- Rogers and Fido introduce name display for cell phones
A first in North America, a new service from Fido and Rogers will allow users to see the name of the person calling, even if the person is not in their mobile address book. It’s not cheap though! Customers wanting to get name display on their phone will need to subscribe to both call display and name display for a combined rate of $8/month.
- Asia to get 1 billion mobile users by year end
The number of mobile phone users throughout Asia is expected to grow by 22% in 2006 to almost one billion subscribers by the end of the year. That includes 100 million Japanese users, but much of the growth is expected to come from India and Indonesia and to be prepaid users, who are less likely to use expensive mobile content services.
MoCoNews
- T-Mobile launches mid-range Motorola V195, Samsung SGH-T209 clamshells
The non-camera V195 comes with world-phone capabilities and Bluetooth, while the budget-priced T209 packs in instant messaging and a speakerphone.
InfoSync
- Nokia: phones will replace MP3 players
Two thirds of people globally say a music-enabled mobile phone will replace their dedicated MP3 player, according to research from Nokia.
MobileEntertainment
- Handsets look to eclipse cameras
Camera phones could replace digital cameras as the main gadgets people use to take pictures, a study suggests. It found that 44% of people already use their handset as their main camera.
BBC
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