America. [pp.46.]

Research In Motion announced another strong performance, with income exceeding $1bn during the financial year, and subscriber additions continuing apace. Verizon Wireless and Sprint announced availability of CDMA Curve units, and the BlackBerry 9000 rumours continued. [pp.42-44,42,45.]

Palm announced another poor quarter, as strong sales of the low-margin Centro failed to offset a downturn in Palm’s premium product line. The company acknowledged that its Windows Mobile line is aging, and that the Treo 500v has failed to gain traction in Europe. [pp.38-40.]

Kyocera Wireless announced a move into GSM terminals, initially targeting Latin America with entry-level terminals, but with the potential for further growth. Panasonic trumpeted the shipment of its 100 millionth unit for the Japanese market. [pp.31,41.]

Nokia is to support Microsoft’s Silverlight technology across its device range, initially in smartphones, but subsequently also in its mass-market terminals. Sprint debuted Instinct, an “iPhone-alike” manufactured by Samsung. [pp.36,45.]

TRENDS: Smartphone penetration is to reach 31% by 2013, according to ABI Research, increasing from 10% in 2007. iPhone owners are above-average multimedia consumers, even compared with other smartphone users, M:Metrics said. [pp.47,47-48.]

Google announced a mobile version of its Google Gears technology, intended to provide offline capabilities for web applications. The failure of a Microsoft-sourced device hampered an FCC probe into “white space” devices, which would use fallow television spectrum for mobile data and multimedia connectivity. [pp.48,51.]

A set of tier-one vendors teamed up in a 4G (LTE) patent pact, intended to keep technology licensing costs down. NXP and STMicroelectronics are to combine their mobile chip businesses, with the latter taking the upper hand in the relationship. [pp.49,50.]

EXTRACT

WINDOWS MOBILE: Microsoft exec touts market-share growth

Robbie Bach, President of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft, stated that the company expects sales of the Windows Mobile platform to outpace overall growth in the smartphone market, although he declined to put figures on this in an interview with Reuters.

Microsoft has previously said it is looking for 20 million unit shipments in the year to June 2008, putting it someway behind Symbian OS, which is likely to pass the 100 million-per-year milestone during calendar 2008. With Linux expected to become more of an option for commercial terminals, and with several tier-one vendors involved with this platform, Windows Mobile will have a tough battle. Further, Research In Motion is growing strongly, and appears to be rapidly closing in on an annualised shipment rate of over 20 million.

“ The market is starting to take off within the category that we really play in. In this case, we have a clear opportunity to grow share. ”
— Robbie Bach.

With Sony Ericsson recently announcing the launch of its first Windows Mobile device, the platform is now supported by four of the top-five device makers, excluding Nokia, giving some room for optimism. However, Symbian OS devices are offered by all five, and Linux also by four.

To Smart Devicewatch, this continues to suggest that Microsoft is actually fighting a fierce, tripartite battle for third place, far behind Symbian and Nokia.

[Reuters, 24 March 2008.]

Windows Mobile to be scaled-up for MIDs

It was reported that Microsoft is looking to scale-up the Windows Mobile platform to address the potential mobile internet device (MID) market, having appointed an executive to oversee its moves in this sector.

Currently, few products falling into the MID category have been launched, but Linux appears to be the platform of choice for developers readying new units. In addition, chipmaker Intel is driving much work in this space, seeming to be keen on Linux in this market (Smart Devicewatch, passim).

The issue for MIDs is that they are more capable than smartphones and PDAs, but less so than personal computers (PCs). This means that, in order to provide the best user experience, a platform designed to handle size and power constraints while still providing an attractive multimedia performance is needed, sitting between the two existing operating system (OS) categories.

Overseeing Microsoft’s activities is Len Kawell, who holds the title “Distinguished Engineer”, with responsibilities including “scaling Windows Mobile to new kinds of devices with larger screens and faster processors — also known as Mobile Internet Devices, or MIDs”. Kawell previously worked at Pepper Computer, a start-up “focused on mobile internet device software for web-connected applications to enable consumers to enjoy web access and applications in a simplified environment”.

