Wednesday 20 June 2007

iSupply: touchscreen LCD to dominate the market    [ 20-06-2007 18:05 ]

Author: Irina Turina     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

According to the recent research by iSupply, the demand for mobile devices with touchscreens is ever growing, and Apple iPhone hasn’t started, but joined to the tendency. iSupply forecasts that by 2012 touchscreen revenues will increase to $4.4 billion, against $2.4 billion in 2006.

Analysts note that initially touchscreen displays were used mainly in PDA, communicators, mobile phones and other consumer’s compact devices. Soon they will be widely applied in all electronics spheres: navigation systems for cars and planes, various machines and home electronics.

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Nokia’s getting new structure    [ 20-06-2007 16:24 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Today Nokia announced that it will introduce a new company structure from January 1, 2008. This step is aimed at creating an organization aligned with the opportunities the company sees for future growth and to increase efficient methods of working across the company.

Currently the structure is as shown below:

After the reorganization the current Business groups and Horizontal groups in the device business will be replaced by 3 key units: Devices, responsible for creating the best device portfolio on the market, Services & Software, reflecting company’s strategic emphasis on growing its offering of consumer Internet services and enterprise solutions and software; and Markets, in charge of management of Nokia’s supply chains, sales channels and marketing activities. Besides Nokia will establish a Chief Development Office for active support for integration across the units in conjunction with the CEO.

From January 1, 2008 onwards, Nokia will have two reportable segments in the new structure: Devices & Services and Nokia Siemens Networks, on which the company will report on quarterly and annual basis.

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Beta versions IM+ Skype for Java, Symbian S60 and Palm OS    [ 20-06-2007 13:13 ]

Author: Irina Turina     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

SHAPE Services has announced beta versions of its IM+ Skype for mobile phones supporting Java, and Symbian S60 and Palm OS devices. This application will enable phone calls and messaging in Skype system in any cellular networks without active Wi-Fi. There was the version of IM+ Skype for BlackBerry released in May. There is also IM+ for MSN/Yahoo/ICQ/AOL/Jabber/GoogleTalk messengers.

According to the developer, the final IM+ Skype will be launched late in June, and during several months we can expect IM+ Skype for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone. Here you can download beta versions of IM+ Skype for Java, Symbian S60 and palm OS. Most active participants of beta-testing will get free license codes, says SHAPE Services.

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