The total number of 4G subscribers worldwide, including both LTE and WiMAX, is expected to exceed 90 million in 2013, but a number of milestones must be passed en route, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. At the end of 4Q 2007, says the firm, there were nearly 3.4 billion mobile subscribers worldwide, with 2.7 billion on GSM/EDGE/GPRS networks.
Onyx launched the first device in its range - Liscio. Liscio is compact, lightweight and measuring only 90mm long and 35mm wide. Beyond the elegant design, Liscio is a powerful tool and is equipped with a built-in MP3 player and FM radio to blast out your latest tunes.
Kaspersky Lab announced the release of a new product for the integrated protection of smartphones running Symbian and Windows Mobile. Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 offers protection for data stored on smartphones in the event that the device is lost, as well as protecting against network attacks, malware and SMS spam.
Texas Instruments announced the availability of four new OMAP processors, based on the ARM CortexTM-A8 core, aiming to provide laptop-like performance at handheld power levels in a single chip.
NTT DoCoMo will form a business and capital alliance with Acrodea, a maker of software technologies for mobile-phone user interfaces.
The GSMA is pleased that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute has adopted the technical standards governing Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) services supported by the Association and its members. The completion of the core of the technical standards removes a potential obstacle, enabling mobile operators to prepare for the rollout of contactless payment services and other applications that make use of this flexible short-range radio technology.
Opera will make Google the default search engine in Opera's mobile Web browsers.
Vodafone has introduced two new entry-level handsets under its own brand. The Vodafone 227 is a clamshell, while the 228 is in the slider phone. Both handsets will be available in Europe and emerging markets and feature core text and voice services as well as a color display.
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