[Microsoft, 10 March 2008; Brighthand and MSMobiles, 21 March 2008.]

Vodafone partners with Microsoft for WM development

Vodafone Germany said it is “stepping up” a development partnership with Microsoft to “further improve Windows Mobile”, with its Dusseldorf, Germany-based Vodafone Test & Innovation Centre working in “close collaboration” with Microsoft, “from the development phase onward”.

“ Demand from Vodafone customers for Windows Mobile as an operating system for mobile phones and smartphones is on the increase. One of the main advantages of our partnership is fast times to market for new versions of the software in Europe. We achieve this by implementing tests throughout the development phase. ”
— Friedrich Joussen, Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Germany.

“ Vodafone and Microsoft want to deliver an operating system for Windows Mobile users that leaves absolutely nothing to be desired when it comes to convenience of operation and range of functions. Smartphones are also growing in popularity with private consumers. We’re planning to open up the market even further with Vodafone’s help. ”
— Achim Berg, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Germany.

The Vodafone Test & Innovation Centre includes “all the components of an ultra-modern wireless network”, including base stations, billing systems, and multimedia platforms. It “delivers the same capacity that a wireless network in Switzerland would require”.

[Vodafone Germany, 17 March 2008.]

OTHER OS: Another strong quarter for RIM; $1bn FY08 profit

Research In Motion (RIM) announced another strong quarter, passing the $1bn net income milestone during the twelve months to 1 March 2008.

For the three months, it reported net income was up 120.1% to $412.5m, on revenue that doubled to $1.88bn. For the full year, net income was $1.29bn, up 105%, on revenue of $6.01bn, up 98%.

During the quarter, the vendor shipped 4.4 million devices, with around 14 million reaching the market during the year. Approximately 2.8 million new subscriber accounts were added during the three months, taking the total to 14 million, and marking the first period where more than two million additions were recorded.

In the most recent period, 81% of RIM’s revenue came from handhelds, 14% from service, 3% from software, and 2% from other activities. Based on a rough estimate, average selling price remained steady at $346, as the vendor continues to see devices account for an increasing proportion of its sales (70% two years earlier).

” We are pleased to report another year of very strong growth with shipments of approximately 14 million BlackBerry smartphones and total revenue of $6bn. Heightened retail activities helped drive exceptional subscriber growth during the fourth quarter, with net subscriber account additions growing more than 32% over the previous quarter and well over two million net subscriber accounts added in a single quarter for the first time. “
– Jim Balsillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Research In Motion.

First quarter 2009 forecast

Revenue for the three months to 31 May 2008 is anticipated by RIM to be in the $2.23bn-$2.30bn range. Net subscriber account additions are expected to be at around 2.2 million.

Conference call highlights

RIM’s shift toward offering more consumer-friendly terminals appears to be reaping some rewards, with more than half of its customer acquisitions coming from the non-enterprise market, which now comprises 38% of the total BlackBerry subscriber base. At the end of the period, approximately 33% of the BlackBerry subscriber base came from outside of North America.

While the company performed well in a number of European markets, it said that its strongest quarterly performance came from North America, aided by the refresh of its CDMA product line.

With much made of the success of consumer-oriented devices and services, RIM also said it had not seen any evidence of a slowdown in its traditional corporate markets, indicating that it looks able to diversify without sacrificing its core activities.

Of the 4.4 million devices sold during the three months, approximately 3.9 million were activated by either new or upgrading customers. “Phone-only” sales increased, partially attributed to AT&T offering a voice and SMS messaging-only package with BlackBerry devices.

The average handheld selling price was $348; this is expected to decrease in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, to approximately $345. Service average revenue per use (ARPU) also fell slightly, due to the increased consumer customer base and the introduction of lower price service packages targeting non-enterprise users.

