By 2010 some three billion people are expected to be using a mobile device as a part of their daily lives. The advantage of more vibrant mobile content, more dynamic service applications and more compelling and cost-effective combinations of radio technologies are about to turbo-charge personal mobile communications and vastly enrich the individual mobile experience.
The success of the Orascom Telecom subsidiary in the Algerian market has been swift and decisive.
Mobile content has gone through the roof, with seemingly every brand wanting to capitalize on the FIFA World Cup. But will they keep it up, asks Peggy Anne Salz?
Automobiles are becoming a hub for devices that not only manage the vehicle, but also enable extra-vehicular communication and offer a wide array of driver and passenger information and entertainment options. These devices pose specific challenges for automotive device manufacturers, who must manage power consumption, support manual and voice controls, and integrate all devices within the vehicle. Technologies once foreign to a vehicle, such as Java or Bluetooth, are now ubiquitous in ne…
In a mobile market nearing saturation, keeping customers has become more important than winning them. The methods operators embrace to identify their best customers and service them even better will separate the leaders from the also-rans.
The convergence of navigation information and personal information increases the demand for embedded speech output solutions that enable computers and other electronic devices to convert written text into natural-sounding and easily comprehensible speech. Peggy Anne Salz spoke with Volker Jantzen, CEO of SVOX, the European leader in text-to-speech (TTS) technology, about the changing role of the automotive industry, the requirements for multilingual applications and the advance of m…
