Samsung Electronics largest smartphone

Reuters

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will become the world's largest smartphone maker this quarter, overtaking struggling Nokia Oyj which has lead the market since 1996, Nomura said on Monday.

Nokia looks set to relinquish its smartphone crown to Samsung and Apple," Nomura analysts said in a research note. Research firms Gartner and Canalys both said they saw Nokia -- which created the smartphone market with its 1996 launch of the Communicator model -- losing smartphone volume leadership later this year.

Overall, Nokia still makes more cellphones than Samsung due to its strong position in basic cellphones and its wider distribution network in emerging countries.

Source : reuter

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RIM will launch Blackberry PlayBook tablet computer

The proposal from Northwest and Ethical, which holds more than half a million RIM shares, calls on the company to split the roles and amend its bylaws to ensure the chair is an independent board member, RIM said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

RIM said on Friday it will launch its PlayBook tablet computer -- its attempt to compete with the iPad -- outside North America within the next 30 days.

The PlayBook launched to some troubling reviews in the United States and Canada in April, amid complaints that the company had rushed the gadget to market.

RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, said the PlayBook will soon hit shelves in Britain, France, Germany, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and India, among other countries.

RIM gave neither pricing nor exact dates for the PlayBook launch beyond North America.

RIM has already disappointed investors by slashing sales and earnings forecasts soon after revealing a weak earnings outlook.

A class action lawsuit filed last month claims RIM misled investors by not disclosing that product delays would hurt earnings.

Northwest and Ethical's Walker said the fund would have raised its concerns regardless of RIM's recent troubles.

RIM reports first-quarter earnings next Thursday after markets close and holds its annual meeting in Waterloo on July 12.

The company called on shareholders to vote against the resolution, saying independent board member John Richardson already acts as the de facto head of the board.

source : reuter.com

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Dual band touch screen

Specifications

* Main Function: Dual band touch screen cell phone with two SIM slots (with dual standby) for worldwide business and personal use.
* Additional Functions: Digital PIM, Bluetooth and media player
* GSM Compatibility: 900MHz, 1800MHz
* Screen: 2.8 inch TFT LCD QVGA, 240x320 with 260K colors
* Screen Type: Touch screen
* Trans-Flash Card Slot: YES - 1
* Memory: 256MB TF/microSD card included
* SIM Card Slot: YES - 2
* SIM Card Modes: Dual SIM open, SIM1 only, SIM2 only
* GPRS Support: YES
* Mobile internet: Yes - WAP (if supported by your data plan)
* Messaging: SMS, MMS, Voicemail
* Bluetooth Type: MTK BT DEVICE
* Bluetooth Profiles: Handsfree, Headset, A2DP, AVRCP, FTP, SPP, DUN, OPP, BPP, HID, Remote Control
* Special Calling Options: Auto Redial, Blacklist, Speed Dial, Colored Light Alert
* User Profile Manager: YES; 7 user profiles including power saver mode

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Nokia N8 New Touch Screen

    * Size: 113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm
    * Weight (with battery): 135 g
    * Volume: 86 cc

* Screen size: 3.5"
* Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED
* 16.7 million colours
* Capacitive touch screen
* Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
* Compass (Magnetometer)
* Proximity sensor
* Ambient light detector


    * BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
    * Talk-time (maximum):
          o GSM 720 mins
          o WCDMA 350 mins
    * Standby time (maximum):
          o GSM 390 h
          o WCDMA 400 h
    * Video playback time (H.264 720p, 30 fps, maximum): 6 h (via HDMI to TV)
    * Video recording time (H.264 720p, 25 fps, maximum): 3 h 20 mins
    * Video call time (maximum): 160 mins
    * Internal memory: 16 GB music playback time (offline mode, maximum): 50 h

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Fujitsu Siemen Drop To PDA,GPS Gadget

FS currently offers a range of handhelds under its Pocket Loox brand, the line-up divided into traditional PDAs with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi, and Blackberry-style devices with integrated phones and email-friendly micro-keyboards.

An FS spokeswoman last week confirmed an earlier report from German trade paper Channel Partner that the company will quit the market this year.

Demand for PDAs is in decline, and FS expects smartphones to deliver all the functionality once provided solely by wireless handelds.

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