RIM is optimistic for the current quarter, as operators look to replenish inventory following earlier strong sales, as new products reach the market (specifically, the CDMA Curve), and as the company reaches a “new leg” in its replacement cycle as BlackBerry 8700 owners reach the end of two-year contract terms. However, it tempered this by stating that it is “prudent” to assume it will return to a “more normal” run rate, after the Christmas holiday sales boost in the last quarter.

In terms of operators, AT&T delivered “unprecedented sales growth” during the three months, with sales of the BlackBerry Curve strong.

Comment: 29 million devices and $10bn revenue in FY09

Based on RIM’s current run rate, Smart Devicewatch estimates that RIM might top 29 million devices in its new financial year, both for shipments and customer base, and achieve revenue of around $10bn. This assumes continuation of near-flawless recent execution, including a strong launch later in 2008 for the much-anticipated 9xxx-series, and could overlook unpredictable support for device average selling prices being obtained from weakness of the dollar.

However, this also factors in a slowdown of device upgrades that is suggested in Q4 (when new user additions continued strongly), which might misread the figures.

If real, a slowdown in upgrades might be attributable to a number of factors, including natural saturation for 8xxx-series adoption amongst existing customers, a wait for introduction of the 3G-enabled 9xxx-series, and wallet-tightening in core developed markets relating to economic concerns leading to an extension of device lifecycle.

Table omitted.

2 SYMBIAN OS
2 Symbian
3 Fujitsu; Mitsubishi Electric
4 Nokia
5 NTT DoCoMo;
Samsung; Sony Ericsson
6 UIQ Technology
7 WINDOWS MOBILE
7 Microsoft
11 ASUS; BluebirdSoft
12 Dell; E-TEN;
GETAC; GIGABYTE
14 HP; HTC
17 i-mate; Intrinsyc
18 LG Electronics;
Mio Technology; MIU
19 Motorola
20 Neonode; Palm; Samsung
21 Psion Teklogix;
Sony Ericsson;
Tripod Data Systems
22 Velocity Mobile
23 MOBILE LINUX/OS X
23 Android; Apple
27 LiMo Foundation
28 Motorola
30 Nokia
31 OTHER OS
31 AT&T; Danger; IXI Mobile;
Kyocera Wireless;
LG Electronics
32 Motorola
36 Nokia
38 Palm
41 Panasonic
42 Research In Motion
45 Samsung
46 Sagem; Sharp; Sony Ericsson
47 TRENDS
47 Markets
48 Technology
52 INDEX

INDEX

3
3GPP, 42, 49
A
ABI Research, 32, 34, 47
ACCESS CO., 31, 39, 41
ACCESS Systems Americas, 31, 39, 41
ACCESS Linux Platform, 22
Garnet OS (Palm OS), 31, 39, 41
Acer, 12-13
Adobe, 7-8, 26, 36
Flash Lite, 7, 26
AIS, Thailand, 44
Alcatel-Lucent, 45
Alltel Corp
Alltel Wireless
PPC6800 (HTC), 14
America Movil
Telcel (Mexico), 41
Apple, Inc., 4, 18, 20, 23-26, 47-48
Executives, 26
Jobs, Steve, 26
iFund, 26
iPhone, 4, 18, 20, 23-27, 45, 47-48
iPod, 26
OS X, 23
Visual Voicemail, 45
Arima Computer Corp., 3
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS), 8, 11, 14, 48
Devices
M536, 8
M930, 8
P320, 8
P527, 8
P560, 8
P750, 8, 11
ZX1, 8
AT&T, 9, 14-16, 31, 33, 35, 43, 46, 48
AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser), 14, 47
BenQ
BenQ-Siemens, 3

