Privately-held Oz Communications of Montreal has announced Oz Mobile Social Networking, a new wireless messaging product which will enable mobile phone users to access social networking sites like MySpace and YouTube in a way which “mirrors the PC-based experience.” Oz plans to offer the system to mobile network operators and handset manufacturers as a way to let the mobile phone industry tap into the popularity of social networking and community-based Web sites…and, of course, drive revenue through sales of handsets and data transfer services.
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Qualcomm Plans Mobile TV Offensive
“If MediaFLO enjoys any critical advantage, it’s simplicity. MediaFLO was designed specifically for cellular network operators, with no TV or radio broadcasters involved. DVB-H-based mobile TV services initially depend on two separate networks
RealNetworks And Siemens Partner Up
With the integration of RealNetworks’ industry-leading Helix Universal Mobile Product suite, mobile operators will have access to technology that enables them to deliver and control media traffic on their network. Compelling content such as music, news, sports and entertainment can be streamed across both 2.5 and 3G networks in RealAudio and RealVideo and in 3GPP-compliant formats.
“The combination of Siemens expertise in mobile applications and solutions and RealNetworks’ experience in media delivery technology provides a compelling solution for mobile operators looking to offer their consumers the next generation of services.” said Lee Joseph, general manager Mobile Business Unit, RealNetworks. “Our Helix Universal Mobile Product suite provides a tested solution for delivering both RealAudio and RealVideo as well as standards based media to consumers.”
Is That A Rollable Display In Your Pocket?
In a news release today, Philips said they are getting closer to being able to produce “rollable displays.” The displays combine active-matrix polymer driving electronics with a reflective “electronic ink” front plane on an extremely thin sheet of plastic. Philips publishes the current status of its technology in the February 1 issue of the scientific magazine Nature Materials.
From the Philips press release:
Handspring and Orange SA partner up
The companies are working closely together to develop advanced business and personal smartphone solutions that will tie seamlessly into Orange back-end network systems to make wireless data applications easy to use right out of the box. Handspring and Orange plan to leverage their respective expertise in mobile user interface design and robust wireless service offerings to bring new smartphone solutions to the European market.
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