B
Best Buy, US, 16
Bird, 46
BITE Group, 45
BluebirdSoft, 11
BM-350, 11
Pidion, 11
Bluetooth Special Interest Group, 14
Broadcom, 49
C
Carphone Warehouse, 4, 27
Casio, 31
Exilim, 31
W53CA, 31
CCS Insight, 4
China Unicom, 28
Cisco Systems, 23
CTIA, 8, 14, 19, 22, 48
D
Danger, 4, 31
Devices
Sidekick (T-Mobile), 31-32
Sidekick Slide (T-Mobile / Motorola), 32
Dell, 12-13, 51
Devices, 12
Deutsche Telekom, 14, 16, 22, 27, 31, 44
T-Mobile International, 14, 16, 22, 27, 31-32, 44
Devices, 14, 16, 31-32
MDA, 14, 16
MDA Compact, 14, 16
MDA compact IV, 14, 16
Sidekick iD, 31
Sidekick Slide/Zante/Q900 (Motorola), 32
Germany, 27
NaviGate, 11
USA, 16, 22, 31, 44
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., 2

E
E-TEN Information Systems, 12-13
Devices
Glofiish, 13
M800, 13
M810, 12-13
Executives, 12
Hwang, Simon, 12
Eclipse Foundation (Eclipse.org), 43
Emitac Mobile Solutions, 45
Ericsson, 46, 48-49
Ericsson Mobile Platforms, 46, 48
European Union
European Patent Office, 2
F
Federal Communications Commission, US, 51
France Télécom, 9, 27
Orange, 9, 27
France, 27
Fujitsu, 3
G
Gartner, 24
GIGABYTE Communications, 12
GSmart t600, 12
Google, 15, 23, 26, 47-48, 51
Android, 15, 23, 48
Google Gears, 48
Google Maps, 47
YouTube, 26, 47

H
Hewlett-Packard, 12-14, 22, 51
Devices, 12-14, 22
iPAQ, 12-14, 22
Executives, 14
Leeson, Todd, 14
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd, 12
Chi Mei Communications, 12
Foxconn Technology Group, 12
HTC, 8, 11, 14-16, 19, 23
Devices
CONV1000, 14
Diamond 100, 14
Dream (Android), 15, 23
Mogul (6800), 14-16
P3000, 15
P3470 (Pharos), 14-15
P4000 (Titan), 14-16
P4550 / TyTN II (Kaiser), 14
P5500 / Touch Dual (Nike), 16
Raphael 100, 14
S720 / 5800 (Libra), 15
S730 (Wings/Volans), 15
S730 (Wings/Volans), 15
Touch (Vogue), 14-16, 19
X9500 (Shangri-La/Shift), 15
Executives,
Chou , Peter, 15
Mackenzie, Jason, 16
TouchFLO, 11, 15
Hutchison Whampoa
3 Group, 34, 44
Australia, 44
UK, 34

I
i-mate, 8, 17, 22
A Living Picture, 22
Devices
JAMA, 17
Ultimate-series, 17
Ultimate 6150 (Blackthorn), 8
Ultimate 8150 (Double), 8
Ultimate 8502, 8, 17
Ultimate 9502, 8, 17
Infineon Technologies, 50
Intel, 10, 29
Mobile Internet Device (MID), 10, 29
Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO), 2
Intrinsyc Software, 17
Soleus, 17
Inventec Appliance, 22
IXI Mobile, 31
Ogo, 31
Ogo2.0, 31
J
JupiterResearch, LLC, 26
K
KDDI, Japan, 31, 41
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), 26
Kodak
Kodak Pictures, 28
Kyocera Wireless, 31
7135, 31
Carey, Dave, 31
QCP6035, 31
L
Lenovo, 3
LG Electronics, 3, 18, 31, 46
Devices
KS20, 18
OZ, 31
Prada, 18
Vu/CU92, 31
LiMo Foundation, 27
LiMo Platform, 27
M
M1, Singapore, 17
Market Insight Corp., 26
Marvell, 48
Matsushita, 41
Micro-Star International, 17
Microsoft, 7-11, 13-14, 16, 21, 23, 25-26, 36, 48, 51
ActiveSync, 23-24
Direct Push, 7
Entertainment and Devices Division, 7, 11
Exchange Server, 7, 9, 23-25
Executives
Bach, Robbie, 7, 11
Kawell, Len, 10
Mobile Device Manager, 7, 9
Mobile Services Plan, 7, 9
Office, 9, 25
Office Mobile, 9, 25
Silverlight, 7-8, 36
TellMe, 25
Windows (other), 12, 17-18, 20-21
Windows CE, 18, 21
Windows XP, 18
Windows Mobile, 7-16, 18-22, 25-26, 36, 39, 46, 47-48
Pocket PC, 12-13
Standard Edition, 7, 15
WM5, 12, 48
WM6, 7-9, 11-14, 16, 18, 21-22
WM6.1, 7-9, 11, 13-14, 16, 18, 20-22
WM7, 18
MiTAC Group, 12, 18
GETAC, 12
PS535E, 12
Mio Technology, 12, 18
Mitsubishi, 3
MIU, 18
Hybrid Dual Portable Computer, 18
Motorola, 3, 5-6, 8, 14, 19, 22, 27-29, 32-35, 46
Devices
DH01, 28-29
DH01n, 29
DH02, 28-29
MOTO Q, 8, 19
MOTO Q 2, 8, 19
MOTO Q 9c, 19
MOTO Z10, 5-6
MOTOMING, 27-28
MOTOMING A1200, 28
MOTOMING A1600, 28
MOTOMING A1800, 28
MOTORAZR2, 34-35
MOTORAZR2 V9, 6, 34-35
MOTORAZR2 V9, 34-35
MOTORIZR Z8, 5
MotoZine Z5, 28
MPx, 19
Sidekick Slide/Zante/Q900, 32
Z6c, 32
Z6cx, 32
Z9, 34-35
Reed, Stu, 33
Zander, Ed, 33
Executives
Brown, Greg, 32-33
Mehta, Navin, 29
Nolan, Stephen, 33
Stark, Juergen, 8
Wyatt, Christy, 6
Sendo, 3, 34
TTPCom, 34
Mozilla Foundation, 2, 48
Firefox, 2, 48

N
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), 51
NEC, 27, 49
Neonode, 20
N2, 20
NextWave Wireless, Inc., 49
Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd, 46
Nokia, 3-4, 11, 20, 30, 34, 36-37, 47, 49-50
Devices
6120, 3-4
Internet Tablet, 30, 36
N800, 30
N810, 30
N810 WiMAX Edition, 30
NM705i (DoCoMo), 4
Nseries, 3-4, 3-4, 20
N81 8GB, 4
N82, 4
N95, 20
N95 8GB, 4
N96, 4
Executives
Virtanen, Ari, 30
Williams, Lee, 36
maemo.org
OS2008, 30
Nokia Research Center, 11, 34, 47
Ovi, 4
N-Gage, 4
S60, 2, 4, 36
Series 40, 36
Nokia Siemens Networks, 49
NTT DoCoMo, 2-5, 41
Devices
705i-series, 4
NM705i (Nokia), 4
NM705i (Nokia 6120), 4
P905i (Panasonic), 41
Raku-Raku, 3
FOMA, 4
MOAP (Mobile Oriented Application Platform), 2
NXP Semiconductors, 50

O
Open Handset Alliance
Android, 15, 23, 48
Opera Software, 6
OZ, 31
P
Palm, Inc., 19-20, 22, 31, 38-41, 48
Devices
Centro, 38-39, 41, 48
Treo, 20, 22, 38-39, 41
Treo 500v (Vodafone), 38-39
Treo 700p, 38
Treo 755p, 38-39, 41
Treo 800w (Drucker), 20
Palm OS, 31, 39, 41
Panasonic, 3, 27, 41
Devices
P905i (DoCoMo), 41
VIERA, 41
Pantech, 8, 15
duo/C810, 8, 15
Pepper Computer, 10
Psion Teklogix, 21
iKon, 21
PT Kahar Duta Sarana (KDS), 17
Q
Qualcomm, Inc., 17, 22, 31, 48-49
FLO, 31
MediaFLO, 31
Quantum SpA, 32
R
Regions
Americas, 14, 16, 30, 31, 34, 43, 46
Brazil, 44
Latin America, 31
Mexico, 41
North America, 30, 34, 43, 46
US, 8, 12, 14-16, 19, 22, 30, 31, 35, 38-39, 41, 44, 47-48, 51
APAC, 28, 37
Australia, 44
China, 28, 30, 46
Hong Kong, 15, 41
India, 14-15, 34, 41, 43
Indonesia, 17, 44
Japan, 2-3, 31, 41, 46
Singapore, 17, 41, 44
South Korea, 11, 18, 31
Taiwan, 12, 17
Thailand, 44
EMEA, 2, 10, 14, 26, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 46
Czech Republic, 45
Europe, 2, 10, 14, 26, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 46
France, 5, 12, 27, 41, 46
Germany, 10, 27, 31, 41
Ireland, 41, 46
Italy, 41
Norway, 5, 20
Spain, 41
Switzerland, 10
Turkey, 44
United Kingdom, 2, 4, 15, 27, 34, 41, 44, 46
Reliance Communications (India), 15
Research In Motion, 11, 16, 42-45, 47-48
Devices
BlackBerry 8100 (Pearl), 16, 42-45, 44-45
BlackBerry 8110 (Pearl GSM/GPS), 43-44
BlackBerry 8120 (Pearl Wi-Fi), 43-44
BlackBerry 8310 (Curve GPS), 44-45
BlackBerry 83xx-series (Curve), 42-45
BlackBerry 8707, 44
BlackBerry 8820, 44
BlackBerry 9000, 45
BlackBerry 9xxx-series, 45
Executives
Balsillie, Jim, 42
Lazaridis, Mike, 44
Software, 16, 44
SureType, 16
S
Sagem, 46
Samsung Electronics, 3, 5, 8, 14, 18-20, 23, 27, 31, 34, 45-46, 47
Devices
Access/A827, 19, 31, 45
Ace, 8
Instinct (Sprint), 45
SGH-G810, 5, 8
SGH-i607 (BlackJack), 8
SGH-i617 (BlackJack II), 8
SGH-i900, 20
SANYO, 31
Securities & Exchange Commission, US, 38
Sharp Corporation, 3, 46
922SH, 46
Siemens, 21
Singapore Telecom, 44
Sirit, Inc., 7
SOFTBANK CORP., 3, 41, 46
SOFTBANK MOBILE, 3, 41, 46
Sony Corp, 46
Sony Ericsson, 3, 5-6, 11, 21, 34, 46, 49
Devices
M600, 5
P1, 5
P5, 5
P9xx series, 5
XPERIA, 21
XPERIA X1, 21
Z750, 46
Executives
Komiyama, Hideki ‘Dick’, 46
Persson, Ulf, 6
UIQ (see UI Holdings), 2, 5-6
Sprint Nextel, 8, 14-16, 19-21, 30, 38, 42, 45
Instinct (Samsung), 16, 45
Xohm, 30
SQLite Consortium, 2
StarHub, Singapore, 17, 41
STMicroelectronics, 50
Sun Microsystems, 25
Symbian Ltd, 2-5, 11
Platinum Partner Programme, 2
Symbian OS, 2-3, 5-6, 11, 36, 39, 47
FreeWay, 2
ScreenPlay, 2
Symbian OS 9, 6
Symbian SQL, 2
T
Tata Teleservices, 9
Technology
2G, 5, 13-15, 18-22, 26, 28-29, 31-32, 42-46, 49-50
CDMA, 14-15, 19-21, 28, 31-32, 42-43, 45
EDGE, 13, 18, 44
GPRS, 13, 18, 29, 44
GSM, 5, 13, 18, 22, 28, 31-32, 42, 44
3G, 4-5, 11, 13-16, 20-22, 26-29, 34-35, 37, 42, 44-46, 48-50
CDMA EV-DO, 16, 20-21, 42, 45
HSDPA, 4-5, 11, 14-16, 20-22, 29, 35, 44-46
W-CDMA (FOMA), 4
4G, 30, 48-49
Long Term Evolution, 48-49
WiMAX, 30
5G, 44, 50
Categories, 15, 24, 43
MID, 10
R&D, 24, 43
UMPC, 15
Connectivity, 2, 4-5, 11-16, 18-22, 28, 30, 31, 35, 37, 43-45
Bluetooth, 12-14, 21-22, 28, 30, 31, 35, 37
Push-to-talk, 19
VoIP, 19, 30
WLAN/Wi-Fi, 2, 4-5, 11-16, 18-22, 23, 28, 30, 35, 43-45
Content, transaction and security, 32
DRM, 32
Encryption, 9
Near Field Communication, 7, 37
Display, interface and imaging, 4-5, 11, 13-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 26, 28, 31-32, 35, 37, 42, 45-46, 47
Camera, 4-5, 13-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 28, 31-32, 35, 37, 42, 45-46
Haptics, 4, 45, 47
OLED, 26
QVGA, 11, 22
Hardware and microelectronics, 7, 26
Batteries, 7, 26
Messaging, 25, 30
Instant messaging, 25, 30
RSS, 30
Multimedia, 37
FM radio, 37
Navigation, 2, 4-5, 7, 11-14, 16-22, 26, 28-30, 35, 42-46
AGPS, 2, 28
GPS, 2, 4-5, 11-14, 16, 18-22, 26, 28-30, 35, 42-46
gpsOne, 17
Security, 28
R-UIM, 28
SIM, 28
Software, 2, 4, 6, 7-8, 10-11, 13, 18, 23-28, 36, 43, 47
API, 2, 27
Flash, 4, 7-8, 26, 36
Flash Lite, 7, 26
Java, 4, 6, 13, 25, 27, 43
Virtual Machine, 25
Linux, 10-11, 13, 18, 23, 28, 47
SDK, 24-26
Web 2.0 (incl. AJAX), 13
Widgets, 6
Storage, 22, 37, 42, 45-46
Memory Stick, 46
microSD, 22, 37, 42, 45
TV, 4, 8, 12, 22, 29, 31-32, 41, 46, 48, 51
Broadcast, 4, 29, 31, 51
DVB-H, 4, 29, 32
DVB-T, 12
FLO, 31
H.264, 8
ISDB-T (One segment), 41, 46
Telefónica, 9, 15, 27
O2 Group, 9, 15, 27
Device
Xda, 15
Xda Atmos (HTC S730/Wings/Volans), 15
UK, 15, 27
Telefónica Moviles, 41
Telekom Malaysia, 44
PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL, Indonesia), 44
Texas Instruments, 27, 48, 50
Toshiba Corp, 3, 8
Devices
821T, 3
Portege, 8
Portege G810, 8
Portege G910, 8
Tripod Data Systems, 21
Nomad, 21
Turkcell, 44
U
UI Holdings BV (UIQ Technology), 2, 5-6
UIQ 3, 5-6
UIQ 3.0, 6
UIQ 3.2, 6
UIQ 3.3, 5-6
United Internet
1&1, 31
V
Velocity Mobile, 22
Hayes, David, 22
Velocity 103, 22
Velocity 111, 22
Verizon Wireless, 9, 14, 19, 32, 39, 41-42
XV6900 (HTC Touch/Vogue), 14
Videocon Industries Ltd, 34
Vivendi, 12
Neuf Cegetel, 12
VIVO (Brazil), 44
Vodafone Group, 8, 10, 39, 45
Devices
Treo 500v (Palm), 39
Germany, 10
W
Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA), 51
Z
ZTE, 34

Written by AB · Filed Under KnowMobile

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